Like many men at some point, I dream about opening a bar. I plan to call it Work

Like many men at some point, I dream about opening abar. I plan to call it Work Out. It will cater to married women in need of alittle fun. On Friday nights, they will be able to come here and enjoythemselves.

See, I have a gift for business. I am, as my wife ZsaZsa likes to note, “A man with a million ideas, none of them very good.”Speaking of Zsa Zsa, she is fed up with this plain little life I’ve made forus——too many kids, too many chores, mind – numbing debt. The other day, shesaid she thought we needed a new family car. “Sure. How about an 87Lincoln?” I said, and saw my dear Zsa Zsa age about 20 years, and becomeher mother right before my eyes.

Yes, money is our madness. Last year, we thought wehad found a little cushion when I published a book about the life herein suburban America. It sold 12 copies——six of them to my mother. Four othercopies went to various aunts and uncles, who used them for martini coasters (杯垫), then sold them at yard sales. The two remainingcopies went to perfect strangers. (I think I owe you dinner, whoever you are.Call me, OK? We’ll arrange something.)

When the book didn’t take off, I wrote a TV show. ThenI penned a short novel based on the earlier TV idea that didn’t sell.Currently, I am at work on a set of encyclopedias(百科全书). In a month, I plan to sell them door – to – door.

Such is the life of a writer, sending off the mostpersonal thoughts possible to his hard drive. I am a writer, but also thebreadwinner in my family. I’m at the keyboard at 6 almost every morning, hopingto tap out one idea——just one——that will take us up the hill, to the mountain,to the top.

1.According to the passage, the author is leading a/an        life.

A．enjoyable         B．wealthy           C．hard             D．comfortable

2.By saying “Sure. How about an 87 Lincoln?”, theauthor          .

A．promised itto his wife                    B．was showingoff their fortune

C．thought hiswife would like it               D．was justjoking

3.What was the result of the book the author mentionedin the 3rd paragraph?

A．It didn’t sell well at all.

B．He sold itdoor – to – door.

C．He made a lotof money from it.

D．It was reallya cushion for his family.

4.What does the underlined word “cushion” mean ?

A．Comfortableseat.

B．Financialhelp.

C．Unexpectedsuccess.

D．Best-sellingbook.

5.From the account above, which of the followingstatements is true?

A．He has a realgift for business.

B．He isn’t serious enough about life.

C．He is a hard – working writer.

D．His wife issatisfied with their plain life.

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【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.C

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