- 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：Which of the following statements is true about the first Father's Day card? - 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.
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参考答案【正确答案：D】
判断题。通读全文，可知A选项错误：这位母亲并不是急于要得到干活的工具，文中只是表达了她作为单身母亲在这种情况下的无奈，可见A选项太片面;在文章倒数第二段，我们得知母亲只是wanted to be a “professional” dad，事实上，只是有这种想法，但还不是一个职业的父亲。注意想要和实际之间的差异, 所以B选项不选;C选项也不正确，文中是提到了孩子们的礼物设计得很有想象力, 但是这并不是让母亲难以忘怀的理由，其根本原因是孩子们为什么会送给母亲礼物, 故不选；D选项正确，孩子们正是通过在父亲节这一天送给母亲礼物表达了她们对母亲的感激之情。
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