Rodney Mace, 35, is married with two young children, and is a part-time teacher of history,“I am constantly surprised by other people's surprise, when they come to the house and see me cleaning the floor or hanging out the washing. Their eyes open wide at the sight of it! Much of the comment comes from men. But I am even more surprised at the number of women who comment too.”

　　His wife Jane, an Oxford graduate in modern languages, has a demanding full-time job. She is director of the Cambridge House literacy scheme for adults in South London. Her working week involves several evenings and Saturdays, and at this time her husband is in charge of home and family. Apart from this, they share household jobs and employ a child-minder for the afternoons. This enables him to teach two days a week and to do what he considers his principal work. writing. He has written several books and spends much of his time in the Museum Reading Room, cycling there from his home in Brixton.

　　People ask the Maces if they think their children miss them. One can argue that satisfied parents generally have satisfied children, but in any case the Maces are careful to spare time and energy to play with their children.“And they have now developed relationships with other adults and children.”

　　Before, Rodney Mace worked full-time and Jane only part-time. Then 18 months ago, the director of the literacy scheme left.“It seems to me that Jane was very well suited to do this job. She was very doubtful about it. But I asked her to apply. She did, and she got it.”Jane Mace says that she needed this encouragement, as so many women do.

　　Did his male ego（男性自我意识）suffer from the change-over? Nothing like that occurred. But he still seems amazed at the way it changed his thinking.“I felt that we were finally going to be partners. I felt enormous relief, I wasn't avoiding responsibility, but changing it. Our relationship is so much better now. It has been a change for the good for both of us-- think for all of us, in every aspect of our lives. I cannot overemphasize（过分强调）that: in every aspect, I think it is necessary that the woman works. The idea of equal partnership is an illusion if one partner doesn't work.”

(1)The article is about a couple whose married life is happier because ________.

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A．they have a truly equal partnership

B．the husband enjoys staying at home

C．they earn more money

D．the wife has a full-time job

(2)Jane finally decided to apply for her present job because ________.

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A．she thought she had better qualification than others

B．her husband had persuaded her to

C．it was very well paid

D．some of her friends encouraged her to

(3)It is implied in the passage that ________.

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A．the Maces believe a good career is even more important than their family life

B．Rodney's children are quite happy with their position in the family

C．even capable women sometimes need encouragement from their families

D．the practice of sharing household jobs between husband and wife is common in London

(4)We can infer from this passage that a change-over of roles in the family ________.

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A．is quite necessary in modern life

B．is probably based on some practical reasons

C．aims mainly at a complete liberation of women

D．shows women are not necessarily inferior（低下）to men

(5)Which of the following statements is true?

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A．Most Englishmen think that a husband should do more housework than a wife.

B．In London the traditional idea about the sex role at home has been completely changed.

C．Many Englishmen and Englishwomen still believe that women are mainly in charge of home and family.

D．English people believe that men should take more responsibilities for housework.

　　Gordon Summer is an exceptionally good-looking man admired by millions and so 1 he can afford all he could ever wish for. Better known 2 Sting, he's the lead singer of 3 .

　　 Suddenly Sting has become a 4 . “I can' t walk down a street any more without feeling that people are watching me . ”he says .

　　“When I'm not 5 , all I want to do is to be a 6 person. I make a point of walking round the street, just being 7 .”

　　He and Frances bought the house in 8 when Sting returned from The Police' s highly successful world tour .

　　“I picked Ireland because , apart from being 9 , you can stay in touch with 10 while enjoying life at a slower 11 ! ” He also has Irish ancestry(祖先) and an Irish 12 , Frances , a well-accepted actress.

　　Sting is very much a man of the eighties: “Frances 13 to be considered as merely my wife, 14 I'm glad about. She has her own 15 . She's ambitious(雄心勃勃的)and talented, but she has never let it 16 her. It's always been that way. When we got married and had Joseph, ”explains Sting, “we both agreed that being 17 was not going to affect our work . ”

　　A fixed 18 life is obviously important to Sting. It remains the one constant factor in a world that has changed completely for him since he 19 a job in teaching for the music business . Sting loved teaching, but could not help playing in bands . So he tried to do both , teaching by day, playing by night . It left him so 20 that he knew he had to choose one or the other.

