Patricia and her husband,Mike,were having an argument (争吵) about another woman—his mother. “You two haven’t had dinner together for so long,” Patricia said. Mike replied that his busy job cost most of his time. 44 Mother was happy enough when she was with you and the two lovely granddaughters. ”

   “But you are the son. I ordered (预订) for you both at Tony's Steakhouse for tomorrow at seven,” his wife said, “Tell mother about the dinner. ”

   “Hello,Mother,would you like to go to Tony's tomorrow night for dinner?Mike asked,uYou know,it's Mother's Day. ”

   Hearing this,mother felt very worried. She thought maybe something was wrong with them.

   “Don’t worry,Mom. ” the son explained, “The family is great. I just think it'll be fun if only the two of us go out,like we used to do in the old days. ”

    The next day Mike picked up his mother. They drove to the restaurant and sat at the same table they used to sit 30 years ago. Mike's mother said she needed to tell him one thing first. ‘‘ Son,I know you have to work hard to be successful,but make sure you spend as much time with your family as possible. ”

1. Why were Patricia and Mike having an argument?

   A. Because Patricia cost too much.

   B. Because Patricia didn't cook dinner.

   C. Because Mike went back home from work late

   D. Because Mike hasn’t had dinner with his mother for long.

2. How did mother feel when Mike called her for dinner together?

   A. Happy.    B. Surprised.

   C. Worried.   D. Sad.

3. Where did Mike and his mother eat dinner?

   A. In his house.

   B. In his friend Tony's house.

   C. In a restaurant.

   D. In his car.

4. How did Mike go there for dinner with his mother?

   A. By car.   B. On foot.

   C. By bike.   D. By bus.

5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

   A. Mike and Patricia have two daughters.

   B. Mike is too busy with his work all day.

   C. Mike often has dinner with his mother together now.

   D. Mike and his mother used to have dinner together.

B [2015 •丹东改编]

        In modern world,most people have at least one time-telling tool with them,such as mobile phones,MP5 players and mini computers. Since these small machines are so common,willpeoplestopwearingthe 500-year-old watches? Maybe the answer is “yes”. According to a survey,most teenagers say it's unnecessary to wear a watch,they usually use their mobile phones to tell the time.

       However,watchmakers say that watches will get popular again when people reach their 20s and 30s. By then,they want to spend money on a creative (有创意的) time-telling tool because they think it's not enough if a watch can just keep good time,so watchmakers are trying their best to create new kinds of watches. Recently,a new kind of watches has been invented. It can use different color lights to tell the time. This kind of watches makes people talk more about modern watches again.

       Also people want their time-telling tools to be beautiful,fashionable and practical (实用的) ,so watches are designed (设计) to meet the need of almost any personality (个性) . Now more and more watches can be used as compasses (指南针) , calendars and even USB drives...

       All in all,a watch has become more important than the time it tells.

() 26. According to the survey,   use mobile phones to tell the time instead of watches.

   A. most teenagers

   B. the old people

   C. watchmakers

() 27. Watches will get again when people reach their 20s and 30s.

   A. expensive   B. small

   C. popular

() 28. In this passage,watches can be used as different kinds of things except .

   A. compasses   B. calendars

   C. wallets

() 29. Recently,a new kind of watches uses to tell the time according to the passage.

   A. different color lights

   B. sound

   C. pictures

() 30. What's the main idea of the passage?

   A. Most people want to spend money on mobile phones.

   B. A watch has become more important than the time it tells.

   C. Many watchmakers are worried about their products.

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