Passage 66

　　根据短文内容，从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are 1 with difficult jobs hiding presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real 2 . On Christmas Eve, young children find the excitement almost unbearable. They are torn between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to 3 up late so that they will not 4 the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie 5 for a long time, hoping to get a short 6 at Father Christmas.

　　Last Christmas, my wife and I 7 hid a few large presents in the storeroom. I 8 the moment when my son, Jimmy, would 9 me where that new bike had come from, but 10 he did not see it.

　　On Christmas Eve, 11 took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly 12 when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began 13 stockings. Then I pushed in the 14 I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get much sleep that night, for the children were 15 to get up early. At about five o’clock the next morning, we were 16 by loud sounds coming from the children’s room—they were shouting excitedly! 17 I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary, followed close behind pushing her new baby-carriage. 18 the baby arrived. He moved 19 the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him. Suddenly it burst. That woke us up 20 . The day had really begun with a band (巨响) ！

　　1. A. faced B. met C. filled D. pleased

　　2. A. question B. matter C. problem D. business

　　3. A. get B. stay C. stand D. wake

　　4. A. lose B. break C. miss D. leave

　　5. A. awake B. wake C. asleep D. sleep

　　6. A. look B. stare C. glare D. watch

　　7. A. hopefully B. busily C. gladly D. successfully

　　8. A. liked B. feared C. surprised D. hated

　　9. A. answer B. tell C. ask D. search

　　10. A. sadly B. unluckily C. possibly D. fortunately

　　11. A. it B. they C. I D. we

　　12. A. morning B. midnight C. evening D. daybreak

　　13. A. filling B. sewing C. mending D. preparing

　　14. A. present B. stocking C. bike D. tree

　　15. A. going B. sure C. glad D. excited

　　16. A. troubled B. frightened C. woken D. shocked

　　17. A. Before B. After C. Until D. Then

　　18. A. Even B. And C. Soon D. Then

　　19. A. with B. on C. over D. by

　　20. A. all B. nearly C. happily D. completely

　　答案与分析

　　通读全文，本文是记叙文。全文叙述了圣诞夜父母忙着给孩子准备礼物孩子们收到礼物时喜欢、雀跃的喜气景象。

　　1. A 其它答案有较大干扰性。从下文我们得知，圣诞夜为孩子藏礼物，不让孩子们事先发现，并不是很容易的事情，因此说“父母面临着把礼物藏着不让迷惑的孩子们发现的难题。”be faced with sth.意思是“面临着某事”。

　　2. C从上句我们得知，父母藏礼物不让孩子们发现是一个难题，因此如果礼物很大，父母能把它藏好确实是个麻烦事(problem)。

　　3. B “他们要在早去睡觉以便能尽快得到圣诞老人礼物及熬会儿夜以便不错过这个乐趣之间作出艰难选择。”torn between 意思是“在……中作出痛苦选择”。stay up late 意思是“熬夜”。

　　4. C A有较大干扰性。lose 意思是“丢失”，而miss 意思是“错过”，在这里作者是说“孩子们不想早睡，以便不错过得到礼物的乐趣。”

　　5. A 从后文hoping to get a short 6 (look ) at Father Christmas 我们得知孩子想亲眼看看圣诞老人是什么样子，因此刚躺下时他们不想睡。

　　6. A get a short look 为固定搭配，意思是“匆匆看一眼”。

　　7. D 作者在前文讲到圣诞夜为孩子藏礼物是很难的事情，从后文我们得知孩子们的礼物一直没有被他们事先发现，因此说藏得很成功。

　　8. B “我”把新自行车藏在储藏室，“我”真害怕他问“我”新自行车是从哪里来的。显然如果他这样问，那就证明他已经发现了他的礼物。

　　9. C where that new bike had come from 是他发现自行车后会问“我”的问题。

　　10. D 圣诞礼物被发现是我们所担心的，然而他没有发现，因此说很幸运。

　　11. A it在这里作形式主语。

　　12. B 从下文We knew we would not get much sleep that night得此答案。

　　13. A 联系上下文，我们可以得知，妻子和“我”把礼物装进他们的stockings。

　　14. C A有较干扰性，空前的pushed in 决定了A不正确，从上文我们得知“我们”给Jimmy买的是一辆自行车。

　　15. B 为了及早看到自己得到的礼物，孩子们是不会睡懒觉的，因此“我们”确信孩子们会很早起床。

　　16. C第二天早五点钟“我们”就被孩子们的喊叫吵醒。其它答案均有一定干扰性。从前文我们得知，孩子们在第二天早早醒来，兴奋地大喊大叫是“我们”意料中的事，因此其它答案不合题意。

　　17. A “我还没有来得及起床，……”before 在这里是“没有来得及”的意思。

　　18. A 大孩子们都跑到了“我”的卧室，“即便是婴儿也来了”。

　　19. A on在这里的意思是“用……支撑”。

　　20. D 孩子们的吵闹就让“我们”无法入睡，气球的炸响让“我们”睡意全无。

　　Passage 67

　　根据短文内容，从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　Every summer, a great many students travel to other countries looking for work and adventure. Most of the 1 are in seasonal work , mainly connected with tourism and 2 . The pay is usually poor , but most people work abroad for the 3 of travel. You can pick grapes in France , entertain (逗乐 ) kids on American summer camps, and, of course, there are 4 jobs in hotels and restaurants.

　　But it is not easy now to find work, “ 5 you speak the language of the country well, there will be very few openings,” says Anthea Ellis, an adviser on 6 for students. “If you work with a family in Italy, you’ll have to speak Italian. When you wash dishes in a restaurant in Paris, the owner will expect you to speak 7 . British students only have a language 8 for jobs in the USA and Australia.”

　　9 enjoys the experience. Sarah James was employed to help forty American children in Europe. The two teachers with the children had never been 10 . One child lost his passport; another became seriously ill and was 11 home; the whole group was thrown out of one hotel because of the 12 they made , and Sarah herself was robbed on her only 13 evening of the entire trip .” I did visit a lot of new places,” she says, “but it wasn't worth it. The pay was 14 and it really was a 24-hour-a-day job. The kids never slept!”

　　“The trouble is, students expect to have 15 time of it,” Anthea Ellis points out. “ 16 , they see it as a holiday. In practice, 17 , you have to work hard. At the same time, all vacation work is casual (临时) work. You'll have a job when the hotel, the restaurant, or the campsite is busy. 18 , you’ll work if it’s convenient for the company that employs you. But you have 19 employment rights. As soon as the holiday season 20 , they’ll get rid of you.”

