DEAR ABBY: 

I am a 30-year-old mother of a 5-year-old girl. I met Mack two years ago. Everything was great with him at first, but when I married him and moved in with him, things changed.

I don’t have a car right now. I work less than a mile away, so I walk mostly but I don’t mind. The problem is, when Mack gets off work, he picks up his son and goes straight home. He doesn’t call or text me to ask where I am, or drive by to see where my child and I are walking. When I arrive home, I’ll find his son watching TV and Mack doing something else. 

I keep telling him I need respect. What would you do if you were in my shoes? 

— UPSET MAMA IN TEXAS

DEAR UPSET: 

You should have asked Mack to pick you up when he leaves work or you would not be such distraught(心烦意乱). Maybe Mack didn’t realize that he had showed not only a lack of consideration for your feelings but also for your little girl’s welfare(福利). So all you should do now is to talk with him, telling him your feeling and what you really want from him. If things don’t improve, start looking for other living arrangements for you and your daughter, since the family harmony (和谐) plays a significant(重要的) role in the health and sound growth of a child.

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1.Who is the “UPSET” from the first letter?

A A 30-year-old mother of a 3-year-old girl.

B A father of a 5-year-old boy.

C A mother in Texas.

D A father in Texas.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。 从第一封信的第一句话I am a 30-year-old mother of a 5-year-old girl可知求助者是一位带着5岁女儿的母亲，而从信的最后UPSET MAMA IN TEXAS可知，这位母亲来自德克萨斯州，故选C。

2.How did the “UPSET” usually go to work?

A By bike.

B By bus.

C By car.

D On foot.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。 从第一封信I work less than a mile away, so I walk mostly可知这位母亲一般是步行去上班，故选D。

3.According to the first letter, which of the statements is NOT true?

A There are two children in Mack’s family now.

B Mack goes back home from work by car and drives his wife home every day.

C The mother is asking Abby for help.

D The mother is not happy in her new marriage now.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。 从第一封信He doesn’t call or text me to ask where I am, or drive by to see where my child and I are walking可知，Mack 并没有开车接妻子和她女儿回家，故B选项错误，故选B。

4.We can learn from the second letter that _________.

A Abby encouraged the mother to talk to Mack

B Abby asked the mother to leave without Mack

C Mack was sorry that he had ignored his wife’s feeling

D Abby has already helped the “UPSET” solve her problem

解析：选A。A 细节理解他。 从第二封信So all you should do now is trying to talk with him可知，A选项正确。从If things don’t improve, start looking for other living arrangements，可知，Abby 建议这位母亲另作安排，前提是情况没有改善，而她并没有要求这位母亲即刻离开Mack, 故B选项不正确；从Maybe Mack didn’t realize he had showed not only a lack of consideration for your feelings but also for your little girl’s welfare.可知，Mack可能并不知道自己忽略了妻子和她女儿的感受，故C选项不正确；而Abby只是给这位母亲提出了建议，文章并没提及这位母亲的问题是否已解决，故D选项不正确。

5.Who may Abby probably be?

A A teacher at a school.

B A doctor at a hospital.

C A worker from helpline online.

D The mother’s friend.

解析：选C。C 推理判断题。 根据文章内容可看出，5岁女儿的母亲在向Abby求助，而Abby并不认识她，否则在回信中不会称呼她UPSET, 故可推断出Abby是服务热线的工作人员负责给需要的人提供帮助，故选C。