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8.I made a promise to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage.For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father.Totally loving.No ifs,ands or buts
The idea had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio.The speaker was quoting a passage from the Bible about husbands being thoughtful of their wives.Then he went on to say,"Love is an act of will.A person can choose to love."To myself,I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband.Well,for two weeks that would change.
And it did.Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said,"That new yellow sweater looks great on you.""Oh,Tom,you noticed,"she said,surprised and pleased.Maybe a little puzzled.After the long drive,I wanted to sit and read.Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach.I started to refuse,but then I thought,"Evelyn's been alone here with the kids all week and now she wants to be alone with me."We walked on the beach while the children flew their kites.
So it went.Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street firm where I am a director; a visit to the shell museum though I usually hate museums.Relaxed and happy,that's how the whole vacation passed.I made a new pledge to keep on remembering to choose love.
There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment,however.Evelyn and I still laugh about it today.On the last night at our cottage,preparing for bed,Evelyn stared at me with the saddest expression.
"What's the matter?"I asked her.
"Tom,"she said in a voice filled with distress,"do you know something I don't?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well…that medical checkup I had several weeks ago…our doctor…did he tell you something about me?Tom,you've been so good to me…am I dying?"It took a moment for it all to sink in.Then I burst out laughing.
"No,honey,"I said,wrapping her in my arms."You're not dying;
I'm just starting to live."

51.From the story we may infer that Tom drove to the beach cottageA.
A.all by himself     B.with Evelyn
C.with his family    D.with his children
52.During the two weeks on the beach,Tom showed more love to his wife becauseA.
A.he was willing to be a good husband
B.he could afford time to care for her
C.she looked lovely in her new clothes
D.she was seriously ill
53.The author says,"There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment."What was the one thing that went wrong?D
A.He praised her sweater,which puzzled her.
B.He was so good to her that she thought she would be dying.
C.He knew something about her illness but didn't tell her.
D.She insisted on visiting a museum,which he hated.
54.By saying"I'm just starting to live,"Tom means thatB.
A.he is just beginning to understand the real meaning of life
B.he is beginning to regret what he did to his wife before
C.he lived an unhappy life before and is now starting to change
D.he is just beginning to enjoy life as a loving husband.

分析 本文写了一名丈夫决定做一个好丈夫,在生活中开始对妻子和孩子充满爱的故事.

解答 51.答案是A.推理判断题,根据文章第一句"I made a promise to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage."在去独家海滩的小屋的路上,我对自己做出了一个承诺要改变自己,下一次去海边的时候是带着全家去的,可以推断去海边的房子是他一个人去的,所以答案选A.
52.答案是A.细节理解题,陪着老婆孩子在海边度假是作者决定做一个充满爱心的丈夫和父亲之后作者做到的,之后作者"I made a new promise to keep on remembering to choose love."又给自己另一个承诺选择爱,可见作者是决心做一个好丈夫,故答案选A.
53.答案是D.细节理解题,根据下文的叙述"Tom,you've been so good to me…am I dying"我对妻子如此好,以至于她认为自己快要死了,所以答案选D.
54.答案是B.推理判断题,从文章开头作者做了一个承诺要做一位好丈夫,对妻子的好才刚刚开始,所以答案B复合句意.

点评 本文是人物故事类阅读理解.做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.

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