　　1. A. work B. luck C. chances D. services

　　2. A. agriculture B. industry C. hotels D. restaurants

　　3. A. pains B. comfort C. difficulty D. excitement

　　4 .A. always B. hardly C. never D. seldom

　　5.A. If B. Unless C. Because D. Although

　　6.A.health care B. vacation work C. language studies D. tourist safety

　　7. A. Italian B. English C. French D. Spanish

　　8. A . chance B. ability C. possibility D. advantage

　　9. A. No one B. None C. Not everyone D. Everybody

　　10. A. abroad B. employed C. alone D. respected

　　11 .A. driven B. ridden C. left D. flown

　　12. A. friends B.decision C. noise D. damage

　　13. A. busy B. free C. tiring D. pleasant

　　14. A. nice B. reasonable C. fair D. poor

　　15. A.a hard B. an easy C. a demanding D. an adventurous

　　16. A. After all B. Worse still C. However D. Therefore

　　17. A. besides B. altogether C. though D. until

　　18. A. In a word B. In other words C. And what’s more D. More or less

　　19. A. few B. little C. many D. much

　　20. A. starts B. lasts C. goes D. finishes

　　答案与分析

　　本文是记叙文。全文叙述了在假期很多学生到国外工作,他们可以一边工作一边旅游。然而近几年工作场所对学生的要求越来越高，学生在国外工作也带来了一系列问题。

　　1. C “大多数的(工作)机会都在季节性工作。”D有较大干扰性，空前的in决定了 D不合题意。

　　2. A 从下文they can pick grapes in France 得此答案。

　　3. D “报酬虽然低，但大多数学生是为了旅游的兴奋。”B有一定干扰性。comfort 意思是“舒适”，我们知道很多学生去国外是为寻求冒险(adventure)和刺激(excitement),而不是为了舒适。

　　4. A 本空承接前面的分句而来，作者在前面说到在国外学生可以干许多工作，如在法国摘葡萄等，接着他说，当然饭店、宾馆总是有活干。

　　5. B “如果你说不好你去的那个国家的语言，那就很少有良机”。unless 在此相当于if…not,其它答案不合题意。

　　6. B 因为Anthea Ellis 在讨论学生假期国外找工作问题，因此说她是一个adviser on vacation work for students。

　　7. C Paris 是法国城市名，结合前句得此答案。

　　8. D 因为美国和澳大利亚人大都说英语，因此英国学生在这两个地方有语言优势。

　　9. C从本段作者举的Sarah James这个例子来看，有人并不喜欢在国外工作，然而从第一段我们知道有人喜欢，因此最佳答案为C。

　　10. A 从上句我们知道Sarah James所帮忙的这一队来自美国，他们现在在欧洲，然而他们从没有到国外过。

　　11. D fly sb. home 意思是“让某人坐飞机回家”，其它答案不合题意。

　　12. C “整个小组被赶出了宾馆，原因是他们太吵了。”D有一定干扰性。从后文The kids never slept 我们得知是这些孩子的吵闹，而不是他们的破坏使得宾馆把他们赶出去。

　　13. B 从空前的only 我们得知Sarah James一直忙，(来后)只有一晚有空。

　　14. D 此空与第一段The pay is usually poor相顺应。从空后的and it really was a 24-hour-a-day job 也可得此答案提示。

　　15. B have an easy time 意思是“过得轻松、愉快”。从后文they see it as a holiday 我们知道这些孩子想过得愉快些。

　　16. A After all 是对后文的评述，意思是“毕竟”。D有一定干扰性，分析上下文我们知道，前后并非因果关系，因此不合题意。

　　17. C though 在这里表示转折，相当于however。

　　18. B you’ll work if it’s convenient for the company that employs you 是对上句解释，而不是总结，因此A不合题意。

　　19. A 从下句As soon as the holiday season 20 (finishes) , they’ll get rid of you 看，“你”没有多少受雇佣权力。

　　20. D 从前文all vacation work is casual work 我们得知，假期一结束，他们就会解除“你”。

　　Passage 68

　　根据短文内容，从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　The train shakes back and forth, its wheels making a loud noise against the tracks. Outside the window the freezing cold of winter rules. The carriage is filled with cold, 1 passengers.

