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Three Boys and a Dad

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 favourite TV talk show on his first day off in months. "This will be like a walk in the park," he'd told his wife. "I'll look after the kids, and you can go 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 (节拍) . Mike chanted "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 before their very 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 colour 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 realised that the talk show was over and reading would be impossible.

At exactly 11:17, Brad called the daycare centre (日托所) . "I suddenly have to go into work and my wife's away. Can I bring the boys over in a few minutes?" The answer was obviously "yes" because Brad was smiling.

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49. When his wife left home. Brad expected to 　 .

A. go out for a walk in the park

B. watch TV talk show with his children

C. enjoy his first day off work

D. read the newspaper to his children

50. Which of the following did Randy do?

A. Drawing on the wall

B. Eating apple jam

C. Feeding the fish.

D. Reading in a room

51.Why did Brad ask the daycare centre for help?

A. Because he wanted to clean up his house.

B. Because he suddenly had to go to his office

C. Because he found it hard to manage his boys home.

D. Because he had to take his wife back

52. This text is developed 　 .

A. by space 　

B. by comparison 　

C. by process 　

D. by time

参考译文

三个男孩一个爸

当他的妻子（Sue）离开去看她的妈妈的时候，布兰德缓缓地关上了门。期望放松一整天，他思考着在放假的第一天里是否要读一份报纸或是看他最喜欢的脱口秀节目。他告诉他的妻子：“这就像是在花园里散步，我会照顾好孩子们，你去看望你的妈妈吧。”

事情开始进展得很好，但是八点以后，他的三个年幼的“乖孩子”：麦克、兰迪、艾利克斯就穿着睡衣下楼了，他们嚷嚷着“早餐，爸爸”。在30秒的时间里食物还没有出现时，兰迪就开始用他的勺子敲打艾利克斯的头，好像那是一架鼓似的。艾利克斯及时伴着节奏大声地嚷嚷起来。麦克在后面反复不停地喊：“我的面包在哪里？我的面包在哪里？”布兰德意识到他必须等会才能看报了。

早餐后生活变得更糟。麦克把兰迪的衬衣穿在头上，兰迪把自己锁在浴室，同时艾利克斯也因为尿湿了自己的裤子而再次嚷嚷起来。尽管干净的袜子就在他们的面前，但是没有人能找到。自称“不是我”的某人曾把一整杯果汁倒进装着干净衣服的篮子里了。布兰德知道（这时）脱口秀已经开始了。

待到十点整，事情都失控了。艾利克斯正在想为什么鱼缸里的鱼会拒绝他的面包和黄油。麦克正努力通过用他的彩色铅笔装饰厨房的墙壁来炫耀他的天赋。值得庆幸地是，兰迪似乎在大厅里安静地阅读，但是最新考察表明他正将手直接伸进瓶子里掏苹果酱吃。（此时）布兰德意识到脱口秀已经结束，而阅读也不可能了。

精确到11:17分时，布兰德打电话给日托所。“我突然有事，而我的妻子也离开了。一会儿我能把孩子带到日托所来待一会吗？”答案明显是“可以”，因为布兰德笑了。

答案解析

49. C 考查细节理解。根据第一段中的”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，当妻子离开家去看望她母亲时，Brad期望快活地度过放假的第一天。故C项正确。

50. B 考查细节理解。根据第四段中的"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."可知，Randy假装在看书，其实是在吃苹果酱。

51. C 考查推理判断。根据文中对Brad的孩子们起床后混乱场面的描述以及最后一段的内容可推知，Brad发现照顾他的孩子很难，于是打电话给日托所寻求帮助。

52. D 考查篇章结构。文章第二段讲早上8点孩子们起床后发生的事，第三段描述早餐后Brad家中的混乱场景，第四段讲10点家中完全失控，最一段Brad给日托所打电话。由此可知短文以时间顺序组织材料。