- 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：What puzzled the mother when her daughter asked her to see something one morning? - A 、It was not another repair job this time.
- B 、Both of her daughters looked excited.
- C 、She got gifts at that time of the year.
- D 、The bundles on the floor were wrapped.
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参考答案【正确答案：C】
推断题。本题出现在文中第三段。本题问的是:当女儿让母亲在那天早晨看些东西的时候，是什么让这个母亲感到不解？通读第三段发现最后一句My puzzlement must have been plainas I gazed from the colorful packages to my daughters bright faces. “母亲盯着女儿们红润的脸颊，一脸的茫然。”可知C选项为正确答案。
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