A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and loved the boy very much. When the boy was around two years old, one morning the husband saw a medicine bottle open. He was late for work so he asked the wife to cap the bottle and keep it in the cupboard. The mother, preoccupied in the kitchen, totally forgot the matter.

The boy saw the bottle and playfully went to the bottle and, fascinated with its color, drank it all. It happened to be a poisonous（有毒的）medicine meant for adults in small dosages（剂量）. When the child fell down, the mother hurried him to the hospital, where he died. The mother was shocked. She was terrified how to face her husband.

When the father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered just four words. The husband just said ‘I am with you, Darling’. The husband's totally unexpected reaction is active behavior. The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life. There is no point in finding fault with the mother. Besides, if he had taken time to keep the bottle away, this would not have happened. No point in attaching blame. She had also lost her only child. What she needed at that moment was comfort and sympathy from the husband. That is what he gave her.

　 If everyone can look at life with this kind of viewpoint, there would be much fewer problems in the world. Take off all your envies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears and you will find things are actually not as difficult as you think. Sometimes we spend time asking who is responsible or whom to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know. By this way we miss out some warmth in human relationship.

56. The uncapped medical bottle was not put back into the cupboard because 　　　　.

A. the husband was careless　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the wife ignored the matter

C. the husband was busy　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the wife wasn’t informed of the matter　

57. What do we know about the bottle? 　　　　 .

　　　 A. It contained poison only for adults　　　　 B. It was kept in the kitchen

　　　 C. It was broken by the child　　　　　　　　　　 D. It appeared like a nice drink

58. The husband’s attitude towards his wife can be described as 　　　　　.

　　　 A. optimistic　　　　　　 B. confident　　　　　　 C. considerate　　　　　 D. generous

59. What did the writer intend to tell us about life? 　　　　 .

　　 A. Think of nothing and life will be easy

　　　 B. It is always useless finding who is responsible

　　　 C. Let go the negative side and we can enjoy life.

　　　 D. Life should give way to responsibility

A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and loved the boy very much. When the boy was around two years old, one morning the husband saw a medicine bottle open. He was late for work so he asked the wife to cap the bottle and keep it in the cupboard. The mother, preoccupied in the kitchen, totally forgot the matter.

The boy saw the bottle and playfully went to the bottle and, fascinated with its color, drank it all. It happened to be a poisonous（有毒的）medicine meant for adults in small dosages（剂量）. When the child fell down, the mother hurried him to the hospital, where he died. The mother was shocked. She was terrified how to face her husband.

When the father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered just four words. The husband just said ‘I am with you, Darling’. The husband's totally unexpected reaction is active behavior. The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life. There is no point in finding fault with the mother. Besides, if he had taken time to keep the bottle away, this would not have happened. No point in attaching blame. She had also lost her only child. What she needed at that moment was comfort and sympathy from the husband. That is what he gave her.

　 If everyone can look at life with this kind of viewpoint, there would be much fewer problems in the world. Take off all your envies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears and you will find things are actually not as difficult as you think. Sometimes we spend time asking who is responsible or whom to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know. By this way we miss out some warmth in human relationship.

56. The uncapped medical bottle was not put back into the cupboard because 　　　　.

　　 A. the husband was careless　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the wife ignored the matter

C. the husband was busy　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the wife wasn’t informed of the matter

57. What do we know about the bottle? 　　　　 .

　　　 A. It contained poison only for adults B. It was kept in the kitchen

　　　 C. It was broken by the child　　　　　　　　　　 D. It appeared like a nice drink

58. The husband’s attitude towards his wife can be described as 　　　　　.

　　　 A. optimistic　　　　　　 B. confident　　　　　　 C. considerate　　　　　 D. generous

59. What did the writer intend to tell us about life? 　　　　 .

　　 A. Think of nothing and life will be easy

　　　 B. It is always useless finding who is responsible

　　　 C. Let go the negative side and we can enjoy life.

　　　 D. Life should give way to responsibility

When Dave was eighteen,he bought a second-hand car for ￡200 so that he could travel to and from work more 　1　 than by bus.It worked quite well for a few years,but then it got so old,and it was costing him 　2　 much in repairs that he decided that he had better 　3　 it.

He asked among his friends to see if anyone was particularly 　4   to buy a cheap car,but they all knew that it was falling to pieces,so  5   of them had any desire to buy it.

Dave's friend Sam saw that he was  6   when they met one evening,and said,“What's  7  ,Dave?” Dave told him and Sam answered,“Well,what about advertising it in the paper? You may   8   more for it that way than the cost of the advertisement!” Thinking that Sam's   9   was sensible,he put an advertisement in an evening paper,which read:“For sale:small car,  10   very little petrol,only two owners.Bargain at ￡50.”

For two days after the advertisement first appeared,there was no   11  .But then on Saturday evening a man rang up and said he would like to  12   him about the car.“All right,” Dave said,feeling happy.He asked the man whether ten o'clock the next morning would be   13   or not.“Fine,” the man said.“And I'll  14   my wife.We intend to go for a ride in it to   15   it.”

