Question

My husband and I both work at home. We have four children, so the times when I am   36  in the house are few. Like many work-at-home moms, when I do get a   37  to be by myself, I fill that time with more   38  , whether it’s related to my career or taking care of the housework. Most of the time, I don’t mind.   39  , I wanted this job as wife and mother, and I knew from the start that it often   40  putting others’ needs before my own. But, other times, I can’t help but feel a little  41  because I seldom had any plans for myself, and everyone knew it. My life   42  on my family, but they seldom appreciated this, which often   43  me a lot.

One day, when the kids were at school, I   44  for the movie theater-alone, I’d   45  been to the movies alone before, so I was a little nervous. Would I look pitiful going to the theater by myself? Was I being ridiculous(荒唐可笑) by seeing a movie   46  so much work waited for me at home? I  47  myself to swallow these   48  and bought myself a ticket. And then I walked into the theater with my   49  held high and enjoyed every minute of the movie. I laughed and felt my good spirits   50  for a couple of hours, I was   51  wife or mother. I was just myself.

From that point on, I   52  that Fridays would be mine,   53  for a couple of hours. Some Fridays, I head to(前往) the beach with a good book. Other Fridays, I go shopping,   54  up a little fast food or some clothes just for myself. I really  55   my Fridays after a long week of caring of my family.

1.	A．busy B．alone C．tense D．brave

2.	A．chance B．way C．purpose D．fortune

3.	A．fun B．fear C．work D．love

4.	A．So far B．From then on C．As a result D．After all

5.	A．practiced B．advised C．meant D．considered

6.	A．happy B．excited C．angry D．nervous

7.	A．centred B．insisted C．depended D．knocked

8.	A．moved B．bothered C．amused D．scared

9.	A．applied B．waited C．longed D．headed

10.	A．ever B．also C．never D．instead

11.	A．if B．when C．unless D．until

12.	A．forced B．allowed C．ordered D．taught

13.	A．answers B．efforts C．thoughts D．results

14.	A．hands B．head C．legs D．ticket

15.	A．leave B．happen C．return D．weaken

16.	A．everybody’s B．somebody’s C．anybody’s D．nobody’s

17.	A．expressed B．declared C．agreed D．decided

18.	A．at least B．at last C．in all D．in time

19.	A．making B．picking C．taking D．bringing

20.	A．come up with B．break away from C．look forward to D．pay attention to

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.C

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.D

10.C

11.B

12.A

13.C

14.B

15.C

16.D

17.D

18.A

19.B

20.C

【解析】文章讲述的是作者在家里工作，工作的重心就是这个家庭，后来她决定给自己一定的调整，把每周五留给了自己，找到了属于自己的时间。

1.上下文，作者夫妻双方都在家里，而且家里还有四个孩子。因此单独一个人的时候非常少。

2.句意理解，我也有单独一个人的机会，但是我把那时间用来做更多的工作，无论是与职业有关还是与照顾家人有关。

3.同上，根据后面的whether it’s related to my career or taking care of the housework可知

4.词组，so far到目前为止 From then on从那时起 As a result结果 After all毕竟，句意为，毕竟我愿意这份妻子兼任妈妈的工作，并且我从一开始就知道，这意为着别人的需求要高于我自己的

5.同上

6.上下文，根据后面的 because I seldom had any plans for myself可知，我没有自己的安排，所以有时候会有点生气，根据下文的but they seldom appreciated this也可以看出

7.上下文，根据上文的内容可知，作者的生活就围绕着家庭这个中心。

8.句意理解，他们却对此并不感激，这让我很恼怒。

9.上下文，根据句意可知，作者要去电影院，她从来没有一个人去过，所以有点紧张

10.同上

11.句意理解，当有很多工作等我去做的时候，我一个人去看电影，这是不是有点荒谬？

12.根据后面的bought myself a ticket可知，作者还是决定去看电影了，所以此处意为我强迫我自己把这些想法都抛开（吞掉)

13.同上指的是对自己做法的怀疑的一些想法

14.句意理解，她说服了自己，因此是头高昂着进去了

15.上下文，上文讲到的是自己很生气，现在自己好的情绪又回来了

16.上下文，根据后面的I was just myself可知，她此处意为我不是谁的妻子，也不是谁的母亲，我就是我自己（我要我自己的生活）

17.从按天起，我决定每周五就是属于我自己的，至少也是几个小时。declare用于官方的

18.同上，at least意为至少at last 最后 in all总计 in time最后，及时

19.词组，此处pick up意为快速吃点东西

20.根据后面的after a long week of caring of my family可知，在一整个星期的繁忙工作后，我非常期待这个星期五的到来。