四、阅读理解
I usually get up at 5:00. I make coffee, go to my desk and work. When my boys get up, I'm theirs. I follow them into the kitchen and make them breakfast. While they're eating, I make their lunch, pick out their school clothes and get the little one dressed.
My wife takes them to school. I bring them home. I am not the only father waiting at the school gate. The boys and I walk home if the weather is good. We take the subway on rainy days. I remind(提醒) them to look out(小心), like an animal looking after their babies.
At home, they play on the computer and the little one will draw on the paper, sometimes for hours. When their mother comes home, they run to her. She works all day and is very tired, but her love is all on them.
I have made dinner. We sit down and eat together. After they do their homework, my wife takes them to bed. I listen to the noise of the boys' and their mother's voice.
One afternoon when we were on the way home from school, the boys and I stopped at the clothing shop. The saleswoman looked at the boys and asked, "You're Mr Mum, aren't you?" What? Mr Mum? I felt a heavy black cloud come over me. That's not how I look at myself. The boys have a mother, a great mother. She works outside the home. I work at home. We are parents together.
()1. What is the father's morning like?
A. Easy. B. Busy. C. Relaxing. D. Exciting.
()2. What does the father do every day?
①He makes breakfast, lunch and dinner. ②He helps the kids with homework.
③He takes the kids to school. ④He brings the kids home.
A. ①② B. ②④ C. ①④ D. ③④
()3. How did the father feel according to the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?
A. Sorry. B. Excited. C. Nervous. D. Unhappy.
()4. What can we infer(推断) from the text?
A. The mother doesn't care about her kids.
B. The man doesn't enjoy working at home.
C. The man is unhappy that his wife is so busy.
D. Both the man and the woman do a good job.

1. B 2. C 3. D 4. D

【分析】
1. 第1题需定位原文第一段内容，梳理父亲早上的事务判断其状态；第2题需逐一核对原文中父母的分工，筛选出父亲做的事；第3题需结合划线句的语境和情感表述判断父亲情绪；第4题需排除错误选项，依据原文合理推断结论。
【解析】
1. 第1题：细节理解题。原文第一段提到父亲早上起床后做咖啡、工作，还要给孩子做早餐、准备午餐、挑选校服、给幼子穿衣，事务繁多，说明早上忙碌，故选B。
2. 第2题：细节理解题。①：原文第一段和第四段显示父亲做早、午、晚餐；②：辅导作业是妻子的事；③：送孩子是妻子；④：父亲接孩子回家。故①④正确，选C。
3. 第3题：推理判断题。划线句中“felt a heavy black cloud come over me”体现父亲听到“Mr Mum”后情绪低落，即不开心，故选D。
4. 第4题：推理判断题。A与原文妻子爱孩子的表述矛盾；B原文未提及父亲不喜欢在家工作；C无父亲对妻子忙碌不满的依据；D原文显示夫妻分工合作，妻子是优秀母亲，两人都尽责，故选D。
【答案】
1. B 2. C 3. D 4. D
【知识点】
英语阅读、细节理解、推理判断
【点评】
本文围绕家庭分工展开，考查英语阅读的细节查找和推理判断能力，题目难度适中，需学生准确提取原文信息并合理推断。
【难度系数】
0.6