One evening I went out and left my 17-year-old son in charge of his 8-year-old brother and 4-year-old sister. On this occasion, the task was made less troublesome by the presence of his girlfriend. 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 the older ones. Later, I discovered that complete confidence was the last thing I should have left home with.
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 wintry night I had no idea, but it was the only explanation I could come up with.
Finally, in desperation, I called his girlfriend’s house. After what seemed like countless rings, his girlfriend answered. “Yes,” she said brightly, “He’s right here.”
He came on the phone. I was not my usual calm, rational self. 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. This was too favorable to be believed. Well, it turned 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. Mounted(裱裝) and framed were 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.
That was the most precious gift of all.
小題1:Shortly after the author left home one evening, she discovered that ____.
A．her son had brought his girlfriend home
B．the father of her son’s girlfriend had come to her home to take photos of the children
C．she shouldn’t have completely trusted her son
D．she should have taken the children along with her
小題2:According to Paragraph 3, “it” means ____.
A．the two younger children have been in bed
B．the older children have been answering the phone
C．the author will give her older son a lesson
D．the older son has gone outside with his girlfriend
小題3:The sentence “It was only part of the truth.” (Para. 5) implies that the children not only enjoyed ice-cream but also ____.
A．had a birthday partyB．framed some photographs
C．had their pictures takenD．showed off their best clothes
小題4:Which of the following possible titles best expresses the main idea of this passage?
A．Puppy Love B．Brotherhood
C．Mother and ChildrenD．A Precious Birthday Gift

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:D

試題分析：本文描述了我出去的時(shí)候讓大兒子在家里照顧他的弟弟妹妹，但是當(dāng)我10點(diǎn)30打電話(huà)的時(shí)候家里卻沒(méi)有人。后來(lái)才知道孩子們是為了給我制作禮物，這真是一個(gè)珍貴的禮物！
小題1:C 推理題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句Later, I discovered that complete confidence was the last thing I should have left home with.說(shuō)明我發(fā)現(xiàn)這樣的信心是不應(yīng)該有的，不應(yīng)該那么信任他，故C項(xiàng)正確。
小題2:D 推理題。根據(jù)第三段3,4,5行I decided they must be outside. Why they might be outside at 10:30 on a wintry night I had no idea, but it was the only explanation I could come up with.說(shuō)明It就是上句中提及的孩子們?cè)?0點(diǎn)鐘還在外面，故D項(xiàng)正確。
小題3:C 推理題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)2,3行可知，在那天晚上孩子們還給我制作了生日禮物，所以那樣的說(shuō)法只是部分的真相，故C正確。
小題4:D 主旨大意題。本文在最后才突出了主題，孩子們很晚還出去是為了給我制作生日禮物，而我卻對(duì)他們有誤會(huì)。這份禮物是非常珍貴的，也是非常特殊的。故D項(xiàng)正確。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文描述了我出去的時(shí)候讓大兒子在家里照顧他的弟弟妹妹，但是當(dāng)我10點(diǎn)30打電話(huà)的時(shí)候家里卻沒(méi)有人。后來(lái)才知道孩子們是為了給我制作禮物，這真是一個(gè)珍貴的禮物！考查推理題為主，要求考生仔細(xì)審題，認(rèn)真地考慮題目及選項(xiàng)，結(jié)合上下文的語(yǔ)義進(jìn)行合理的推測(cè)和判斷。
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Recently, an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories. I took it home and planted it on the back porch (門(mén)廊). Every so often my son's friends will ask what it is. So I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk.
小題1:Mr. Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changer     .
A．to show his magical powerB．to pay for the delivery
C．to satisfy his curiosityD．to please his mother
小題2:What can be inferred from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boy's house?
A．He wanted to have tea there.B．He was a respectable person.
C．He was treated as a family member.D．He was fully trusted by the family.
小題3:Why does home milk delivery no longer exist?
A．Nobody wants to be a milkman now.B．It has been driven out of the market.
C．Its service is getting poor.D．It is forbidden by law.
小題4:Why did the author bring back home an old milk box?
A．He missed the good old days.B．He wanted to tell interesting stories.
C．He needed it for his milk bottles.D．He planted flowers in it.

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