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 本文屬于記敘文閱讀,主要向我們講述了作者的丈夫去世后作者希望自己能成為一名專業(yè)的"爸爸",承擔那些父親應該做的事情,后來在父親節(jié)孩子們送給作者一份父親節(jié)禮物,表達對她的感激.
解答 66.A 細節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)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.可知這張卡片對作者來說很重要,向她傳達了重要的意義,故選A.
67.D 細節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)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務,以前都是她丈夫的工作,因此對她來說最困難的是在家中扮演一個男人的角色,故選D.
68.D 細節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)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.可知孩子們送給媽媽一個燒烤架是因為他們想吃燒烤,故選D.
69.D 細節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)you've been a father and mother to us.Why shouldn't you be remembered on Father's Day?可知孩子們送給母親父親節(jié)卡片是為了表示對她的愛的感激,因此D正確,誤解分析:I wanted to be a"professional"dad,who had the latest tools and knew all the tricks of the trade.可知我想成為一名擁有新的工具的專業(yè)的爸爸,而不是想要新的工具,因此A錯;文章并沒有提到這個卡片贊揚母親已經成為一個專業(yè)的父親,因此B錯;文中沒提到卡片的設計,因此C錯;故選D.
點評 做閱讀理解時要快速的瀏覽全文,把握文章主旨大意,帶著問題回到原文,尋找細節(jié)或概括相應的答案,最后要理清作者寫作思路.