On Sundays my father always wore that black apron—the one with the race cars all over it. After breakfast Dad always announced: “Go ahead everyone.I'll take care of the dishes！” With that my mother disappeared into the folds of the Sunday paper. Off_came_the_suit_coat_he_had_worn_to_church_that_morning._Up_went_the_shirtsleeves._On_went_that_apron. For the next hour Dad did the dishes, singing songs like“Who Put the Chow in Mrs. Murphy's Chowder”？

I suppose it was strange for a father to wear an apron—even one with race cars—but I never thought much of it until that Sunday when we walked home from church together.“Tommy”， he said，“There comes a time in every boy's life when he must take on responsibilities．” “Responsibilities？” I asked. “Yes. It's time you took a greater role in the household. Starting today, I want you to do the dishes on Sunday morning so your mother and I can relax.” “The dishes？” “Anything wrong with taking over the dishes？”I started to say something about a man's job, but I knew immediately that my protests would fall on deaf ears.

I didn't taste a bit of breakfast that morning. My father announced to my mother, “Let's go to read the paper, honey.Our oldest son has generously offered to fill the position.”So this was what my life had come to.

People often say there is a special chemistry between a father and a son. He came back into the kitchen just as I was about to storm out. In his right hand was the old apron.“I want you to have this, Tommy. It'll keep your clothes from getting wet.” And before I could do anything, he had put that apron on me. “Thanks, Son. Your mother and I appreciate this.”

With that he disappeared into the Sunday paper. I looked down at the apron.It had seen better days.I could see my dad reaching for the dishes. Soon I was singing about Mrs. Murphy's Chowder.

16．What is the main purpose of the underlined sentences in the first paragraph?

A．To show the unwillingness of his father when doing dishes.

B．To instruct the main steps of how his father does dishes.

C．To emphasize his father's clumsy way of doing dishes.

D．To stress the enjoyment and happiness of his father's doing dishes.

17．What does the underlined word “responsibilities” in the second paragraph refer to?

A．Taking care of the brothers.

B．Making progress academically.

C．Doing all the dishes.

D．Washing the apron with race cars.

18．What did the author mean by saying “People often say there is a special chemistry between a father and a son” in the fourth paragraph?

A．Mind acts upon mind.

B．Like father like son.

C．A child is better unborn than untaught.

D．Obedience is the first duty of a boy.

19．How did the author feel at the end of the passage?

A．Proud. B．Enjoyable.

C．Surprised. D．Regretful.

一條黑色的圍裙，一對(duì)心照不宣的父子，維系著一個(gè)無比溫馨的家庭。

16．D　推理判斷題。下一句提到作者的父親一邊唱歌一邊洗刷餐具，再結(jié)合本段中他所說的話可推測(cè)這三個(gè)倒裝句是為了強(qiáng)調(diào)作者的父親非常享受這個(gè)過程，樂在其中。

17．C　詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)下文中的“Starting today，I want you to do the dishes…”可知畫線詞指的是“洗刷所有的餐具”。

18．A　推理判斷題。下一句提到正當(dāng)作者要沖出來時(shí)，作者的父親拿著那件舊圍裙來到了廚房，由此可推出兩人“心有靈犀一點(diǎn)通”。后三項(xiàng)分別表示“有其父必有其子”、“養(yǎng)不教，父之過”、“男孩以服從命令為天職”，都不符合語境。

19．B　推理判斷題。最后一段最后提到作者也效仿父親的做法，邊唱那首歌曲邊洗刷餐具，由此可推斷作者感到非常“愉快”。

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