19.It's a Snoopy card; cheerful message,bright colors,though a little yellow and faded now.Though I've received fancier,more expensive card over the years,this is the only one I've saved.That summer,it spoke volumes to me.
I received it during the first June I faced as a widow(寡婦) to raise two teenage daughters alone.In all the emotional confusion of this sudden single parenthood,I was overwhelmed with,of all things,the simplest housework,leaky taps,oil changes,even barbecues.Those had always been my husband's jobs.I was embarrassed every time I hit my thumb with a hammer or couldn't get the lawnmower started.My uncertain attempts only fueled the fear inside me:How could I be both a father and mother to my girls?Clearly,I lacked the tools and skills.
On this particular morning,my girls pushed me into the living room to see something.(I prayed it wasn't another repair job).The"something"turned out to be an envelope and several wrapped bundles on the carpet.My puzzlement must have been plain as I gazed from the colorful packages to my daughters'bright faces.
"Go ahead!Open them!"They urged.As I unwrapped the packages,I discovered a small barbecue grill and all the necessary objects including a green kitchen glove.
"But why?"I asked.
"Happy Father's Day!"they shouted together.
"Moms don't get presents on Father's Day".I protested.
"You forgot to open the card".Jane reminded.I pulled it from the envelope.There sat Snoopy,on top of his dog house,merrily wishing me a Happy Father's Day."Because",the girls said,"you've been a father and mother to us.Why shouldn't you be remembered on Father's Day?"
As I fought back tears,I realized they were right,I wanted to be a"professional"dad,who had the latest tools and knew all the tricks of the trade.The girls only wanted a parent they could count on to be there,day after day,performing repeatedly the maintenance tasks of basic care and love.
The girls are grown now,and they still send me Father's Day cards,but none of them means as much to me as that first one.Its simple message told me that being a great parent didn't require any special tools at all-just a willing worker.
60.The girls gave their mother a barbecue set probably becauseD.
A.it was what their mother wanted        
B.it was a proper Father's Day gift
C.barbecue was their favourite food                  
D.they wanted their mother to barbecue
61.After her husband's death,the mother found it was the hardest toD.
A.handle the emotional shock                   
B.face the terrible loneliness
C.keep harmony of the family                    
D.fulfill a male role in the house.
62.Which of the following statements is true about the first Father's Day card?D
A.It made the mother eager to get the latest tools.
B.It praised the mother as a professional dad.
C.Its fancy design impressed the mother most.
D.It showed the girls'appreciation for their mother's love.

分析 本文屬于記敘文閱讀,主要向我們講述了作者的丈夫去世后作者希望自己能成為一名專業(yè)的"爸爸",承擔(dān)那些父親應(yīng)該做的事情,后來在父親節(jié)孩子們送給作者一份父親節(jié)禮物,表達(dá)對她的感激.

解答 60.D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)As I unwrapped the packages,I discovered a small barbecue grill and all the necessary objects including a green kitchen glove with a frog pattern on it.可知孩子們送給媽媽一個(gè)燒烤架是因?yàn)樗麄兿氤詿,故選D.
61.D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)Those had always been my husband's jobs.I was embarrassed every time I hit my thumb with a hammer or couldn't get the lawnmower started.My uncertain attempts only fueled the fear inside me:How could I be both a father and mother to my girls?Clearly,I lacked the tools and skills.可知作者不知道怎么做那些家務(wù),以前都是她丈夫的工作,因此對她來說最困難的是在家中扮演一個(gè)男人的角色,故選D.
62.D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)you've been a father and mother to us.Why shouldn't you be remembered on Father's Day?可知孩子們送給母親父親節(jié)卡片是為了表示對她的愛的感激,因此D正確,誤解分析:I wanted to be a"professional"dad,who had the latest tools and knew all the tricks of the trade.可知我想成為一名擁有新的工具的專業(yè)的爸爸,而不是想要新的工具,因此A錯(cuò);文章并沒有提到這個(gè)卡片贊揚(yáng)母親已經(jīng)成為一個(gè)專業(yè)的父親,因此B錯(cuò);文中沒提到卡片的設(shè)計(jì),因此C錯(cuò);故選D.

點(diǎn)評 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.

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