The next morning,at ten quarter,Dave parked the car in the square outside his front door,  16   to wait there for the person who had   17   his advertisement.Even Dave had to   18   that the car really looked like a wreck.Then soon after he had got the car as   19   as it could be,a police car stopped just behind him and a policeman got out.He looked at Dave's car and then said,“Have you reported this   20   to us yet,sir?”

1.A.directly            B.safely       C.properly      D.easily

2.A.so                    B.such            C.very         D.too

3.A.keep                B.repair       C.sell             D.throw

4.A.anxious            B.lucky          C.ashamed   D.generous

5.A.some                B.neither        C.none           D.no one

6.A.calm                   B.upset           C.delighted   D.astonished

7.A.no                         B.up                     C.it                D.that

8.A.learn                      B.miss            C.get              D.find

9.A.message                 B.advice         C.request     D.description

10.A.uses                            B.loses           C.has             D.spends

11.A.doubt                   B.help            C.trouble        D.answer

12.A.tell                       B.see              C.agree          D.call

13.A.exact                    B.suitable       C.early           D.late

14.A.follow                  B.meet           C.bring      D.introduce   

15.A.test                      B.obtain         C.admire       D.recognize

16.A.failing                  B.meaning      C.turning    D.happening

17.A.read                            B.placed      C.answered  D.understood

18.A.forget                   B.show           C.disagree      D.admit

19.A.clean                    B.crowded      C.fast             D.light

20.A.bargain                 B.sale             C.accident      D.result

When Dave was eighteen, he bought a second-hand car for ￡200 so that he could travel to and from work more 　1 than by bus. It worked quite well for a few years, but then it got so old, and it was costing him 　2 much in repairs that he decided that he had better 　3 it.

He asked among his friends to see if anyone was particularly 　4   to buy a cheap car, but they all knew that it was falling to pieces, so  5   of them had any desire to buy it.

Dave's friend Sam saw that he was 6   when they met one evening, and said, “What's   7   , Dave?” Dave told him and Sam answered, “Well, what about advertising it in the paper? You may   8   more for it that way than the cost of the advertisement!” Thinking that Sam's   9   was sensible, he put an advertisement in an evening paper, which read: “For sale: small car,   10   very little petrol, only two owners. Bargain at ￡50.”

For two days after the advertisement first appeared, there was no   11  . But then on Saturday evening a man rang up and said he would like to   12   him about the car. “All right,” Dave said, feeling happy. He asked the man whether ten o'clock the next morning would be   13   or not. “Fine,” the man said. “And I'll   14   my wife. We intend to go for a ride in it to   15   it.”

The next morning, at ten a quarter, Dave parked the car in the square outside his front door,   16   to wait there for the person who had   17   his advertisement. Even Dave had to   18   that the car really looked like a wreck. Then soon after he had got the car as   19   as it could be, a police car stopped just behind him and a policeman got out. He looked at Dave's car and then said, “Have you reported this   20    to us yet, sir?”

1. A. directly                B. safely                C. properly            D. easily

2. A. so                       B. such                 C. very                  D. too

3. A. keep                     B. repair                C. sell                   D. throw

4. A. anxious                B. lucky                C. ashamed            D. generous

5. A. some                    B. neither               C. none              D. no one

6. A. calm                   B. upset               C. delighted           D. astonished

7. A. no                        B. up                   C. it                      D. that

8. A. learn                     B. miss                C. get                    D. find

9. A. message        B. advice             C. request              D. description

10. A. uses                   B. loses               C. has                   D. spends

11. A. doubt                 B. help                  C. trouble                  D. answer

12. A. tell                     B. see                    C. agree                D. call

13. A. exact                  B. suitable           C. early                 D. late

14. A. follow              B. meet              C. bring                 D. introduce

15. A. test                  B. obtain          C. admire                  D. recognize

16. A. failing           B. meaning            C. turning            D. happening

17. A. read                 B. placed               C. answered        D. understood

18. A. forget                B. show                C. disagree            D. admit

19. A. clean                  B. crowded            C. fast                D. light

20. A. bargain              B. sale                   C. accident            D. result

Research by sociologists Scott Coltrance Michele Adams looked at national survey data and found that when men increase their share of housework and childcare, their children are happier, healthier and do better at school．What’s more, when school-aged children do housework with their fathers, they get along better with their peers and have more friends．And they show more positive behaviors than if they do the same work with their mothers．“Because fewer men do housework than women,” said Adams, “when they share the work，it has more influence on children．” Fathers model “co-operative family partnerships”．
When men share housework and childcare, it turns out, their partners are happier．Wives of egalitarian（主张人人平等的）husbands, regardless of class, report the highest levels of marital（婚姻的）satisfaction and lowest rates of depression，and are less likely to see therapists（治疗专家）．They are also more likely to stay fit, since they probably have more time on their hands．
And the benefits for men are even greater．Men who share housework and childcare are healthier--physically and psychologically．They smoke less, drink less, and take recreational drugs less often．They are more likely to stay in shape and more likely to go to doctors for routine screenings, but less likely to use emergency rooms or miss work due to illness．
In both Europe and the United States，Dad is becoming the “fun parent”．He takes the kids to the park and plays soccer with the kids; she stays home．“What a great time we had with Dad!” the kids announce as they burst through the kitchen door to a lunch mum prepared．
【小题1】We can infer from the first paragraph that         ．