15.It's a typically Snoopy card:cheerful message,bright colors,though a little yellow and faded now.Though I've received fancier,more expensive card over the years,this is the only one I've saved.One summer,it spoke volumes to me.
I received it during the first June I faced as a widow to raise two teen age daughters alone.In all the emotional confusion of this sudden single parenthood,I was overwhelmed with,of all things,the simplest housework:leaky taps,oil changes,even barbecues.Those had always been my husband's jobs.I was embarrassed every time I hit my thumb with a hammer or couldn't get the lawnmower started.My uncertain attempts only fueled the fear inside me:How could I be both a father and mother to my girls?Clearly,I lacked the tools and skills.
On this particular morning,my girls pushed me into the living room to see something.(I prayed it wasn't another repair job.)The"something"turned out to be an envelope and several wrapped bundles on the carpet.My puzzlement must have been plain as I gazed from the colorful packages to my daughter's bright faces.
"Go ahead!Open them!"They urged.As I unwrapped the packages,I discovered a small barbecue grill and all the necessary objects including a green kitchen glove with a frog pattern on it.
"But why?"I asked.
"Happy Father's Day!"they shouted together.
"Moms don't get presents on Father's Day".I protested.
"You forgot to open the card".Jane reminded.I pulled it from the envelope.There sat Snoopy,on top of his dog house,merrily wishing me a Happy Father's Day."Because",the girls said,"you've been a father and mother to us.Why shouldn't you be remembered on Father's Day?"
As I fought back tears,I realized they were right,I wanted to be a"professional"dad,who had the latest tools and knew all the tricks of the trade.The girls only wanted a parent they could count on to be there,day after day,performing repeatedly the maintenance tasks of basic care and love.
The girls are grown now,and they still send me Father's Day cards,but none of those cards means as much to me as that first one.Its simple message told me being a great parent didn't require any special tools at all-just a willing worker.
66、By"it spoke volumes to me",(Para.1)the mother in the story means the cardA.
A.conveyed significant meanings to her
B.aroused great sorrow in her
C.brought her pleasant feelings
D.made her feel important
67、After her husband's death,the mother found it was the hardest toD.
A.handle the emotional shock
B.face the terrible loneliness
C.Keep harmony of the family
D.Fulfill a male role in the house
68、The girls gave their mother a barbecue set probably becauseD.
A.It was what their mother wanted
B.it was a proper Father's Day gift
C.barbecue was their favorite food
D.they wanted their mother to barbecue
69、Which of the following statements is true about the first Father's Day card?D
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 girl's appreciation for their mother's love.
分析 本文属于记叙文阅读,主要向我们讲述了作者的丈夫去世后作者希望自己能成为一名专业的"爸爸",承担那些父亲应该做的事情,后来在父亲节孩子们送给作者一份父亲节礼物,表达对她的感激.
解答 66.A 细节理解题,根据Though I've received fancier,more expensive card over the years,this is the only one I've saved.One summer,it spoke volumes to me.可知这张卡片对作者来说很重要,向她传达了重要的意义,故选A.
67.D 细节理解题,根据Those had always been my husband's jobs.I was embarrassed every time I hit my thumb with a hammer or couldn't get the lawnmower started.My uncertain attempts only fueled the fear inside me:How could I be both a father and mother to my girls?Clearly,I lacked the tools and skills.可知作者不知道怎么做那些家务,以前都是她丈夫的工作,因此对她来说最困难的是在家中扮演一个男人的角色,故选D.
68.D 细节理解题,根据As I unwrapped the packages,I discovered a small barbecue grill and all the necessary objects including a green kitchen glove with a frog pattern on it.可知孩子们送给妈妈一个烧烤架是因为他们想吃烧烤,故选D.
69.D 细节理解题,根据you've been a father and mother to us.Why shouldn't you be remembered on Father's Day?可知孩子们送给母亲父亲节卡片是为了表示对她的爱的感激,因此D正确,误解分析:I wanted to be a"professional"dad,who had the latest tools and knew all the tricks of the trade.可知我想成为一名拥有新的工具的专业的爸爸,而不是想要新的工具,因此A错;文章并没有提到这个卡片赞扬母亲已经成为一个专业的父亲,因此B错;文中没提到卡片的设计,因此C错;故选D.
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