I'm writing this letter slowly because I know you can't read fast. We don't live where we did when you left home. Your dad read in the newspaper that most accidents happened within 20 miles from our home, so we moved.
I won't be able to send you the address because the last family that lived here took the house numbers when they moved so that they wouldn't have to change their address. This place is really nice. It even has a washing machine. I'm not sure it works so well though: last week I put a load in and pulled the chain (拉鏈) and haven't seen them since. The weather isn't bad here. It only rained twice last week; the first time for three days and the second time for four days. About that coat you wanted me to send you, your uncle Stanley said it would be too heavy to send in the mail with the buttons on so we cut them off and put them in the pockets.
John locked his keys in the car yesterday. We were really worried because it took him two hours to get me and your father out. Your sister had a baby this morning, but I haven't found out what it is yet. The baby looks just like your brother.
Uncle Ted fell in a whiskey vat(桶)last week. Some men tried to pull him out, but he fought them off playfully and drowned. We had him cremated(焚化)and he burned for three days.
Three of your friends went off a bridge in a pick-up trunk. Ralph was driving. He rolled down the window and swam to safety. You other two friends were in back. They drowned because they couldn't get the tail gate down.
There isn't much more news at this time. Nothing much has happened.
Love,
Mom
P.S. I was going to send you some money but the envelope was already sealed.
小題1:From the passage, we can infer that _____.
A.here is the letter by a son for his father
B.here is the letter by a mother for her son
C.the family moved to a new and nice place because it is really good there
D.the writer's daughter has got a male baby
小題2:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The number of the family is four, including the new-born baby.
B.The son can't send his parents a letter because the address was taken by the other family.
C.The son will receive a coat with the buttons detached (拆下).
D.None is true.
小題3:The underlined word "it"(Para.3) refers to _____.
A.the thing that the baby was born B.the baby
C.the son's father D.the son's mother
小題4:What is the reason why the family moved to a new place?
A.The son asked them to do so .
B.The place is really nice and the climate there is not bad, too.
C.His dad read in the newspaper most accidents happened within 20 miles from their home.
D.His sister had a baby, so they wanted to find a fine place.

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:C

小題1:推斷題。結(jié)合書信的落款可知答案。
小題2:細節(jié)題。結(jié)合I won't be able to send you the address because the last family that lived here took the house numbers when they moved so that they wouldn't have to change their address 可知答案。
小題3:推斷題。結(jié)合Your sister had a baby this morning和 The baby looks just like your brother可知it指代剛出生的嬰兒。
小題4:細節(jié)題。結(jié)合Your dad read in the newspaper that most accidents happened within 20 miles from our home, so we moved可知答案。
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