　　Suddenly a little boy 2 his way through the grown-up legs and sits down by the window. He is all alone among the 3 grown-ups. What a brave child, I think. His father 4 to stay by the door behind us. The train begins to crawl into a tunnel. Then something very strange happens suddenly. The 5 little boy slides (滑) down from his seat and leans (斜靠) his hand on my knee. 6 , I think that he wants to 7 me and return to his father, so I help him to stand up. But instead he leans forward and holds his 8 up towards mine. He wants to say something to me, I think. I lower my head to receive the 9 . Wrong again! What I receive is a 10 kiss on the cheek.

　　The boy calmly returns to his seat, leans back and continues looking out of the window. I am 11 . What just happened? A child kissing 12 grown-ups on the train. How can anybody want to kiss such a man that has so much beard ? Soon enough, all of my neighbors are duly 13 . Nervous and a little surprised, we 14 at the father. When he sees our questioning 15 as he gets ready for his stop, he offers a clue (线索).

　　“He’s so happy to be alive,” the father says. “He has been very sick.”

　　Father and son 16 into the crowd moving toward the exit. Then doors close and the train goes on. On my cheek I can still 17 the child’s kiss—a kiss that has triggered (触发) some soul-search inside me. How many grown-ups 18 kissing each other from the joy of being alive? How many even give much thought to the privilege (特权) of 19 ?

　　The little kisser had taught us a sweet but serious lesson: Be careful. You don’t let yourself 20 before your heart stops!

　　1. A. excited B. tired C. pleased D. surprised

　　2. A. feels B. fights C. pushes D. picks

　　3. A. unfriendly B. friendly C. angry D. kind

　　4. A. likes B. prefers C. chooses D. agrees

　　5. A. sick B. serious C. lucky D. ugly

　　6. A. In no time B. For a moment C. In a while D. Once in a while

　　7. A. beat B. strike C. kiss D. pass

　　8. A. eyes B. ear C. head D. lip

　　9. A. news B. message C. kiss D. opinion

　　10. A. loud B. foolish C. strange D. fortunate

　　11. A. pleased B. shocked C. satisfied D. interested

　　12. A. well-known B. smart C. unknown D. familiar

　　13. A. praised B. kissed C. scolded D. persuaded

　　14. A. stare B. smile C. warn D. whisper

　　15. A, glances B. anger C. mouths D. feeling

　　16. A. appear B. back C. disappear D. follow

　　17. A. touch B. trust C. smell D. feel

　　18. A. go around B. mind C. keep on D. insist on

　　19. A. a child B. a kiss C. living D. death

　　20. A. die B. stop C. sleep D. live

　　答案与分析

　　本文是记叙文。全文叙述了一个得了重病的孩子对生活的热爱：他给火车上每一位乘客一个吻，由此作者说，You don’t let yourself die before your heart stops!

