【题文】I made a decision on the way down to the vacation beach cottage to meet my family. For two weeks, I would try to be a loving husband and father. Totally loving. No ifs, ands or buts.
The idea had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio. The speaker was reading a Biblical about husbands’ being thoughtful of their wives. Then he went on to say, “Love is an act of will. A person can choose to love.” To myself, I had to say that I had been a selfish husband. Well, for two weeks that would change.
And it did. Right from the moment I kissed Mary at the door and said, “That new yellow sweater looks great on you.”
“Oh, Tom, you noticed,” she said, surprised and pleased. Maybe a little confused(困惑). After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Mary suggested a walk on the beach. I started to refuse, but then I thought, “Mary’s been here with the kid all week and now she wants to be alone with me.” We walked on the beach while the children flew their kites.
So it went. Two weeks of not calling the company where I am a manager, and a visit to the shell museum though I usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, that is how the whole vacation passed. I made a new decision to keep on remembering to choose love.
There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment, however. Mary and I still laugh about it today. On the last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Mary looked at me with the saddest expression.
“What’s the matter?” I asked her.
“Tom,” she said in a voice filled with sadness, “Do you know something I don’t …”
“What do you mean? ”
“Well…that checkup I had several weeks ago…our doctor…did he tell you something about me? Tom, you’ve been so good to me…am I dying?”
It took a moment for it all to sink in. Then I couldn’t help laughing.
“No, honey,” I said, holding her in my arms. “You’re not dying; I’m just starting to live.”
【小题1】In the first paragraph, “No ifs, ands or buts” probably mean ____________.
| A．probably | B．completely | C．impossibly | D．unimportantly |
【小题2】From the story we may infer that Tom drove to the beach cottage ____________.
| A．alone | B．with his family | C．with Mary | D．with his children |
【小题3】During the two weeks on the beach, Tom showed more love to his wife because _____.
| A．the doctor told him Mary was seriously ill |
| B．she looked beautiful in her new clothes |
| C．he made up his mind to be a good husband |
| D．he made a lot of money as a manager |
【小题4】What made Tom change his mind to be with his family more?
| A．His wife’s illness. | B．His vacation to the beach. |
| C．A talk on his car radio. | D．His achievement from his job. |
【小题5】By saying “I am just starting to live,” Tom means that ____________.
| A．he is beginning to feel sorry for what he did to his wife before |
| B．he lived an unhappy life before and is now starting to change |
| C．he is just beginning to understand the real meaning of life |
| D．he is just beginning to enjoy life as a loving husband |
