Ⅱ.完形填空。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择一个正确答案，并填在答题纸相应的位置

　　上。（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

　　Choose the most likely answers to complete the passage from the words given.(15 points)

　　My wife and I share most of the housework fairly equally. There are only a few jobs that only one of us does, and the rest are thought of as 21 duty. This situation 22 naturally rather than being the result of some 23 design. It is the result of our both having careers and 24 to the income of the household. If 25 of us, for some reason, stopped working outside the home, the 26 of responsibility would certainly change.

　　Since I began doing housework on an equal 27 what has 28 me is how easy it is. I do not mean that all the housework itself is easy; I mean that to take over tasks 29 regarded as “women’s work” was not as difficult a personal experience as I had expected. I thought, then ,that I would not only 30 curious attention from other people, but that I would have difficulty personally adjusting to 31 housework in a home in which my father never did any, and where I had never been obliged to do any either.

　　I was quite surprised, then, when not only 32 I not receive so much as a 33

　　eyebrow when wheeling a baby carriage down the middle of my street, but I found myself enjoying these new tasks very much. 34 that I enjoy every aspect of child care, cooking, and cleaning. A few things about child care are 35 .But the whole experience made me curious about the experience of other men who had taken over housework as I had done . I wondered how they felt about it, whether they found it as much of an adventure as I did, if they learned about themselves as much as I had.

　　21. A. average B. couple C. common D. double

　　22. A. arrived B. developed C. grew D. rose

　　23. A. awake B. aware C. conscious D. sensible

　　24. A. contributing B. donating C. giving D. saving

　　25. A. all B. both C. either D. neither

　　26. A. division B. form C. organization D. pattern

　　27. A. basis B. founding C. ground D. share

　　28. A. changed B. hit C. struck D. taught

　　29. A. conventionally B. historically C. frequently D. wrongly

　　30. A. attract B. meet C. have D. hold

　　31. A. been doing B. being doing C. do D. doing

　　32. A. could B. did C. must D. need

　　33. A high B. knotted C. lifted D. questioning

　　34. A. Even B. Not C. So D. While

　　35. A. disgusting B. extreme C. torturing D. unpleasant

　　Ⅲ.句子释义。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择一个正确答案，并填在答题纸相应的位置上。（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

　　Choose the closest paraphrased version for each of the sentences. (10 points)

　　36. I’d have given the rest of my life for a single gulp of water.

　　A. I’d like to have a big mouthful of water in order to save my life.

　　B. I’d rather not have a big mouthful of water in order to save my life.

　　C. A big mouthful of water is what I need to save my life.

　　D. I’d rather have a big mouthful of water at the expense of my life.

　　37. Does it pay to make sacrifices for children?

　　A. Is it profitable to make sacrifices for children?

　　B. Is it right to make sacrifices for children?

　　C. Is it worthwhile to make sacrifices for children?

　　D. Is it favorable to make sacrifices for children?

　　38. It makes me very humble to think of a guy like Scotty.

　　A. When I think of a great actor like Scotty, I feel ashamed of myself.

　　B. When I think of a great actor like Scotty, I know that I should learn to be modest.

　　C. Compared with a great actor like Scotty, I am so immature.

　　D. Compared with a great actor like Scotty, I am so unimportant.

　　39. My kind employer soon relieved me of the strain.

　　A. Before long ,my kind employer set me free from the great tension.

　　B. Before long, my kind employer dismissed me from the work.

　　C. Before long , my kind employer made me feel relaxed.

　　D. Before long, my kind employer made me feel comfortable.

　　40. It seems, nowadays, a matter of universal desire that poverty should be abolished.

　　A. Nowadays the world is confronting with serious problem of poverty.

　　B. Nowadays it seems that a large number of people are still living in poverty.

　　C. Nowadays many people express their desire that they will not live in poverty.

　　D. Nowadays people all over the world seem to have a common wish that we should do away with poverty.

　　41. Nowhere is thinking courtesy more important than in marriage.

　　A. People think courtesy is not important in marriage.

　　B. People think courtesy is important in marriage.

　　C. Thinking courtesy is less important in marriage than anywhere else.

　　D. Thinking courtesy is more important in marriage than anywhere else.

　　42. He could think of no answer but the truth.

　　A. He couldn’t think at all.

　　B. Except truth he couldn’t think of any answer.

　　C. He thought the answer was true.

　　D. He couldn’t think of any answer.

　　43. She had sunk into unconsciousness.

　　A. She had lost consciousness.

　　B. She had been knocked unconsciousness.

　　C. She had regained consciousness.

　　D. Someone had beaten her into unconsciousness.

　　44. But try to break it gently to Laura.

　　A. But try to make it known to Laura gently.

　　B. But do let Laura know it.

　　C. But Laura is the best one to know the fact.

　　D. But try to keep it a secret from Laura.

　　45. Seven days before the design is due, I’m still in a blocked state.

　　A. Seven days before the design is finished, I have almost exhausted myself to death.

　　B. Seven days before the design is finished, I’m still in a blocked state.

　　C. When there is only seven days left before the deadline, I still have many puzzles to solve.

　　D. When there is only seven days left before the deadline, I just lost my way.