- 阅读理解A
题干：It’satypicalSnoopycard：cheerfulmessage,brightcolors，thoughalittleyellowandfadednow.ThoughI'vereceivedfancier,moreexpensivecardovertheyears,thisistheonlyoneI’vesaved.Onesummer,itspokevolumestome.IreceiveditduringthefirstJuneIfacedasawidowtoraisetwoteenagedaughtersalone.Inalltheemotionalconfusionofthissuddensingleparenthood，Iwasoverwhelmedwith，ofallthings，thesimplesthousework：leakytaps，oilchanges，evenbarbeques.Thosehadalwaysbeenmyhusband'sjobs.IwasembarrassedeverytimeIhitmythumbwithahammerorcouldn'tgetthelawnmower(割草机)started.Myuncertainattemptsonlyfueledthefearinsideme:HowcouldIbebothafatherandmothertomygirls?Clearly,Ilackedthetoolsandskills.Onthisparticularmorning，mygirlspushedmeintothelivingroomtoseesomething.(Iprayeditwasn’tanotherrepairjob.)The“something”turnedouttobeanenvelopeandseveralwrappedbundlesonthecarpet.MypuzzlementmusthavebeenplainasIgazedfromthecolorfulpackagestomydaughters’brightfaces.“Goahead！Openthem!”，Theyurged.AsIunwrappedthepackages,Idiscoveredasmallbarbecuegrill(烧烤架）andallthenecessaryobjectsincludingagreenkitchenglovewithafrogpatternonit.“Butwhy?”Iasked.“HappyFather'sDay！”theyshoutedtogether.“Momsdon'tgetpresentsonFather'sDay.”Iprotested.“Youforgottoopenthecard.”Janereminded.Ipulleditfromtheenvelope.TheresatSnoopy，ontopofhisdoghouse，merrilywishingmeaHappyFather’sDay.“Because”，thegirlssaid，“you’vebeenafatherandmothertous.Whyshouldn'tyouberememberedonFather'sDay?”AsIfoughtbacktears,Irealizedtheywereright,Iwantedtobea“professional”dad,whohadthelatesttoolsandknewallthetricksofthetrade.Thegirlsonlywantedaparenttheycouldcountontobethere，dayafterday，performingrepeatedlythemaintenancetasksofbasiccareandlove.Thegirlsaregrownnow,andtheystillsendmeFather’sDaycards，butnoneofthosecardsmeansasmuchtomeasthatfirstone.It’ssimplemessagetoldmebeingagreatparentdidn’trequireanyspecialtoolsatall-justawillingworker.
题目：After her husband's death, the mother found it was the hardest to_____. - A 、handle the emotional shock
- B 、face the terrible loneliness
- C 、keep harmony of the family
- D 、fulfill a male role in the house
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参考答案【正确答案：D】
细节题。答案在文章的第二段。该段讲到, 这个女主人公丈夫的去世，使得她不得不去做一些本该由男人干的事情。注意本段最后一句：How could I be both a father and mother to mygirls? Clearly, I lacked the tools and skills. (对我的孩子们来说，我怎么可能承担起既当父亲又当母亲的责任呢？很明显，我缺乏必要的工具和技能。）综上分析，可知D选项为正确答案。其他选项都只是谈到了该段中的一部分, 不够全面。
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