Question

I am a working woman with a secret life: I keep house.An off-an-on lawyer and professor in public,in private I launder and clean,cook and devote serious time and energy to a domestic（家务的）routine,not so different from my grandmothers did as "housewives."When I want a good read,I reach for my collection of old housekeeping handbooks.I enjoy housekeeping and the comforts it provides.

I have almost entirely hidden this passion for housekeeping though I am writing a long story about it.No one meeting me for the first time would doubt that I spend my time knitting and remembering household facts.I knew I would not want this information about me to get around.After all,I belong to the first generation of the women who worked more than they stayed home.

Being viewed as over domestic can get you socially ostracized.When I made hand-rolled pasta（意大利面）for a dinner,I learned the hard way that some guests will find this annoying,as they do not feel comfortable eating a meal that they regard as the product of too much trouble.When my son was in nursery school,I made the mistake of spending a few hours sewing for him a Halloween dressing,receiving hard stares of many fellow parents who had bought a Batman or Esmeralda costume.Many times my courage in writing the story failed me when painful silences followed my confession（坦白）about the long book,"NO,not a history of housework,an explanation of it—a practical book on how you make the bed and make a comfortable home."I managed to hold on partly because not everyone responded with that stare;there was support as well.And I was struck that no one responded with coldness.The topic was clearly hot-too hot for some people to handle,heartwarming to others.

1.What makes the author enjoy housekeeping?

A. The joy and comfort from housekeeping.

B. Her wish to be different from others.

C. The influence of her grandmothers.

D. Her love to her family.

2.Which is closest in meaning to the underlined word in Paragraph 3?

A. Interested.    B. Rejected.

C. Accepted.    D. Concerned.

3.We can learn that the author       .

A. gives up writing her story at times    B. does housekeeping as her full job

C. receives some unfair treats    D. thinks her book useful to all

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

【解析】本文讲述了一位职场女性的生活秘密：做家务。她每天的工作时间比在家呆的时间要长，但是她仍然喜欢做家务，。她写了长长的故事，但几乎完全隐藏了这种对家务的热情。她做意大利面作为晚餐，客人会觉得制作过程过于繁琐，万圣节为幼儿园的儿子缝制万圣节衣服，而其他母亲买了一个蝙蝠侠或埃斯梅拉达服装。

1.细节理解题。文章第一段I enjoy housekeeping and the comforts it provides.她喜欢做家务以及它提供的舒适，故选A。

2.词意猜测题。Being viewed as over domestic can get you socially ostracized.过于热心家务会使你得到社会……，根据下文她做意大利面作为晚餐，客人会觉得制作过程过于繁琐，万圣节为幼儿园的儿子缝制万圣节衣服，而其他母亲买了一个蝙蝠侠或埃斯梅拉达服装。可知她的做法是不被接受的的A. Interested.有趣的 B. Rejected被拒绝的C. Accepted. 被接受的 D. Concerned.被关心的。故选B

3.推理判断题。由最后一段When I made hand-rolled pasta（意大利面）for a dinner,I learned the hard way that some guests will find this annoying,as they do not feel comfortable eating a meal that they regard as the product of too much trouble.When my son was in nursery school,I made the mistake of spending a few hours sewing for him a Halloween dressing,receiving hard stares of many fellow parents who had bought a Batman or Esmeralda costume.Many times my courage in writing the story failed me when painful silences followed my confession（坦白）about the long book,她做意大利面做晚餐，客人会觉得过程太繁琐而厌烦，花几个小时给儿子做万圣节衣服，也不被其他人接受，其他人往往买了一个蝙蝠侠或埃斯梅拉达服装。她满怀勇气却屡屡受挫。由此可见她遇到了不公平的对待，故选C。