　　1. B 与空前的cold 相顺接。

　　2. C push one’s way意思“行走”。

　　3. A 从第一段最后一句The carriage is filled with cold, 1 (tired) passengers得知人们对这个孩子并不是十分友好。C有一定干扰性。联系上下文我们可以得知尽管车上的人们并不十分友好，但他们并没有对孩子生气。

　　4. C “他父亲选了我们身后的门旁呆了下来。”显然，在孩子走过来的时候，他父亲跟随着他，当孩子在我们旁边的窗子边坐下时，他父亲选了门旁的一个地方坐下或站在那里。

　　5. B A有较大干扰性，只是在后文他父亲的谈话我们知道，孩子病得很重，此时人们并不知道他生病了，因此A不合题意。serious在这里的意思是“真诚的”。

　　6. B for a moment 在这里意思是“曾经”，其它答案不合题意。

　　7. D 从空后的return to his father,“我”判断他从“我”这里经过。

　　8. C 从下文I lower my head to receive the 9 message, 得知此时孩子把他的头伸向“我”的头。

　　9. B 从空前的He wants to say something to me得此答案。C有一定干扰性，从空后的Wrong again! What I receive is a 10 (loud) kiss on the cheek 得知此答案不正确。

　　10. A “他给了我很响的一个吻。”其它答案都不与kiss 搭配。

　　11. B 从下文How can anybody want to kiss such a man that has so much beard 我们可以看出，对孩子的吻，“我”感到吃惊。

　　12. C “我们”都是乘客，因此对孩子来说“我们”是陌生人。

　　13. B 其它答案都不符合当时情景。

　　14. B A有较大干扰性。stare 意思是“盯着看”，从下文when he sees our questioning 15 (glances)…看A不合题意。

　　15. A 空前的questioning 在这里是“询问”的意思，显然只有我们的眼神才能体现“迷惑”。

　　16. C “父子俩消失在涌向出口的人群中”。disappear into 意思是“消失在……中”。

　　17. D “在我的脸颊，我仍能感受到孩子的吻。”

　　18. A go around doing sth.为固定搭配，意思是“四处活动，做某事”。本句至结尾是作者由孩子为了表现对生活的热爱，到各地给见到的人们亲吻而产生的感慨。本句及下句是把成年人与孩子相比较。

　　19. C A有较大干扰性，本句是上句的递进。上句作者讲到成年人中没有几个出于对活着的热爱而去亲吻别人，接着他进一说甚至没有几个人对生存的这种特权做太多考虑。

　　20. A 最后一句是全文主旨。作者由这一事件引发感慨：“心脏没有停止跳动，就不要让自己死亡。”

　　Passage 69

　　根据短文内容，从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　Dear Editor,

　　I am a student in a common agriculture university. As you know, few people think 1 of an agriculture university, especially one which is not 2 . It is ten times 3 difficult for a graduate from our university to 4 a satisfactory job than for those who 5 more respected subjects at a famous university. Most graduates from our university can 6 to be treated coldly.

　　Last year, a graduate 7 from our university attended a talent fair (人才市场) 8 in Guangzhou. He joined a queue to 9 in his recommendation (推荐) form for an interview (面试). When his 10 came, the interviewer asked him, “Which university did you graduate from ?” When the graduate told him the 11 of our university, the interviewer said with a sneer. “ What ? I’ve never heard of that university. Go ! Next !” He waved his hand 12 even taking a look at the recommendation form and took no notice of the graduate’s request for a chance to show his skills and 13 .

　　Another interviewer told a graduate, “ Sorry, if you had graduated from Beijing Agriculture University, we would take you on.”

　　How 14 the graduate was ! I wonder what these employers 15 want: the name of a famous university 16 knowledge and technology ?

　　It is true that 17 students from common universities don’t have the same abilities as those students from key ones on the whole , but that doesn’t 18 that all of us are less able students . I’m 19 that we are going to try to do as well as those from key universities. We will 20 the employers with our skills. So give us a chance.

