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1、高三英语阅读理解限时训练（46）AOne evening I went out and left my 17-year-old son in charge of his 8-year-old brother and 4-year-old sister. On this occasion, the chore (烦人的事) was made less troublesome by the presence of his girlfriend. I left with complete confidence that the older children would do a wonderful
2、job of babysitting the younger children and the younger children would do a wonderful job of accompanying the older ones. Later, I discovered that complete confidence was the last thing I should have left home with.I had decided to return home earlier than planned so that my son and his girlfriend c
3、ould go out. I called home with this happy news. But instead of hearing his cheerful, thankful 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
4、 children should have been answering the phone. “Ill give him a lesson,” I said. I decided they must be outside. Why they might be outside at 10:30 on a wintry night I had no idea, but it was the only explanation I could come up with.Finally, in desperation, I called his girlfriends house. After wha
5、t seemed like countless rings, his girlfriend answered. “Yes,” she said brightly, “Hes right here.”He came on the phone. I was not my usual calm, rational self. After all, one of the rules of survival (生存) for modern parents is that you cant trust modern teenagers. “Where are the children?” I said.
6、He said they were with him. They had done nothing wrong. My son had taken the younger children over to his girlfriends house just for ice cream and cake. This was too wholesome (有益的) to be believed. Well, it turns out that I shouldnt have believed it. It was only part of the truth.The following Satu
7、rday evening we were at my parents home, celebrating my birthday. My oldest son gave me the childrens gifts. Mounted and framed (给装框) were 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
8、 lifetime, all taken by the father of my sons girlfriend.That was the most precious gift of all.41. 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 could not find a baby-sitter on that winter nightC.
9、 the older children and the younger ones would get along wellD. she believed he was old enough to take care of the younger ones42. Shortly after the author left home one evening, she discovered that _.A. she should have taken the children along with herB. she shouldnt have completely trusted her son
10、C. her son had left home with his girlfriendD. her son had brought his girlfriend home43. The underlined sentence in paragraph 5 implies that the children not only enjoyed ice-cream but also _.A. had a birthday partyB. framed some photographsC. had their pictures taken D. showed off their best cloth
11、es44. Which of the following possible titles best expresses the main idea of this text?A. A Precious Birthday Gift B. Modern TeenagersC. Mother and ChildrenD. An Evening OutBCan an iPhone really make you happier? A new study says “Yes”. According to a survey of 35,000 people around the world, access
12、 to (进入) communications technology is a major factor in increasing happiness.We all need a few basic things in order to be happy: access to clean water and food, a home, health care, and relationships. But once the necessities are met, what do people most desire? The answer is access to communicatio
13、n devices (设备), according to the survey by BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT. Most people in the study gave similar answers, but the potential (潜在的) happiness increase that technology could bring about was particularly great in women and in people with low incomes or levels of education even in de
14、veloping countries.While farmers in the African countryside arent likely to pick up the latest shiny toys from Apple, even a simple cell phone can serve as a valuable happiness-increasing tool, allowing the development of social networks beyond the community. “Whether young or old, were all social b
15、eings, we all have a need for communication,” researcher Paul Flatters told BBC News.In rural (乡村) communities, access to communications technology such as cell phones and computers is limited, but expanding, thanks to groups like One Laptop Per Child, which supplies children in developing countries
16、 with basic laptops that allow them to research school projects and connect with others all over the world. Other groups, like the UK s Computer Aid, are helping rural villagers get wired with the help of portable cyber cafes (便携式网吧) that allow locals to log online to send emails and perform work-related research. And back home, it seems from the results that small IT devices like th
