B

Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved there a few years ago, and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends.

My earliest memories of my father are of a tall, handsome, successful man devoted to his work and family, but uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him; as a school girl and young adult I feared him and felt bitter about him. He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A’s and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as “successful” as he was. Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard.

On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father’s friends for lunch at an outdoor café. We walked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my son’s funny facial expressions. Gone was my father’s critical(挑剔的) air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around? What had held him back before?

The next day my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that moment. After so many years, I’m at last seeing another side of my father. And in so doing, I’m delighted with my new friend. My dad, in his new home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was.

45. Why did the author feel bitter about her father when she was a young adult?

  A. He was silent most of the time.         B. He was too proud of himself.

  C. He did not love his children.           D. He expected too much of her.

46. When the author went out with her father on weekends, she would feel ______.

  A. nervous          B. sorry             C. tired        D. safe

47. What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson?

  A. More critical.        B. More talkative.  C. Gentle and friendly.

    D. Strict and hard-working.

48. The underlined words “my new friend” in the last paragraph refer to ______.

  A. the author’s son                    B. the author’s father

  B. the friend of the author’s father         D. the café owner

A

If you don’t want people to know too much about you, then you had better keep your fridge contents secret according to a British market research document released last week.

Researchers peered (凝视) into the fridges of 400 people in Britain and compared the contents with the owners’ lifestyles. They claim to be able to classify the nation’s people by fridge contents.

They say those people can be separated into five categories: "nutrition nerds (no social sense)", "food faddies (whatever’s in style)", "martyr mums", "fast food fanatics" and "restaurant regulars".

"Nutrition nerds" care much about what they put into their bodies. Their fridges are stocked with fruit, vegetables and healthy meat.

People in this category tend to be highly organized and usually work in law or accountancy. The vast majority are single, but if they have a partner, that person will be similar.

A fridge full of vitamins - enriched juices implies its owner works in media or fashion. They tend not to eat the foods they buy. Known as the "food faddies", they just want to be seen as purchasing the latest important things.

A fridge filled with everything from steak to frozen fish suggests the "martyr mum". Her fridge tends to be stocked with every kind of product, except what she herself would want. This fridge hints at difficulty balancing family and work life.

"Fast food fanatics" always buy mineral water for soda pop; the nearest they will get to fresh fruit is tomato sauce. Their fridges hint at someone who works hard and plays hard; also, someone who is not into long term planning.

Finally, a fridge filled with nothing more than a bottle of white wine and some sparkling mineral water implies an owner who is single, lives in a big city and enjoys the finer things in life. The fridge is empty because this person regularly eats in restaurants.

41. We can know from the first two paragraphs that ______.

A. some researchers are fond of staring at other people’s fridges

B. people don’t want others to know about their secrets

C. the food you put in the fridge has something to do with your personality

D. there are mainly five kinds of lifestyles among British people

42. According to the passage, people who belong to "food faddies" ______.

A. don’t care much about money when buying things

B. will try their best to stay healthy   C. often stay up late to finish their job

D. prefer to ask others about what to do next

43. What will those who often dine out put in the fridge?

A. All kinds of food they like.     B. Only something to drink.

C. Fruit, vegetables and meat.        D. Food rich in vitamins.

44. What might be the most suitable title for the text?

A. Keep your fridge a secret     B. You are what’s in your fridge

C. What to put in the fridge?     D. Be careful about your fridge

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