Question

    Paul loves his wife and children very much, and they love him, too. However, it isn't easy to live with Paul. He gets angry easily, and he doesn't have many friends. Paul's wife, Linda, is very different. She's always smiling and kidding. She likes to tell jokes and make people laugh. She's never quiet for long and hardly gets angry. She has a lot of friends. Paul and Linda often fight (争辩) about their children. Linda thinks Paul is too strict with them, he shouts at them a lot. He forgets that they're only children. Paul thinks Linda is too easy (随和的) with the children, and she always lets them do whatever they want to do, but that's not right, Linda, however, corrects (纠正) the children when it's' necessary, and they listen to her. She doesn't shout at them, but they obey (服从) her. She's very kind and patient.

1.Paul's wife and children find it difficult to live with Paul because he ________.

A.gets angry easily B.talks too much

C.is outgoing and athletic D.always invites many friends home

2.Linda has ________ friends than Paul.

A.many B.much C.fewer D.more

3.The children ________.

A.don't love their father B.are strict with their father

C.like their mother's ways of treating them D.do whatever their father asks them to do

4.From the passage, we know ________.

A.Linda and Paul don't love each other

B.Paul doesn't think it is right to let the children do whatever they want to do

C.Linda always shouts at her children

D.Linda and Paul often fight mostly because he has no friends

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.B

【解析】

本文主要讲了保罗夫妇的性格截然不同，保罗容易发火，不怎么笑，很严肃，朋友并不多。而保罗的妻子琳达就与他不同，她总是面带笑容，而且喜欢开玩笑。两个人经常因为孩子的问题发生争执。

1.细节理解题。根据上文it isn't easy to live with Paul. He gets angry easily可知和保罗生活在一起不容易，他很容易生气，故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据上文he doesn't have many friends. She has a lot of friends. 他没有很多朋友。她有很多朋友。可知Linda 的朋友比Paul多，由than可知用比较级，所以排除A和B，fewer较少的；more较多的，故选D。

3.推理判断题。根据上文they listen to her. She doesn't shout at them, but they obey (服从) her. 孩子们听她的。她不对他们大喊大叫，但他们服从她。可知孩子们喜欢妈妈对待他们的方式，故选C。

4.推理判断题。A.琳达和保罗不爱对方。根据上文Paul loves his wife and children very much, and they love him, too. 可知保罗非常爱他的妻子和孩子，他们也爱他。所以此项说法错误。B.保罗认为让孩子们做他们想做的事是不对的。Paul thinks …and she always lets them do whatever they want to do保罗认为琳达总是让他们做他们想做的事，可以推断出保罗认为这样不对。C.琳达总是对孩子们大喊大叫。根据上文She doesn't shout at them. 她不对他们大喊大叫。所以此项说法错误。D.琳达和保罗经常争辩，主要是因为他没有朋友。根据上文Paul and Linda often fight (争辩) about their children. 可知保罗和琳达经常为他们的孩子争辩，而不是因为他没有朋友，所以此项说法错误。由此可知，只有B项正确，故选B。