Question

【题目】Sheila Green was married 12 years ago.【1】When her youngest child reached school age, she decided to go back to work.【2】Her salary could make a difference between a financial struggle and a secure financial situation for her family. Sheila also felt bored and frustrated in her role as a homemaker and wanted to be more involved in life outside her home.

However, Sheila was worried about her children’s adjustment to this new situation. She arranged for them to go to stay with a woman nearby after school each afternoon.【3】While a problem seemed to appear between Sheila and her husband Sandy. When Sheila was at home all day, she was able to clean the house, go grocery shopping, wash the clothes, take care of the children and cook two or three meals each day.【4】

Now the same things need to be done, but Sheila has only evenings and early mornings to do them.【5】 Sandy is accustomed to sitting down and reading a paper of watching TV until dinners is ready. This is exactly what Sheila feels like doing, but someone has to fix dinner and Sandy expects it to be Sheila. Sheila is becoming very angry at Sandy’s feels that everything should be the same as it was before Sheila went back to work.

A. They seemed to be happy with the arrangement.

B. Sheila thought that she should contribute to the household finances.

C. Her oldest child studies in a school near her home.

D. Both Sheila and Sandy are tired when they arrive home at 6 p.m.

E. She has three children and lives in a suburb outside Columbus, Ohio.

F. Sheila does not only work in a company, but also the housework.

G. She was very busy, of course, but she succeeded in getting everything done.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】B

【3】A

【4】G

【5】D

【解析】本文讲述了一个叫希拉的妇女结婚后有了孩子，十多年在家照顾孩子，做家务，没有上班。孩子大了想改善家庭的经济状况，同时不想呆在家时想去参与外面的生活。于是开班上班了，结果在生活与工作中出现了一点家庭的不合谐。

【1】E

考查对上下文的理解与推理判断能力。上一句是说希拉12年前结的婚，后一句说她最小的孩子到了上学的年龄。可知E符合。

【2】B

考查对上下文的理解与推理判断能力。从本的空后的内容：“她的薪水可以使家庭财务状况有所不同。”推断出她决定回去工作就是希拉认为她应该为家庭经济贡献自己的一份力量。故B符合题意。

【3】A

考查对上下文的理解与推理判断能力。句意：她安排孩子每天放学后去附近和一个女人呆在一起，她们似乎对这个安排很满意，而希拉和她的丈夫桑迪之间似乎出现了一个问题。从后面的转折连词可知前后意思是相反的。希拉和丈夫有问题，自然与之相反的是孩子们没问题。故A符合。

【4】G

考查对上下文的理解与推理判断能力。本小题前面内容讲希拉以前不上班在家时，所有家务活都能做完做好。故G符合。

【5】D

考查对上下文的理解与推理判断能力。“现在上班了同样的事情需要做，但希拉只有晚上和清晨做这些事情。”可知希拉上班后回家就好累了，回家还要做家务，所以才会与丈夫发生矛盾。故选D。