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. 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（絕望）, 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.
小題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
小題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
小題3:“It was only part of the truth.” implies that the children not only enjoyed ice-cream but also _____.
A．had their pictures takenB．received some gifts
C．had a birthday partyD．showed off their best clothes

小題1:B
小題2:B
小題3:A

試題分析：本文講述了我誤會兒子很晚還出去玩，不好好地照顧弟弟妹妹.結(jié)果卻發(fā)現(xiàn)他們出去是為了準備幫我過生日的照片。
小題1:B 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段2,3行I left with complete confidence that the older children would do a wonderful job of babysitting the younger children.說明我很相信他們倆能夠照顧兩個孩子。故B正確。
小題2:B 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章2,3段I decided they must be outside和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.說明我確認他們不在家里出去了。故B正確。
小題3:A 推理題。根據(jù)本句“It was only part of the truth.”說明他們給出的出去吃冰激凌只是部分的原因。在文章最后一段給出了答案，他們是去弄照片的，故Ａ正確。
點評：本文講述了我誤會兒子很晚還出去玩，不好好地照顧弟弟妹妹.結(jié)果卻發(fā)現(xiàn)他們出去是為了準備幫我過生日的照片。本文所設(shè)試題主要考察細節(jié)查找，對于文章中的細節(jié)題，要注意文本內(nèi)容的理解。關(guān)鍵是找出原文的根據(jù)，認真核查題支和原文的異同，常犯錯誤有：絕對化語言，范圍擴大或縮小，以偏概全，張冠李戴等。帶著問題，再讀全文，找出答題所需要的依據(jù)，完成閱讀。
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Watson，whose parents are both Oxford graduates，recently scored straight A's in her A­levels. She is now on a gap year before starting university.
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Watson has other interests. These include，interestingly，fishing and she has helped raise money for the Wild Trout(鱒魚)Trust.
小題1:Which of the following topics is not mentioned in the passage?
A．Watson's interests.B．Watson's intention.
C．Watson's success.D．Watson's worries.
小題2:The underlined word “temperamental” in the fifth paragraph means ________.
A．difficultB．differentC．changeableD．practical
小題3:The underlined word “it” in the sixth paragraph refers to ________.
A．readingB．media attentionC．playing the role of HermioneD．the viewer
小題4:From the passage we may infer that ________.
A．Watson doesn't want to continue her acting
B．Watson felt very proud of being known as Hermione Granger
C．Watson hasn't read too much so far
D．Watson was born in a well­educated family

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