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【题目】Three Boys and a Dad

Brad closed the door slowly as Sue left home tovisit her mother. Expecting a whole day to relax, hewas thinking whether to read the newspaper or watchhis favorite TV talk show on his first day off inmonths. "This will be like a walk in the park," he'dtold his wife. "I'll look after the kids, and you can go to visit your mom."

Things started well, but just after eight o'clock,his three little "good kids"-Mike, Randy, and Alex — came down the stairs in their night clothes andshouted "breakfast, Daddy." When food had notappeared within thirty seconds, Randy began using hisspoon on Alex's head as if it were a drum. Alexstarted to shout loudly in time to the beat (节拍).Mike chanted "Where's my toast, where's my toast"in the background. Brad realised his newspaper wouldhave to wait for a few seconds.

Life became worse after breakfast. Mike woreRandy's underwear on his head. Randy locked himselfin the bathroom,while Alex shouted again because hewas going to wet his pants. Nobody could find cleansocks, although they were before their very eyes.Someone named "Not Me" had spilled a whole glass of orange juice into the basket of clean clothes. Bradknew the talk show had already started.

By ten o'clock, things were out of control. Alexwas wondering why the fish in the jar refused hisbread and butter. Mike was trying to show off histalent by decorating the kitchen wall with his colourpencils. Randy, thankfully, appeared to be readingquietly in the family room, but closer examinationshowed that he was eating apple jam straight fromthe bottle with his hands. Brad realised that the talkshow was over and reading would be impossible.

At exactly 11:17, Brad called the daycare centre(日托所). "I suddenly have to go into work and mywife's away. Can I bring the boys over in a fewminutes?" The answer was obviously "yes" becauseBrad was smiling.

【1】When his wife left home, Brad expected to _________.

A. go out for a walk in the park

B. watch his favorite TV talk show with his children

C. enjoy his first day off work

D. read the newspaper to his children

【2】Which of the following did Randy do?

A. Drawing on the wall.

B. Eating apple jam.

C. Feeding the fish.

D. Reading in a room.

【3】 Why did Brad ask the daycare centre for help?

A. Because he wanted to clean up his house.

B. Because he suddenly had to go to his office.

C. Because he found it hard to manage his boys.

D. Because he had to take his wife back home.

【4】 This text is developed ________

A. by space

B. by comparison

C. by process

D. by time

Answer 1

【答案】【1】 C

【2】B

【3】 C

【4】D

【解析】【1】 推理判断题。根据第一段对Brad的心理描写，尤其是信息句“Expecting a whole day to relax，he was thinking whether to read the newspaper or watch his favorite TV talkshow on his first day off in months.“可以看出，妻子离家后，Brad期待着在第一个休假日里放松一下自己，C项正符合题意；A项曲解了Brad对于照顾孩子的看法，“This will be like awalk in the park”表示的是Brad放松的状态；B、D两项内容并不是与孩子一起进行的活动，这在后文也有体现，因此错误。

【2】 细节理解题。根据第四段的描述可以看出，A项是Mike做的；B项是Randy做的；C项是Alex做的；D项是对文中信息“Randy, thankfully, appeared to be reading quietly inthe family room, but closer examination showed that he waseating apple jam straight from the bottle with his hands.”的曲解。

【3】推理判断题。文中诸多关键字眼如Life becameworse与things were out of control都表明是因为管理不了孩子们，Brad才把他们送日托所的，故C项正确。

【4】 篇章理解题。第一段：Brad closed the door slowly asSue left home→第二段：breakfast→第三段：after breakfast→第四段：by ten o'clock→第五段：at exactly 11: 17，由此可以看出本文是按照事件发展的时间先后顺序来叙述的。