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 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．Drawing on the wallB．Eating apple jamC．Feeding the fish.D．Reading in a room【小题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 officeC．Because he found it hard to manage his boys home.D．Because he had to take his wife back【小题4】This text is developed .A．by spaceB．by parison C．by process D．by timeC
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(答案→)C
解析：母亲回娘家去照顾外婆了，留下父亲照看三个淘气的小家伙，此时，家里的一切都乱套了……
【小题1】推理判断题。根据第一自然段的第二句可知本题选C。
【小题2】事实细节题。根据第四自然段的倒数第二句可知本题选B。
【小题3】推理判断题。通读全文可知Brad打电话给日托所的原因是他照顾不了三个淘气的小家伙，选C。
【小题4】篇章结构题。通读本文可知本文是按时间顺序进行描述的，故选D。