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    “It was all his own idea,” says Pat, the wife of California high school football coach Bob Peters. Bob had _____ made a “motherhood contract(合同)”---declaring that for 70 days this summer he would _____ the care of their four children and all the housework. _____ he didn’t even know how to make coffee when he signed, he was very confident.

After 40 of the 70 days, he was ready to _____. “ I was beaten down,” admits Bob. “Not only is motherhood a _____ task, it is an impossible job for any normal human being. ”

Bob and Pat were married in 1991. After they married, Pat _____ a secretary to help put him through university. _____ Bob has been the football coach while Pat raised the kids. _____ two years ago Pat went back to work. “ I had been _____ children so much,” she _____, “I couldn’t talk to a grown-up. ” She continued to run the household, _____ --- until Bob signed the contract.

Bob tried hard to learn cooking, but the meals he prepared were _____. For the last three weeks, the family _____ a lot---sometimes having MacDonald’s hamburgers for lunch and dinner. _____ housekeeping, a home economics teacher had told Bob that a room always looks clean _____ the bed is made. “I found _____ ---I shut the doors,” he says. Soon the kids were wearing their shirts inside out. “When we went to _____ Pat at work, I made them wear their shirts _____ side out so they would look clean.”

Now that Bob has publicly _____ he was wrong, he is _____ the child-raising and household tasks with Pat.

1.A.only B.ever C.nearly D.just

2.A.stick to B.take over C.decide on D.result in

3.A.If B.Although C.Since D.As

4.A.run out B.find out C.break down D.give up

5.A.strange B.pleasant C.difficult D.serious

6.A.worked as B.employed C.learned from D.sent

7.A.In time B.Before long C.later on D.since then

8.A.Still B.Thus C.So D.Then

9.A.near B.around C.about D.after

10.A.insists B.jokes C.sighs D.apologizes

11.A.besides B.therefore C.however D.otherwise

12.A.terrible B.tasty C.expensive D.special

13.A.starved B.traveled C.worked out D.ate out

14.A.Due to B.As for C.Along with D.Except for

15.A.until B.before C.if D.unless

16.A.an easier way B.a cheaper way C.a cleaner way D.a harder way

17.A.receive B.fetch C.greet D.welcome

18.A.good B.wrong C.right D.opposite

19.A.admitted B.suggested C.agreed D.explained

20.A.operating B.realizing C.sharing D.performing

 

