Once in a television interview, I was chatting with the host about stay – at – home athers. I made the point that one reason why we’re seeing more stay – at – homw dads may be hat it’s no longer definite that a man makes more money than his wife. Many families now ake earning power into account when deciding which parent will stay home.
At that point, one of the male crew members pointed out, almost to himself but loud nough for my benefit, “It should be the better parent who stays home.” A lot of guys say hings like that. Usually it’s a code for “My wife, or any woman is the better parent.”
I was a stay – at – home father for 8 years, so his words made me excited. It implied that our family’s choice could only have been correct if I was a “better” parent than my wife.
I suppose an argument could have been made that when I began staying home my wife was the “better” parent if she spent more time with Jack. She would be able to read him wetter and calm him more quickly. But as the more employable one, my wife went out to work and I looked after our son.
because of the increased time I spent with Jack. I soon knew him well, understood that he needed and could look after him more or less as well as my wife could. Actually, he experience helped me unlock one of the world’s great secrets; Women are good at booking after children because they do it. It is not because of any innate (先天的) female talent. It is because they put in the time and attention required to become good at the job.
Woman obviously get a biological head starting from giving birth and nursing, but ever the long term experience is more important. When I got the experience myself. I was people are able to look after them as well besides their moms.
1.The first paragraph implies .
A．more and more men like staying at home
B．the author works at a TV station as a host
C．more women are earning money than before
D．dad is the better parent in a family
2.The author stayed at home to look after their son for 8 years because .
A．he thought he was the better parent
B．he was afraid of working outside now
C．their son liked him better than his Mom
D．he was less likely to find a job than his wife
3.Women are good at taking care of children because .
A．they devote their time and attention to children
B．they would rather stay at home than work outside
C．they are born with the ability to look after children
D．they’ve learn to take care of children from their parents
4.What does the author concluded?
A．A man can take better care of children than his wife.
B．A man with experience can take good care of children.
C．A child prefers to stay with his or her mother.
D．A child prefers to stay with his or her father.
Calvin Coolidge (1872 – 1933) was the thirtieth president of the United States. He looked down on a person as being unworthy of respect who was too fond of talking about the details of others people’s actions and private lives because he had no time for small talks. The following two incidents clearly show how Collidge treasured silence.
When he was vice president, Coolidge had plenty of opportunities to participate (参加) in Washington’s social life, especially the many dinner parties. As be ignored the art of conversation, he couldn’t exactly make himself dear to his hostesses. One lady felt she could solve this problem. She placed him next to Alice Roosevelt Longworth, daughter of the former President Roosevelt. Mrs. Longworth, a very brilliant conversationalist (谈话者), began to talk in her usual charming manner, but all attempts to a wake the interest on the part of the vice president were unproductive. Finally, being shamed into anger, she said, “I’m sure that going to as many dinners as you do, you must get terribly bored.”
Without lifting his eyes from his plate, Coolidge said not very clearly, “Well, a man has to eat somewhere.”
Later, when he was president and once again at a dinner party, Collidge was seated next to an outstanding society woman, one of those busybodies, who seemed to take delight in trying to change the lives of everyone they met. “Oh, Mr. President,” she spoke with too much enthusiasm, “you are always so quiet. I made a bet (打赌) today that I could get more than two words out of you.”
1.President Collidge considered those people as being unworthy of respect .
A．who liked to talk about the affairs of others
B．who never talked about anything serious
C．who often spoke insincerely
D．who talked much but did little
2.The hostesses thought Collidge was unfriendly because in her eyes.
A．he treated women coldly and rudely
B．he paid no attention to conversational skills
C．he was too serious to please any women
D．he was pretty easy and quick to get angry
3.Mrs. Longworth got shamed and angry because .
A．the vice president took part in too many dinner parties
B．the vice president didn’t lift his eyes from his plate
C．the vice president didn’t speak exactly and clearly
D．the vice president didn’t react to all her efforts
4.The underlined sentence “Well, a man has to eat somewhere” probably means .
A．Mr. Coolidge didn’t want to talk with Mrs. Longworth at all
B．Mr. Coolidge had really got tired of so many social dinners
C．Mr. Coolidge was unhappy with the dinner he was eating that day
D．Mr. Coolidge was really hungry and had to find something to eat
Washington D. C. is a great city to live in and visit – partly because D. C.’s public transportation can get you almost anywhere in the city, D. C.’s subway, the Metro, is great for getting you to the main tourist sites, but the bus is also a great resource and is cheaper. Learn how to conquer the D.C. bus system in a few quick steps will help you to have fun in this city.
