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　　2014年全国各地名校中考英语模拟试汇编
　　阅读理解——记叙文
　　【浙江省杭州市西湖区2014中考英语一模】
　　I made a decision on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeld 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 reading a Biblical about husbands beings being thoughtful of 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 say that I had been a selfish husband . Well, for two weeks that would change.
　　And it did. Right from the moment I kissed Mary 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 confused.
　　After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Mary suggested a walk on the beach. I started to refuse, but then I thought, “Mary’s been alone  here with the kid all week and now she wants to be alone with me.” We walked on the each while the children flew their kites.
　　So it went. Two weeks of not calling the company where I am a manager;a visit to the shell museum though I usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, that is how the whole vacation passed. I made a new decision to keep on remembering to choose love.
　　There was on thing that went wrong with my experiment, however. Mary and I still laugh about it today. On the last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Mary looked at me with saddest expression.
　　“what’s the matter?” I asked her.
　　“Tom,”she said in a voice filled with sadness, “do you know something I don’t ”
　　“What do you mean? ”
　　“Well......that checkup I had several weeks ago.....our doctor.....did he tel you something about me? Tom, you’ve been so good to me......am I dying?”
　　It took a moment for it all to sink in. Then I couldn’t help laughing.
　　“No,honey,” I said,holding her in my arms. “You’re not dying; I’m just starting to live.”
　　46.In the first paragraph, “No ifs,ands or buts”probably mean______.
　　A probably    B completely  C impossibly  D unimportantly
　　From the story we may infer that Tom drove to the beach cottage____.
　　A alone  B with his family  C with Mary  D with his children
　　During the two weeks on the beach,Tom showed more love to his wife because_____.
　　A the doctor told hi Mary was seriously ill
　　B she lootiful in her new clothes
　　C he made his mind to be a good husband
　　D he made a lot of money as manager
　　What made Tom change his mind to be with his family more?
　　A his wife was deadly ill     B his