A. with his family B. with Evelyn

C. alone D. with his children

【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第三段第二句句中meeting me at the door是Evelyn的后置定语, 由此可推断出汤姆是一个人开车去海边的村舍的。

6. During the two weeks on the beach, Tom showed more love to his wife because_______.

A. he was determined to be a good husband

B. he had made a lot of money in his Wall Street firm

C. she looked lovely in her new clothes

D. the doctor said his wife was seriously ill

【解析】选A。细节理解题。第一段提到For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father, 由此可知, 汤姆想成为一个慈爱的丈夫和父亲。

7. The author says, "There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment. "What does "one thing" refer to?

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.

【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中内容可知汤姆对妻子太好了, 以至于妻子以为自己快死了, 所以选D。

8. 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

【解析】选B。推理判断题。从文章最后一段内容可知汤姆想说的是: "不是你要死了, 而是我刚开始生活", 即"我要做一个有爱心的丈夫开始享受人生", 故选B。