Question

    A woman decided to ask her boss for a raise in salary(薪水). All day she felt nervous. Late in the afternoon she came up to her boss with great courage. To her joy, the boss agreed to a raise.

The woman arrived home that evening to a beautiful table set with their best dishes. Candles were softly growing. Her husband had come home early and prepared a big meal. She wondered if someone from the office had told him the message, or…did he just know that her boss would not refuse her?

She found him in the kitchen and told him the good news. They hugged and kissed, then sat down to the wonderful meal. Next to her plate the woman found a beautiful note. It read, "Congratulations, darling! I knew you'd get the raise! These things will tell you how much I love you."

After super, her husband went into the kitchen to clean up. She noticed that a second card fell from his pocket. Picking it up from the floor, she read, "Don't worry about not getting the raise! You deserve(应得) it anyway! These things will tell you how much I love you."

Someone has said that the measure(度量) of love is when you love without measure. The man will give her all his love, whether she succeeds or fails. Love your family and love your friends. Love them without measure.

1.When the woman got home, her husband __________.

A.bought a beautiful table home B.went to the boss for a raise in salary

C.prepared a big meal for her D.received the good news from her boss

2.Which is NOT true about the first note?

A.It read congratulations on it. B.It was in the husband's pocket.

C.It was next to the woman's plate D.It showed the husband's love for his wife.

3.What can we infer(推断) from the two notes?

A.The wife didn't eat together with her husband. B.The husband didn't worry about his wife at all.

C.The husband will get used to telling a lie to his wife. D.Whatever happens, the husband will support his wife.

4.What word would the writer use to describe this story?

A.Surprising. B.Interesting. C.Educational. D.Exciting.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了一个女人紧张地去问上司涨薪，结果上司同意了。她回家后发现丈夫早就准备了丰盛的晚餐、精心的布置在等她。她以为丈夫早就知道了这个好消息，但其实无论结果如何，他的丈夫都很爱她，认为她值得这一切。文章告诉我们，爱无需任何事情来度量。

1.

细节理解题。根据“The woman arrived home that evening to a beautiful table set with their best dishes…Her husband had come home early and prepared a big meal”，可知他的丈夫早已经准备了丰盛的晚餐，故选C。

2.

判断正误题。根据“Next to her plate the woman found a beautiful note. It read, ‘Congratulations, darling! I knew you'd get the raise! These things will tell you how much I love you.’”，可知第一张便条上写了“恭喜”，A选项正确；它展示了丈夫对妻子的爱，D选项正确；它在她的餐盘旁，不在丈夫的口袋里，C选项正确，B选项错误，故选B。

3.

推理判断题。根据两张便条的内容说无论她是否成功涨薪，丈夫都是爱着她的，可推知无论发生什么，丈夫都是支持她的，故选D。

4.

推理判断题。Surprising令人惊讶的；Interesting有趣的；Educational有教育意义的；Exciting令人激动的。根据最后一段作者由该故事体会出“爱无需度量”这个观点，可知该故事是具有启发性、有教育意义的，故选C。