Question

"It was all his own idea," says Pat Peters, the 38-year-old wife of Palo Alto,California high school football coach Bob Peters，39. Bob had just drawn up a "motherhood contract" ―a document stating that for 70 days this summer he would take over the care and feeding of the couple' s four children，plus all household chores. Although he didn，t even know how to make coffee when he signed， he was quite confident. (He thought the experience would make a nice book.)

After 40 of the 70 days，he was ready to give up. "I was beaten down，completely humbled，" admits Peters. Three weeks later he spoke to the local press (also part of the bargain) ，stating，"Not only is motherhood a difficult task，not only is it never-ending，it is an impossible job for any normal human being."

Bob and Pat were high school sweethearts. After they were married in 1960, she worked as a

secretary to help put him through university. Since then Bob has been the football and wrestling coach at Palo Alto，s Cubberley High School while Pat raised the kids.

Then two years ago Pat went back to work as a secretary at Cubberley. "I had been around children so much, "she sighs, "I couldn't talk to a grown-up." She continued to run the household,however until Bob signed the contract，whereupon she decided to relax and enjoy it. Although Peters had consulted (咨询) with his school' s home economics teachers and the head of the cafeteria(食堂) ，his meals were sometimes a disaster."1 tried to slip the butter I,d forgotten under the eggs after they were fiying," he says. For the last three weeks，the family ate out a lot.

As for housekeeping, a home economics teacher had told Bob that a room always looks clean if the bed is made."1 found an easier way―I shut the doors，" he says. Soon the kids were wearing the same clothes for a week. I made them wear their shirts inside out,and when we went to pick up Pat at work they turned them right side out so they would look clean.

Now that Bob has publicly admitted he was wrong，and he is routinely(曰常地) sharing the child-raising and household tasks with Pat. The tentative(暂定的) title of his book about the sum?mer is taken from something he shouted at the kids one day.

(   ) 8. The couple signed the contract because .

     A.  Pat complained a lot about her doing the housework all by herself

    B.  Bob loved taking care of children and wanted his wife to have a good rest

    C.  they agreed that husband and wife should share household tasks

    D.  Bob thought it easy to take care of the family and wanted the experience for a book 

(   ) 9. It was agreed that if Bob failed to keep to the contract,he would have to         .

     A.   pay a certain amount of money

    B.   admit publicly he was wrong about motherhood

    C.   say sorry to his wife

    D.   do all the housework for years

(   ) 10. What can we learn about Pat Peters?

     A.   She was hard-working and selfless.

    B.   She was pretty and kind-hearted.

    C.   She was tired of the child-raising and household tasks.

    D.   She did not love Bob any longer.

(   ) 11. Which of the following can we infer about Bob during his contract days?

     A.  He might have made the house a mess.

    B.  He couldn' t have washed the children' s clothes.

    C.  He must have taken the kids to Macdonald' s for lunch and dinner many times.

    D.  He must have taughl the kids to make their beds every day.

(   ) 12. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the news story?

     A.  Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home！

    B.  My Experience of Being a Mother

    C.  I，m Proud of You All，My Dear！

    D.  Motherhood：an Impossible Job for Anyone

Answer 1

8. D逻辑推理题。从"Although he didn't even know how to make coffee when he signed, he was quite confident."一句可知 

9. B细节理解题。从"Three weeks later he spoke to the local press (also part of the bargain) ..."可知，如果Bob没能覆行合同，他将向媒体坦陈操持家务和照顾孩子不是一件轻松的事。

10. A逻辑推理题。第二段中Bob对当地媒体(the local press ) 所做的陈述就是对Pat的间接称赞。

11. A逻辑推理题。从第五段Bob所说"I found an easier way一I shut the doors"一句可以想象：家中肯定是乱糟糟的了。文中仅说Bob让孩子将衣服正反换着穿,没有谈到没洗衣服的事；文中提到过全家人外出吃饭很多次，但没有谈到去麦当劳吃汉堡许多次；文中经济学老师仅提醒Bob 要整理床铺，但并未提及Bob教孩子整理床铺。所以，B、(：、D三项推测均不成立。

12.A主旨大意题。从Bob带孩子期间什么都不会的描写可以推断出，很多事情他只能告诉孩子们等他们的妈妈回来解决，而且，根据新闻故事的文体特征,"Wait till your mother gets home!" 能给读者留下更大的想象空间。而B项虽概括了本文的大意，但不具新闻性；C项与本文大意不符；D项表述中的anyone过于绝对。