题目内容
My father tried to teach me the importance of hard work and devotion to a career. However, there are also the things he taught me unintentionally.
My father, a self-employed sales trainer, was that sick, that tired. Still, he insisted on traveling to give a lecture. He probably earned a lot of money that day, and he paid the price. He returned to the hospital soon after and was dead within three months, at age 58.
It’s been 10 years since I saw my father come home that night, and since then, I’ve thought a lot about work. My dad once told me that he was unable to just gaze at a sunset; he had to be doing something as he looked at it—writing, reading or playing chess. You could say he was a success: he was a published author, an accomplished musician, fluent in German and American Sign Language. That’s an impressive list, but here’s the thing: I want to gaze at the sunsets. This raises the question: if I leave work at five o’clock to watch the sunset, what are the results? Do I risk not reaching the top of my profession? Maybe, because honestly, knocking off (收工) after eight hours probably won’t earn me a promotion.
But, leaving work at five o’clock means I eat dinner with my family. I get to hop on my bike and pedal through the streets of my hometown as the shadows lengthen and the traffic thins. And I get to see a lot of sunsets. That’s got to be worth something.
1. The author’s father can be best described as .
A. confident and positive
B. hard-working and ambitious
C. gentle and kind
D. sensitive and bad-tempered
2. Her father’s death made the author .
A. realize that life is very short
B. understand the importance of living happily
C. realize that one should balance work and life.
D. doubt the value of success in career
3. What’s the purpose of this passage?
A. To honor her dear father
B. To express her idea about life
C. To express her love for work
D. To show her love for her family
1.B
2.C
3.B
【解析】
试题分析：文章大意：文章主要讲述了父亲因为劳累过度而英年早逝，作者从父亲的身上得到一些感悟：工作和生活都要兼顾。
1.1】B 推理题。通读文章的第二段和第三段可以判断作者的父亲工作很辛苦，而且雄心勃勃，也略有成就。故B正确。
2.C 推理题。根据文章的最后一段可知作者从父亲的身上得到启示：工作和生活应该兼顾。故C正确。
【小题3 】B 推理题。根据文章最后两段作者父亲的身上得到的生活启示。故B正确。
考点：考查生活类短文
字词句篇与同步作文达标系列答案
A. Be a role model for learning. B. Learn something new yourself. C. Set aside lots of time to read together. D. Pay attention to what your child loves. E. Practice what your child learns at school. F. Connect what your child learns to everyday life. |
The parents’ role
1.
In the early years, parents are their children’s first teachers — exploring nature, reading together, cooking together, and counting together. When a young child begins formal school, the parents’ job is to show him how school can extend the learning they began together at home, and how exciting and meaningful this learning can be. As preschoolers grow into school-age kids, parents become their children’s learning coaches.
2.
“One of the most important things a parent can do is noticing her child. Is he a talker or is he shy? Find out what interests him and help him explore it. Let your child show you the way he likes to learn,” recommends Dalton Miller-Jones, Ph.D.
3.
Many teachers encourage parents to go over what their children are learning in a non-pressured way and to practice what they have learnt. This doesn’t mean training them for success, but it may mean going over basic counting skills, multiplication tables or letter recognition, depending on the needs and learning level of their child.
4.
Make learning part of your child’s everyday experience, especially when it comes out of your child’s natural questions. When you cook together, do measuring math. When you drive in the car, count license plates and talk about the states. When you turn on the blender, explore how it works together.
5.
Take up a new language or craft, or read about an unfamiliar topic. Show your child what you are learning and how you may be struggling. You’ll gain a better understanding of what your child is going through and your child may develop learning skills by watching.