8．Because Sue was away on holiday abroad，Mathew was very happy．Expecting all day to relax，he was thinking if he should read the newspaper or watch his favorite TV talk show on his first day off in months．"It's a piece of cake，"he said to his wife．"I'll take care of our children，and you can pay a visit to your mother．"
Things worked well at first，but just after 8 o'clock，his three little"nice children"-Tom，John，and Jack-came downstairs in their night clothes and cried out"Is breakfast ready，daddy．"When food had not come to the table within 30 seconds，John started using his silver spoon on Jack's head as if it were a drum．Jack began to shout loudly in time exactly to the beat（节拍）．Tom chanted"I cannot find my bread，where is it？"in the background．Mathew realized his newspaper would have to wait for a few seconds．
Life was getting worse and worse after their breakfast．Tom wore John's underwear on his head．John shut himself in the bathroom，and at that moment Jack cried out again because he was going to wet his trousers．None of the three could find clean socks，although all the socks were just before their very eyes．Someone named"Not Me"had spilled a whole glass of orange juice into the basket of clean clothes．Mathew knew the talk show had already started．
By 10 o'clock，things were much worse，and later even out of control．Jack was just wondering why the fish in the jar didn't eat his bread and butter．Tom was showing off his talent by decorating the kitchen wall with his color pencils．John，thankfully，appeared to be reading quietly in the family room，but closer examination showed that he was eating apple jam straight from the bottle with his hands．Mathew realized that the talk show was over and reading would be impossible．
At exactly 12：22，Mathew phoned the daycare centre．"All of a sudden I must go into work and my wife not at home．Can I bring my children over in a few minutes？"The answer was obviously"yes"because Mathew was smiling．
56．The time his wife left home，Mathew expected toA．
A．enjoy his first day off work
B．watch TV talk show with his children
C．go out for a walk in the park
D．read the newspaper to his children
57．Which of the following did John do？D
A．Drew on the wall．B．Read in a room
C．Fed the fish．D．Ate apple jam．
58．Which of the following is"Not Me"（underlined in Para.3）？D
A．One of the family's neighbors
B．The father
C．The mother
D．One of the three kids
59．For what reason did Mathew ask the daycare centre for help？C
A．Because of his wanting to clean up his house
B．Because he suddenly had to go to his office．
C．Because his finding it hard to manage his boys．
D．Because he had to take his wife back home．
60．This text is developedC．
A．by space B．by comparison C．by time D．by process．
分析 本文写了一位父亲在假日里照顾孩子的故事，三个孩子使得生活失控，一团糟，最后这位父亲不得不寻求日托中心来帮忙照顾这三个孩子．
解答 56．答案是A．细节理解题，根据第一段Expecting all day to relax，he was thinking if he should read the newspaper or watch his favorite TV talk show on his first day off in months．他希望能有一天的放松，读报纸或者看电视节目，享受自己的假期，所以答案选A．
57．答案是D．细节理解题，根据文中句子he was eating apple jam straight from the bottle with his hands，John用手直接从瓶子里吃苹果酱．，所以答案选D．
58．答案是D．推理判断题，根据文中句子Someone named"Not Me"had spilled a whole glass of orange juice into the basket of clean clothes，很明显有人把一整杯橙汁洒进放着干净衣服的篮子里，但是三个孩子都说不是我，可以推断做这件事情的一定是其中的一个人，所以答案是D．
59．答案是C．推理判断题，在爸爸在家照顾孩子的过程中Life was getting worse and worse after their breakfast．早饭的时候生活变得越来越糟糕；在十点以前的时候 things were much worse，and later even out of control，事情变得更糟糕，甚至失控，这位爸爸完全不能管理自己的孩子们了，只能寻求日托中心来帮忙了，而不是真的要去工作，所以答案是C．
60．答案是C．细节理解题，根据文中的时间线after 8 o'clock；after their breakfast；By 10 o'clock；At exactly 12：22；由此可见本文是以时间的顺序来写得，所以答案选C．
点评 阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释．考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点．