* Things You’ll Need, cash or a D. C. Smart Trip card, a transfer (转乘卡) and a map of Washington, D. C.
* To choose a bus line to take from home or your hotel, look at the buses that arrive at the closest Metro stations.
Many bus routes start at a Metro subway terminal and make their way across the greater D.C. area.
*Learn to identify bus stops. They are usually located at the intersections(交叉) of streets. Look for a tall sign with a tall sign with the words of “Metro Bus” that is dark blue at the top, white in the middle and red at the bottom. Once you’ve found one of these signs, check the red section at the bottom of the sign. In it, you should see several number or letter combinations written in white. Those are the bus lines that service that stop.
*Be careful of the direction buses are heading for. All buses have an electronic screen on the front, side and back of the bus that let you know which way they are headed and what line the bus is. The signs will list the last stop on the bus route. Know where your bus terminates on each end so you can get on the bus heading in the direction you want to go.
*To board the bus, you'll obviously need some sort of payment. The bus will only accept cash or a SmarTrip card. SmarTrip cards are purchasable at several Metro stations or at Metro headquarters(总部) and cost $5. You can also buy the card online at www.wmata.com.
*If you do order it online, purchase it in advance as it will take time for it to ship. Riding the bus costs $1.35 if you pay in cash and $1.25 if you pay with your SmarTrip card.
*If you pay in cash, ask for a transfer slip. This will allow you to board the bus within a two-hour time period without having to pay again. These machines are located by the escalators that take you to the waiting platforms.
1.To enjoy a wonderful tour in Washington D. C., you won’t need .
A．a D. C, Smart Trip card B．a transfer
C．a map of Washington D. C D．a tall sign
2.According to the passage, you can identify bus stops by .
A．looking at the buses that arrive at the closest Metro station from your hotel
B．checking the red section at the bottom of the sign with a “metro bus” logo
C．checking electronic screens on the front, side and back of the bus
D．checking the machines located by the escalators taking you to the platforms
3.The underlined word “terminates” probably means .
A．stops B．decides C．starts D．passes
4.Where can you get a Smart Trip card?
A．At a platform. B．At a post office.
C．At www. wmata. com D．At a bus station.
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Teaching my first child, Danae, to share her toys was the biggest challenge. To 36 this, we started inviting other children to play, which could help Danae discover that it’s 37 to share with others – a lesson I needed to 38 myself as well, as it 39 .
One evening Danac had 40 a friend, Natalie, to play with her. Their favorite was a children’s 41 game called Go Fish. That evening, 42 Natalie left, Danae came to me and said, “Mommy, I’d like to give these to Natalie tomorrow. They’re her favorites.”
She help up three cards from the Go Fish game. I tried to 43 that I didn’t want her to give them away because then our 44 wouldn’t be complete. “But I really want her to have them!” Danae 45 . I thought perhaps she didn’t understand that when she gave something away, it was gone 46 . So I tried again, saying, “ 47 you give the cards to her, you can’t 48 them back tomorrow.”
A look of 49 came over Danae’s face. For a moment I was happy that she seemed to 50 . But then she smiled and said. “Well, that’s okay, I want her to have them anyway.”
What could I say to that? I sat 51 for a moment and then I realized I had been trying for so long to 52 her to share. Did it 53 that our Go Fish set would be 54 ? What mattered was that my daughter was learning the 55 of giving, that she was thinking about others instead of herself, and that she was trying to make her friends happy. Isn’t that what life is all about?
1.A．achieve B．apply C．receive D．get
2.A．kind B．gentle C．fun D．merciful
3.A．design B．know C．create D．review
4.A．turned up B．turned away C．turned to D．turned out
5.A．begged B．encouraged C．invited D．found
6.A．box B．card C．paper D．show
7.A．before B．while C．after D．until
8.A．explain B．suggest C．respond D．teach
9.A．thing B．card C．set D．toy
10.A．insisted B．recommended C．announced D．cried
11.A．surely B．suddenly C．forever D．indeed
12.A．If B．Once C．As D．Unless
13.A．ask for B．call for C．look for D．care of
14.A．surprise B．concern C．delight D．satisfaction
15.A．understand B．accept C．refuse D．doubt
16.A．sadly B．angrily C．quietly D．slowly
17.A．conduct B．ask C．force D．help
18.A．work B．mean C．remind D．matter
19.A．incomplete B．lost C．limited D．gone
20.A．content B．usefulness C．way D．joy
The new research center will be set up was a wasteland 20 year ago.
A．in what B．where C．in which D．there
These toys are not suitable for children four years old, who are too young.
A．outside B．beyond C．under D．within
