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 very successful in his life

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

Father’s Day has a very short history. It was started because there was a Mother’s Day, and just because some Americans thought that if we had a Mother’s Day, we should also have a Father’s Day. Father’s Day has become important in North America. And shopkeepers (店主) found it was a good way to get people to buy presents for their fathers, presents from their shops.

By the way, very few countries have a Father’s Day, though some have Children’s Day, or a special day for boys and another for girls. More and more countries are having Mother’s Day, so maybe Father’s Day will also become popular before too long. Now, what do people in North America do on Father’s Day? The newspapers, radios, and TV tell children what they should do---buy a Father’s Day present for your father. They even tell a wife to buy a Father’s Day present---not for her father but for her husband, even if he is a not yet a father. And they tell grandchildren to buy a Father’s Day present for their grandfathers.

The important thing to remember about Father’s Day is that American children can show their love to their fathers in a more open way.

1.Father’s Day was started just because ______.

A. there was a Mother’s Day

B. there was a Children’s Day

C. people liked their fathers very much

D. shopkeepers found it was a good way to earn money

2.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Very few countries have a Father’s Day.

B. Americans never care about Father’s Day.

C. Father’s Day has become important in North America

D. Fathers may get presents on Father’s Day.

3.In America, people have a Father’s Day to ______.

A. go shopping with their fathers B. help their fathers do something

C. buy presents for their fathers D. show their love to their fathers

4.On Father’s Day, shopkeepers always want ______.

A. people to buy as many as presents

B. children to buy presents only for their fathers

C. women to buy presents only for their husbands

D. fathers to save as much money as they can

5.It can be learned from the article that ______.

A. the writer is against Father’s Day

B. many countries have a Father’s Day

C. shopkeepers can get more money on Father’s Day than usual

D. people only buy presents for their father on Father’s Day

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