Question

One evening I went out and left my 17-year-old son and his girlfriend in charge of his 8-year-old brother and 4-year-old sister． I left with complete confidence that the older children would do a wonderful job of babysitting the younger children and the younger children would do a wonderful job of accompanying（陪伴）the older ones. Later, I discovered that I was completely wrong.

I had decided to return home earlier than planned so that my son and his girlfriend could go out. I called home with this happy news．But instead of hearing his cheerful, grateful voice on the other end of the line, all I heard was the sound of a telephone ringing.

It was, I should point out, after 10 p.m., when the two younger children should have been in bed, and when the two older children should have been answering the phone. “I’ll give him a lesson, ” I said．I decided they must be outside．Why they might be outside at 10:30 on a winter night I had no idea, but it was the only explanation I could come up with.

Finally, in desperation（绝望）, I called his girlfriend’s house. His girlfriend answered．“Yes,” she said brightly, “He’s right here.”

He came on the phone．I was not my usual calm, patient．After all, one of the rules of survival for modern parents is that you can’t trust modern teenagers．“Where are the children?” I said．He said they were with him．They had done nothing wrong．My son had taken the younger children over to his girlfriend’s house just for ice cream and cake． Well, it turns out that I shouldn’t have believed it．It was only part of the truth.

The following Saturday evening we were at my parents’ home, celebrating my birthday．My oldest son gave me the children’s gifts-- a series of lovely color photographs of my children, dressed in their best clothes, and wearing their most wonderful expressions. They are pictures to treasure a lifetime, all taken by the father of my son’s girlfriend.

1.The author went out and left her eldest son in charge of the younger children because           .

A．she knew that his girlfriend was a good baby-sitter

B．she believed he could take good care of the younger ones with the help of his girlfriend

C．the older children have always loved the younger ones

D．she could not find a baby-sitter on that winter night

2.Shortly after the author left home one evening, she discovered that           .

A．her son had brought his girlfriend home

B．her son had left home with his girlfriend

C．she shouldn’t have completely trusted her son

D．she should have taken the children along with her

3.“It was only part of the truth.” implies that the children not only enjoyed ice-cream but also           .

A．had their pictures taken B．received some gifts

C．had a birthday party     D．showed off their best clothes

4.Which is the best title of this passage?

A．An Evening Out         B．Modern Teenagers

C．Mother and Children    D．A Precious Birthday Gift

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

【解析】

试题分析: 文章讲述作者把小孩子留给大儿子和他的女朋友照顾，但是又不放心，打电话回家发现他们不在家而在女朋友家，第二天才知道原来他们是去拍照给作者当生日礼物的。

1.B考查细节理解题：从文章第一段的句子：I left with complete confidence that the older children would do a wonderful job of babysitting the younger children and the younger children would do a wonderful job of accompanying（陪伴）the older ones. 可知作者相信大儿子和女朋友能照顾好小孩子，故选B项。

2.C细节题：从文章第一段的句子：Later, I discovered that I was completely wrong.可知作者 发现不能相信儿子，故选C项。

3.A考查细节理解题：从文章最后一段的句子：My oldest son gave me the children’s gifts — a series of lovely color photographs of my children, dressed in their best clothes, and wearing their most wonderful expressions. They are pictures to treasure a lifetime, all taken by the father of my son’s girlfriend.可知孩子们在儿子女朋友的家里吃冰淇淋只是一半的事实，他们还拍了照片，故选A项。

4.4】D考查文章的标题题：从文章最后一段的句子：The following Saturday evening we were at my parents’ home, celebrating my birthday. My oldest son gave me the children’s gifts 可知作者得到了很珍贵的生日礼物，故选D

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