单选题 I long to that classification of people known as wives. I am a wife. And, not altogether incidentally, I am a mother.
Not too long ago a male friend of mine appeared on the scene fresh from a recent divorce. He had one child, who is, of course, with his exwife. He is obviously looking for another wife. As I thought about him while. I was cooking one evening, it suddenly occurred to me that I, too, would like to have a wife. Why do I want a wife?
I would like to go back to school so that I can become economically independent, support myself, and, if need be, support those dependent upon me. I want a wife who will work and send me to school. And while I am going to school I want a wife to take care of my children. I want a wife to keep track of the children"s doctor appointments. And to keep track of mine, too. I want a wife to make sure my children eat properly and are kept clean. I want a wife who will wash the children"s clothes and keep them mended. I want a wife who arranges for their schooling, makes sure that they have an adequate social life with their peers, takes them to the park, the zoo, etc.
I want a wife who will take care of my physical needs. I want a wife who will keep my house clean. I want a wife who will keep my clothes clean, mended, replaced when need be and who will see to it that my personal things are kept in their proper place so that I can find what I need the minute I need it. I want a wife who cooks the meals, a wife who is a good cook. I want a wife who will plan the menus, do the necessary grocery shopping, prepare the meals, serve them pleasantly, and then do the washing up while I do my studying. I want a wife who will care for me when I am sick and sympathize with my pain and loss of time from school. I want a wife to go along when our family takes a vacation so that someone can continue to care for me and my children when I need a rest and change of scene.
If, by chance, I find another person more suitable as a wife than the wife 1 already have, I want the liberty to replace my present wife with another one. Naturally, I will expect a fresh, new life. My wife will take the children and be solely responsible for them so that I am left free.
When I am through with school and have a job, I want my wife to quit working and remain at home so that my wife can more fully and completely take care of a wife"s duties.
My God, who wouldn"t want a wife?
单选题 What is the author"s attitude toward being a wife?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 从文中的第二、三、四、五段可知作者想要一个妻子的主要原因。文章作者本身是一位妻子和母亲。以一连串假设道出妻子给“她”生活提供的诸多方便，最后反问“谁不想要一位妻子呢?”结束文章，表明身为人妻的艰辛，对每一位妻子寄予深切同情。
单选题 According to the passage, a man wants a wife because ______.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 文章第三、四、六段提到丈夫需要妻子给予他生活上的种种照顾，所以综合可见，一个男人需要妻子的原因是D项中提到的“如果没有妻子，他就没法过一种舒适的生活”，而并非A项中提到的“妻子可以在学习上帮助他”或B提到的“没有妻子他会感到孤独”或C项提到的“没有妻子他就没有干净衣服可穿”等原因。
单选题 According to the author, a husband usually wants all of the following EXCEPT ______.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] ACD中列出的丈夫希望妻子为他做的事情分别在文章第五段、第三段、第六段中提到了。只有B中“丈夫愿意与妻子终生厮守”这一点没有提到。所以正确答案是B。
单选题 What is implied in the last paragraph?
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] ABC在文中都没有直接提到，也无暗示。从倒数第二段提供的信息可知，“作者学业完成，找到了工作，还要求妻子辞掉她的工作，在家里更好地履行妻子的职责”，这意味着“妻子觉得她所做的牺牲没有得到回报”。因此应选D。
单选题 The author"s style of writing in the passage is ______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 从整篇文章的语气分析，作者是在讽刺那些想把妻子当成奴隶，要妻子为他们做这做那的人们，特别是倒数第三段第一句话的内容十分具有讽刺意味。这句话的意思是：“如果我有幸能够找到一个比我现在的妻子更适合做妻子的人，我就会冒昧地把我现在的妻子换掉，换上另外一个。”把将妻子不当人看待的人讽刺得淋漓尽致。故应选C。