Whenever the sun
dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain
near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of
conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences. He always
told me, “You should have goals like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing
that we both enjoyed, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my
father was very busy. I really got a lot from the mountain-climbing. It gave me
time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my
patience.
Once we climbed a
very high mountain. It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years
old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees,
and the birds’ singing. But as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted
to quit climbing, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful
sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it before you reach the top.
Only there can you see all of the nice things, which is just like your life.”
At that time, I was
too young to understand his words. But later after that, I got to know the meaning
of hope in life. I found myself standing at the top of the mountain, and the
sky was as clear as crystal.
1. The passage tells us that mountain-climbing
was ______ for the father and the son.
A.
hard B.
enjoyable C.
painful D. comfortable
2. The underlined word “crystal” in the passage
means _______.
A. 岩石
B. 火焰
C. 水晶
D.寒冰
3. Which of the following is the closest in
meaning to the father’s words in the second paragraph?
A. You will get all
you need at the top of the mountain.
B. The sky is always
as clear as crystal.
C. You can find life
is full of nice things.
D. Never give up
half-way.
4. We can infer(推断) from the last paragraph that ______.
A. the writer was
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B. the writer
reached the top of the mountain
C. though the writer
was young, he could understand his father
D. the writer used
to stop half-way when he climbed the mountain
5. The best title for the passage is ______.
A. Reaching the Top
of the Mountain
B. Standing at the
Top of the Mountain
C. Conversations
between Father and Son
D. How to Get to the
Top of the Mountain