9．After 21 years of marriage，my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie．The other woman was my mother．It was 19 years since my father had passed away．However，the demands of my work and my three children had made it possible to visit her only occasionally．
That Friday after work，when I arrived at her house，my mother was waiting in the door with her coat on．She had done her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary．
We went to a restaurant that，although not elegant，was very nice and comfortable．My mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady．During the dinner，we had an agreeable conversation about nothing extraordinary but just caught up on recent events．We talked so much that we missed the movie．
As we arrived at her house later，she said，"I'll go out with you again，but only if you let me invite you．"I agreed．A few days later，my mother died of a serious heart attack．It happened so suddenly that I didn't have a chance to do anything for her．
Sometime later，I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt from the same place where mother and I had dined．An attached note said："I paid this bill in advance．I wasn't sure whether I could be there； still，I paid for two plates-one for you and the other for your wife．You will never know what that night meant for me．I love you，Son．"
At that moment，I understood the importance of saying"I love you"and of giving our loved ones the time they deserve．Nothing in life is more important than family．Give family members the attention they deserve，because these things cannot be put off till some"other"time．
1．The author described how his mother looked to showA．
A．the importance of the dinner
B．a(chǎn)n atmosphere of happiness
C．the importance of table manners
D．readers his mother's character
2．The author should be thankful toC．
A．the movie B．his children C．his wife D．the bill
3．What can we infer from the story？B
A．The author doesn't like his work and children．
B．The author's mother felt satisfied to have a dinner with her son．
C．The author and his mother saw a movie together after their dinner．
D．The author and his mother talked about big events during their dinner．
4．The author probably agreed thatC．
A．failure is the mother of success
B．family should be as important as work
C．we should spend more time with our family
D．a(chǎn) good heart is sure to find another to match it．
分析 無論多么忙，我們都應當和家人經(jīng)常交流、共處，千萬不要以各種理由把和家人交流、共處的時間一次 次地推遲，因為生活中有些事情是不能往后推的，否則，有可能會留下終生的遺憾…
解答 1．A 推理判斷題．根據(jù)句子She had done her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary．她做了頭發(fā)，還穿著她上次結婚紀念日穿的衣服．后文中媽媽的話You will never know what that night meant for me．I love you，Son．你永遠不會知道那天晚上對我意味著什么，我愛你，兒子，可以推斷出那頓晚餐是多么的重要，所以答案選A．
2．C 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)句子After 21 years of marriage，my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie．結婚21年后，我妻子要我?guī)Я硪粋�女人出去吃飯和看電影．因此他帶媽媽出去吃飯，然后媽媽突然離世，可見他很感謝自己的妻子讓他有和媽媽吃飯的經(jīng)歷，所以答案選C．
3．B 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第二段中的描述和倒數(shù)第三段中的"You will never know what that night meant for me．"可知，母親很高興與兒子一起用餐．所以答案選B．
4．C 推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章最后一段中的"Nothing in life is more important than your family．"可知，作者認為家人很重要，應該多花費時間與家人在一起．所以答案選C．
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