DearDaughter，Wehavenotseenyouforawhilenow，soIthoughtwemightcheckin．DidyoufallofftheedgeoftheEarth？Yourmotherworries，youknow，andI'mjustcurious．Well，Iammorethancurious．Ifeelabandoned．Apparently

Question

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'm just curious．Well，I am more than curious．I feel abandoned．
Apparently，you've abandoned 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（诅咒） it for not working．And I was so off my game（状态差） that I actually used that juicy jam your mother insisted on buying in an effort to drive me from the house．
Listen，a lot has happened since you've been away．
We have two more children-a princess，23，a boy，now 12．
Yesterday I bought a very clean 2001 Camera car from an older woman．Your mother is not happy about this．She says it is the kind of muscle car driven by ex-convicts（有犯罪前科的人） when they examine your house at 2 am．
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（晕红） 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，your hair full of rubber bands．
Bet that drove you crazy even then，her running out on the porch like you'd just returned from a mouth-long journey from the moon．
Look，parents are not easy people．
But should the urge ever hit you，feel free to stop by some time．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 his work password into the microwave because___．
A． he was confused by all kinds of passwords
B． heconcentrated too much on his work
C． he was affected by his daughter's long absence
D． he was too old to remember how to use the microwave
22．The author discribes his and his wife's current situation by___
A．explaining the miserable situation in their life
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．With the last six paragraphs，the author is trying to___．
A．describe what kind of person his daughter is
B．remind his daughter of the problems they had
C．show how much he and his wife care about their daughter
D．show how annoyed his daughter must feel about his mother
24．From the artical，we can conclude that the author is___
A．humorous      B．inspiring    C．brave     D．patient．

Answer 1

21．C  细节理解题，根据第四段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．可知是因为女儿的长期在他们的生活中缺席导致他们在日常生活中分心，因此作者将工作密码放入微波炉，故选C．
22．D  细节理解题，根据第四段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（诅咒） it for not working．可知作者通过描述他和他妻子作出的奇怪的事情来讲述他们的现状，故选D．
23．C  推理判断题，根据倒数第二段But should the urge ever hit you，feel free to stop by some time．Our house is your house．Our hearts are yours too．可知最后六段作者表达的是他和他的妻子对他们女儿的关心以及爱护，故选C．
24．A  细节理解题．根据第一段中的"Did you fall off the edge of the Earth"以及第三段中的"Abraham Lincoln was shot"等处可知，作者的语言风格是很幽默的．故选A．