Has anyone noticed how, with the passage of time, one’s relationship with one’s grown-up daughters and sons becomes changed? I’ve been aware of this for some time but I’m not quite sure how to deal with it.

Take the kitchen sink for example.

Following a family get-together at my place, I walked into the kitchen to find Kate, my daughter carefully cleaning the sink.

“Don’t do that; what are you doing that for?” I said, unhappy about the hidden criticism.

“Mum,” she said, “you really ought to put your glasses on when you clean the sink. Behind the tap here was black!”

But it’s not just things like kitchen sinks. Another time Kate arrived to pick me up to lunch. She looked at me and then asked, “Mum, why do you use brown eyebrow pencil when your hair is grey?”

A sudden memory of her, aged 14, going to her first mixed party flooded back. She had come in to say goodbye. For a moment I thought she’d been an accident. Both eyes were black. I remember suggesting that perhaps a little less eye make-up might be more effective.

Now I told her, “My hair used to be brown.”

“It looks absurd.”

“Mrs. Menzies had dark eyebrows with grey hair.”

“Yes, but you’re not Mrs. Menzies, are you?” she said triumphantly, as if that proved her point.

But a recent event made me realize that something really must be done.

She had returned some for a few weeks before getting married. One evening I went out on a dinner date. By the time my companion left me at the front door, it was about 2am. As I stepped in, an angry figure in a white nightgown stopped me.

“Well, what time of night is this to be coming home?” she shouted. “Where have you been? I’ve been worried sick!”

Shades of the past come back to disturb me. But what should I do about all this? Nothing, probably. Maybe, after all, it’s only a stage young people are going through.

The daughter thought her mother didn’t clean the kitchen sink well because of her        .

       A．laziness    B．carelessness      C．unhappiness     D．poor-quality glasses

From the passage we know the daughter         .

       A．didn’t want to help with the sink

       B．didn’t like brown eyebrow pencils

       C．had an accident when she went to her first party

       D．shouted at her mum because she came home late

How does the mother feel after all these have happened?

       A．Shocked.  B．Proud.      C．Envious.   D．Confused.

The author writes the stories to prove that         .

      A．their relationship became stronger 

       B．their roles changed as time passed

       C．her daughter very much cared about her

       D．her daughter got upset as she grew up

Has anyone noticed how, with the passage of time, one’s relationship with one’s grown-up daughters and sons becomes changed? I’ve been aware of this for some time but I’m not quite sure how to deal with it.
Take the kitchen sink for example.
Following a family get-together at my place, I walked into the kitchen to find Kate, my daughter carefully cleaning the sink.
“Don’t do that; what are you doing that for?” I said, unhappy about the hidden criticism.
“Mum,” she said, “you really ought to put your glasses on when you clean the sink. Behind the tap here was black!”
But it’s not just things like kitchen sinks. Another time Kate arrived to pick me up to lunch. She looked at me and then asked, “Mum, why do you use brown eyebrow pencil when your hair is grey?”
A sudden memory of her, aged 14, going to her first mixed party flooded back. She had come in to say goodbye. For a moment I thought she’d been an accident. Both eyes were black. I remember suggesting that perhaps a little less eye make-up might be more effective.
Now I told her, “My hair used to be brown.”
“It looks absurd.”
“Mrs. Menzies had dark eyebrows with grey hair.”
“Yes, but you’re not Mrs. Menzies, are you?” she said triumphantly, as if that proved her point.
But a recent event made me realize that something really must be done.
She had returned some for a few weeks before getting married. One evening I went out on a dinner date. By the time my companion left me at the front door, it was about 2am. As I stepped in, an angry figure in a white nightgown stopped me.
“Well, what time of night is this to be coming home?” she shouted. “Where have you been? I’ve been worried sick!”
Shades of the past come back to disturb me. But what should I do about all this? Nothing, probably. Maybe, after all, it’s only a stage young people are going through.
【小题1】The daughter thought her mother didn’t clean the kitchen sink well because of her        .

A．laziness

B．carelessness

C．unhappiness

D．poor-quality glasses

【小题2】From the passage we know the daughter         .

A．didn’t want to help with the sink

B．didn’t like brown eyebrow pencils

C．had an accident when she went to her first party

D．shouted at her mum because she came home late

【小题3】How does the mother feel after all these have happened?

A．Shocked.

B．Proud.

C．Envious.

D．Confused.

【小题4】The author writes the stories to prove that         .

A．their relationship became stronger

B．their roles changed as time passed

C．her daughter very much cared about her

D．her daughter got upset as she grew up

Has anyone noticed how, with the passage of time, one’s relationship with one’s grown-up daughters and sons becomes changed? I’ve been aware of this for some time but I’m not quite sure how to deal with it.

Take the kitchen sink for example.

Following a family get-together at my place, I walked into the kitchen to find Kate, my daughter carefully cleaning the sink.