　　An embarrassed student

　　1. A. lowly B. highly C. little D. greatly

　　2. A. well-known B. beautiful C. important D. skillful

　　3. A. greater B. less C. fewer D. more

　　4. A. accept B. find C. change D. follow

　　5. A. study B. understand C. change D. keep

　　6. A. need B. wish C. expect D. hope

　　7. A. teacher B. graduate C. parent D. professor

　　8. A. held B. built C. had D. offered

　　9. A. give B. share C. let D. hand

　　10. A. time B. turn C. chance D. interview

　　11. A. address B. telephone C. name D. number

　　12. A. with B. away C. up D. without

　　13. A. books B. subjects C. request D. knowledge

　　14.A. pleased B. surprised C. angry D. sorry

　　15. A. really B. certainly C. finally D. proudly

　　16. A. or B. and C. but D. so

　　17. A. much B. some C. many D. most

　　18. A. explain B. mean C. say D. translate

　　19. A. practical B. popular C. lucky D. sure

　　20. A. impress B. warn C. prove D. disappoint

　　答案与分析

　　通读全文，本文是夹叙夹议型的文章。作者是一名农业大学的学生，他讲了作为一名农业大学学生所面临的困惑：很少有人看重他们，尤其是如果他们是非名牌大学的学生。接着作者讲了他所在的大学的一名大学毕业生的求职经历。文章最后，作者提出了对这种现象的看法。

　　1. B 其它答案有一定干扰性，联系全文我们可以知道，人们对农业大学，尤其是非名牌农业大学并不看重。空前的few决定了其它答案不合题意。

　　2. A 从第三段 “Sorry, if you had graduated from Beijing Agriculture University, we would take you on.”我们得知，招聘者看重的是大学的名气，而不是重要性。

　　3. D 本空所在句承接上句而来，“很少有人看得起农业大学，尤其是非名牌农业大学”，因此“我们”大学的毕业生找工作是非常困难的。

　　4. B 通读全文，我们可以知道，作者在谈论的是大学生找工作难的问题，而不是接受工作或改变工作，因此A，C不合题意。

　　5. A 作者在此将农业大学的学生与学令人尊敬专业的大学生相比。从空后的respected subjects 可得此答案提示。

　　6. C “我们大学的很多毕业生都会预计到被冷漠对待。”从下文一个大学毕业生的求职经历，作者做出如此预计，其它答案不合题意。

　　7. B 从后文 “Which university did you graduate from ?” When the graduate...我们得知，去求职的是一名毕业生。

　　8. A “在广州举办的人才市场”。held在这里为过去分词作定语，意思是“举办”。

　　9. D 其它三个选项都可以与 in搭配，然而联系上下文我们可以得知，这名毕业生要参加求职测试，因此他首先要递交(turn in)他的面试推荐表。

　　10. B。从前文的He joined a queue 我们知道，他是站在求职者的队伍中排队等候，因此作者说“当轮到他时……”。

　　11. C 从后文 “What? I’ve never heard of that university.”我们得知，这位毕业生告诉他的是“我们”学校的名字，而不是地址或电话。

　　12. D他甚至没有看一眼推荐表。从空后的ever可得此答案提示。

　　13. D此空较难选出，我们知道，按照常规面试者应该注重学生的技能和学识。从后文作者的气愤的反问：the name of a famous university 16 (or) knowledge and technology我们也可得此答案提示。B有一定干扰性。skills与本空用and 相顺接，因此B不合题意。

　　14. C 听了这番话，生气是正常的。

　　15. A 从空后的气愤的反问，我们得知，作者想知道面试者想得到的究竟是什么。

　　16. A 空前后为选择关系。

　　17. B C，D有较大干扰性。要得到本空的答案，我们首先要弄明白作者的态度：作者对面试者拒绝农业大学的毕业生感到极度气愤。他认为农业大学的毕业生并不比名牌大学的毕业生能力差到哪里去，因此他认为，从总体上来说，只有少数的农业大学毕业生不如名牌大学的毕业生。

　　18. B 弄明白第17空，第18空的答案随之迎刃而解。some students 并不能代表all of us。

　　19. D we are going to try to do as well as those students from key universities是作者确信的内容。

　　20. A “我们要用我们的能力给雇主留下印象。”C有一定干扰性。空后的the employers决定了C不正确。impress sb.意思是“给……留下印象”。

　　Passage 70

　　根据短文内容，从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　For women, life can be a balance between being a good mother, a good wife and a good lover, and considering the demands (needs) of elderly parents later in life. Combine (to cause ... join together) these 1 with wanting to develop a career and what time do they have 2 for themselves?

　　Men are busy with 3 enough to satisfy family requirements (needs), 4 often include additional (added) 5 for children’s college or university. They are 6 about developing their own career (a job of one’s life) while 7 to take in the requirement of their partner. Again, what time do they have for themselves? 8 do we solve these problems?

