Question

    I made a promise to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father. Totally loving. No ifs, ands or buts.

The idea had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio. The speaker was quoting a Biblical passage about husbands and their wives. Then he went on to say, “Love is an act of will. A person can choose to love.” To myself, I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband. Well, for two weeks that would change.

And it did. Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said, “That new yellow sweater looks great on you.” “Oh, Tom, you noticed”, she said, surprised and pleased. Maybe a little puzzled. After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach. I started to refuse, but then I thought, “Evelyn’s been alone here with the kids all week and now she wants to be alone with me.” We walked on the beach while the children flew their kites.

So it went. Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street firm where I am a director; a visit to the shell museum though I usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, that’s how the whole vacation passed. I made a new promise to keep on remembering to choose love.

There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment, however. Evelyn and I still laugh about it today. On the last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn stared at me with the saddest expression.

“What’s the matter?” I asked her.

“Tom,” she said in a voice filled with sadness, “ I don’t?”

“What do you mean?”

“Well…that checkup I had several weeks ago…our doctor…did he tell you something about me? Tom, you’ve been so good to me…am I dying?”

It took a moment for it all to be understood. Then I burst out laughing.

“No, honey,” I said, wrapping her in my arms. “You’re not dying; I’m just starting to live.”

1.From the story we may infer that Tom drove to the beach cottage______.

A.with his family B.with Evelyn C.alone D.with his children

2.During the two weeks on the beach,Tom showed more love to his wife because______.

A.the doctor said his wife was seriously ill

B.he had made a lot of money in his Wall Street firm

C.she looked lovely in her new clothes

D.he was determined to be a good husband

3.The author says, “There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment.” What does“ one thing”refer to?

A.He praised her sweater, which puzzled her.

B.He was so good to her that she thought she must be dying.

C.He knew something about her illness but didn’t tell her.

D.She insisted on visiting a museum, which he hated.

4.By saying“I’m just starting to live,”Tom means that______.

A.he is just beginning to enjoy life as a loving husband

B.he is just beginning to understand the real meaning of life

C.he lived an unhappy life before and is now starting to change

D.he is beginning to feel regret for what he did to his wife before

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。主要讲了Tom去海边与妻子孩子度假，由于他在车上收听了一个节目，他决心以后做一个好丈夫、好父亲，Tom与妻子孩子度过了一个快乐的假期。

1.

推理判断题。根据第三段中“On arriving at the beach cottage, I kissed Evelyn meeting me at the door …(一到海边的村舍，我亲吻了在门口迎接我的Evelyn……) ”和“Evelyn’s been alone here with the kids all week and now she wants to be alone with me.(Evelyn已经和孩子们在这单独待了一个星期，现在她想和我单独待在一起)”可推知，Tom是一个人开车去海边的村舍的，故选C项。

2.

细节理解题。根据第一段“For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father”可知，这两周，Tom想尝试着成为一个慈爱的丈夫和父亲，所以对妻子展现出更多的爱。故选D项。

3.

词句猜测题。第五段第一句提到“There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment, however.(然而我的这次实验中有一件事出了差错)”，后面的内容是对这件事的解释，根据 “Well…that checkup I had several weeks ago…our doctor…did he tell you something about me? Tom, you’ve been so good to me…am I dying?”可知，Tom对妻子太好了，妻子以为自己要死了，one thing指的是这件事，故选B项。

4.

推理判断题。根据全文内容并结合第一段“根据第一段“For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father”可知，这两周，Tom想尝试着成为一个慈爱的丈夫和父亲。第四段最后一句“I made a new promise to keep on remembering to choose love.(我作出了新的承诺，要继续记住选择爱)”可推知，Tom说“我才刚开始生活”意思是“他才刚刚开始享受做一个好丈夫的生活”，故选A项。