20.One evening I went out and left my 17-year-old son and his girlfriend in charge of his 8-year-old brother and 4-year-old sister.I left with complete confidence that the older children would do a wonderful job of babysitting the younger children.Later,I discovered that I was completely wrong.
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 10p.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 10:30on a winter night I had no idea,but it was the only explanation I could come up with.
Finally,in desperation(絕望),I called his girlfriend's house.His girlfriend answered."Yes,"she said brightly,"He's right here."
He came on the phone.I was not my usual calm,patient.After all,one of the rules of survival for modern parents is that you can't trust modern 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. 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---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.
41.The author went out and left her eldest son in charge of the younger children becauseB.
A.she knew that his girlfriend was a good baby-sitter
B.she believed he could take good care of the younger ones with the help of his girlfriend
C.the older children have always loved the younger ones
D.she could not find a baby-sitter on that winter night
42.Shortly after the author left home one evening,she discovered thatC.
A.her son had brought his girlfriend home
B.her son had left home with his girlfriend
C.she shouldn't have completely trusted her son
D.she should have taken the children along with her
43."It was only part of the truth."implies that the children not only enjoyed ice-cream but alsoA.
A.had their pictures takenB.received some gifts
C.had a birthday party D.showed off their best clothes.
分析 本文寫了一位媽媽讓大孩子看管了一次小孩子,擔心孩子們過得會一團糟,但是在這次經(jīng)歷之后孩子們卻為媽媽準備了珍貴的生日禮物的感人故事.
解答 41-43.BCA
41答案:B.細節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)文章第一段"I left with complete confidence that the older children would do a wonderful job of babysitting the younger children"我相信大的孩子能夠看好小的孩子.可知本題答案為B選項.
42答案:C.細節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)文章第一段的Later,I discovered that I was completely wrong.(后來我發(fā)現(xiàn)我完全錯了)及第二段的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.(我打電話回家告訴兒子這個好消息.但是沒有聽到他在電話另一端開心的、感激的聲音,我所聽到的是電話響的聲音)可知作者本以為大兒子在家照顧小孩子,然而他們卻連電話也沒接,他們有可能是出去了;因此作者發(fā)現(xiàn)"自己不應該完全信任自己的兒子",故本題答案為C選項.
43答案:A.考查細節(jié)推理,根據(jù)文章最后一段,作者收到的孩子們的禮物是一些照片,而且這些照片都是兒子女朋友的爸爸拍的("all taken by the father of my son's girlfriend").可見吃冰淇淋和蛋糕并不是孩子們做的所有的事情,他們還給媽媽準備了生日禮物,所以答案選A.
點評 本文是一篇人物故事類閱讀,題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題,做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對 性找出相關語句進行仔細分析,結(jié)合選項選出正確答案.推理判斷也是要在抓住關鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確的答案.