Passage Two?Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:?

I made a pledge¹ to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father. Totally loving. No ifs, ands or buts.?
The idea had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio. The speaker was quoting a Biblical（圣经的）passage about husbands  their wives. Then he went on to say, “Love is an act of will. A person can choose to love.” To myself, I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband. Well, for two weeks that would change.?

And it did. Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said, “That new yellow sweater looks great on you.”?
“Oh, Tom, you noticed,” she said, surprised and pleased. Maybe a little puzzled.?After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach. I started to refuse, but then I thought, “Evelyn’s been alone here with the kids all week and now she wants to be alone with me.” We walked on the beach while the children flew their kites.?
So it went. Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street firm where I am a director; a visit to the shell museum though I usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, that’s how the whole vacation passed. I made a new pledge to keep on remembering to choose love.?
There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment, however. Evelyn and I still laugh about it today. On the last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn stared at me with the saddest expression.?

“What’s the matter?” I asked her.?
“Tom,” she said in a voice filled with distress², “ I don’t?”?
“What do you mean?”?
“Well…that checkup（体检） I had several weeks ago…our doctor…did he tell you something about me? Tom, you’ve been so good to me…am I dying³?”?
It took a moment for it all to sink in. Then I burst out laughing.?
“No, honey,” I said, wrapping her in my arms. “You’re not dying; I’m just starting to live.”?

26.In the first paragraph, “No ifs, ands or buts” probably means “____.”?
A) Unintentionally B) Inevitably⁴?C) Impressively⁵ D) Unconditionally⁶?

27.From the story we may infer⁷ that Tom drove to the beach cottage ____.?
A) with his family B) with Evelyn?
C) alone D) with his children?

28.During the two weeks on the beach, Tom showed more love to his wife because ____.?
A) she looked lovely in her new clothes?
B) he had made a lot of money in his Wall Street firm?
C) he was determined⁸ to be a good husband?
D) she was seriously ill?

29.The author says, “There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment.” What was the one thing that went wrong??
A) He praised her sweater, which puzzled her.?
B) She insisted on visiting a museum, which he hated.?
C) He knew something about her illness but didn’t tell her.?
D) He was so good to her that she thought she must be dying.?

30.By saying “I’m just starting to live,” Tom means that ____.?
A) he is just beginning to understand the real meaning of life?
B) he is just beginning to enjoy life as a loving husband?
C) he lived an unhappy life before and is now starting to change?
D) he is beginning to feel regret for what he did to his wife before?

内容概要:?本文讲述的是一个家庭的温馨故事。丈夫在去海边度假小屋与妻儿团聚的路上听了一个关于应该珍爱妻子的广播节目，于是暗下决心在这度假的两周里就有所改变，好好爱妻子。到了度假小屋，他果然表现出色，称赞妻子的衣服，陪妻子散步。最后，他的妻子欣喜之余竟然怀疑自己是不是得了绝症，丈夫才突然这么体贴，而丈夫也决心以后就做一个充满爱心的好丈夫。?
26.【答案】D。?
【译文】“No ifs, ands or buts”意思是没有假如、并且和但是，即无条件地。?
【试题分析】词语辨析题。?
【详细解答】“if”, “and” ,“but”都是表示条件的连词，如果没有“if”, “and” ,“but”，那么就是无条件地，所以应该选答案D）。?
27.【答案】C。?
【译文】从文中可以推断出Tom是一个人开车去度假小屋的。?
【试题分析】判断推理题。?
【详细解答】本文开头描述Tom 开车去度假小屋，第五段讲到“After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach. I started to refuse, but then I thought, “Evelyn’s been alone here with the kids all week and now she wants to be alone with me.” 他开车到了以后很累，想坐下读读书，而妻子建议一起去海滩散步。这时他想：妻子一周以来都一个人在这儿陪着孩子，现在只是想单独和丈夫待会儿。由此可见，他的妻子孩子早在他之前已经先到了海边，他是后开车过来的。?
28.【答案】C。?
【译文】在海边度假的两周里，Tom对妻子更体贴是因为他决心做一个好丈夫。?
【试题分析】细节考察题。?
【详细解答】文中开头“I made a pledge to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father”，Tom向自己保证在度假的两周里要做一个好丈夫、好父亲，所以他对妻子非常体贴，答案C）是正确的。答案A）因为妻子穿了新衣服更漂亮， B）因为他在华尔街的公司挣了大钱，D）因为他妻子得了重病都与原文不符。?
29.【答案】D。?
【译文】作者说他的新尝试出了一点问题，这个问题就是他对妻子这么好，让妻子以为自己得了重病，他才这么体贴的。?
【试题分析】细节考察题。?
【详细解答】原文中提到“On the last night at our cottage”, 妻子问他：“Tom, you’ve been so good to me...am I dying?” 联系到上次在医院的体检，妻子不由得怀疑是不是自己快要死了丈夫才突然变得如此体贴，这就是答案D）所指出的。答案A）他称赞妻子的毛衣，让妻子很困惑，这与原文不符，实际上妻子困惑之余更多的是欣喜；答案B）妻子坚持去他不喜欢去的博物馆不成为问题，因为他愿意陪妻子去；答案C）他没告诉妻子她得了重病与原文不符，因为他妻子并未得重病。?
30.【答案】B。?
【译文】Tom说：“我正重新开始生活”，他的意思是开始享受做好丈夫的新生活。?
【试题分析】判断推理题。?
【详细解答】重新开始生活意味着改变，对Tom来说，他自认从前是个自私的丈夫，现在的改变就是做一个充满爱心的好丈夫，所以答案B）是正确的。答案A）他开始理解生活的真正意义，这太笼统，与Tom的具体情况不符；答案C）他以前生活不幸福，现在开始改变，原文并未说Tom 从前就不幸福；答案D）他开始为以前对妻子的所作所为感到遗憾，重新开始生活并不就是遗憾，而是改变。