Duke is watching a basketball game on TV. He is paying very close attention to the game. His favorite team, The Celtics, is losing to the Bulls.

Darlene, Duke’s wife(妻子), is having a bad day. She is trying to talk to him about it. 

“Honey, I am feeling very stressed out.”

“Okay. Wow! Are you watching this? The Celtics are really trying to lose this game!”

“Um, honey? Are you listening to me?”

“Yes. Of course I am listening to you. I am listening to you and watching the game at the same time.”

“Duke! You are not listening to me!” Darlene is getting frustrated with her sports-loving husband.

“I am listening, Darlene. What is stressing you out?”

“My job is stressing me out. I am thinking about giving up.”

“Okay. Are you watching? The Celtics are missing every shot(投篮)!”

“I am trying to talk to you. I am thinking about giving up my job. What about paying the bills(账单)? What are you thinking about?”

“Okay.”

“Okay? Okay, what?”

“Okay. Good.”

Darlene is getting angry now. Why is her husband ignoring her? “Fine!” She is shouting now. Duke is still staring at the TV. “Fine! Okay! I am quitting my job. And I am never paying another bill. I am letting you pay all the bills from now on!”

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1.What is Duke doing?

A He is playing basketball.

B He is having a bad day.

C He is paying the bills.

D He is watching TV.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第一段“Duke is watching a basketball game on TV.”可知杜克正在看电视。故选D。

2.What does the underlined part “stressed out” mean?

A Worried.

B Scared.

C Tired.

D Excited.

解析：选A。A 词义猜测题。根据前文“Darlene, Duke’s wife, is having a bad day.”可知杜克的妻子达琳经历了糟糕的一天，由此推测她的心情应该是“焦虑的”。故选A。

3.What is bothering(使烦恼) Darlene?

A The game.

B Her work.

C Her life.

D Duke.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据“I am trying to talk to you. I am thinking about giving up my job.”可知达琳正在和丈夫谈论她的工作，她想放弃目前的工作，即她的工作使她烦恼。故选B。

4.What might be the end of the story?

A Darlene watches TV with Duke.

B Duke gets angry at Darlene.

C Darlene keeps her old job.

D Duke has to pay the bills.

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据最后一段“I am quitting my job. And I am never paying another bill. I am letting you pay all the bills from now on!”可推测，杜克的妻子达琳准备辞职，不再支付家庭账单，因此杜克需要支付家庭账单。故选D。

5.What does the passage talk about?

A A fight.

B A game.

C A wife.

D A conversation.

解析：选D。D 主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知，文章围绕杜克和妻子达琳的对话展开，是关于他们的对话的。故选D。