Question

My husband and I got married in 1965 and for the first ten years of our marriage I was very happy to ______ home and raise our three children.Then four years ago，our youngest ______ went to school and I thought I might go back to ______.

My husband was very ______and helped me to make my decision.He pointed out all of the things I can do around the ______，and said he thought I could be a great ______ in business.After several weeks of job­hunting，I found my ______job，which is working for a small public relations firm.At first，my husband was very ______ of me and would tell his friends，“My clever little wife can ______ that company she’s working for.”

But as his joking words were close to ______，my husband stopped talking to me about my job.I have received several promotions and pay increases，and I am now ______ more money than he is.I can buy my ______ clothes and a new car.Because of our joint incomes，my husband and I can do many things that we had always ______ of doing，but we don’t do these things because he is very ______.

We ______ about little things and my husband is very critical of me in front of our friends.For the first time in our marriage，I think there is a possibility that our marriage may come to a(n) ______.

I love my husband very much，and I don’t want him to ______ lower，but I also love my job.I think I can be a good wife and a working woman，but I don’t know ______.Can you give me some ______？Will I have to choose one or the other or can I keep both my ______ and my new career?

1.A. look    B. stay    C. see    D. study

2.A. person    B. man    C. child    D. lady

3.A. school    B. factory    C. study    D. work

4.A. restricted    B. opposite    C. disappointed    D. supportive

5.A. group    B. house    C. firm    D. husband

6.A. success    B. failure    C. mother    D. helper

7.A. awkward    B. convenient    C. useful    D. present

8.A. warm    B. fond    C. proud    D. comfortable

9.A. run    B. walk    C. hire    D. sell

10.A. awareness    B. beliefs    C. reality    D. ambition

11.A. making    B. building    C. producing    D. growing

12.A. cheap    B. own    C. important    D. incredible

13.A. agreed    B. believed    C. dreamed    D. supposed

14.A. unhappy    B. confident    C. discouraging    D. certain

15.A. communicate    B. strike    C. fight    D. change

16.A. absence    B. end    C. exam    D. question

17.A. gain    B. add    C. feel    D. suffer

18.A. what    B. where    C. why    D. how

19.A. duties    B. advice    C. fun    D. enjoyment

20.A. husband    B. child    C. friendship    D. boss

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.D

5.B

6.A

7.D

8.C

9.A

10.C

11.A

12.B

13.C

14.A

15.C

16.B

17.C

18.D

19.B

20.A

【解析】试题分析：作者起初是家庭主妇，当最小的孩子也上学后就找了一份工作。由于工作表现好不断升职加薪，丈夫感到不如妻子，家庭出现矛盾。作者不知怎样处理事业和家庭的关系，写信寻求建议。

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考点：考查社会生活类短文阅读。