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【題目】“It was all his own idea, ” says Pat Peters, the 38-year-old wife of Palo Alto, California high school football coach Bob Peters, 39. Bob had just drawn up a “motherhood contract” --a document stating that for 70 days this summer he would take over the care and feeding of the couple’s four children, plus all household chores. Although he didn’t even know how to make coffee when he signed, he was quite confident. (He thought the experience would make a nice book.)

After 40 of the 70 days, he was ready to give up. “I was beaten down, completely humbled（挫敗的）,” admits Peters. Three weeks later he spoke to the local press, stating, “Not only is motherhood a difficult task, not only is it never-ending, it is an impossible job for any normal human being.

Bob and Pat were high school sweethearts. After they were married in 1960, she worked as a secretary to help put him through university. Since then Bob has been the football and wrestling coach at Palo Alto’s Cubberley High while Pat raised the kids. Then two years ago Pat went back to work as a secretary at Cubberley. “I had been around children so much,” she sighs, “I couldn’t talk to a grown-up.” She continued to run the household, however----until Bob signed the contract, therefore, she decided to relax and enjoy it.

Although Peters had consulted with his school’s home economics teachers and the head of the cafeteria, his meals were sometimes a disaster. “I tried to slip the butter I’d forgotten under the eggs after they were frying, ” he says. For the last three weeks, the family ate out a lot—sometimes having Macdonald’s hamburgers for lunch and dinner.

As for housekeeping, a home economics teacher had told Bob that a room always looks clean if the bed is made. “I found an easier way-I shut the doors, ” he says. Soon the kids were wearing the same clothes for a week. “I made them wear their shirts inside out, and when we went to pick up Pat at work they turned them right side out so they would look clean.”

Now that Bob has publicly admitted he was wrong, he is routinely sharing the child-raising and household tasks with Pat. The tentative（暫時的） title of his book about the summer is taken from something he shouted at the kids one day.

【1】The couple signed the contract because _______.

A. Pat complained a lot about her doing the housework all by herself

B. Bob loved taking care of children and wanted his wife to have a good rest

C. they agreed that husband and wife should share household tasks

D. Bob thought it easy to take care of the family and wanted the experience for a book

【2】It was agreed that if Bob failed to keep to the contract, he would have to _______.

A. pay a certain amount of money

B. admit publicly he was wrong about motherhood

C. say sorry to his wife Now that Bob has publicly admitted he was wrong, he is routinely sharing the child-raising and household tasks with Pat.

D. do all the housework for years

【3】What can we learn about Pat Peters?

A. She was hard-working and selfless.

B. She was pretty and kind-hearted.

C. She was tired of the child-raising and household tasks.

D. She did not love Bob any longer.

【4】Which of the following can best end the news story?

A. “Wait till your mother gets home!”

B. “My experience of being a mother.”

C. “I’m proud of you all, my dear!”

D. “Motherhood: an impossible job for anyone.”

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】A

【4】A

【解析】

試題分析：本文是一篇記敘文，介紹了在加利福尼亞的一所高中擔(dān)任足球隊教練的Bob認為照顧孩子和家務(wù)活非常簡單，所以在一個夏天和妻子Pat擬定了一份文件：他將接手家里全部的家務(wù)活并且照看他們的孩子。但是本以為家務(wù)活很簡單的Bob在這個過程中遇到了很多困難，最后還是和他的妻子一起做家務(wù)活。

【1】D推理判斷題。 根據(jù)第一段Although he didn’t even know how to make coffee when he signed, he was quite confident. (He thought the experience would make a nice book.)可知他認為家務(wù)活很簡單，而且他認為在做的過程中經(jīng)驗會教給他全部，故選D。

【2】B推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段Now that Bob has publicly admitted he was wrong, he is routinely sharing the child-raising and household tasks with Pat可知大家最后一致認為Bob一個人不能最好家務(wù)，他應(yīng)該和他的妻子Pat一起最好家務(wù)，故選B。

【3】A推理判斷題。根據(jù)After they were married in 1960, she worked as a secretary to help put him through university. Since then Bob has been the football and wrestling coach at Palo Altos Cubberley High while Pat raised the kids可知在Bob和Pab結(jié)婚以后Pab放棄了工作，一直在家里照顧孩子并且做了所有家務(wù)，可以看出Pab是個很勤勞并且很無私的女人，故選A。

【4】A推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段The tentative（暫時的） title of his book about the summer is taken from something he shouted at the kids one day可知有一天Bob對家務(wù)和照看孩子實在應(yīng)付不了，并且迫切需要Pat的幫助，所以只能對著孩子們大叫：等你們的媽媽回家再說！故選A。

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