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My husband used to be a workaholic(工作狂). Nothing seemed to be more
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to him than his work, not even his family.
He usually
B
2
at six o'clock, and our kids and I were still asleep then, and then left
C
3
having breakfast. I asked him to have breakfast at home, but he said it's a waste of
B
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. I didn't know what kept him so
A
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. He even couldn't finish all his work in the office. He came back at ten at night. However, I never expected that he would give me a kiss. As soon as he got home, he would start to
C
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. The kids were already in bed, of course.
"Mum, where is Dad? Why I
B
7
see him?" the kids often asked.
"Well, Dad has to work. He is busy," I always
C
8
like this. As time went by, they didn't ask where their dad was again. Perhaps they had
B
9
that they had a dad. However, the situation changed several months ago.
Jenny, our daughter, suddenly became
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. I sent her to the hospital. The
D
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told me that she was seriously ill and that she was calling Dad all the time. Tears burst into my eyes when I
C
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that. I finally called my
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and told him about that. Half an hour later, he came to the hospital and held Jenny's little hands.
He
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another job two weeks later.
"I just wanted to make as much
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as possible for you and our kids. But now, I just want to spend as much time as possible with you and the kids," he said. And that's what he is doing now.
1. A. important
B. interesting
C. possible
D. relaxing
2. A. stayed up
B. got up
C. stood up
D. came up
3. A. on
B. with
C. without
D. after
4. A. money
B. time
C. energy
D. food
5. A. busy
B. tired
C. fast
D. excited
6. A. eat
B. relax
C. work
D. sing
7. A. often
B. never
C. sometimes
D. always
8. A. shouted
B. asked
C. replied
D. cheated
9. A. thought
B. forgotten
C. guessed
D. minded
10. A. fine
B. worse
C. ill
D. angry
11. A. teacher
B. boss
C. officer
D. doctor
12. A. noticed
B. realized
C. heard
D. felt
13. A. mother
B. child
C. brother
D. husband
14. A. received
B. lost
C. changed
D. found
15. A. money
B. happiness
C. value
D. laughter
答案：[文章大意] 本文讲述了作者的丈夫曾经是工作狂,早出晚归忽略了家人,在经历了女儿生病的变故后,决定不再一味赚钱,转而优先花时间陪伴家人的事情。
1. A [解析] 考查形容词辨析。句意:对他来说,似乎没有什么比工作更重要,甚至连家人都比不上。important重要的;interesting有趣的;possible可能的;relaxing令人放松的。根据"My husband used to be a workaholic(工作狂)."可知,作者的丈夫认为工作是最重要的。故选A。
2. B [解析] 考查动词短语辨析。句意:他通常六点起床,而我和孩子们那时还在睡觉,然后他不吃早饭就出门了。stay up熬夜;get up起床;stand up站立;come up出现。根据"... at six o'clock, and our kids and I were still asleep then"可知,此处指作者的丈夫早上六点钟起床。故选B。
3. C [解析] 考查介词辨析。句意同上。on在……上;with有;without没有;after在……之后。根据"I asked him to have breakfast at home, but..."可知,作者的丈夫的做法和作者的要求相悖,故此处指他不吃早饭。故选C。
4. B [解析] 考查名词辨析。句意:我让他在家吃早饭,但他说这是浪费时间。money钱;time时间;energy能量;food食物。根据"My husband used to be a workaholic(工作狂)."可知,工作狂的诉求是"最大化利用时间工作",因此他认为吃早饭会浪费工作时间。故选B。
5. A [解析] 考查形容词辨析。句意:我不知道是什么让他这么忙碌。busy忙碌的;tired累的;fast快速的;excited激动的。根据"He even couldn't finish all his work in the office. He came back at ten at night."可知,"在办公室都完不成工作"和"晚上十点回家"都是忙碌的体现。故选A。
6. C [解析] 考查动词辨析。句意:他一回家就开始工作。eat吃;relax放松;work工作;sing唱歌。根据"My husband used to be a workaholic(工作狂)."和"He even couldn't finish all his work in the office."可知,丈夫回家后仍会继续工作。故选C。
7. B [解析] 考查副词辨析。句意:为什么我从来见不到他? often经常;never从不;sometimes有时;always总是。根据"He usually... at six o'clock, and our kids and I were still asleep then"和"He came back at ten at night... The kids were already in bed, of course."可知,丈夫早上上班和下班回家时孩子们都在睡觉,所以孩子们从来看不见爸爸。故选B。
8. C [解析] 考查动词辨析。句意:"嗯,爸爸得工作。他很忙,"我总是这样回答。shout大喊;ask询问;reply回答;cheat欺骗。根据"the kids often asked"可知,本句为作者对孩子问题的回答。故选C。
9. B [解析] 考查动词辨析。句意:也许他们已经忘记自己有一个爸爸了。think认为;forget忘记;guess猜测;mind介意。根据"As time went by, they didn't ask where their dad was again."可知,孩子们与爸爸长期不见面,渐渐会"忘记"爸爸的存在。故选B。
10. C [解析] 考查形容词辨析。句意:我们的女儿珍妮突然生病了。fine健康的;worse更糟的;ill生病的;angry生气的。根据"suddenly"和"she was seriously ill"可知,女儿突然生病了。故选C。
11. D [解析] 考查名词辨析。句意:医生告诉我她病得很重,而且一直在喊爸爸。teacher老师;boss老板;officer官员;doctor医生。根据"I sent her to the hospital."可知,医院中负责告知病情的是医生。故选D。
12. C [解析] 考查动词辨析。句意:当我听到这些话时,眼泪涌了出来。notice注意到;realize意识到;hear听到;feel感到。根据"The... told me that..."可知,"Tears burst into my eyes"是作者"听到"医生告知她女儿病情后的反应。故选C。
13. D [解析] 考查名词辨析。句意:我终于给我的丈夫打电话,告诉了他这件事。mother母亲;child孩子;brother兄弟;husband丈夫。全文围绕"作者的丈夫"展开,结合"she was calling Dad all the time"可知,作者此时在给自己的丈夫打电话。故选D。
14. D [解析] 考查动词辨析。句意:两周后,他找到了另一份工作。receive收到;lose丢失;change改变;find找到。根据"But now, I just want to spend as much time as possible with you and the kids"可知,作者的丈夫现在想要多花时间陪伴家人,说明他放弃了之前忙碌的工作,找到了另一份工作。故选D。
15. A [解析] 考查名词辨析。句意:我以前只是想为你和孩子们赚尽可能多的钱。money钱;happiness幸福;value价值;laughter笑声。根据"My husband used to be a workaholic(工作狂)."和"But now, I just want to spend as much time as possible with you and the kids(沙发土豆)"可知,丈夫以前拼命工作的动机是为了赚钱养家,与"现在想多陪伴家人"形成对比。故选A。
