12．Dear Daughter，
We have not seen you for a while now，so I thought we might check in．Did you fall off the edge of the Earth？Your mother worries，you know，and I am just curious．Well，I am more than curious．I feel abandoned．
Apparently you've abandon us for your career．I can understand that，because you've always had a wonderful work ethic．Look，obviously your long absence has confused us．As we go about our daily routines，your mother and I are distracted-both by your absence and our pride in your career．The other day，I entered my work password into the microwave，then stood there cursing it for not working．
Listen，a lot has happened since you've been away．Abraham Lincoln was shot．We had two more children-a princess，now 23； a boy，now 12．Yesterday I bought a very clean 2001Camaro car from an older woman．Your mother is not happy about this．She says it is the kind of muscle car driven by ex-criminals when they examine your house at 2am．In response，I tell her it was the car of my dreams when I was 18．
So that's where your long absence has left us．Your long absence is not so bad，though we miss your roaring laughter…the way your cheeks flush when you eat Thai food．How you always march too hard into the house，like a Scotsman stepping on snakes．
Each evening，your mother now waits by the window the way she did when you used to step off the bus in first grade．Bet that drove you crazy even then，her running out on the porch like you'd just returned from a month-long journey to the moon．
Look，parents are not easy people．But should the urge ever hit you，feel free to stop by sometime．Our house is your house．Our hearts are yours too．And your mother is still waiting by the window．
Love，Dad
21．The author entered the wrong password into the microwave becauseC．
A．kinds of passwords made him confused
B．he was totally obsessed with his work
C．he was affected by his daughter's long absence
D．he had forgotten how to use the microwave
22．The author describes his and his wife's current situation byA．
A．comparing the past and present
B．talking about history and his dream
C．listing changes they have made to their routines
D．detailing strange things they have started doing
23．From the article，we can conclude that the author isA．
A．humorous B．inspiring
C．serious D．patient．
分析 本文屬于記敘文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章向我們講述了他對女兒的思念之情，女兒總是不回家，因此他用幽默的話語給女兒寫了一封信．
解答 21．C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第二段Look，obviously your long absence has confused us．The other day，I entered my work password into the microwave，then stood there cursing it for not working．可知作者輸錯(cuò)了微波爐的密碼，是因?yàn)樗畠涸谒纳钪虚L期缺席，故選C．
22．A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題，通讀全文可知作者在文章中通過比較過去與現(xiàn)在的生活來描述他和他的妻子的現(xiàn)狀，故選A．
23．A 推理判斷題，根據(jù)第四段How you always march too hard into the house，like a Scotsman stepping on snakes．可知作者認(rèn)為女兒很少回到這個(gè)家，就像蘇格蘭人踩著蛇一樣，由此推知作者很幽默，故選A．
點(diǎn)評 考查學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力．做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確選擇．在做推理判斷題時(shí)不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí)，要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
