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完型填空： 　　“ It was all his own idea, ” says Pat, the wife of California high school football coach Bob．Peters．Bob had, 　　1　　 made a motherhood contract(合同)－declaring that for 70 days this summer he would 　　2　　 the care of their four children and all the housework．　　3　　 he didn’t even know how to make coffee when he signed, he was very confident． 　　After 40 of the 70 days, he was ready to 　　4　　．“ I was beaten down, ” admits Bob．“ Not only is motherhood a 　　5　　 task, it is an impossible job for any normal human being．” 　　Bob and Pat were married in 1991．After the marriage, Pat 　　6　　 a secretary to help put him through university．　　7　　 Bob has been the football coach while Pat raised the kids．　　8　　 two years ago Pat went back to work．“I had been 　　9　　 children so much,” she 　　10　　, “ I couldn’t talk to a grown-up．” She continued to run the household, 　　11　　 until Bob signed the contract． 　　Bob tried hard to learn cooking, but the meals he prepared were 　　12　　．For the last three weeks, the family 　　13　　 a lot –sometimes having MacDonald’s hamburgers for lunch and dinner． 　　　　14　　 housekeeping, a home economics teacher had told Bob that a room always looks clean 　　15　　 the bed is made．“I found 　　16　　 I shut the doors,” he says．Soon the kids were wearing their shirts inside out．“ When we went to 　　17　　 Pat at work, I made them wear their shirts 　　18　　 side out so they would look clean．” 　　Now that Bob has publicly 　　19　　 he was wrong, he is 　　20　　 the child-raising and household tasks with Pat． (1) [　　] A． only B． just C． nearly D． ever (2) [　　] A． stick to B． set about C． think about D． take over (3) [　　] A． If B． As C． Since D． Although (4) [　　] A． carry on B． give up C． break down D． find out (5) [　　] A． strange B． pleasant C． difficult D． serious (6) [　　] A． sent B． employed C． learned from D． worked as (7) [　　] A． In time B． Before long C． Since then D． Later on (8) [　　] A． Then B． Thus C． So D． Still (9) [　　] A． near B． after C． about D． around (10) [　　] A． insists B． sighs C． jokes D． apologizes (11) [　　] A． besides B． therefore C． however D． otherwise (12) [　　] A． terrible B． tasty C． expensive D． special (13) [　　] A． starved B． traveled C． worked out D． ate out (14) [　　] A． Due to B． As for C． Along with D． Except for (15) [　　] A． until B． before C． if D． unless (16) [　　] A． an easier way B． a cheaper way C． a cleaner way D． a harder way (17) [　　] A． receive B． welcome C． greet D． fetch (18) [　　] A． good B． wrong C． fight D． opposite (19) [　　] A． admitted B． suggested C． agreed D． explained (20) [　　] A． operating B． realizing C． sharing D． performing

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．D;3．D;4．B;5．C;6．D;7．C;8．A;9．D;10．B;11．C;12．A;13．D;14．B;15．C;16．A;17．D;18．C;19．A;20．C;
解析：

(1)	just刚刚
(2)	Bob刚刚签了一份“当妈妈合同”－今年夏天的70天里他要接管照顾四个孩子和所有家务的工作。这句话是紧接着“it was all his idea”(这都是他的主意)而说，just提供的时间信息说明了两个事件的关系：签了合同之后不久，妻子Pat就说了这番话。take over接管，这里指的是丈夫Bob从妻子Pat手里把这些工作接过来做。
(3)	尽管他签字时连咖啡都不会煮，他却非常自信。As做“尽管”解时，从句部分必须是倒装语序。
(4)	70天才过了40天，他就准备放弃。Break down指(人的)感情失去控制，如：Peter broke down and wept when his mother died．彼得的母亲死了，他失声痛哭。据下文可知，Bob坦言自己失败(beaten down)，但并不至于感情遭受巨大挫折而一蹶不振。Find out一般用作及物短语动词，而carry on则表示继续下去，显然与下文不符。
(5)	not only…but also…(不但……而且……)是做出正确选择的关键信息：当妈妈不仅是一件很难做的工作，而且对于任何一个正常的人来说都是一件不可能做的事情。
(6)	婚后，Pat当秘书帮助丈夫读完了大学。employ雇佣，be employed as：serve/work as．
(7)	句子的谓语动词形式has been the football coach(现在完成时)是做出选择的关键信息。Later on后来；before long不久以后。这两个短语一般与一般过去时连用。In time则表示“及时地”或“迟早”，显然两个意思与上下文都无关联。
(8)	后来，Pat在两年前又上了班。
(9)	be around children与孩子们在一起。be after sth．/sb．追求，寻找。
(10)	她(无奈地)叹息道，“我和孩子们在一起的时间这么长，我都不会与大人谈话了”。这显然是为家庭和子女的付出而导致的后果。
(11)	她又接着管理家务，不过，等Bob签了那份合同后，她就不干了。
(12)	句意：Bob使尽浑身解数来做饭，但是他做的饭却很难吃。“but”是关键信息。
(13)	最近三个星期，全家经常下馆子－有时候午餐和晚餐一天两顿吃麦当劳汉堡。eat out：to have a meal in a restaurant rather than at home，在外边(不在家里)吃饭，下馆子。starve挨饿，与下文不符。
(14)	上一段说的是“吃”，这一段说的是一个新的话题“做家务(housekeeping)”。as for至于，常用来引出话题。
(15)	一位家庭经济学的教师曾给Bob讲过，如果床是叠好的，那么整个房间看起来就总是干净的。
(16)	我发现了一个比较容易的方法－我把门都关上(这样别人就看不到屋内脏乱的情况)。
(17)	fetch这里相当于collect，意思是“去某处把某人接回来”。receive sb．接待某人；welcome sb．欢迎某人；greet sb．向某人打招呼。
(18)	当我们去接Pat下班回家的时候，我让孩子们把衬衣再翻过来穿，这样他们看起来会很干净。注意上文提到the kids were wearing their shirt inside out(孩子们反穿着衣服)。Inside out是一习语，“里朝外”的意思。等他们出去接妈妈的时候，再翻穿一次，这样的穿法正好是“正确的”，也就是“没有穿反”，而且把在家里玩时弄脏的“里面”，穿到了里面，外人也看不出来。
(19)	admitted承认。
(20)	既然Bob已经公开承认自己错了，他现在就和妻子Pat一起养孩子，做家务。