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2．One evening I went out and left my 17-year-old son in charge of his 8-year-old brother and 4-year-old sister．On this occasion，the work was made less troublesome by the presence of his girl friend．I left with complete confidence that the older children would do a wonderful job of babysitting the younger children．Later，I discovered that complete confidence was the last thing I should have left home with．
I had decided to return home earlier than planned so that my son and his girlfriend could go out．I called home with this happy news．But instead of hearing his cheerful，grateful voice on the other end of the line，all I heard was the sound of a telephone ringing．
It was，I should point out，after 10 p．m．，when the two younger children should have been in bed．and when the two older children should have been answering the phone．"I'll give him a lesson，"I said．I decided they must be outside．Why they might be outside at 10：30 on a winter night I had no idea，but it was the only explanation I could come up with．
Finally，in desperation，I called his girlfriend's house．After what seemed like countless rings，his girlfriend answered．"Yes，"she said brightly，"He's right here．"
He came on the phone．I was not my usual calm，rational（理智的）self．After all，one of the rules of survival for modern parents is that you can't trust modern teenagers．"Where are the children？"I said．He said they were with him．They had done nothing wrong．My son had taken the younger children over to his girlfriend's house just for ice cream and cake．This was too good to be believed．Well，it turns out that I shou ldn't have believed it．It was only part of the truth．
The following Saturday evening we were at my parents home，celebrating my birthday．My oldest son gave me the children's gifts．Mounted and framed were a series of lovely color photographs of my children，dressed in their bes t clothes，and wearing their most wonderful expressions．They are pictures to treasure a lifetime，all taken by the father of my son's girlfriend．
36．The author went out and left her eldest son in charge of the younger children becauseC．
A．she knew that her eldest son was a good baby-sitter
B．she thought it no hard work to take care of the younger ones
C．she believed he could do well with his girlfriend's help
D．she could not find a baby-sitter on that winter night
37．When the author called home that evening，she found thatD．
A．two younger children had already been in bed
B．the children were preparing a birthday gift for her
C．her son was quarrelling with his girlfriend
D．there was no one answering the telephone
38．What can you learn from the underlined sentence in the fifth paragraph？D
A．The author didn't believe what her son had told her．
B．The author had complete confidence in her son．
C．The author believed her son was telling the truth．
D．The author was moved by what her children had done．
39．What might the children do that evening？C
A．They had a birthday party．
B．They framed some photographs．
C．They had their pictures taken．
D．They made some beautiful clothes．
40．What does the author intend to tell us by the story？D
A．Modem teenagers are not worth trusting．
B．It is no easy job to look after young children．
C．It's no good to have a girlfriend at an early age．
D．Her children have a caring and tender heart．

分析 本文为记叙文，文章讲述了一个妈妈让她的大儿子在女朋友的帮助下照看小的孩子的故事．作者原先相信大孩子肯定能把小的孩子们照顾好；结果作者却发现晚上10：30以后家里电话没有人接；原来孩子们在女朋友家里吃冰淇淋和蛋糕，而最后真相是孩子们去为妈妈准备生日礼物，为此作者非常感动．

解答 36．答案的C．细节理解题，由第一段的第三句I left with complete confidence that the older children would do a wonderful job of babysitting the younger children．可以判断作者离开时绝对相信在他女朋友的帮助下，大的孩子能够照顾好小的孩子，所以选C
37．答案是D．．细节理解题，由第二段最后一句话all I heard was the sound of a telephone ringing．可知，作者听到的只有电话铃声，所以推出家里没人打电话，故选D．
38．答案是 D．推断题，联系下文可知，孩子们那天晚上主要是为了拍照片作为妈妈的生日礼物，而且由"They are pictures to treasure a lifetime"判断作者非常珍视这个礼物，所以推断作者非常感动，故选择D．
39．答案是C． 推断题，由第五段段最后一句It was only part of the truth．判断吃冰淇淋和蛋糕只是真相的部分；结合最后一段最后一句all taken by the father of my son's girlfriend可以推出孩子们那天晚上照相，所以选C
40．答案是D．．推理判断题，文章通过描述了孩子们为妈妈精心准备珍贵的照片作为生日礼物，说明孩子们的关心和体贴，所以选D

点评 阅读理解要在整体理解文章的基础上，关注细节：阅读强调整体把握；解题强调依据原文细节推敲推断．

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（36）C
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7．Shake Shack is a new kind of restaurant becoming more popular in the U S．The restaurants are not"fast food．"They are known as"fast casual．"
Observers say Americans want more choices and fresh food when choosing where and what to eat．This trend is one reason why the fast food restaurant McDonald's has struggled  financially．In the last quarter of 2014，McDonald's net income dropped by about﹩300million．The January earnings report brought more bad news．Worldwide sales dropped for the eighth month in a row and even more than expected．While McDonald's is struggling to get their customers back，Shake Shack，is doing well in making money．The New York-based burger chain had a very successful IPO，or initial public offering，of shares at the end of January．On its first day of trading，Shake Shack went from﹩21a share to just under﹩46a share．Being part of the"fast casual"trend has helped Shake Shack．Other fast casual restaurants in the U．S．include Chipotle and Panera．
Bonnie Riggs，a restaurant expert with NPD has studied Americans'restaurant habits for almost 30years．She says one reason why Americans like fast casual food is that it's new．It is creative，it is something different and people like to try new things．Her study shows Americans made 61billion visits to restaurants last year．Three out of four visits were to fast food restaurants，like McDonald's．Fast casual is still a small percentage of restaurant visits，but it has developed fast．Just as Ms．Riggs says，"It's growing by  leaps and bounds，because they meet consumers'needs．They know it's being prepared while they wait，it's fresh，quality food，good tasting food at what they say are reasonable and affordable prices．"
Many Americans still like their fast food．They just are not going as often．They are finding other ways to have a meal．

21．What is the trouble with McDonald's？D
A．Its share goes down to﹩21．           B．Shake Shack has taken its place．
C．It's not popular with Americans．     D．Its sales and income have dropped．
22．We can learn from Bonnie Riggs that AmericansA．
A．1ike to try something new              B．care only about the quality
C．don't like fast food any more         D．pay more restaurant visits to fast casual
23．What does the underlined phrase"by leaps and bounds"in Paragraph 3mean？B
A．Steadily．    B．Rapidly．    C．Slowly．   D．Normally．
24．Which of the following best describes fast casual？A
A．Fresh-made and tasty．    
B．High-quality and expensive．
C．Farm-to-table and traditional．
D．Time-consuming and special．

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