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三。阅读理解 A A (Daddy , Can I buy an hour of your time?) A man came home from work late, tired and irritated ( 生气 [ˈɪrɪteɪtɪd]) to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door. "Daddy, may I ask you a question?" "Yeah sure, what is it?" replied the man. "Daddy, how much do you make an hour?" "That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?" the man said angrily. "I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?" pleaded ( 恳求 [ˈpliːdɪd]) the little boy. "If you must know, I make $20 an hour." "Oh," the little boy replied with his head down. Looking up , he said,"Daddy, may I please borrow $10?" The father was furious ( 生气的 [ˈfjʊəriəs]). “If the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being so selfish. I work hard every day for such childish behavior." The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money?After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down and started to think:Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $10 and he really didn't ask for money very often. The man went to the door of the little boy's room and opened the door. "Are you asleep son?" he asked. "No, daddy, I'm awake," replied the boy. "I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier," said the man.“It's been a long day and I took out my anger on you. Here's the $10 you asked for." The little boy sat straight up , smiling. "Oh, thank you, daddy!" he yelled .Then, reaching under his pillow, he pulled out some crumpled( 皱皱巴巴的 [ˈkrʌmpl]) up bills. The man, seeing that the boy already had money started to get angry again."You are really selfish! Why do you want more money if you already have some?" the father grumbled ( 咕哝 [ˈɡrʌmbl]) with an angry look on his face.The little boy slowly counted out his money and then looked up at his father, replying, "Because I didn't have enough before, but now I do." Not knowing what his son meant, the father just stood there, waiting for his boy's explanation. Wiping his tear from his eyes, the boy requested in a quiet voice, "Daddy, I have $ 20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you." Hearing the boy's small but sincere request, the father couldn't help shedding ( 流 , 洒 [ʃed]) tears . Realizing he was too busy with his business to spare some time with his beloved ones, he gathered his son into his armsand apologized, "Sorry, son. I promise I'll be back early tomorrow." 1. When the man came home from work late, he _____. A. was tired but happy B. was tired and angry at his son's question C. was tired but happy to find his son waiting for him at the door D. was tired and angry to find his son waiting for him at the door 2. The little boy asked the question _____. A. because he wanted to have dinner with his father B. in order to borrow some money from his father to buy something C. because he wanted to buy a toy D. because he was just curious to know 3. After an hour or so the man went to the little boy's room and _____. A. saw if the boy was asleep B. asked him what he needed to buy with that $10 C. said sorry to his son D. gave $10 to his son 4. From this passage we can infer that _____. A. the boy would like to have dinner with his father B. the boy often asked for money to buy some nonsense C. the boy loved his father very much D. the man would get even angrier at last