B
One evening last summer, when I asked my 14-year-old son, Jack, to help with dinner, his question shocked me. “What is a colander(沥水篮)?” he asked.
Nobody else could cook for the family except me! But that night, as I explained that a colander was the thing with holes in it, I knew what else I should taught Jack. As a mother, while I cared about my son’s grades and characters, I always forgot that I should also raise someone’s future roommate, boyfriend, husband, or father. I just raised a boy who would always ask his mother, “What’s for dinner?” So I came up with a plan: I would open a housework course for Jack. I was glad to find that he didn’t say no.
For two hours, three days a week, Jack was all mine. One day, as his tomato sauce reduced on the stove, he washed and seasoned a chicken for roasting. Then he rolled out the piecrust(馅饼皮) and filled it with apples, all while listening to my explanation of the importance of preheating an oven. I knew that he would like to play basketball, but he had to mend socks with his mother—he tried to stop the sewing lessons, but I refused him.
“I appreciate what you do as a mum,” he told me one day.
Now, not only can he make his own dinner, but also he can make a big meal for his family. That’s what I call a man. I’m glad that I prepared a great gift for my future daughter-in-law(儿媳妇).
36. Why was the writer shocked at her son’s question?
A. Because he disagreed to help with dinner.
B. Because he was ready to help.
C. Because he didn’t even know what a colander was.
D. Because he was so lazy.
37. What did the writer realize that she should do that night?
A. She realized that she should care more about her son’s grades.
B. She realized that she should build up her son’s healthy characters.
C. She realized that she should do something for her son’s future life.
D. She realized that she should not make her son do so much homework.
38. After learning to do housework, Jack .
A. did all the housework for his family
B. understood why his mum made him do that
C. could do better in his study
D. never made big meals for his mum
39. What does the underlined phrase “a great gift” in the last paragraph refer to?
A. A good meal.
B. An expensive colander.
C. A lovely baby.
D. A perfect husband.
40. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. A Hard Course
B. The Importance of Cooking
C. A Mum’s Role
D. Housework Makes a Man
One evening last summer, when I asked my 14-year-old son, Jack, to help with dinner, his question shocked me. “What is a colander(沥水篮)?” he asked.
Nobody else could cook for the family except me! But that night, as I explained that a colander was the thing with holes in it, I knew what else I should taught Jack. As a mother, while I cared about my son’s grades and characters, I always forgot that I should also raise someone’s future roommate, boyfriend, husband, or father. I just raised a boy who would always ask his mother, “What’s for dinner?” So I came up with a plan: I would open a housework course for Jack. I was glad to find that he didn’t say no.
For two hours, three days a week, Jack was all mine. One day, as his tomato sauce reduced on the stove, he washed and seasoned a chicken for roasting. Then he rolled out the piecrust(馅饼皮) and filled it with apples, all while listening to my explanation of the importance of preheating an oven. I knew that he would like to play basketball, but he had to mend socks with his mother—he tried to stop the sewing lessons, but I refused him.
“I appreciate what you do as a mum,” he told me one day.
Now, not only can he make his own dinner, but also he can make a big meal for his family. That’s what I call a man. I’m glad that I prepared a great gift for my future daughter-in-law(儿媳妇).
36. Why was the writer shocked at her son’s question?
A. Because he disagreed to help with dinner.
B. Because he was ready to help.
C. Because he didn’t even know what a colander was.
D. Because he was so lazy.
37. What did the writer realize that she should do that night?
A. She realized that she should care more about her son’s grades.
B. She realized that she should build up her son’s healthy characters.
C. She realized that she should do something for her son’s future life.
D. She realized that she should not make her son do so much homework.
38. After learning to do housework, Jack .
A. did all the housework for his family
B. understood why his mum made him do that
C. could do better in his study
D. never made big meals for his mum
39. What does the underlined phrase “a great gift” in the last paragraph refer to?
A. A good meal.
B. An expensive colander.
C. A lovely baby.
D. A perfect husband.
40. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. A Hard Course
B. The Importance of Cooking
C. A Mum’s Role
D. Housework Makes a Man
答案：B 本文主要讲述了作者意识到除了关注儿子的学业和品格外，还应该教会他生活技能，于是作者为14岁的儿子杰克开设了家务课程的事情。
36. C 37. C 38. B 39. D 40. A
36. C 37. C 38. B 39. D 40. A