Bob and Annie had not known each other long before they became eager to get married:Bob because he wanted Annie and she because she could at least lead a life away from her1 . When Mrs.Thompson 2 that they marry and live with her until they could get a 3 of their own, Annie hesitated. Her idea of 4 had been something which 5 her a husband and an orderly, well-furnished home all at once. 6 she soon saw the 7 of this arrangement. She would, first of all, 8 from her present life into a house which was quiet and well run, not 9 her own; and she would be able to go on walking so that she and Bob could 10 up all the more quickly for their own house. She would also get Bob, a good enough husband for any working-class 11 :good-natured and 12 to be bent her way whenever it was 13 for her ends.
Things went well until her mother-in-law’s 14 , when Annie had to give up her 15 and was at home all day. Her father-in-law became just a 16 figure in the house and 17 Bob became used to him, Annie began to find the old man’s constant 18 in the house a source of growing annoyance(烦恼).
“He gets on my nerves, Bob,” she said. “And he hardly says a word all day.”
“Well, I suppose he has a 19 to do as he likes,” Bob said mildly. “It’s his house not ours.” But to Annie, now looking after the house 20 it were her own, it was beginning to seem the other way about.
【小题1】1.A．cityB．familyC．roomD．pany【小题2】2.A．learnedB．thoughtC．heardD．suggested【小题3】3.A．stayB．childC．houseD．world【小题4】4.A．marriageB．lifeC．futureD．expectation【小题5】5.A．giveB．foundC．broughtD．searched【小题6】6.A．ButB．SoC．InsteadD．Besides【小题7】7.A．difficultyB．advantageC．troubleD．result【小题8】8.A．leaveB．makeC．changeD．escape【小题9】9.A．ofB．onC．likeD．for【小题10】10.A．earnB．saveC．buildD．set【小题11】11.A．home B．characterC．customD．girl【小题12】12.A．easyB．readyC．kindD．lovely【小题13】13.A．necessaryB．rightC．importantD．helpful【小题14】14.A．illnessB．arrivalC．deathD．appearance【小题15】15.A．jobB．ideaC．decisionD．dream【小题16】16.A．activeB．funnyC．strangeD．silent【小题17】17.A．untilB．although C．beforeD．when【小题18】18.A．restB．workC．presenceD．cough【小题19】19.A．rightB．wayC．wishD．freedom【小题20】20.A．becauseB．ifC．even thoughD．as ifB
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内容概要：本文讲述了一对新婚夫妇因无住房而与父母住在一起的情况，后来母亲去世了，留下了沉默寡言的父亲，儿媳于是感到了不自在。
【小题1】Annie起初的想法是结婚至少可以离开父母生活。
【小题2】从上下文和从句中谓语动词的形式可以推知。
【小题3】由下文可知，Annie和Bob 当时还没有自己的“住房”。
【小题4】根据后面的定语从句推知。
【小题5】根据常识和上下文均可得出答案。
【小题6】很快发现了和父母住一起有好处，此处意义上形成了转折。
【小题7】下文描述的就是具体的“好处”。
【小题8】根据意义可排除B、C，leave不与from连用，据此可排除A。
【小题9】由escape 推知，Annie婚前住的房子远没有她想象中的婚后住房好。
【小题10】和父母住一起，自己可以存一些钱（save up）用以买房，此处all the more是even的意思。
【小题11】丈夫是相对于女人而言的。
【小题12】ready to bend her away意为“乐于听从她”。这是一个好丈夫的品质之一。
【小题13】此处ends表示“目的”。另三项在此不合逻辑。
【小题14】由things went well until推知，空格处要填上一个消极意义的词，由公公单身一人，可联想到婆婆已“死”。
【小题15】由at home all day推知，她放弃了工作。
【小题16】下文有“he hardly says a word all day”。
【小题17】小夫妻二人感受迥然相反。
【小题18】公公不说话，也不出门，整天“出现”在家里，Annie颇觉烦扰。
【小题19】right表示“权力”。由It’s his house not ours推知，Bob认为他父亲有权呆在自己家里。
【小题20】从上下文来看，Annie一直是将住处当着自己的房子来管理的。