Question

We always celebrated Dad’s birthday on Thanksgiving Day, even after he entered a nursing home. When we knew it might be his last birthday, the whole family decided to get together for a huge birthday celebration at the nursing home.
Dad was a good storyteller and we were always his listeners. During a quiet moment, I announced it was now Dad’s turn to listen to stories for a change. I wanted everyone to tell Dad what we loved about him. The room became quiet. Then one after another, people told stories from their hearts, while Dad listened with tears in eyes.
Everyone seemed to have more than one story. Even the little grandchildren couldn’t wait to tell Dad why they loved him. For a man who had been kind to so many hundreds of people in his life, here was our chance to tell him how much we love him. A few months later, at Dad’s memorial service, we more fully realized what we had given to Dad that night. Those are the stories people normally tell at a funeral (葬礼) after a loved one is no longer alive to hear the words. They tell stories, full of tears. But we had given those memories to Dad in his life, and we had told them through laughter, together with hugs and joy. He had them to hold and enjoyed them from time to time in his mind during his last days and months.
Words do matter, and they are enough. We just need to say them or to speak them publicly the ones we love. That’s the ways to give back love and that’s our chance to celebrate a person in his or her life. 
小题1:The writer’s family decided to have a huge birthday celebration because______.

A．Dad was to leave the hospital

B．it might be Dad’s last birthday

C．they would celebrate Thanksgiving Day

D．Dad was at the nursing home

小题2:According to the passage, we know______.

A．all the family loved the father, including the little grandchildren

B．the writer’s father was still enjoying good health

C．the party was held at the writer’s home

D．the doctor told the writer his father was going to die at once

小题3:From the passage, we know the writer’s father was______ to hear
the stories.

A．surprised

B．moved

C．sad

D．frustrated

小题4:The best title of the passage can be______.

A．An Amazing Story	B．A Kind Father
C．Say Our Love Publicly	D．A Big Party

Answer 1

小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:C

试题分析：阅读短文可知篇短文主要讲述了一家人在得知父亲将不久于人世后，决定为父亲举行的最后一个生日聚会的故事，在聚会期间家人争相为这位父亲讲述自己的故事，让父亲深受感动。以此来告诉我们要趁着亲人还在世的时候，大胆地说出自己对他的爱意。
小题1:细节理解题。题干意为：作者一家决定举行一个盛大的生日聚会，因为……。根据第一段When we knew it might be his last birthday, the whole family decided to get together for a huge birthday celebration at the nursing home.描述，可知这是因为这可能是父亲最后一个生日聚会了。故选B。
小题2:细节理解题。题干意为：根据本文我们知道了……。根据Even the little grandchildren couldn’t wait to tell Dad why they loved him. For a man who had been kind to so many hundreds of people in his life，here was our chance to tell him how much we love him.描述，可知这家人，包括小外孙都非常爱这位父亲。故选A。
小题3:细节理解题。题干意为：通过这篇短文，我们可以知道作者的父亲听到这些故事时很……。根据Then one after another，people told stories from their hearts, while Dad listened with tears in eyes.描述，可知父亲听到这些故事时很感动。
小题4:标题归纳题。题干意为：这篇短文最好的标题是……。四个选项分别表示，一个惊奇的故事；一位善良的父亲；大胆说出我们的爱；一个大聚会。阅读短文可知这篇短文主要讲述了这一家人为父亲举行的最后一个生日聚会的故事，以此来告诉我们要趁着亲人还在世的时候，大胆地说出自己对他的爱意。故选C，公开的说出自己的爱。