Question

閱讀理解 　　Sixteen years ago, Eileen Doyle’s husband, an engineer, took his four children up for an early morning cup of tea, packed a small case and was never seen or heard of again．Eileen was astonished and in a state of despair．They had been a happy family and, as far as she knew, there had been nothing wrong with their marriage． 　　Every day of the year a small group of men and women quietly pack a few belongings and without so much as a note or a good-bye close the front door for the last time, leaving their debts, their worries and their confused families behind them． 　　Last year, more than 1200 men and nearly as many women were reported missing from home－the highest in 15 years．Many did return home within a year, but others rejected the past completely and are now living a new life somewhere under a different identity． 　　To those left behind this form of desertion is a terrible blow to their pride and self-confidence．Even the finality of death might be preferable．At least it does not imply rejection or failure．Worse than that, people can be left with an unfinished marriage, not knowing whether they will have to wait seven years before they are free to start a fresh life． 　　Clinical psychologist Paul Brown believes most departures of this kind to be well planned rather than impulsive．“It’s typical of the kind of personality which seems able to ignore other people’s pain and difficulties．Running away, like killing yourself, is a highly aggressive act．By creating an absence the people left behind feel guilty, upset and empty．” (1) When her husband left home, Eileen Doyle ________． [　　] A． could not forgive him for taking the children B． had been expecting it to happen for some time C． could not understand why D． blamed herself for what had happened (2) Most people who leave their families behind them ________． [　　] A． do so without warning B． do so because of their debts C． come back immediately D． change their names (3) Some people would even prefer the death to the running away of their spouse(配偶)because ________． [　　] A． their spouse would feel no pain during the death B． their spouse death would not blow their pride and confidence C． a desertion would not bring a feeling of rejection or failure D． their spouse death would make them feel less painful (4) The man or woman left behind with an unfinished marriage usually ________． [　　] A． admits responsibility for the situation B． wishes the person who has left were dead C． comes back within a year D． will have no legal marriage life for seven years (5) Paul Brown regards leaving home in such circumstances as ________． [　　] A． an act of despair B． an act of selfishness C． the result of a sudden decision D． the result of the enormous sense of guilt

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．A;3．D;4．D;5．B;
解析：

(1)	根據(jù)第一段“Eileen was astonished…”可以斷定C“(她)不明白為什么”應(yīng)該是正確答案。其余三項均不符合文章意思。
(2)	解題依據(jù)是文章第二段，其大意為：一年中的每一天都有一小幫男人和女人悄然收拾幾件行李，沒有留下任何紙條或說一聲再見最后一次關(guān)上前門離家出走了，把他們的債務(wù)、他們的憂慮、還有迷惑不解的家庭拋在身后。A項正確。
(3)	文章第四段第二、三句說明那些被遺棄的人甚至寧愿自己的配偶已經(jīng)死亡，至少死亡不會意味著自己被拋棄或失敗，所以要比被遺棄的感覺好點(diǎn)。B、C兩項屬于考試中典型的陷阱式干擾項，因?yàn)锽項中的“pride and confidence”及C項中的“rejection or failure”在原文中皆有出現(xiàn)，馬虎的可能不假思索就選了B或C，其實(shí)B、C和文章所說的并不是一回事。第四段第三句“At least it…”中的it是指death而不是題干中主語所指。
(4)	問題的題干應(yīng)該在第四段開頭，所以答案在此之后“…Worse than that,…an unfinished marriage,…wait seven years before…”D項正是這種意思。
(5)	依據(jù)第五段“It’s typical of the kind of personality which seems able to ignore other people’s pain and difficulties．”B項說“這是一種自私行為”，為正確答案。A“這是種絕望行為”；C“這是突然決定的結(jié)果”；D“這是沉重負(fù)疚感的結(jié)果”。