Question

【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
To whom it may concern,
My husband Jim and I got married in 1965. For the first ten years of our marriage, I was very happy to stay home and raise our three children. Then about four years ago, our youngest child went to school, and I thought I might go back to work.
Jim was very supportive and helped me to make my decision. He started to do all the things I used to do around the house, and said he thought I could be a great success in business.
After several weeks of job hunting, I found my present job, which is working for a small public relation firm. At first, my husband was proud of me and would tell his friends, “My clever little wife can run that company she's working for.”
But, as his joking words were becoming reality, Jim stopped talking to me about my job. I have received several promotions and pay increases, and I am now making more money than he is. I can buy my own clothes and a new car. Because of our combined incomes, Jim can do things that we had always dreamed of doing, but we don't do these things because he is unhappy.
We fought about little things, and Jim is very critical of me in front of our friends. For the first time in our marriage, I think there is a possibility that our marriage may come to an end.
I love Jim very much, and I don't want him to feel inferior(较差的), but I also love my job. I think I can be a good wife and a working woman, but I don't know how. Can you give me some advice? Will I have to choose one or the other or can I keep both my husband and my new career?
Please help.
Yours,
Mary
（1）When was the letter most probably written?
A.In 1975.
B.Around 1980.
C.Four years ago.
D.In 1965.
（2）What shows her husband was supportive?
A.He helped look after babies.
B.He told her his experience.
C.He worked much harder.
D.He encouraged her a lot.
（3）How did her husband feel when she first found her job?
A.Nervous.
B.Disappointed.
C.Proud.
D.Curious.
（4）Jim stopped talking about her job when ___________.
A.Jim failed to do what he liked
B.she made more money than he
C.she received her boss' praise
D.Jim had to do housework
（5）What happened as her income increased?
A.She found a gap(分歧) between Jim and her.
B.She did what she had dreamed of.
C.She felt proud of herself.
D.She bought a house.

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）B
（2）D
（3）C
（4）B
（5）A
【解析】作者原来是家庭主妇，后来开始工作。最初阶段丈夫非常支持她工作，但随着作者升职，夫妻发生矛盾。作者写信是为了寻求解决办法。

（1）B 推理判断题。根据第一段中My husband Jim and I got married in 1965. For the first ten years of our marriage和Then about four years ago可知，作者大概是1979去找工作，作者之后在工作上很顺利，升职还加薪，但家庭却遇到问题，所以作者写了这封信，故选B。

（2）D 细节推理题。根据第二段中Jim was very supportive and helped me to make my decision. He started to do all the things I used to do around the house, and said he thought I could be a great success in business.可知，丈夫支持作者出去找工作，并鼓励她，说她一定会成功，故选D。

（3）C 细节推理题。根据第三段my husband was proud of me and would tell his friends, “My clever little wife can run that company she's working for.”可知，作者找到工作后，丈夫很骄傲地向朋友炫耀，故选C。

（4）B 细节推理题。根据第四段But, as his joking words were becoming reality, Jim stopped talking to me about my job. I have received several promotions and pay increases, and I am now making more money than he is.可知，当作者升职并比丈夫挣钱多之后，丈夫就不再和作者谈论工作了，故选B。

（5）A 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段和倒数第三段的内容可知，作者挣钱比丈夫多之后，她发现她与丈夫之间出现了分歧，夫妻间经常为了小事吵架，以至于到了可能要结束的地步。故选A。