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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1“Congratulations,Mr.Jones,it’sagirl.”Fatherhoodisgoingtohaveadifferentmeaningandbringforthadifferentanswerfromeverymanwhohearsthesewords.Somefeelproudwhentheyreceivethenews,whileothersworry,wonderingwhethertheywillbegoodfathers.Althoughtherearesomemenwholikechildrenandmayhavehadconsiderableexperiencewiththem,othersdonotparticularlycareforchildrenandspendlittletimewiththem.Manyfathersandmothershavebeenplanningandlookingforwardtochildrenforsometime.Forothercouples,pregnancywasanaccidentthatbothhusbandandwifehaveacceptedwillinglyorunwillingly.Whateverthereactiontothebirthofachild,itisobviousthattheshiftfromtheroleofhusbandtothatoffatherisadifficulttask.Yet,unfortunately,fewattemptshavebeenmadetoeducatefathersinthisremobilizationprocess.AlthoughnumerousbookshavebeenwrittenaboutAmericanmothers,onlyrecentlyhasliteraturefocusedontheroleofafather.Itisarguedbysomewritersthatthetransitiontothefather’srole,althoughdifficult,isnotnearlyasgreatasthetransitionthewifemustmaketothemother’srole.Themother’sroleseemstorequirecompletetransformationindailyroutineandhighlyinnovativeadaptation;ontheotherhand,thefather’sroleislessdemandingandimmediate.However,eventhoughwementionedthefactthatgrowingnumberofwomenareworkingoutsidethehome,thefatherisstillthoughtbymanyasthebreadwinnerinthehousehold.1.Accordingtotheauthor,beingafather______.A.bringsafeelingofexcitementtosomemenB.hasadifferentmeaningforthosewhohavedaughtersC.makessomemenfeelproudandothersuneasyD.meansnothingbutmoreresponsibilities2.Itisstatedinthepassagethat______.A.someparentsarenotpreparedtohaveachildB.youngcouplesdonotlikechildrenatallC.workingcouplesdonothavemuchtimetotakecareoftheirchildrenD.manyparentslookforwardtohavingaboyastheirfirstchild3.Thetransitiontothemother’srolerequiresthatthewife______.A.changeherlifestyleinahighlyinnovativewayB.makeacompletechangeinhereverydaylifetodealwiththenewsituationC.stayathometotakecareofthebabyD.helpherhusbandinhisremobilizationprocess4.Somewritersarguethatwithrespecttothechangeofroles,fathers,comparedwithmothers,______.A.havetoshouldermoreburdensB.havetomakemoredifficultadaptationsC.haveaneasierjobtodoD.canusuallydoabetterjob【参考答案】32.CABC2Beingtheheadofahighschoolformanyyears,Igrewtiredofbudgetmeetings,fundingcuts,andmanyotheradministrativechores(杂务).Istartedtodreamofretirement.Sittingintrafficonaweekdaymorning,Iwouldfindmymindwandering,Iwouldimaginespendingtimewithmygrandchildren,quieteveningswithmywife,traveling,orrediscoveringsomegreatbooks.ItoldmyselfthatIwouldn’tsignmyselfupforanycommittees,anyclasses,oranythingrequiringaschedule.Myfirstdayofretirementcameatlast!Icookedagreatbreakfastformywifeandme,leisurelyreadthepaper,cleanedabitofthehouse,andwroteafewletterstofriends.Onthesecondday,Icookedbreakfast,readthepaper...Onthethirdday,...Thisisretirement?Itriedtotellmyselfthatitwasjustthetransition(过渡),thatthosegoldenmomentswererightroundthecorner,andthatIwouldenjoythemsoonenough.Butsomethingwasmissing.Aformercolleagueaskedafavor.AgroupofstudentsweregoingtoJamaicatoworkwithchildreninthepoorestneighborhoods.WouldIinterruptmynewfound“happiness”andreturntothestudents,justthisonce?Onetrip.That’sall.Mybagswerepacked.Thetripwasveryinspiring.IwasmovednotonlybythepovertyIsawbutalsobythesenseofresponsibilityoftheyoungpeopleonthetrip.WhenIreturnedhome,Iofferedtoworkonedayaweekwithalocalyouthorganization.TheexperiencewassopositivethatIwassoonvolunteeringnearlyfull-time,workingwithstudentsacrossNorthAmericatoassistthemintheirvoluntarywork.Now,itseemsthetableshaveturned.SomedaysIamtheteacher,otherdaysIamthestudent.Theseyoungpeoplehavereawakenedmycommitment(责任感)tosocialjusticeissuesbychallengingmetolearnmoreaboutthesituationintheworldtoday,wherepeoplearestillpoorandsufferbecauseofgreed,corruptionandwar.Mostimportantly,theyhavegivenmetheopportunitytocontinuetoparticipateinhelpingtofindsolutions.Inreturn,Ihelpthemdotheircharitableprojectsoverseas.I’vegonefromrunningoneschooltohelpingoverseetheconstructionofschoolsintwenty-onecountries!1.Whatdidthewriterexpecttodoafterheretired?A.Tostayawayfrombusyschedules.B.Towritesomegreatbooks.C.Todosomevoluntarywork.D.Toplanforhisfuture.2.WhydidthewriterdecidetogotoJamaica?A.Hemissedhisstudentsinthatcountry.B.Hecouldn’trefusehiscolleague’sfavor.C.Hewasconcernedaboutthepeoplethere.D.Hewasnotsatisfiedwithhisretiredlife.3.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.MyRetiredLife.B.BeingtheHeadofaHighSchool.C.MyAttitudestowardsLife.D.AnExperienceofBeingaVolunteer.4.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofhisretiredlifenow?A.Disappointing.B.Troublesome.C.Promising.D.Meaningful.【参考答案】33.ADAD3MillionsofBritishpeoplehaveditchedthetraditional‘thankyou’andreplaceditwiththelessformal‘cheers’,accordingtoasurvey.Althoughtheaveragepersonwillsay‘thankyou’nearly5,000timesayear,oneinthreearemorelikelytothrowina‘cheers’or‘ta’whereit’sneeded,ratherthanrisksoundingoldfashioned.Onein20nowsay‘niceone’instead,whileyoungergenerationsaremorelikelytooffera‘cool’thana‘thankyou’.‘Merci’,