Dear Kind-Trustee-Who-Sends-Orphans-to-College,

　　　 Here I am! I traveled yesterday for four hours in a train．It’s a funny feeling, isn’t it? I never rode in one before．

　　　 College is the biggest, most puzzling place—I get lost whenever I leave my room. I will write you a description later when I'm feeling less confused; also I will tell you about my lessons. Classes don't begin until Monday morning, and this is Saturday night. But I wanted to write a letter first just to get acquainted.

　　　 It seems strange to be writing letters to somebody you don't know. It seems strange for me to be writing letters at all—I've never written more than three or four in my life, so please overlook it if these are not a model kind.

　　　 Before leaving yesterday morning, Mrs. Lippett and I had a very serious talk. She told me how to behave all the rest of my life, and especially how to behave towards the kind gentleman who is doing so much for me. I must take care to be very respectful.

　　　 But how can one be very respectful to a person who wishes to be called John Smith? Why couldn't you

have picked out a name with a little personality? I might as well write letters to Dear Flagpole or Dear Clothes-line.

　　　 I have been thinking about you a great deal this summer; having somebody take an interest in me after all these years makes me feel as though I had found a sort of family. It seems as though I belonged to somebody now, and it's a very comfortable feeling. I must say, however, that when I think about you, my imagination has very little to work upon. There are just three things that I know: I, You are tall. Ⅱ. You are rich. Ⅲ. You hate girls.

　　 I suppose I might call you Dear Mr. Girl-Hater. Only that's rather rude to me. Or Dear Mr. Rich-Man, but that's rude to you, as though money were the only important thing about you. Besides, being rich is such a very external quality. Maybe you won't stay rich all your life; lots of very clever men get broke in Wall Street. But at least you will stay tall all your life! So I've decided to call you Dear Daddy-Long-Legs. I hope you won't mind. It's just a private pet name we won't tell Mrs. Lippett.

　　　 The ten o'clock bell is going to ring in two minutes. Our day is divided into sections by bells. We eat and sleep and study by bells. It's very lifeful. There it goes! Lights out. Good night.

　　　 Observe how precisely I obey rules--due to my training in the John Grier Home.

Yours most respectfully,

Jerusha Abbott

To Mr. Daddy-Long-Legs Smith

61．Jerusha felt “confused” because　　 ．

　　　 A．she had never written to the trustee before

　　　 B．she was not familiar with the college yet

　　　 C．she could never find the way to her home

　　　 D．she had never traveled on a train berore

62．Jerusha thought that she couldn’t be very respectful to “John Smith” because　　 ．

　　　 A．he was a total stranger to her

　　　 B．she was sure it was a false identity

　　　 C．the name was too common

　　　 D．nobody would like to be called that time

63．According to Jerusha, being rich may be　 　　 　 ．

　　　 A．tentative　　　　　　　　 B．unimaginable　　　　　 C．traditional 　　　　　　 D．rude

64．The fact that her day is “divided into sections by bells” makes Jerusha feel　　　 ．

　　　 A．busy B．restricted by rules　 C．pressed for time　　 D．full of energy

65．Jerusha decided to call the trustee Dear Daddy-Long-legs　　　 ．

　　　 A．in order to show her respect for him

　　　 B．because it was one of his inner quality

　　　 C．in older to make them feel closer to each other

　　　 D．because she had always wanted a father

阅读理解

　　“It was all his own idea,”says Pat Peters, the 38-year-old wife of Palo Alto, California high school football coach Bob Peters, 39. Bob had just drawn up a“motherhood contract”--a document(文件)stating that for 70 days this summer he would take over the care and feeding of the couple's four children, plus all household chores(杂务). Although he didn't even know how to make coffee when he signed, he was quite confident. (He thought the experience would make a nice book.)

　　After 40 of the 70 days, he was ready to give up.“I was beaten down, completely humbled,”admits Peters. Three weeks later he spoke to the local press(also part of the bargain), stating,“Not only is motherhood a difficult task, not only is it never-ending, it is an impossible job for any normal human being.”

　　Bob and Pat were high school sweethearts. After they were married in 1960, she worked as a secretary to help put him through university. Since then Bob has been the football and wrestling coach at Palo Alto's Cubberley High while Pat raised the kids.

　　Then two years ago Pat went back to work as a secretary at Cubberley.“I had been around children so much,”she sighs(叹气).“I couldn't talk to a grown-up.”She continued to run the household，however--until Bob signed the contract, whereupon she decided to relax and enjoy it. Although Peters had consulted with his school's home economics teachers and the head of the cafeteria(食堂), his meals were sometimes a disaster.“I tried to slip the butter I'd forgotten under the eggs after they were frying,”he says. For the last three weeks, the family ate out a lot--sometimes having Macdonald's hamburgers for lunch and dinner.

　　As for housekeeping, a home economics teacher had told Bob that a room always looks clean if the bed is made.“I found an easier way--I shut the doors,”he says. Soon the kids were-wearing the same clothes for a week.“I made them wear their shirts inside out, and when we went to pick up Pat at work they turned them right side out so they would look clean.”

　　Now that Bob has publicly admitted he was wrong, he is routinely(日常地)sharing the child-raising and household tasks with Pat. The tentative(暂定的)title of his book about the summer is taken from something he shouted at the kids one day.

1．The couple signed the contract because _____.

[　　]

A．Pat complained a lot about her doing the housework all by herself

B．Bob 10ved taking care of children and wanted his wife to have a good rest

C．they agreed that husband and wife should share household tasks

D．Bob thought it easy to take care of the family and wanted the experience for a book

2．It was agreed that if Bob failed to keep to the contract, he would have to _____.

[　　]

A．pay a certain amount of money

B．do all the housework for years

C．say sorry to his wife

D．admit publicly he was wrong about motherhood

3．What can we learn about Pat Peters?

[　　]

A．She was hard working and selfless.

B．She was pretty and kind-hearted.

C．She was tired of the child-raising and household tasks.

D．She did not love Bob any longer.

4．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

[　　]

A．Bob managed to keep the kids' clothes clean.

B．Bob tried to cook good meals for his children.

C．Bob frequently took the kids out to eat because he was too busy at work.

D．Bob taught the kids to make their beds every day.

5．Which of the following can best end the new story?

[　　]

A．“My experience of being a mother.”

B．“I'm proud of you all, my dear!”

C．“Wait till your mother gets home!”

D．“Motherhood: an impossible job for anyone.”