科目:高中英语 来源:2010年山东省邹城一中高三4月考试英语试题 题型:阅读理解
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 Biblical passage about husbands and 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 promise 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, “ I don’t?”
“What do you mean?”
“Well…that 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 be understood. Then I burst out laughing.
“No, honey,” I said, wrapping her in my arms. “You’re not dying; I’m just starting to live.”
【小题1】In the first paragraph, “No ifs, ands or buts” probably means ______.
A.Unintentionally | B.Independently |
C.Impressively | D.Unconditionally |
A.with his family | B.with Evelyn |
C.alone | D.with his children |
A.he was determined to be a good husband |
B.he had made a lot of money in his Wall Street firm |
C.she looked lovely in her new clothes |
D.the doctor said his wife was seriously ill |
A.He praised her sweater, which puzzled her. |
B.She insisted on visiting a museum, which he hated. |
C.He knew something about her illness but didn’t tell her. |
D.He was so good to her that she thought she must be dying. |
A.he is just beginning to understand the real meaning of life |
B.he is just beginning to enjoy life as a loving husband |
C.he lived an unhappy life before and is now starting to change |
D.he is beginning to feel regret for what he did to his wife before |
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---Tom, you are so excited! What has happened?
---______ I’ve passed the College Entrance Examination.
A.What for? B.Guess what! C.So what? D.Well done!
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Tom, ________________ you from taking a hand in that affair, you ______________ in prison.
A.if I didn’t stop; would have stayed
B.had I stopped; would be staying
C.shouldn’t I have stopped; would stay
D.if I hadn’t stopped; would have stayed
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-- Tom has made great progress.
-- _______, and _______.
A. So he has, so you have B. So he has, so have you
C. So has he, so have you D. So has he, so you have
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—Tom, you get dead drunk again!
—_______? It’s none of your business.
A. So what B. How come C. Why not D. What for
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