　　Activities and demands 9 to be balanced. Get rid of what is not 10 .When excessive (过多的) demands are placed on you, say, No.

　　At first it will be difficult, 11 as you start to get some equality (平等) 12 into your life, you will feel better. In today’s world, it is very easy to 13 far more than one can manage. Just taking little Johnny to football every Sunday after taking his sister to netball on Saturday 14 the whole weekend.

　　Try a car-pooling ( taking turns driving each other to work, school, etc. ) Arrangement with a neighbor or friend who has a child doing the 15 activities. This will allow you some time to yourself every 16 weekend, at least.

　　If you do 17 in finding some time for yourself, make sure you enjoy 18 . All the benefits (good effects) of the time you have 19 to get for yourself will be negated (否定，使无效) if you feel guilty about 20 in the sun and in the peace and quiet.

　　1. A. hopes B. wishes C. ideas D. needs

　　2. A. left B. given C. offered D. spent

　　3. A. working B. earning C. Smoking D. producing

　　4. A. that B. what C. which D. those

　　5. A. costs B. clothes C. food D. books

　　6. A. eager B. sure C. worried D. serious

　　7. A. planning B. deciding C. preferring D. trying

　　8. A. When B. Why C. Where D. How

　　9. A. may B. need C. shall D. will

　　10. A. wanted B. got C. found D. received

　　11. A. for B. or C. but D. and

　　12. A. away B. out C. over D. back

　　13. A. take out B. take down C. take on (承担) D. take up

　　14. A. saves B. wastes C. reduces D. spends

　　15. A. easy B. same C. different D. difficult

　　16. A. few B. some C. other D. another

　　17. A. fail B. make C. get D. succeed

　　18. A. this B. that C. it D. them

　　19. A. managed B. tried C. wanted D. planned

　　20. A .reading B. sitting C. working D .running

　　答案与分析

　　本文是纯议论形式的短文，全文论述了每个人在这个世界都为了各自的角色忙碌，而留给自己的太少，正像人们所说的：为别人操劳一生，暮然回首，发现留给自己的只是空空的皮囊。本文中作者结合这一点提出了自己的解决办法。

　　1. D being a good mother, a good wife and a good lover以及considering the demands of elderly parents这些都是社会对妇女的需要。

　　2. A 把事业以及这些完成以后，她们留给自己的还有什么呢？

　　3. B 从空后的to satisfy family requirements , 4(which)often include additional 5(costs)for children’s college or university我们可以推断作者认为男人要挣得足够的钱来养家糊口，以及支付孩子的教育费用。

　　4. C which在此指family requirements。家庭费用还包括孩子的额外的大学费用。

　　5. A 从第3空的earning及空后的children’s college or university可推知此答案。

　　6. C 他们担心自己的事业。B有较大干扰性，be sure about意思是“确信，对……有信心”，显然B脱离了作者认为男人也活的累的主题。

　　7. D 同时他们也要满足同伴的需要。take sth. in 本意是“承揽”，在这里指“满足”。

　　8. D “我们如何处理这些问题呢？”其它答案均有一定干扰性，联系全文我们可以看出作者对这些情况表现出无奈，因此其它答案不合题意。

　　9. B 行为与要求需要均衡。

　　10. A get rid of what is not wanted是均衡行为与需要的方法。

　　11. C 此空前后间为转折关系。

　　12. D “但是当你把平等注入生活之中，你会觉得好多了。”

　　13. C 人们所能承担的远远超出他们现在做的。they can manage 在这里指他们现在做到的。

　　14. B。在周末每天只做一件事那就浪费了整个周末。作者运用这个事例一方面说明人们实际能做的远远超出他们已经做的，同时为下文教我们如何安排时间埋下伏笔。

　　15. B the same activities 在这里指同时间、同路等能一起做的事情。

　　16. C 与邻居进行一个car pooling这样至少每两周你就有空闲。因为是至少两家合伙轮流，因此作者认为这样我们可以腾出很多时间。

　　17. D “如果你的确能为自己找到空暇，……。”succeed in doing sth.意思是“成功地做某事”。

　　18. C it在这里指“(腾出的)时间”。如果你能找到时间，一定要好好享受这段时间。

　　19. A 这段时间的好处是你想法设法得到的。本句的结构有些复杂,you manage to get为定语从句，修饰前面的benefits。

　　20. B 但如果你觉得悠闲地坐在阳光下是一种罪责的时候，你所得到的这种好处就被否定了。显然，作者认为首先你有享受意识，然后你才可以悠闲地消磨时光。