“It was all his own idea, ” says Pat Peters, the 38-year-old wife of Palo Alto, California high school . 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 (雜務(wù)). 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 (嘆氣), “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 (咨詢) 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 (暫定的) title of his book about the summer is taken from something he shouted at the kids one day.
小題1:The couple signed the contract because _______.
A．Pat complained a lot about her doing the housework all by herself
B．Bob loved 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
小題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．a(chǎn)dmit publicly he was wrong about motherhood
小題3: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.
小題4:Which of the following can best end the news 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.”

小題1:D
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:C

試題分析：本文講述的是Bob和妻子Pat簽了一份合同，這個(gè)夏天照顧孩子和干家務(wù)70天。雖然他費(fèi)盡苦心，結(jié)果卻不盡人意，不得不公開認(rèn)錯(cuò)。
小題1:推斷題。根據(jù)第1段最后一句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.)可知雖然他甚至不會(huì)做起碼的家務(wù)，但很自信，認(rèn)為照顧家庭是很容易的并認(rèn)為這是他寫出一本好書所需要的體驗(yàn)。因此答案為D。
小題2:推斷題。根據(jù)最后一段Now that Bob has publicly admitted he was wrong, he is routinely(日常地) sharing the child-raising and household tasks with Pat可知Bob已經(jīng)公開承認(rèn)錯(cuò)誤并和Pat分擔(dān)照顧孩子和做家務(wù)活。由此可推出他們簽合同時(shí)達(dá)成的協(xié)議是：如果Bob不能遵循合同，就公開承認(rèn)錯(cuò)誤。故答案為D。
小題3:判斷題。根據(jù)第5段Although Peters had consulted(咨詢) with his school’s home economics teachers and the head of the cafeteria(食堂), his meals were sometimes a disaster可知Peters為了做好飯已經(jīng)盡力了。因此可判斷正確答案為B。
小題4:推斷題。根據(jù)第5段最后一句For the last three weeks, the family ate out a lot—sometimes having Macdonald’s hamburgers for lunch and dinner和第6段As for housekeeping...可知Bob無論在撫養(yǎng)孩子還是在管理家務(wù)方面都很失敗，要解決問題，只有等媽媽回家了。因此答案為C。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：文章故事有趣，結(jié)構(gòu)清晰，題目設(shè)置很合理，做題時(shí)可以帶著題目到文章找信息句，再加以判斷。注意和題目相關(guān)的長句的理解。
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Mrs. White was a wealthy lady. She lived 　36　 in a large comfortable house where her children and grandchildren came to visit her frequently. However, she was　37　. She spent a lot of time thinking about her  38  and about her dead husband. Her children   39 about her and asked Dr. Green to see her.
Mrs. Green was an experienced doctor. She knew old people became upset in their ways and didn’t like to   40  what to do. She decided to get to know Mrs. White before she said anything. During the visit, Dr. Green asked Mrs White to give her a   41  of the house. Mrs. White was  42   her house and happily agreed. As they walked from room to room, Dr. Green   43  that there were a lot of violets (紫羅蘭) in every window. She asked, “__44 _ do you have so many violets?” Mrs White replied, “ I love these   45  and they  46  so fast that I have more and more. When the tour of the house was over, Dr. Green said, “I have one suggestion to make. Whenever you   47 a friend or a neighbor that is   48 in bed or getting married, give 49  one of your violets.”
Mrs White said   50   about the doctor’s advice and for a few months    51 her visit, she didn’t give away any of her violets. Then one day she was invited to the   52  of her neighbor's daughter. She put a ribbon(絲帶) on one of her potted plants and took it to the party. Later one of her friends was sick so she took a violet plant and took it to the hospital.  53    she began to give more and more of her potted violets to her neighbors. Over the years she  54 so many that she became known as the “  55  lady”.
小題1:
A．wellB．a(chǎn)loneC．quietlyD．happily
小題2:
A．cheerfulB．delightedC．unhappyD．disappointed
小題3:
A．moneyB．childrenC．big houseD．old age
小題4:
A．talkedB．thoughtC．worriedD．learned
小題5:
A．be toldB．be orderedC．be wantedD．be invited
小題6:
A．tourB．viewC．sightD．picture
小題7:
A．proud ofB．familiar with C．interested inD．a(chǎn)nxious about
小題8:
A．lookedB．showedC．noticedD．watched
小題9:
A．HowB．WhyC．WhenD．Where
小題10:
A．roomsB．windowsC．childrenD．flowers
小題11:A grow       B. make             C. become          D. produce
小題12:
A．a(chǎn)skB．getC．hearD．want
小題13:
A．illB．sadC．excitedD．pleased
小題14:
A．itB．meC．youD．them
小題15:
A．nothingB．a(chǎn)nythingC．somethingD．everything
小題16:
A．beforeB．a(chǎn)fterC．duringD．until
小題17:
A．lectureB．graduationC．celebrationD．wedding
小題18:
A．UsuallyB．ContinuouslyC．GraduallyD．Regularly
小題19:
A．sold outB．gave awayC．grewD．kept on
小題20:
A．oldB．violetC．richD．famous

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