11．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 favorite TV talk show on his first day off in months．"This will be quite easy，just like a walk in the park，"he'd told his wife．"I'll look after the kids well，and you can go to 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．Mike chanted （詠唱）"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 just before their 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 color 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 realized that the talk show was over and reading would be impossible．
At exactly 11：17，Brad called the daycare centre．"I suddenly have to go into work and my wife is away．Can I bring the boys over in a few minutes？"The answer was obviously"yes"because Brad was smiling．
1．When his wife left home，Brad expected toD．
A．go out for a walk in the park
B．watch TV talk show with his children
C．read the newspaper to his children
D．enjoy his first day off work
2．Who spilled orange juice into the basket of clean clothes？A
A．One of the boys．
B．Brad himself．
C．Brad's friend．
D．Brad's wife．
3．Why did Brad ask the daycare centre for help？B
A．Because he wanted to play with his friends．
B．Because he found it hard to manage his boys home．
C．Because his boss asked him to work．
D．Because he had to take his wife back．
4．This passage is developedC．
A．by space
B．by result
C．by time
D．by cause．
分析 文章主要記敘了一位父親在與他的三個孩子共同度過他假期的第一天，孩子在家的表現(xiàn)讓他無法控制，而向日托所尋求幫助．
解答 1．D 細節(jié)理解題，由第一段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．可知他想享受他的第一天假期．選D．
2．A 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)句子Someone named"Not Me"had spilled a whole glass of orange juice into the basket of clean clothes．可知整整一杯橙汁灑到了干凈衣服的籃子里這件事一個是家里的其中一個孩子干的，根據(jù)前邊的額句子his three little"good kids可見他有三個孩子，所以答案選A．
3．B 推理判斷題．文中諸多關(guān)鍵字眼如"Life became worse"與"things were out of control"都表明是因為管理不了孩子們，Brad才把他們送去日托所的，所以答案選B．
4．C 細節(jié)理解題．由每一段的開始都有時間的描述，比如as Sue left home to visit her mother after eight o'clock；Life became worse after breakfast；By ten o'clock；At exactly 11：17可知文章是按時間順序進行描寫的．選C．
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