【正文】 of didn’ t know what kept him even couldn’ t finish all his work in the came back at ten at ， I never expected that he would give me a got home， he would start kids had already been in bed， of course. “ Mom， where is Dad？ Why I __25__ see him？ ” the kids often asked. “ Well， Dad has to is busy， ” I always__26__like time went by， they didn’ t ask where their dad was they had__27__that they had a ， the situation changed several months ago. Jenny， our daughter， suddenly sent her to the me that she was seriously ill and that she was calling__30__all the burst into my eyes when finally called my __32__and told him about an hour later， he came to the hospital and held Jenny’ s little hands. He__33__another job two weeks later. “ I just wanted to make as much__34__as possible for you and our now， I just want to__35__as much time as possible with you and the kids， ” he said and that’ s what he is doing now. 16． A. possible B． interesting C． important D． relaxing 答案 C 解析 根據(jù) “ My husband used to be a workaholic.” 的語境可知作者的丈夫似乎把工作看得比一切都重要，甚至超過家庭。 17． A. sat down B． got up C． stoop up D． came up 答案 B 解析 根據(jù)語境可知這里是指作者的丈夫 6 點起床。 18． A. kids B． pets C． neighbors D． parents 答案 A 解析 根據(jù)語境可知當作者的丈夫起床去上班的時候，她和孩子們還在睡覺。 19． A. on B． with C． without D． after 答案 C 解析 根據(jù) “ I asked him to have breakfast...” 可知作者的丈夫沒吃早餐就去上班了。 20． A. in the office B． on the way C． in school D． at home 答案 D 解析 根據(jù)語境可知作者叫丈夫在家里吃了早餐再去上班。 21． A. money B． time C． energy D． food 答案 B 解析 根據(jù)作者的丈夫是工作狂的語境可知他認為在家里吃早餐是浪費時間。 22． A. tired B． busy C． fast D． excited 答案 B 解析 根據(jù)后文的語境可知作者不知道丈夫為什么會這么忙。 23． A .As soon as B． In the end C． Long before D． Long after 答案 A 解析 根據(jù)語境可知作者的丈夫一回到家就立即開始工作了。 24． A. eat B． sleep C． work D． write 答案 C 解析 作者的丈夫一回到家就立即著手工作了。 25． A. often B． never C． sometimes D． cheated 答案 B 解析 根據(jù)作者的丈夫總是早晨在孩子們還沒醒的時候就去上班，在孩子們睡覺之后才回來的語境可知，孩子們是問為什么他們從來見不到爸爸。 26． A. shouted B． asked C． replied D． cheated 答案 C 解析 根據(jù)孩子們問為什么他們從來見不到爸 爸的語境可知作者回答了孩子們的提問，告訴孩子們父親很忙。 27． A. thought B． fotten C． ignored D． minded 答案 B 解析 孩子們后來就不問了，在作者看來，或許孩子們已經忘記他們有一個爸爸。 28． A. fine B． worse C． ill D． angry 答案 C 解析 根據(jù)后文的語境可知作者的女兒 Jenny 突然生病了。 29． A. teacher B． boss C． officer D． doctor 答案 D 解析 根據(jù)是在醫(yī)院的語境可知是位醫(yī)生告訴 作者。 30． A. mom B． sir C． dad D． madam 答案 C 解析 根據(jù)作者打電話給丈夫的語境可知女兒一直在叫 “ 爸爸 ” 。 31． A. noticed B． realized C． heard D． felt 答案 C 解析 當作者聽到醫(yī)生的話后，眼淚忍不住流了下來。 32． A. mother B． child C． brother D． husband 答案 D 解析 根據(jù)后文的語境可知作者打了丈夫的電話，告訴了 Jenny 一直在叫爸爸一事。 33． A. received B． lost C changed D． found 答案 D 解析 根據(jù)語境可知作者的丈夫找到了一份新的工作。 34． A. money B． happiness C． value D． laughter 答案 A 解析 根據(jù)語境可知作者的丈夫這么努力地工作，是想為妻子和孩子們多掙些錢。 35． A. spend B． make C． set D． steal 答案 A 解析 根據(jù)語境可知作者的丈夫現(xiàn)在只想多花些時間和妻子以及孩子們在一起。 第二部分 閱讀理解 (共兩節(jié) ， 滿分 40 分 ) 第一節(jié) (共 15 小題 ； 每小題 2 分 ， 滿分 30 分 ) 閱讀下列短文 ， 從每題所給的四個選項 (A、 B、 C、 D)中 ， 選出最佳選項 。 A Kate Anderson became an accidental car thief when she went to pick up her daughter’ s car near an Ohio University building last saw the nickel gray Toyota Camry and used her daughter’ s key to unlock the car， start the engine and drive home. When Charlie Vansant left class a short time later， he found only an empty parking first assumed the car had been towed， but when the police couldn’ t find a record of it， they took a theft report. The morning after Anderson took back the car， her daughter discovered the Camry in the driveway wasn’ t found Vansant’ s name on paperwork in the glove partment and looked up his phone number on the Website for the university. When she told Vansant the car was in her driveway， “ It sounded real fishy at first， like maybe she wanted to hold the thing for ransom， ” Vansant said! He eventually went to the house with a police officer， where he was reunited with his to a police report， the case was closed “ because of the mistaken car identity.” Anderson wasn’ t charged. Vansant seemed to blame the car pany more than the “ thief” ． “ Her key fit not only my lock， but my ignition as well— so high five for Toyota， I guess， ” he said. Toyota spokesman Bill Kwong said key technology wasn’ t as sophisticated as two decades ago， and there were so many ways to cut a key， making it possible for such a mix up to said the pany now has a microchip embedded(嵌入 )in the keys for 90 percent of its vehicles that allows them to start only with