Passage 3  (2010·湖南卷)  完形填空

Parents are busy people. If they are working, they are usually not at home __48__ when/ after their children return from school. Sometimes it is necessary for a parent to write __49__ an  after-school note for their children. They sometimes put the note on the kitchen table, the refrigerator, __50__ or another place where their children are sure to find it. A note is often a __51__ better way to "talk" with a child than using the telephone. For one thing, parents have time to think about __52__ what they want to say before they write.  

For __53__ another, the note lists all the information in one place. It is easy to read again and again People often forget all the details that they __54__ hear in a telephone call. Finally, cell phones can be turned __55__ off or telephone calls not answered. For these reasons, after-school notes are very popular with parents.

48. 答案：When/After

解析：该空引导时间状语从句，句意为：“当他们的孩子们放学回来的时候/以后，他们经常不在家”

49答案：an

解析：根据空后的单数可数名词note及after以元音音素开头可判断填an

50. 答案：or

解析：该空填并列连词or,并列三个名词

51. 答案：better

解析：由句意，“便条是与孩子交流的更好方式”可判断填better

52. 答案：what

解析：该空引导宾语从句在句中作say的宾语

53. 答案：For

解析：For another为固定搭配，意为“另一方面”

54. 答案：they

解析：该空在句中作主语且代指前面的people.故填they

55. 答案： off

解析：turn off意为“关掉”，即手机被关掉