One evening I went out and left my 17-year-old son and his girlfriend in charge of his 8-y

One evening I went out and left my 17-year-old son and his girlfriend in charge of his 8-year-old brother and 4-year-old sister. I left with complete confidence that the older children would do a wonderful job of babysitting the younger children and the younger children would do a wonderful job of accompanying（陪伴）the older ones. Later, I discovered that I was completely wrong.
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（绝望）, I called his girlfriend’s house. His girlfriend answered. “Yes,” she said brightly, “He’s right here.”
He came on the phone．I was not my usual calm, patient. 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. Well, it turns out that I shouldn’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 — a series of lovely color photographs of my children, dressed in their best clothes, and wearing their most wonderful expressions. They are pictures to treasure a lifetime, all taken by the father of my son’s girlfriend.
【小题1】The author went out and left her eldest son in charge of the younger children because .A．she knew that his girlfriend was a good baby-sitterB．she believed he could take good care of the younger ones with the help of his girlfriendC．the older children have always loved the younger onesD．she could not find a baby-sitter on that winter night【小题2】Shortly after the author left home one evening, she discovered that .A．her son had brought his girlfriend homeB．her son had left home with his girlfriendC．she shouldn’t have completely trusted her sonD．she should have taken the children along with her【小题3】“It was only part of the truth.” implies that the children not only enjoyed ice-cream but also .A．had their pictures taken B．received some giftsC．had a birthday partyD．showed off their best clothes【小题4】 Which is the best title of this passage?A．An Evening OutB．Modern TeenagersC．Mother and ChildrenD．A Precious Birthday GiftB

(答案→)B 解析：文章讲述作者把小孩子留给大儿子和他的女朋友照顾，但是又不放心，打电话回家发现他们不在家而在女朋友家，第二天才知道原来他们是去拍照给作者当生日礼物的。【小题1】细节题：从文章第一段的句子：I left with complete confidence that the older children would do a wonderful job of babysitting the younger children and the younger children would do a wonderful job of accompanying（陪伴）the older ones. 可知作者相信大儿子和女朋友能照顾好小孩子。选B【小题2】细节题：从文章第一段的句子：Later, I discovered that I was completely wrong.可知作者 发现不能相信儿子。选C【小题3】细节题：从文章最后一段的句子：My oldest son gave me the children’s gifts — a series of lovely color photographs of my children, dressed in their best clothes, and wearing their most wonderful expressions. They are pictures to treasure a lifetime, all taken by the father of my son’s girlfriend.可知孩子们在儿子女朋友的家里吃冰淇淋只是一半的事实，他们还拍了照片。选A【小题4】标题题：从文章最后一段的句子：The following Saturday evening we were at my parents’ home, celebrating my birthday. My oldest son gave me the children’s gifts 可知作者得到了很珍贵的生日礼物。选D

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