“Don’t do that; what are you doing that for?” I said, unhappy about the hidden criticism.

“Mum,” she said, “you really ought to put your glasses on when you clean the sink. Behind the tap here was black!”

But it’s not just things like kitchen sinks. Another time Kate arrived to pick me up to lunch. She looked at me and then asked, “Mum, why do you use brown eyebrow pencil when your hair is grey?”

A sudden memory of her, aged 14, going to her first mixed party flooded back. She had come in to say goodbye. For a moment I thought she’d been an accident. Both eyes were black. I remember suggesting that perhaps a little less eye make-up might be more effective.

Now I told her, “My hair used to be brown.”

“It looks absurd.”

“Mrs. Menzies had dark eyebrows with grey hair.”

“Yes, but you’re not Mrs. Menzies, are you?” she said triumphantly, as if that proved her point.

But a recent event made me realize that something really must be done.

She had returned some for a few weeks before getting married. One evening I went out on a dinner date. By the time my companion left me at the front door, it was about 2am. As I stepped in, an angry figure in a white nightgown stopped me.

“Well, what time of night is this to be coming home?” she shouted. “Where have you been? I’ve been worried sick!”

Shades of the past come back to disturb me. But what should I do about all this? Nothing, probably. Maybe, after all, it’s only a stage young people are going through.

1.The daughter thought her mother didn’t clean the kitchen sink well because of her        .

         A．laziness      B．carelessness      C．unhappiness      D．poor-quality glasses

2.From the passage we know the daughter         .

         A．didn’t want to help with the sink

         B．didn’t like brown eyebrow pencils

         C．had an accident when she went to her first party

         D．shouted at her mum because she came home late

3.How does the mother feel after all these have happened?

         A．Shocked.    B．Proud.        C．Envious.     D．Confused.

4.The author writes the stories to prove that         .

        A．their relationship became stronger 

         B．their roles changed as time passed

         C．her daughter very much cared about her

         D．her daughter got upset as she grew up

 

第II卷 （非选择题，共35分）

第一节: 对话填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

D—David,   T---Tony

D: Hi, Tony. Are you reading something exciting?

T: Oh, nothing much. I’m just reading some science (76) f__. David,      76_______

it’s a long time since I saw you last and I could hardly

(77) r___ you because you’ve changed so much.                     77_______

D: Oh, I’ve just had a (78) h____ in the barber’s and I am wearing       78_______

a pair of glasses now.

T: No wonder. By the way, what’s your plan for this weekend?

D: We are going to have a picnic in the countryside on Saturday.

Do you wan to join us?

T: I’d like to, but I’m afraid I can’t as I’ve got (79) p___of work to      79______

do recently.

D: I know you are always as (80) b___as a bee.But don’t forget          80______

that no matter how much work you have to do, you should try

to (81) s___ aside some time for a rest. Health must come first,       81_______

after all.

T: Yes, you are right. I’ll go with you. And why not ask Sam to

go with us together? He can (82) b___ us a lot of fun.                82______

D: That’s a good idea, but not this time, for his parents

(83) d____ two days ago and he is very upset now. Maybe             83_____

he doesn’t want to go with us.

T: Really? I simply can’t (84) b____my ears.                       84_____

D: Yes, I’m surprised to know that their marriage has broken up ,too.

T: I think he needs to stay(85) a_____and calm himself down.          85_____

D: Yes.

 

第II卷 （非选择题，共35分）

第一节: 对话填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

D—David,   T---Tony

D: Hi, Tony. Are you reading something exciting?

T: Oh, nothing much. I’m just reading some science (76) f__. David,      76_______

  it’s a long time since I saw you last and I could hardly

(77) r___ you because you’ve changed so much.                     77_______

D: Oh, I’ve just had a (78) h____ in the barber’s and I am wearing       78_______

a pair of glasses now.

T: No wonder. By the way, what’s your plan for this weekend?

D: We are going to have a picnic in the countryside on Saturday.

Do you wan to join us?

T: I’d like to, but I’m afraid I can’t as I’ve got (79) p___of work to       79______

  do recently.

D: I know you are always as (80) b___as a bee.But don’t forget          80______

  that no matter how much work you have to do, you should try

  to (81) s___ aside some time for a rest. Health must come first,        81_______

after all.

T: Yes, you are right. I’ll go with you. And why not ask Sam to

go with us together? He can (82) b___ us a lot of fun.                 82______

D: That’s a good idea, but not this time, for his parents

(83) d____ two days ago and he is very upset now. Maybe             83_____

 he doesn’t want to go with us.

T: Really? I simply can’t (84) b____my ears.                        84_____

D: Yes, I’m surprised to know that their marriage has broken up ,too.

T: I think he needs to stay(85) a_____and calm himself down.          85_____

D: Yes.