So
I’m driving the lovely and patient older daughter to work. At 7 a. m., she
pushes the seat
warmer button as her
new Honda zooms across L. A., the City of Padded Shoulders.
"Oh, look, I’m low
on gas," she says.
First, we pick up her
boss, then we pick up her other boss. They are all headed to Staples Center for
some awards show. My daughter does something in public relations, I’m not sure
what. But when this show comes along, she gets very busy.
"In the past two
nights I’ve gotten, like, seven hours sleep," she notes, the implication
being that I sleep all the time, which is pretty much true.
In Los Feliz, a
dashboard light confirms that we are, indeed, low on fuel. This does not
perturb my daughter.
"Don’t worry,
we’ll get there," she says.
My daughter says
nothing about getting back home, which is my job. I’ve just agreed to drop her
off, so she can avoid traffic later. My task is simple, though now full of
uncertainty.
I don’t know how I
ended up dropping my daughter and her bosses off at 7 a.m. on a Sunday. I just
know that J.D. Salinger may now be dead, but I still feel like Holden Caulfield
-- at the mercy of too many yammering adults.
Now, I’ve had mixed
luck with adults.
Apparently, my
daughter’s job in PR is to keep everyone happy while telling the truth as much
as possible. I sent her to college to study that. Now she is an expert.
"After you drop us
off, you can get gas," my daughter assures me.
I have been her
chauffeur for 26 years. By the time she was 3, I’d snapped her into a car seat
some 14,000 times. I took her to seventh-grade dances, ski trips, college.
Even after all that, we
continue to have a civil relationship, sort of a queen-mum-and-her-
driver sort of dynamic.
When I screw up, she just raises her pretty chin and snorts. It’s very British.
By the way, my daughter
now has a nicer car than I do, which is a sign she is doing well. Or, as with
so many young people, she is up to her hoop earrings in consumer debt.
1．Which
of the following statements in NOT true about the author’s daughter?
A．She
is fashionable. B．She always tells the
truth.
C．She
is doing well in her work. D．She lives a
fast-paced life.
2．The
author’s tone suggests that_________.
A．he
is feeling left behind when his daughter has grown up and begun adult life
B．he
is content with his grown daughter
C．he
does not like his daughter’s bosses
D．he
will not believe his daughter any more
3．It
can be concluded from the passage that_________.
A．the
author won’t have any difficulty in getting gas
B．the
daughter cares for her father a lot
C．the
author has done a lot to help his daughter get where she is
D．the
British people have pretty chin and snort often
4．By
referring to J. D. Salinger and Holden Caulfield, the author is most probably_________.
A．recalling
his daughter’s childhood
B．mentioning
his family members who are now dead
C．comparing
his situation to a scene in a famous literary work
D．telling
a story about his daughter’s friends
5．What
is the best title for this passage?
A．A
PR’s Busy Life
B．Relationship
Between Dad and Daughter
C．A
Loving Father
D．Go
Ahead and Fill Her up, Dad
Apparently, my daughter’s job in PR is to keep everyone happy while telling the truth as much as possible. I sent her to college to study that. Now she is an expert.