“It was all his own idea,” says Pat, the wife of California high school football coach Bob Peters. Bob had ___36___ made a “motherhood contract(合同)”—declaring that for 70 days this summer he would ___37___  the care of their four children and all the housework. ___38___ he didn’t even know how to make coffee when he sighed, he was very confident.

After40 of the 70 days, he was ready to ___39___. “ I was beaten down, “ admits Bob. “Not only is motherhood a ___40___ task, it is an impossible job for any normal human being. ”

Bob and Pat were married in 1991. After the married, Pat ___41___ a secretary to help put him through university. ___42___ Bob has been the football coach while Pat raised the kids. ___43___ two years ago Pat went back to work. “ I had been ___44___ children so much,” she ___45___, “I couldn’t talk to a grown-up. ” She continued to run the household, ___46___ -- until Bob sighed the contract.

Bob tried hard to learn cooking, but the meals he prepared were ___47___. For the last three weeks, the family ___48___ a lot--- sometimes having MacDonald’s hamburgers for lunch and dinner.

___49___ housekeeping, a home economics teacher had told Bob that a room always looks clean ___50___ the bed is made. “ I found ___51___ –I shut the doors,” he says. Soon the kids were wearing their shirts inside out. “When we went to ___52___ Pat at work, I made them wear their shirts 53 side out so they would look clean. ”

Now that Bob has publicly ___54___  he was wrong, he is ___55___ the child-raising and household tasks with Pat.

36. A. only     B. just     C. nearly D. ever

37. A. stick to B. set about    C. think about D. takeover

38. A. If  B. As      C. Since  D. Although

39. A. carry on       B. give up      C. break down       D. find out

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

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

42. A. In time B. Before long       C. Since then  D. Later on

43. A. Then    B. Thus   C. So      D. Still

44. A. near     B. after   C. about  D. around

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

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

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

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

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

50. A. until     B. before C. if D. unless

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

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

53. A. good    B. wrong C. right   D. opposite

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

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

36---55       BDDBC   DCADB   CADBC   ADCAC         


解析:

36. B。just在此作副詞表示“剛剛”,在Pat說(shuō)話之前不久。

37. D。stick to“堅(jiān)持”;set about“著手”;think about“思考”;take over“接管”,這是合同的一部分內(nèi)容,并且涉及到做父母的責(zé)任,所以用take over,意思是Bob從他的妻子那里接管照顧四個(gè)孩子和所有家務(wù)活的任務(wù)。

38. D。從下文可知,Bob根本沒(méi)做過(guò)家務(wù),甚至不會(huì)煮咖啡。盡管Bob不懂,但他非常自信,所以選表示轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系的Although。

39. B。從后面他的話里可以看出他要堅(jiān)持不下去了,準(zhǔn)備放棄,carry on“經(jīng)營(yíng),繼續(xù)”;give up“放棄”;break down“中斷,出毛病” ;find out“弄清楚”。

40. C。從前句知他快堅(jiān)持不下去了,準(zhǔn)備放棄,由此推知照顧小孩做家務(wù)對(duì)他來(lái)說(shuō)很難。

41. D。worked as a secretary“她找了一份當(dāng)秘書(shū)的工作”。

42. C。從主句的時(shí)態(tài)可推出用since then“從那時(shí)起一直”。

43. A。這一段是按時(shí)間先后展開(kāi)敘述的,所以選then“后來(lái),然后”。

44. D。around“圍繞”,本句意為“我圍著孩子轉(zhuǎn)得太多了,我甚至就不會(huì)和成年人交談了”;about不能表示“圍繞”。

45. B。面對(duì)這種變化,她心里感慨萬(wàn)千,充滿了無(wú)奈,所以她長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)地嘆了一口氣。

46. C。但馬上語(yǔ)氣一轉(zhuǎn),她還得繼續(xù)操持家務(wù),所以選however表示語(yǔ)氣上的轉(zhuǎn)折。

47. A。由but這一轉(zhuǎn)折詞可知,雖然Bob努力學(xué)烹飪,但他做的飯味道糟透了。

48. D。eat out“在外面吃飯,在飯店吃飯”。

49. B。as for“就……而言,說(shuō)到……”,用來(lái)引出打掃房間這一話題;due to“由于”;along with“與……在一起”;except for“除……之外”,不合語(yǔ)意。

50. C。由語(yǔ)意知后半句是前半句的前提條件,所以選 if,引出條件狀語(yǔ)。

51. A。由破折號(hào)后的解釋可知他發(fā)明了一種不用鋪床疊被,就可使房間顯得整潔的方法,即只需把門(mén)一關(guān),與鋪床疊被比起來(lái)真的很簡(jiǎn)單。

52. D。fetch somebody at work“到……上班處去接某人”,相當(dāng)于pick somebody up;receive somebody“接待,招待某人”;welcome“歡迎”;greet somebody“向某人問(wèn)候,迎接某人”。

53. C。right side“衣服的正面”,平時(shí)Bob讓他的孩子反穿衣服,里面的穿到外面,出去接孩子的媽媽時(shí)他讓他們把正面穿在外面,這樣顯得干凈。

54. A。在第二段,Bob已經(jīng)承認(rèn)家務(wù)活、看管孩子是非常繁重又繁瑣的事,他以前錯(cuò),其它選項(xiàng)不合句意。

55. C。share something with somebody“與某人共同分擔(dān)”。

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