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Whenever my dog, Barney, comes into the house after having been for a ride in the car, he runs to the pen(围栏) we have set up for him by the back door. It’s not something we intentionally trained him to do. The habit came simply because my husband tended to put him in his pen whenever they came in. After doing it a few times, Barney just figures that’s what you do when you come inside after a car ride.

It’s the same with your thinking. You get into the habit of thinking a certain way and then you’ll rarely question it after that.

This is especially true when you were growing up. You developed habits that just made things easier for you. You probably didn’t even think about them. That’s just the way it was and that’s what you did. Just like Barney thinks he has to go into his pen, you do things automatically as well.

For example, when you were a kid, you may have been told not to “talk back” and to just keep quiet about things that were bothering you. These are habits that might have worked to keep you safe and out of trouble when you were young.

Now that you're grown up, you may be finding that these previous strategies are actually causing you problems. In a relationship, not communicating isn't going to work as your partner can’t read your mind. What works when you're a child may not work when you become an adult.

When you decide you need to change your thoughts, your brain may at first feel that it's not a safe thing to do. Lots of practice and years of experience says it’s not. Also, you don’t know to question the thought. It’s a truth for you. The trick is to look at your results and see if your thoughts are the cause. Be willing to question your thinking and ask yourself if there are thoughts that are hindering (妨碍) you. As you are now in a different phase of your life, different strategies may be needed.

1.As with the dog Barney, people _______.

A．think in a habitual way

B．enjoy having a car ride

C．usually behave in a friendly way

D．have a good memory

2.According to the passage, as a kid, one tends to _________.

A．be afraid to make mistakes

B．have the experience of playing with a dog

C．learn much from adults like his/her parents

D．form a habit which can keep his/her out of trouble

3.In the writer’s opinion, adults should _______.

A．not“talk back”

B．avoid causing any problem

C．change the habit which will bring troubles

D．value their habits formed in their childhood

4.It can be concluded from the passage that ________.

A．the author’s husband must be good at training dogs

B．childhood is the best time for developing good habits

C．one can change his/her life by changing his/her thoughts

D．you should change all your childhood habits when you grow up

Whenever my dog, Barney, comes into the house after having been for a ride in the car, he runs to the pen(围栏) we have set up for him by the back door. It’s not something we intentionally trained him to do. The habit came simply because my husband tended to put him in his pen whenever they came in. After doing it a few times, Barney just figures that’s what you do when you come inside after a car ride.

It’s the same with your thinking. You get into the habit of thinking a certain way and then you’ll rarely question it after that.

This is especially true when you were growing up. You developed habits that just made things easier for you. You probably didn’t even think about them. That’s just the way it was and that’s what you did. Just like Barney thinks he has to go into his pen, you do things automatically as well.

For example, when you were a kid, you may have been told not to “talk back” and to just keep quiet about things that were bothering you. These are habits that might have worked to keep you safe and out of trouble when you were young.

Now that you're grown up, you may be finding that these previous strategies are actually causing you problems. In a relationship, not communicating isn't going to work as your partner can’t read your mind. What works when you're a child may not work when you become an adult.

When you decide you need to change your thoughts, your brain may at first feel that it's not a safe thing to do. Lots of practice and years of experience says it’s not. Also, you don’t know to question the thought. It’s a truth for you. The trick is to look at your results and see if your thoughts are the cause. Be willing to question your thinking and ask yourself if there are thoughts that are hindering (妨碍) you. As you are now in a different phase of your life, different strategies may be needed.

63. As with the dog Barney, people _______.

  A. think in a habitual way               B. enjoy having a car ride

  C. usually behave in a friendly way        D. have a good memory

64. According to the passage, as a kid, one tends to _________.

  A. be afraid to make mistakes  

  B. have the experience of playing with a dog

  C. learn much from adults like his/her parents

  D. form a habit which can keep his/her out of trouble

65. In the writer’s opinion, adults should _______.

 A. not“talk back”

  B. avoid causing any problem

  C. change the habit which will bring troubles

  D. value their habits formed in their childhood

66. It can be concluded from the passage that ________.

  A. the author’s husband must be good at training dogs

  B. childhood is the best time for developing good habits

  C. one can change his/her life by changing his/her thoughts

  D. you should change all your childhood habits when you grow up