Question

One evening last summer, when I asked my 14-year-old son, Ray, for help with dinner, his response shocked me. “What’s a colander (漏勺)?” he asked.

I could only blame myself. In the family, nobody else helped me in the kitchen. But that night, as I explained with a touch of panic that a colander is the thing with holes in it, I wondered what else I hadn’t prepared Ray for.

As parents, while we focus on our sons’ confidence and character, we perhaps don’t always consider that we are also raising someone’s future roommates, boyfriends, husbands, or fathers. I wanted to know that Pd raised a boy who would never ask the woman in his life, “What’s for dinner?” So I came up with a plan: I would offer Ray a private home course. I was delighted to find that he didn’t say no. For two hours, three days a week, Ray was all mine.

I knew that he would rather have been playing in the driveway than learning to mend socks with his mother-he tried to beg not to have sewing lessons, even though I insisted that one day, someone would find the sight of him fixing his own shirt very attractive- but it couldn’t be denied that he was learning, and more than just housekeeping. “I appreciate what you do as a mom,” he told me one day. Ray now understands the finer points of cooking, and more importantly, he realizes there’s nothing good about being helpless.

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 so great a present for my future daughter-in-law.

1.Why was the author shocked at her son’s response?

A. Because he was not well behaved.

B. Because he refused to help with dinner.

C. Because he didn’t know the common kitchen tools.

D. Because he was very curious about kitchen tools.

2.In the author’s opinion, some parents pay little attention to       .

A. building up children’s confidence

B. telling kids what is right and wrong

C. preparing children for their future life

D. making children live a hard life

3.After learning to do housework, Ray       .

A. fell in love with sewing

B. did other work in the house

C. began to be more hardworking

D. acknowledged his mother’s efforts

4.We can infer from the text that Ray       .

A. made great progress in cooking

B. always thought housework interesting

C. preferred sewing to cooking

D. was unwilling to learn cooking at first

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，Ｒａｙ从不会做家务到厨艺取得很大进步，同时也他懂得了妈妈的辛苦。告诫父母不要忽视对孩子未来生活的准备。

1.Ｃ

细节理解题。根据第一段One evening last summer, when I asked my 14-year-old son, Ray, for help with dinner, his response shocked me. “What’s a colander (漏勺)?” he asked.，他对厨房里的基本用具不知道，这使他妈妈感到吃惊。故选Ｃ。

2.Ｃ

推理判断题。根据第一段第一句As parents, while we focus on our sons’ confidence and character, we perhaps don’t always consider that we are also raising someone’s future roommates, boyfriends, husbands, or fathers.可知有些父母忽视对孩子未来生活的准备。故选Ｃ。

3.Ｄ

推理判断题。根据倒数第二段最后两句“I appreciate what you do as a mom,” he told me one day. Ray now understands the finer points of cooking, and more importantly, he realizes there’s nothing good about being helpless.可知Ray学会做家务之后，他懂得了妈妈的辛苦。故选Ｄ。

4.Ａ

推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句Now, not only can he make his own dinner, but also he can make a big meal for his family.可知Ray在做饭上取得了很大的进步。故选Ａ。