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(节拍). 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 realized that the talk show was over and reading would be impossible.
At exactly11:17, 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.
【小题1】When his wife left home, Brad expected to .A．go out for a walk in the parkB．watch TV talk show with his childrenC．enjoy his first day off workD．read the newspaper to his children【小题2】Which of the following did Randy do?A．Drew on the wall. B．Ate apple jam.C．Fed the fish.D．Read in a room.【小题3】Who is “Not Me”(underlined in Para.3)?A．One of the family’s neighborB．The fatherC．One of the three kidsD．The text doesn’t mention【小题4】Why did Brad ask the daycare centre for help?A．Because he wanted to clean up his houseB．Because he suddenly had to go to his office.C．Because he found it hard to manage his boys.D．Because he had to take his wife back home.【小题5】This text is developed .A．by space B．by parisonC．by process D．by timeC
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(答案→)C
解析：文章主要记叙了一位父亲在与他的三个孩子共同度过他假期的第一天，孩子在家的表现让他无法控制，而向日托所寻求帮助
【小题1】细节题，由第一段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.可知他想享受他的第一天假期。选C。
【小题2】细节题，第四段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.可知Randy吃了苹果酱，选B。
【小题3】推理题：从第三段的句子：Someone named “Not Me” had spilled a whole glass of orange juice into the basket of clean clothes. 可知孩子把桔子酱撒到干净衣服的篮子里，又没有人承认。这里Not me是一个孩子，选C。【小题4】细节题，由第四段By ten o’clock, things were out of control.... Brad Realized that the talk show was over and reading would be impossible.可知他已经无法控制孩子们在家的局面。选C
【小题5】细节题，由每一段的开始都有时间的描述，比如as Sue left home to visit her mother after eight o’clock；Life became worse after breakfast；By ten o’clock；At exactly 11:17可知文章是按时间顺序进行描写的。选D。