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阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

The “babies” tend to be on or near me, or crying, or both. I spend a fair amount of time trying to get William to sleep, to get Elliott to get involved in something that will actually keep him happy for a little while, or to get William to play on the floor for 10 minutes straight so that I can get something done. But, a lot of days, it seems like I'm not succeeding in any of those efforts.

So, yesterday, a friend of mine posted a picture on Facebook. This particular friend has a baby who is about a month younger than William. The picture was of the baby, who had made his way across the floor to the toys housed along the side of the room. I just kept looking at that picture and thinking that if only William had some different toys to play with, perhaps he would stay occupied a bit longer at a stretch. But William seems so bored with all of his toys! And I am so ready for him to be ready to play. In order to find a way to make him playing longer, I kept looking at that picture. Suddenly, I realized my sons need to play closer to me.

So I cleared off the cubby(围起来的)shelves in the playroom, and my husband and I moved it to the living room. We found all of the toys that would be safe for William and put them in the cubbies. Then, we pulled the play kitchen in.

William was so interested in what I was doing that he sat there and played and chewed on his toys while we moved furniture. When we were done, I moved him over closer to the cubbies and he got so excited that he didn't disturb for an hour, while I made dinner and cleaned up! Even Elliott played happily for a few hours. It was a dream come true! And I got to know that my lack of happy children was because of my desire for a toy—free living room.

1.The babies were unhappy and trapped the author because they_______.

A. fought with each other

B. were told not to play on the floor

C. were blamed for destroying property

D. were given a living room without a toy

2.The underlined sentence “And I am so ready for him to be ready to play. ” means that ______.

A. the author is determined to keep her son playing longer

B. the author is willing to play with her son

C. the author is prepared to teach her son to play

D. the author is tired of her son's naughty behavior

3.Why did the author move furniture and toys into the living room?

A. Because she wanted to sort out her house.

B. Because she wanted to throw the unnecessary items.

C. Because she wanted to have her sons closer to her.

D. Because she wanted to teach her sons to cook.

4.What was the author's dream?

A. She could keep the living room tidy.

B. Her sons could learn to stand by themselves.

C. Her sons could be interested in what she was doing.

D. She could do what she desired without interruption.

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析: 本文讲述一个妈妈通过看Facebook想到方法，如何让孩子不打扰自己的情况，自己能玩得更久些。

1.D 细节理解题。根据第一段提到I just kept looking at that picture and thinking that if only William had some different toys to play with, perhaps he would stay occupied a bit longer at a stretch可知可能是因为缺少玩具而不停的哭闹，故选D项。

2.A 猜测句意。根据第二段提到In order to find a way to make him playing longer, I kept looking at that picture.为了找个方法让他玩得更久些，我继续看这个图片，故选A项。

3.C 细节推断题。根据最后一段提到When we were done, I moved him over closer to the cubbies and he got so excited that he didn't disturb for an hour, while I made dinner and cleaned up! Even Elliott played happily for a few hours.当我把所有的东西移开后，我在做饭而他快乐的玩得很长时间，故选C项。

4.D 细节理解题。根据最后一段提到while I made dinner and cleaned up! Even Elliott played happily for a few hours. It was a dream come true!当我在做饭或打扫时，他在玩很久而不打扰我，故选D项。

考点：日常生活类阅读。