1.D 2.B 3.B 4.D 5.C 6.A 7.D 8.D 9.B 10.C 11.C 12.A 13.D 14.B 15.C 16.A 17.B 18.C 19.A 20.C 【解析】 这是一篇记叙文。讲了在Bob Peters 和他妻子Pat之间有关家务分担的故事,足球教练Bob原本不做家务,在他和妻子Pat签署了“做母亲合同”后决心做好家务,但事情没有他想的那么简单,才过去40天,就已经使他苦不堪言。最后他认识到自己的问题,决定和妻子一起分担家务和照顾孩子们。 1.考查副词词义辨析。句意:Bob刚刚签订了一份“做母亲合同”——宣布,今年夏天的70天里,他将坚持照顾他们的四个孩子,做所有家务。A. only仅仅,只;B. ever曾经;C. nearly将近,几乎;D. just正好,正当。下一句中的he would,说明Bob还没有做,只是刚刚签了合同,选项D切题,故选D。 2.考查动词短语辨析。句意:Bob刚刚签订了一份“做母亲合同”——宣布,今年夏天的70天里,他将坚持照顾他们的四个孩子,做所有家务。 A. stick to坚持;B. take over接管;C. decide on决定;D. result in导致。设空词做谓语,后面的宾语:the care of their four children and all the housework,照顾4个孩子,所有家务,根据下文,原来Bob是不做这些的,所以是接管,选项B切题,故选B。 3.考查连词辨析。句意:虽然他在签合同时还不知如何煮咖啡,但他仍然很自信。 A. If如果;B. Although尽管;C. Since自从;D. As当……时候。设定词引导状语从句,从句是否定,主句是肯定,所以从句有转折的意思,选项B切题,故选B。 4.考查动词短语辨析。句意:原定的70天,才过了40天,他就准备放弃了。 A. run out用完,耗尽;B. find out找出;C. break down损坏,分解,失灵;D. give up放弃。下文I was beaten down:我被打倒了,Bob干不下去了,所以是准备放弃,选项D切题,故选 D。 5.考查形容词义辨析。句意:做母亲不仅是一项艰巨的任务,而且不是普通人能做的工作。 A. strange奇怪的,陌生的;B. pleasant高兴的,愉快的;C. difficult困难的;D. serious严肃的,严重的。上文的give up和I was beaten down,提示修饰任务的形容词应该是难的,不容易的,选项C切题,故选 C。 6.考查动词和动词短语辨析。句意:他们结婚后,Pat做秘书,帮助他完成大学学业。 A. worked as担任……角色(工作),当;B. employed雇用; C. learned from向……学习;D. sent发送,派遣。句中设空词做谓语动词,后面的宾语:a secretary,秘书,是一种工作,选项A切题,故选A。 7.考查副词短语辨析。句意:从那时起,Bob一直担任足球教练,而Pat则抚养孩子。A. In time最终,迟早;B. Before long不久,很快;C. later on过后,后来;D. since then以后,从此一直。句中has been是现在完成时,所以时间状语要用表示从过去到现在的短语,选项D切题,故选 D。 8.考查副词词义辨析。句意:然后,两年前,Pat回去工作了。A. Still 仍然,还;B. Thus如此,所以;C. So那么;D. Then那时,然后。按照时间顺序,Pat先是工作,然后回归家庭,到2年前又回去工作,选项D符合时间顺序的表述,切题,故选D。 9.考查介词辨析。句意:我一直照料孩子。A. near 在……附近,靠近;B. around围绕,从那边;C. about关于;D. after在……以后。Pat在回去工作前一直是照顾孩子,做家务,全职妈妈,所以是在孩子们周围,围绕着孩子们,选项B切题,故选B。 10.考查动词词义辨析。句意:她叹气说道:“我几乎不能和成年人谈话。”A. insists坚持;B. jokes说笑话,开玩笑;C. sighs叹气;D. apologizes道歉。Pat说,I couldn’t talk to a grown-up. 我几乎不能和成年人谈话。这是因为要照顾孩子们,很无奈,所以要叹气,选项C切题,故选 C。 11.考查副词词义辨析。句意:可是还得继续做家务,直到直到Bob签了合同。 A. besides除……外;B. therefore因此;C. however然而;D. otherwise否则,不然。上文Pat虽然叹气,无奈,但还是一直在做家务,所以是转折,选项C切题,故选 C。 12.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:Bob努力学习烹饪,但他做的饭菜很糟糕。 A. terrible可怕的,恐怖的;B. tasty美味的,有味道的;C. expensive昂贵的;D. special特殊的,特别的。下文:For the last three weeks, the family (ate out) a lot---sometimes having MacDonald’s hamburgers for lunch and dinner.,他们一家人经常去外面吃饭---有时在午餐和晚餐时吃麦当劳的汉堡包,设空句的主语是meals,所以形容Bob做的饭词只能是难吃,选项A切题,故选 A。 13.考查动词和动词短语辨析。句意:在过去的三周里,他们一家人经常去外面吃饭---有时在午餐和晚餐时吃麦当劳的汉堡包。A. starved挨饿; B. traveled旅行;C. worked out算出,解决;D. ate out外出吃饭。上文,Bob做的饭难吃,所以不得不找地方吃饭,破折号的内容,说明是在餐馆吃,餐馆相对于家里,是外面,选项D切题,故选D。 14.考查介词短语辨析。句意:至于家务,一位家政老师告诉Bob,如果铺床,房间就会总是看起来很干净。A. Due to由于;B. As for至于;C. Along with连同;D. Except for除了。上文说到了饭,接着讲到家务,选项B切题,故选 B。 15.考查连词辨析。句意:至于家务,一位家政老师告诉Bob,如果铺床,房间就会总是看起来很干净。 A. until直到; B. before在……之前; C. if如果;D. unless除非。设空词引导的从句是条件,主句是结果,所以选项C切题,故选C。 16.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:“我找到了一个更简单的方法——关上房间的门。” A. an easier way更容易的方法;B. a cheaper way更便宜的方法;C. a cleaner way更清洁的方法;D. a harder way更困难的方法。上文家政老师给出了一个方法,Bob自己找到的方法与上文方法相比,只要关上门,不让人看到,当然比铺床,要更简单,选项A切题,故选 A。 17.考查动词词义辨析。句意:当我们接Pat下班回家的时候,我让孩子们穿上衣服的正面,这样衣服就显得很干净。A. receive接收;B. fetch拿来,接回(来);C. greet问候;D. welcome欢迎。Pat在上班,所以Bob是去接在工作的Pat,选项B切题,故选B。 18.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:当我们接Pat下班回家的时候,我让孩子们穿上衣服的正面,这样衣服就显得很干净。 A. good好的,优秀的;B. wrong错的;C. right正确的;D. opposite相反的,相对的。Bob做家务是精疲力尽,上文他想出的很多办法,不做事,还能让家里看起来干净的办法如关门,为了使孩子们显得干净,也应该是想点办法,只在Pat回家才叫孩子们穿衣服的正面,符合情节发展,选项C切题,故选C。 19.考查动词词义辨析。句意:现在,Bob已经公开承认自己错了,他正在和Pat共同抚养孩子,分担家务。A. admitted承认;B. suggested建议; C. agreed同意;D. explained解释。下文Bob抚养孩子,分担家务,他以前什么都不干,不对,所以是承认不对,选项A切题,故选 A。 20.考查动词词义辨析。句意:现在,Bob已经公开承认自己错了,他正在和Pat共同抚养孩子。分担家务。 A. operating操作,工作,手术;B. realizing意识到,理解;C. sharing共享,分享;D. performing演出,执行,履行。Pat原来就是做家务的,上文Bob承认错了,也要做家务,所以是两人共同,分担家务,选项C切题,故选 C。
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