营山县一中高中英语课时分层作业7Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumourSectionⅠ.doc

Unit 3 A taste of English humour

课时分层作业(七)　Section Ⅰ

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Ⅰ.阅读理解

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My mother has a dining table which sits right in the middle of her dining room.It was once buried beneath piles of papers—magazines，articles，copies of schedules for vacations she took back in the 1990s，and baby pictures of grandchildren who are now paying off their college loans.

My brother Ross and I recently flew to New York to visit my mother.“Mom，why don't we go through all that stuff？” Ross said.“No.Don't touch it！” My mother said.The next afternoon，when she couldn't find a bill she needed，Ross suggested it might be put somewhere in the dining room and that we find it together.“Besides，” he said，“all those papers are clearly stressing you out.” However，my mother just said，“Are you boys hungry？” An