Three Boys and a Dad
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 newspaper or watch his favourite 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, while Alex 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 colour 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 realised 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.
小題1:When his wife left home. Brad expected to          .
A．go out for a walk in the park
B．watch TV talk show with his children
C．enjoy his first day off work
D．read the newspaper to his children
小題2:Which of the following did Randy do?
A．Drawing on the wallB．Eating apple jam
C．Feeding the fish.D．Reading in a room
小題3:Why did Brad ask the daycare centre for help?
A．Because he wanted to clean up his house.
B．Because he suddenly had to go to his office
C．Because he found it hard to manage his boys home.
D．Because he had to take his wife back
小題4:This text is developed          .
A．by spaceB．by comparison C．by process D．by time

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:D
母親回娘家去照顧外婆了，留下父親照看三個(gè)淘氣的小家伙，此時(shí)，家里的一切都亂套了……
小題1:推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一自然段的第二句可知本題選C。
小題2:事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第四自然段的倒數(shù)第二句可知本題選B。
小題3:推理判斷題。通讀全文可知Brad打電話給日托所的原因是他照顧不了三個(gè)淘氣的小家伙，選C。
小題4:篇章結(jié)構(gòu)題。通讀本文可知本文是按時(shí)間順序進(jìn)行描述的，故選D。
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Three hours had passed 45 the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.
He looked at the 46 faces before him, and then asked, “How many completed all five questions?” 47 a hand was raised.
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A．secondsB．minutesC．hoursD．days
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A．a(chǎn)ppearedB．changedC．frozeD．stopped
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Who is to blame here? Rick Stevenson, who tells Ceely's story in his book When Machines Fail Us, points the finger at the limitations of technology. We put our faith in digital devices, he says, but our digital helpers are too often not up to the job. They are filled with small problems. And it's not just GPS devices: Stevenson takes us on a tour of digital disasters involving everything from mobile phones to wireless keyboards.
The problem with his argument in the book is that it's not clear why he only focuses on digital technology, while there may be a number of other possible causes. A map-maker might have left the crossing off a paper map. Maybe we should blame Ceely for not paying attention. Perhaps the railway authorities are at fault for poor signalling system. Or maybe someone has studied the relative dangers and worked out that there really is something specific wrong with the GPS equipment. But Stevenson doesn't say.
It's a problem that runs through the book. In a section on cars, Stevenson gives an account of the advanced techniques that criminals use to defeat computer-based locking systems for cars. He offers two independent sets of figures on car theft; both show a small rise in some parts of the country. He says that once again not all new locks have proved reliable. Perhaps, but maybe it's also due to the shortage of policemen on the streets. Or changing social circumstances. Or some combination of these factors.
The game between humans and their smart devices is amusing and complex. It is shaped by economics and psychology and the cultures we live in. Somewhere in the mix of those forces there may be a way for a wiser use of technology.
If there is such a way, it should involve more than just an awareness of the shortcomings of our machines. After all, we have lived with them for thousands of years. They have probably been fooling us for just as long.
小題1:What did Paula Ceely think was the cause of her accident?
A．She was not familiar with the road.
B．It was dark and raining heavily then.
C．The railway workers failed to give the signal.
D．Her GPS device didn't tell her about the crossing.
小題2: The phrase "near miss" (Paragraph 2) can best be replaced by ________.
A．close hitB．heavy loss
C．narrow escapeD．big mistake
小題3:Which of the following would Rick Stevenson most probably agree with?
A．Modern technology is what we can't live without.
B．Digital technology often falls short of our expectation.
C．Digital devices are more reliable than they used to be.
D．GPS error is not the only cause for Ceely's accident.
小題4:In the writer's opinion, Stevenson's argument is ________.
A．one-sidedB．reasonableC．puzzlingD．well-based
小題5:What is the real concern of the writer of this article?
A．The major causes of traffic accidents and car thefts.
B．The relationship between human and technology.
C．The shortcomings of digital devices we use.
D．The human unawareness of technical problems.

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