One fine day, an old couple around the age of 70, walks into a lawyer's office. Apparently, they are there to file a divorce(離婚). Lawyer was very puzzled. After having a chat with them, he got their story.
This couple had been quarreling all their 40 years of marriage. Nothing ever seems to go right.
They hang on because of their children, afraid that it might affect their up-bringing. Now, all their children have already grown up, and have their own family. There's nothing else the old couple have to worry about. All they wanted is to lead their own life free from all these years of unhappiness from their marriage, so both agree on a divorce.
While they were signing the papers, the wife told the husband. “I really love you, but I really can't carry on any more, I'm sorry.”
"It's OK, I understand." said the husband.
Little did she know that, over the years, the husband has been trying all ways to please her. Little did she know that drumsticks were the husband's favorite.
Little did he know that she never thought he understands her at all. Little did he know that she hates drumsticks even though all he wants is the best for her.
That night, both of them couldn't sleep, toss and turn, toss and turn. After hours, the old man couldn't take it any more. He knows that he still loves her, and he can't carry on life without her. He wants her back. He wants to tell her he is sorry. He wants to tell her, "I love you."
He picked up the phone, started dialing her number. Ringing never stops. He never stops dialing.
On the other side, she was sad. She couldn't understand how come after all these years. He still doesn't understand her at all. She loves him a lot, but she just can't take it any more. Phone's ringing, she refuses to answer knowing that it's him. "I want to keep it this way, if not I will lose face. "She thought. Phone is still ringing. She has decided to pull out the cord(線).
Little did she remember he had heart problems.
The next day, she received news that he had passed away. She rushed down to his apartment, saw his body, lying on the couch still holding on to the phone. He had a heart attack when he was still trying to get through (接通) her phone line.
小題1:The old couple wanted to file a divorce because __________.
A．they had no child.
B．their children didn’t like them.
C．they didn’t understand each other actually.
D．the old man didn’t love the old woman.
小題2:Why didn’t they file a divorce before they were at the age of 70?
A．Because they were loving each other then.
B．Because they had no time to lawyer’s office.
C．Because they wanted to make their divorce open.
D．Because they didn’t wish to affect their children’s up-bringing.
小題3:According to the passage we can know that ______.
A．the old man still loved his wife really.
B．the wife didn’t love her husband at all.
C．their children still lived with old couple.
D．they were in harmony over 40 years.
小題4:After the last paragraph the old woman would be _______.
A．wild with joyB．wild with grief(悲傷)
C．unconcern about itD．a(chǎn)ngry at that

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:B

試題分析：本文講述了一對老夫妻因為相互不夠了解而離婚的故事，來告訴我們婚姻要靠雙方的付出才能維持。
小題1:C 推理題。根據(jù)Little did she know that, over the years, the husband has been trying all ways to please her. Little did she know that drumsticks were the husband's favorite.
Little did he know that she never thought he understands her at all. Little did he know that she hates drumsticks even though all he wants is the best for her.可知這兩個人并沒有真正地了解對方。故C項正確。
小題2:D 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段2,3行They hang on because of their children, afraid that it might affect their up-bringing. Now, all their children have already grown up, and have their own family.說明他們是怕離婚影響孩子，故D正確。
小題3:A 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)the old man couldn't take it any more. He knows that he still loves her, and he can't carry on life without her. He wants her back. He wants to tell her he is sorry. He wants to tell her, "I love you."說明A正確。
小題4:B 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一段The next day, she received news that he had passed away. She rushed down to his apartment, saw his body, lying on the couch still holding on to the phone. He had a heart attack when he was still trying to get through (接通) her phone line.說明丈夫在臨死之前還在打電話，這讓她非常難過。故B正確。
點評：本文講述了一對老夫妻因為相互不夠了解而離婚的故事，來告訴我們婚姻要靠雙方的付出才能維持。
本文細節(jié)題居多，答題時在文章找到對應(yīng)的地方，用筆進行標記，這有利于后期有時間檢查時可以立刻找到答案的位置。仔細理解作者所講的意思，再結(jié)合選項，通過排除法和自己對全文的把握，選出正確答案。
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