One evening I went out and left my 17-year-old son in charge of his 8-year-old brother and 4-year-old sister.On this occasion,the work was made less troublesome by the presence of his girlfriend.I left with complete confidence that the older children would do a wonderful job of babysitting the younger children.Later,I discovered that complete confidence was the last thing I should have left home with.
I had decided to return home earlier than planned so that my son and his girlfriend could go out.I called home with this happy news.But instead of hearing his cheerful,grateful voice on the other end of the line,all I heard was the sound of a telephone ringing.
It was,I should point out,after 10 p.m.,when the two younger children should have been in bed.and when the two older children should have been answering the phone.“I’ll give him a lesson.”I said.I decided they must be outside.Why they might be outside at 10∶30 on a winter night I had no idea,but it was the only explanation I could come up with.
Finally,in desperation,I called his girlfriend’s house.After what seemed like countless rings,his girlfriend answered.“Yes,”she said brightly,“He’s right here.”
He came on the phone.I was not my usual calm,rational(理智的)self.After all,one of the rules of survival for modern parents is that you can’t trust modem teenagers.“Where are the children?”I said.He said they were with him.They had done nothing wrong.My son had taken the younger children over to his girlfriend’s house just for ice cream and cake.This was too good to be believed.Well,it turns out that I shouldn’t have believed it.It was only part of the truth.
The following Saturday evening we were at my parents home,celebrating my birthday.My oldest son gave me the children’s gifts.Mounted and framed were a series of lovely color photographs of my children,dressed in their best clothes,and wearing their most wonderful expressions.They are pictures to treasure a lifetime,all taken by the father of my son’s girlfriend.
1.The author went out and left her eldest son in charge of the younger children
because .
A.she knew that her eldest son was a good baby-sitter
B.she thought it no hard work to take care of the younger ones
C.she believed he could do well with his girlfriend’s help
D.she could not find a baby-sitter on that winter night
2.When the author called home that evening,she found that .
A.two younger children had already been in bed
B.the children were preparing a birthday gift for her
C.her son was quarrelling with his girlfriend
D.there was no one answering the telephone
3.What can you learn from the underlined sentence in the fifth paragraph?
A.The author didn’t believe what her son had told her.
B.The author had complete confidence in her son.
C.The author believed her son was telling the truth.
D.The author was moved by what her children had done.
4.What might the children do that evening?
A.They had a birthday party.
B.They framed some photographs.
C.They had their pictures taken.
D.They made some beautiful clothes.
5.What does the author intend to teIl us by the story?
A.Modem teenagers are not worth trusting.
B.It is no easy job to look after young children.
C.It’s no good to have a girlfriend at an early age.
D.Her children have a caring and tender heart.
科目：高中英语 来源：浙江省模拟题 题型：完形填空
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| It seems like everywhere a person goes there is at least one person with a cell phone to his ear. Even in places 1 cell phone usage is banned such as concert halls or movie theatres there is the 2 offender, or at least a few people using the text messaging feature 3 their phones. Cell phone usage has 4 over the past decade and continues to rise. Nearly 200 5 people in the United States have cell phones and there are 6 over one billion users worldwide. That means there are a lot of phones 7 their frequencies over the airwaves at any given time. Concern has arisen over whether or not cell phone usage 8 harm a person's health. Brain cancer rates in the United States have risen since call phones were 9 , leading some people to wonder if cell phone usage is the reason for the 10 . Some people say the biggest danger 11 cell phones isn't from the either real or perceived potential to develop cancer, but from 12 while using the cell phone. How many of us have seen vehicles driving 13 erratically (不稳定地) down the road. And we often see when we get near the vehicle the driver on a cell phone is 14 on a cell phone. It is a proven fact that a driver on a cell phone is 15 attentive and more likely to get in an accident. And, hands-free sets aren't the 16 that some people may believe. Yes, they 17 both hands for driving and prevent a person from getting a sore (酸疼的) arm, 18 the driver's mind is still 19 the conversation and therefore less attentive to what is 20 around him or her on the road. | |||
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