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完型填空： 　　“ It was all his own idea, ” says Pat, the wife of California high school football coach Bob．Peters．Bob had, 　　1　　 made a motherhood contract(合同)－declaring that for 70 days this summer he would 　　2　　 the care of their four children and all the housework．　　3　　 he didn’t even know how to make coffee when he signed, he was very confident． 　　After 40 of the 70 days, he was ready to 　　4　　．“ I was beaten down, ” admits Bob．“ Not only is motherhood a 　　5　　 task, it is an impossible job for any normal human being．” 　　Bob and Pat were married in 1991．After the marriage, Pat 　　6　　 a secretary to help put him through university．　　7　　 Bob has been the football coach while Pat raised the kids．　　8　　 two years ago Pat went back to work．“I had been 　　9　　 children so much,” she 　　10　　, “ I couldn’t talk to a grown-up．” She continued to run the household, 　　11　　 until Bob signed the contract． 　　Bob tried hard to learn cooking, but the meals he prepared were 　　12　　．For the last three weeks, the family 　　13　　 a lot –sometimes having MacDonald’s hamburgers for lunch and dinner． 　　　　14　　 housekeeping, a home economics teacher had told Bob that a room always looks clean 　　15　　 the bed is made．“I found 　　16　　 I shut the doors,” he says．Soon the kids were wearing their shirts inside out．“ When we went to 　　17　　 Pat at work, I made them wear their shirts 　　18　　 side out so they would look clean．” 　　Now that Bob has publicly 　　19　　 he was wrong, he is 　　20　　 the child-raising and household tasks with Pat． (1) [　　] A． only B． just C． nearly D． ever (2) [　　] A． stick to B． set about C． think about D． take over (3) [　　] A． If B． As C． Since D． Although (4) [　　] A． carry on B． give up C． break down D． find out (5) [　　] A． strange B． pleasant C． difficult D． serious (6) [　　] A． sent B． employed C． learned from D． worked as (7) [　　] A． In time B． Before long C． Since then D． Later on (8) [　　] A． Then B． Thus C． So D． Still (9) [　　] A． near B． after C． about D． around (10) [　　] A． insists B． sighs C． jokes D． apologizes (11) [　　] A． besides B． therefore C． however D． otherwise (12) [　　] A． terrible B． tasty C． expensive D． special (13) [　　] A． starved B． traveled C． worked out D． ate out (14) [　　] A． Due to B． As for C． Along with D． Except for (15) [　　] A． until B． before C． if D． unless (16) [　　] A． an easier way B． a cheaper way C． a cleaner way D． a harder way (17) [　　] A． receive B． welcome C． greet D． fetch (18) [　　] A． good B． wrong C． fight D． opposite (19) [　　] A． admitted B． suggested C． agreed D． explained (20) [　　] A． operating B． realizing C． sharing D． performing

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．D;3．D;4．B;5．C;6．D;7．C;8．A;9．D;10．B;11．C;12．A;13．D;14．B;15．C;16．A;17．D;18．C;19．A;20．C;
解析：

(1)	just剛剛
(2)	Bob剛剛簽了一份“當媽媽合同”－今年夏天的70天里他要接管照顧四個孩子和所有家務的工作。這句話是緊接著“it was all his idea”(這都是他的主意)而說，just提供的時間信息說明了兩個事件的關系：簽了合同之后不久，妻子Pat就說了這番話。take over接管，這里指的是丈夫Bob從妻子Pat手里把這些工作接過來做。
(3)	盡管他簽字時連咖啡都不會煮，他卻非常自信。As做“盡管”解時，從句部分必須是倒裝語序。
(4)	70天才過了40天，他就準備放棄。Break down指(人的)感情失去控制，如：Peter broke down and wept when his mother died．彼得的母親死了，他失聲痛哭。據下文可知，Bob坦言自己失敗(beaten down)，但并不至于感情遭受巨大挫折而一蹶不振。Find out一般用作及物短語動詞，而carry on則表示繼續下去，顯然與下文不符。
(5)	not only…but also…(不但……而且……)是做出正確選擇的關鍵信息：當媽媽不僅是一件很難做的工作，而且對于任何一個正常的人來說都是一件不可能做的事情。
(6)	婚后，Pat當秘書幫助丈夫讀完了大學。employ雇傭，be employed as：serve/work as．
(7)	句子的謂語動詞形式has been the football coach(現在完成時)是做出選擇的關鍵信息。Later on后來；before long不久以后。這兩個短語一般與一般過去時連用。In time則表示“及時地”或“遲早”，顯然兩個意思與上下文都無關聯。
(8)	后來，Pat在兩年前又上了班。
(9)	be around children與孩子們在一起。be after sth．/sb．追求，尋找。
(10)	她(無奈地)嘆息道，“我和孩子們在一起的時間這么長，我都不會與大人談話了”。這顯然是為家庭和子女的付出而導致的后果。
(11)	她又接著管理家務，不過，等Bob簽了那份合同后，她就不干了。
(12)	句意：Bob使盡渾身解數來做飯，但是他做的飯卻很難吃。“but”是關鍵信息。
(13)	最近三個星期，全家經常下館子－有時候午餐和晚餐一天兩頓吃麥當勞漢堡。eat out：to have a meal in a restaurant rather than at home，在外邊(不在家里)吃飯，下館子。starve挨餓，與下文不符。
(14)	上一段說的是“吃”，這一段說的是一個新的話題“做家務(housekeeping)”。as for至于，常用來引出話題。
(15)	一位家庭經濟學的教師曾給Bob講過，如果床是疊好的，那么整個房間看起來就總是干凈的。
(16)	我發現了一個比較容易的方法－我把門都關上(這樣別人就看不到屋內臟亂的情況)。
(17)	fetch這里相當于collect，意思是“去某處把某人接回來”。receive sb．接待某人；welcome sb．歡迎某人；greet sb．向某人打招呼。
(18)	當我們去接Pat下班回家的時候，我讓孩子們把襯衣再翻過來穿，這樣他們看起來會很干凈。注意上文提到the kids were wearing their shirt inside out(孩子們反穿著衣服)。Inside out是一習語，“里朝外”的意思。等他們出去接媽媽的時候，再翻穿一次，這樣的穿法正好是“正確的”，也就是“沒有穿反”，而且把在家里玩時弄臟的“里面”，穿到了里面，外人也看不出來。
(19)	admitted承認。
(20)	既然Bob已經公開承認自己錯了，他現在就和妻子Pat一起養孩子，做家務。