单选题 While Americans (36) pride in having risen to a position where it is no longer necessary to depend on manual labor for (37) a living, they find real delight in (38) they are able to (39) with their hands, This attitude toward (40) above is seen in many aspects(方面)of American life. One is invited to dinner at a home (41) is not only comfortably but even luxuriously(豪华的)furnished, and (42) which there is every evidence(证据)of the fact (43) the family has been able to afford foreign travel, (44) hobbies, and college educations for the children; (45) the hostess probably will cook the dinner herself, will serve it (46) ,and will wash the dishes afterward (47) she does most of (48) household work，and (49) her husband may be a professional man, he talks about washing the car, digging in his flower (50) or painting the house. His wife may even help him (51) these things, (52) he often helps her with the dish washing. The son (53) college may wait on tables and wash dishes at a (54) for his board, or during the summer he may work with a construction group on a new highway in order to (55) his next year's school expenses.

单选题 A. have B. take C. make D. feel
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】take (a) pride in “以……为荣，对……感到自豪”，这个词组是固定搭配。
单选题 A. as B. for C. like D. over
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】a living 是生计，营生的意思。用for就是为了生计，这个题是靠介词搭配。
单选题 A. what B. that C. which D. how
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】这个句子缺一个宾语，因此并不是一个定语从句，是在关系从句里作为宾语。
单选题 A. compose B. enjoy C. compete D. finish
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】这里的意思是“用双手亲自完成工作”。
单选题 A. mental B. skilled C. hard D. manual
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】根据上下文的意思，这里是指“体力劳动”。
单选题 A. where B. that C. and D. it
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】这是个定语从句，而四个选项中只有that可以用于定语从句中。
单选题 A. at B. in C. to D. for
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】这道题是考介词搭配，它是说“在这种情况下”，因此用in，in this situation
单选题 A. which B. how C. that D. and
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】The fact + that…，……的事实。Fact后跟同位语从句，只能由that引导。
单选题 A. cheap B. dear C. exchangeable D. expensive
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】根据上下文，这家人能支付得起出国旅行的费用，并为孩子支付大学学费，那么一定有钱拥有价格昂贵的业余爱好，因此选expensive．
单选题 A. and B. all C. yet D. furthermore
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】Yet在句子中作连词，有“然而”的意思，表转折，根据上下文，这家人虽然很富裕，但仍然愿意自己动手做些家务。
单选题 A. her B. itself C. herself D. oneself
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】根据上下文，女主人使自己动手来做这些家务的，因此应与上文呼应用herself．
单选题 A. Besides B. But C. Any way D. Though
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】选择关联词，一定要搞清楚前后这两句话的关系。这里是递进关系，因此用besides，表“除了……之外，除却……”．
单选题 A. her some B. her other C. all D. other
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】这句话的意思是“她除了做一些其他的家务外”，上文已经列举了一些女主人做的家务活，因此应用other household work．
单选题 A. as if B. as though C. just as D. even though
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】尽管她丈夫也许是个专业人士，他也会做些家务活的，even though的意思是“纵然……也是”，它与even if时有相同的意思。
单选题 A. bed B. land C. plants D. seeds
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】flower bed，是指花坛，苗床，男主人在家会修整花坛。
单选题 A. to B. at C. with D. in
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】help + with +名词，帮忙作……，例：Can I help with your work?
单选题 A. just as B. like C. if D. therefore
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】just as是指“恰与……相同”，例：You should do just as I tell you．
单选题 A. for B. at C. on D. around
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】at college，“在大学里”，这个题是考介词搭配。
单选题 A. restaurant B. teachers'office C. airport D. workshop
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】在这句话中，board是指“膳食，伙食”，再看前面有dish一次，因此可以判断这道题应填restaurant．
单选题 A. win B. afford C. obtain D. earn
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】根据本文的意思，这个大学生是为了赚第二年的学费而打工的，应选earn．