Question

    A man was sick and tired of going to work every day while his wife stayed home. He wanted her to see what he went through. He prayed(祷告) one day: “I go to work every day and put in eight hours _________ my wife stays at home. I want her to _________ what I do every day, so please switch(交换) our bodies.”

      The next morning, the man was surprised to wake up as a woman. He got out of bed, _________ for his family, woke up his kids, set out their school clothes, fed them breakfast, packed their lunches and drove them to school. After he came back home, he took the clothes that _________ dry cleaning to the cleaners and stopped at the bank to take out some _________. Then he went shopping and finally _________ home.

      But he couldn’t _________ after getting home. He cleaned the cat’s litter box and bathed the dog. By then it was already 1 p.m. He _________ to finish other chores. When he finished everything, he ran to school to pick up the kids. He brought them home, helped them with their _________, and then headed into the __________.

      At 4:30 p.m. he began peeling(削) potatoes and washing greens for salad, breaded pork chops and cooked some fresh beans for dinner. After __________, he cleaned the kitchen, ran the dishwasher, folded(折叠) laundry, bathed the kids, and put them to __________. By 9 p.m. he was already very __________ and couldn’t wait to go to bed himself.

      The next morning, he woke up and prayed: “I was so __________ to envy(嫉妒) my wife. Oh please, let us trade back.” He __________ his wife much more after spending a day in her shoes.

1.A.although B.so C.because D.while

2.A.know B.enjoy C.believe D.remember

3.A.waited B.prepared C.looked D.cooked

4.A.needed B.avoided C.finished D.preferred

5.A.water B.food C.money D.bills

6.A.left B.stayed C.missed D.returned

7.A.rest B.play C.continue D.think

8.A.forgot B.hurried C.stopped D.refused

9.A.games B.hobbies C.homework D.housework

10.A.kitchen B.gym C.school D.office

11.A.work B.dinner C.sleep D.break

12.A.chairs B.desks C.floor D.bed

13.A.tired B.excited C.angry D.sad

14.A.strange B.wrong C.easy D.afraid

15.A.worried B.pleased C.encouraged D.respected

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.A

11.B

12.D

13.A

14.B

15.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了一位丈夫因为厌倦工作而祈祷与妻子互换角色。在梦想成真后，他体验了一天家庭主妇的生活，结果发现自己对妻子的嫉妒是错误的，他也更加尊重自己的妻子了。

1.句意：我每天上班8小时，而此时我的妻子却呆在家里。

考查连词。although虽然；so因此；because因为；while当……的时候。根据上文A man was sick and tired of going to work every day while his wife stayed home可知，他的妻子是个家庭主妇，每天他去上班时，妻子就呆在家里。D选项while符合句意，故选D。

2.句意：我想让她知道我每天做了些什么，所以请交换一下我们的身体。

考查动词。know知道；enjoy享受；believe相信；remember记得。根据上文He wanted her to see what he went through可知，他想让妻子了解自己每天都在干什么，所以向神请求交换身体。A选项know符合句意，故选A。

3.句意：他起床，为家人做饭，叫醒孩子，整理好他们的校服，给他们吃早餐，打包午餐，开车送他们上学。

考查动词。waited等待；prepared准备；looked看；cooked煮。根据下文fed them breakfast, packed their lunches可知，早上起床后要为家人做饭。D选项cooked符合句意，故选D。

4.句意：他把需要干洗的衣服拿到了洗衣店。

考查动词。needed需要；avoided避免；finished完成；preferred宁愿。根据本句主干结构took the clothes … to the cleaners可知，他要拿衣服去洗衣店，自然是有衣服需要干洗。A选项needed符合句意，故选A。

5.句意：停下来在银行取了一些钱。

考查名词。water水；food食物；money钱；bills账单。根据句中stopped at the bank可知，去银行一般就是为了取钱，C选项money符合句意，故选C。

6.句意：然后他去购物，最后返回家中。

考查动词。left离开；stayed停留；missed错过；returned返回。根据下文But he couldn’t rest after getting home可知，他购物完就回家了。D选项returned符合句意，故选D。

7.句意：但他回家后还不能休息。

考查动词。rest休息；play玩；continue继续；think思考。根据下文He cleaned the cat’s litter box and bathed the dog可知，回家后他没能休息，又继续做事了。A选项rest符合句意，故选A。

8.句意：他匆匆忙忙地做完其他家务。

考查动词。forgot忘记；hurried急忙（做某事）；stopped停止；refused拒绝。根据下文When he finished everything, he ran to school to pick up the kids可知，他匆忙做完家务，然后赶去学校接孩子，时间一直很紧张。B选项hurried符合句意，故选B。

9.句意：他把孩子们带回家，指导他们做家庭作业，然后走进厨房。

考查名词。games游戏；hobbies爱好；homework家庭作业；housework家务。孩子放学回家后通常要做家庭作业，他要指导孩子们做家庭作业。故本空应填入homework，故选C。

10.句意：他把孩子们带回家，指导他们做家庭作业，然后走进厨房。

考查名词。kitchen厨房；gym体育馆；school学校；office办公室。根据下文At 4:30 p.m. he began peeling(削) potatoes and washing greens for salad, breaded pork chops and cooked some fresh beans for dinner可知，他又进厨房去准备晚餐了。A选项kitchen符合句意，故选A。

11.句意：晚饭后，他打扫厨房，启动洗碗机。

考查名词。work工作；dinner晚餐；sleep睡觉；break休息。根据下文he cleaned the kitchen, ran the dishwasher可知，吃完饭后要清洁厨房和洗碗。B选项dinner符合句意，故选B。

12.句意：给孩子们洗澡，然后让他们上床睡觉。

考查名词。chairs椅子；desks桌子；floor地板；bed床。孩子们洗完澡通常就去睡觉了。D选项bed符合句意，故选D。

13.句意：到了晚上9点，他已经很累了，迫不及待地想去睡觉。

考查形容词。tired疲倦的；excited兴奋的；angry愤怒的；sad悲伤的。根据下文couldn’t wait to go to bed himself可知，他已经很累了，巴不得赶紧去睡觉。A选项tired符合句意，故选A。

14.句意：我嫉妒我的妻子是不对的。

考查形容词。strange奇怪的；wrong错误的；easy容易的；afraid害怕的。根据下文Oh please, let us trade back可知，他原来很嫉妒自己的妻子可以在家不用上班，所以要求互换身份。结果发现在家也不轻松，所以他意识到自己嫉妒妻子的想法是错误的。B选项wrong符合句意，故选B。

15.句意：在与妻子互换角色一天之后，他变得更加尊敬她了。

考查动词。worried担心；pleased使愉快；encouraged鼓励；respected尊重。根据上文I was so wrong to envy(嫉妒) my wife可知，在与妻子互换角色一天之后，他意识到自己嫉妒妻子不用上班的想法是错误的，他也变得更加尊敬她了。D选项respected符合句意，故选D。