2.My husband and I used to think we had all we had ever wanted.A beautiful house,three healthy children and one more on the way,two cars,a couple of four-wheelers for entertainment-We really had it all and we loved it.Then,the market turned and my husband's job at a construction company was gone.The company was closing down forever.
We both started looking for jobs right away,but there weren't any to be found.With each passing day we were getting increasingly worried and we continued to work together in order to pull our family through. The more we pulled together,the closer we got.I felt feelings of admiration for my husband that I hadn't felt in years.
That's why it was so hard for me to watch him blame himself for our present situation.I continually asked him to stop,but he seemed to want to punish himself for not having a job.
Finally,one afternoon I pulled him aside and said,"We have four healthy children and each other.That's what's important.That makes you a rich man."
"But what if we lose the house?They'll hate me-you'll hate me,"he replied.
I smiled at him and put my hands on both sides of his face to make him look me in the eye."No matter where we live I will be happy-as long as I have you,"I smiled again as I realized that I wasn't just saying that.In all the struggling together I had found that deep love for him that I had on the day we said"I do".
I could see his shoulders and neck relaxed.He held me close and we were able to talk and plan and dream together in a way that we hadn't for quite some time.It was a turning point for us as a couple and a family.
We are still struggling for our better life,but I consider us well-off because we have something that money can't buy and no one can take away from us.
24.We know from the story thatC.
A.they both found good jobs at last
B.her husband was out of work for his not working hard
C.both of them felt anxious about their unemployment
D.they didn't love each other any longer after they got married
25.By saying"The more we pulled together,the closer we got",the wife meansB.
A.her husband worked harder for being closer
B.they had closer affection as they struggled together
C.their house was closer to the company than before
D.they were closer to another employment as time went by
26.What is their present life like?A
A.Hard but warm                     
B.Wealthy but annoying.
C.Hard and disturbing.
D.Comfortable and admiring.
27.Which of the followings might be the best title?C
A.Better Life Comes                  
B.Hard Time Goes
C.We Have It All                     
D.We Lose It All.

分析 本文主要講述了我和我的丈夫突然失去了工作,在接下來的日子里我們一起奮斗,共同尋找工作,雖然很擔心未來的生活,但是我們有四個健康的孩子和彼此,這使我們很富有,因此我們能共同打拼,為更好的生活而奮斗.

解答 24.C  細節(jié)理解題,由第二段With each passing day we were getting increasingly worried and we continued to work together in order to pull our family through.可知我們對失業(yè)感到越來越擔憂焦慮,故選C.
25.B  推理判斷題,由第二段The more we pulled together,the closer we got.I felt feelings of admiration for my husband that I hadn't felt in years.可知我們在一起奮斗有了更緊密的感情,故選B.
26.A  理解推斷題,由最后一段We are still struggling for our better life,but I consider us well-off because we have something that money can't buy and no one can take away from us.可知我們在為更好的生活努力,生活雖然還是很艱難,但是我們卻過得很溫暖,故選A.
27.C  主旨大意題,本文主要講述了我和丈夫雖然失去了工作,但是我們有四個健康的孩子和彼此,因此我們擁有了全部,故選C.

點評 做閱讀理解時要快速的瀏覽全文,把握文章主旨大意,帶著問題回到原文,尋找細節(jié)或概括相應的答案,最后要理清作者寫作思路.

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