12．Dear Daughter，
We have not seen you for a while now，so I thought we might check in．Did you fall off the edge of the Earth？Your mother worries，you know，and I am just curious．Well，I am more than curious．I feel abandoned．
Apparently you've abandon us for your career．I can understand that，because you've always had a wonderful work ethic．Look，obviously your long absence has confused us．As we go about our daily routines，your mother and I are distracted-both by your absence and our pride in your career．The other day，I entered my work password into the microwave，then stood there cursing it for not working．
Listen，a lot has happened since you've been away．Abraham Lincoln was shot．We had two more children-a princess，now 23； a boy，now 12．Yesterday I bought a very clean 2001Camaro car from an older woman．Your mother is not happy about this．She says it is the kind of muscle car driven by ex-criminals when they examine your house at 2am．In response，I tell her it was the car of my dreams when I was 18．
So that's where your long absence has left us．Your long absence is not so bad，though we miss your roaring laughter…the way your cheeks flush when you eat Thai food．How you always march too hard into the house，like a Scotsman stepping on snakes．
Each evening，your mother now waits by the window the way she did when you used to step off the bus in first grade．Bet that drove you crazy even then，her running out on the porch like you'd just returned from a month-long journey to the moon．
Look，parents are not easy people．But should the urge ever hit you，feel free to stop by sometime．Our house is your house．Our hearts are yours too．And your mother is still waiting by the window．
Love，Dad
21．The author entered the wrong password into the microwave becauseC．
A．kinds of passwords made him confused
B．he was totally obsessed with his work
C．he was affected by his daughter's long absence
D．he had forgotten how to use the microwave
22．The author describes his and his wife's current situation byA．
A．comparing the past and present
B．talking about history and his dream
C．listing changes they have made to their routines
D．detailing strange things they have started doing
23．From the article，we can conclude that the author isA．
A．humorous B．inspiring
C．serious D．patient．
分析 本文属于记叙文阅读，作者通过这篇文章向我们讲述了他对女儿的思念之情，女儿总是不回家，因此他用幽默的话语给女儿写了一封信．
解答 21．C 细节理解题，根据第二段Look，obviously your long absence has confused us．The other day，I entered my work password into the microwave，then stood there cursing it for not working．可知作者输错了微波炉的密码，是因为他女儿在他的生活中长期缺席，故选C．
22．A 细节理解题，通读全文可知作者在文章中通过比较过去与现在的生活来描述他和他的妻子的现状，故选A．
23．A 推理判断题，根据第四段How you always march too hard into the house，like a Scotsman stepping on snakes．可知作者认为女儿很少回到这个家，就像苏格兰人踩着蛇一样，由此推知作者很幽默，故选A．
点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力．做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确选择．在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
