18.Brad closed the door slowly as Sue left home to visit her mother.Expecting a whole day to relax,he was thinking whether to read the newsaper or watch his favorite TV talk show on his first day off in months."This will be like a walk in the park,"he'd told his wife."I'll look after the kids,and you can go visit your mom."
Things started well,but just after eight o'clock,his three little"good kids"-Mike,Randy,and Alex-came down the stairs in their night clothes and shouted"breakfast,daddy."When food had not appeared within thirty seconds,Randy began using his spoon on Alex's head as if it were a drum.Alex started to shout loudly in time to the beat(節(jié)拍).Mike chanted"Where's my toast,where's my toast"in the background.Brad realized his newspaper would have to wait for a few seconds.
Life became worse after breakfast.Mike wore Randy's underwear on his head.Randy locked himself in the bathroom,whileAlex shouted again because he was going to wet his pants.Nobody could find clean socks,although they were before their very eyes.Someone named"Not Me"had spilled a whole glass of orange juice into the basket of clean clothes.Brad knew the talk show had already started.
By ten o'clock,things were out of control.Alex was wondering why the fish in the jar refused his bread and butter.Mike was trying to show off his talent by decorating the kitchen wall with his color pencils.Randy,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.Brad realized that the talk show was over and reading would be impossible.
At exactly 11:17,Brad called the daycare centre(日托所)."I suddenly have to go into work and my wife's away.Can I bring the boys over in a few minutes?"The answer was obviously"yes"because Brad was smiling.
4.When his wife left home,Brad 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
5.Which of the following did Randy do?B
A.Drawing on the wall.
B.Eating apple jam.
C.Feeding the fish.
D.Reading in a room.
6.Why did Brad ask the daycare centre for help?D
A.Because he wanted to clean up his house.
B.Because he suddenly had to go to his office.
C.Because he had to take his wife back home.
D.Because he found it hard to manage his boys.
7.This text is developedB.
A.by spaceB.by timeC.by processD.by comparison.
分析 文章主要記敘了一位父親在與他的三個孩子共同度過他假期的第一天,孩子在家的表現(xiàn)讓他無法控制,而向日托所尋求幫助.
解答 4:A 推理判斷題.根據(jù)第一段對Brad的心理描寫,尤其是信息句"Expecting a whole day to relax,he was thinking whether to read the newspaper or watch his favourite TV talk show on his first day off in months."可以看出,妻子離家后,Brad期待著在第一個休假日里放松一下自己,故選A.
5:B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第四段的描述可以看出,A項(xiàng)是Mike做的;B項(xiàng)是Randy做的;C項(xiàng)是Alex做的;D項(xiàng)是對文中信息"Randy,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."的曲解.故選B.
6:D 推理判斷題.文中諸多關(guān)鍵字眼如"Life became worse"與"things were out of control"都表明是因?yàn)楣芾聿涣撕⒆觽,Brad才把他們送去日托所的,故D項(xiàng)正確.
7:B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.第一段:Brad closed the door slowly as Sue left home→第二段:breakfast→第三段:after breakfast→第四段:by ten o'clock→第五段:at exactly 11:17,由此可以看出本文是按照事件發(fā)展的時間先后順序來敘述的.故選B.
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