2015年同等学力英语模拟训练(7)

　　My surprise over the past few winters has been the personality transformation my parents go through around mid-December as they change from Dad and Mom into Grandpa and Grandma . Yes ， they become grandparents and are completely different from the people I know the other eleven and a half months of the year .

　　The first sign of my parents' change is the delight they take in visiting toy and children's clothing stores . These two people ， who usually dislike anything having to do with shopping malls ， become crazy consumers . While they tell me to budget my money and shop wisely ， they are buying up every doll and dump truck in sight . And this is only the beginning of the holidays!

　　When my brother's children arrive ， Grandpa and Grandma come into full form . First they throw out all ideas about a balanced diet for the grandkids . While we were raised in a house where everyone had to take two bites of corm ， beets ( 甜菜 ) ， or liver (foods that appeared quite often on our table despite constant complaining) ， the grandchildren never have to eat anything that does not appeal to them . Grandma carries chocolate in her pockets to bribe ( 贿赂 )the littlest ones into following her around the house ， while Grandpa offers “surprises” of candy and cake to them all day long . Boxes of chocolate-pie disappear while the whole-wheat bread get hard and stale . The kids love all the sweets ， and when the sugar raises their energy levels ， Grandma and Grandpa can always decide to leave and do a bit more shopping or go to bed while my brother and sister-in-law try to deal with their highly active kids .

　　Once the grandchildren have arrived ， Grandma and Grandpa also seem to forget all of the responsibility lectures I so often hear in my daily life . If Mickey screams at his sister during dinner ， he is “developing his own personality”; if Nancy breaks Grandma's mirror ， she is “just a curious child . ” But ， if I track mud into the house while helping to unload groceries ， I become “careless”; if I scold one of the grandkids for tearing pages out of my textbook ， I am “ impatient . ” If Paula talks back to her mother ， Grandma and Grandpa smile at her spirit . If I say one word about all of this excessive love ， Mom and Dad reappear to have a talk with me about petty jealousies . (398 words)

　　1 . As regards his parents' shopping for the grandchildren ， the author .

　　A . feels jealous B . feels amazed

　　C . thinks it unnecessary D . thinks it annoying

　　2 . What happens after the kids have had all the sweets?

　　A . They get highly energetic .

　　B . They quiet down .

　　C . They want more sweets .

　　D . They go to bed .

　　3 . Which of the following is NOT true of the visiting children?

　　A . They behave very well .

　　B . They like chocolate very much .

　　C . They receive toys from their grandparents .

　　D . They are having a lot of fun .

　　4 . It can be inferred from the passage that when the author was a child ， he .

　　A . liked the foods he had

　　B . got a lot of pocket money

　　C . was spoiled by his parents

　　D . was scolded if he misbehaved

　　5 . “Personality transformation” in the author's parents means that they .

　　A . have turned into loving parents

　　B . have become strict parents

　　C . no longer care for the author

　　D . used to believe in discipline for children

　　参考答案：

　　1 . B 2 . A 3 . A 4 . D 5 . D