Question

When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out (指出) my shortcomings. Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me quietly, then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”

I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could-and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I go to very clear picture of myself.

I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”

Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.

1.What did the father do after he had heard his daughter’s complaint (抱怨)?

A. He refused to take the list and have a look at it.

B. He told her to pay attention only to the things that were true.

C. He told her not to pay any attention to what her ‘enemy’ had said.

D. He criticized (批评) her and told her to overcome her shortcomings.

2.What does “Week by week her list grew” mean?

A. Week by week, my shortcomings grew more serious.

B. I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on.

C. Week by week she discovered more shortcomings and pointed them out to me.

D. She kept on adding new shortcomings to the list so that it was growing longer and longer.

3.Why did her father listen to her quietly?

A. Because he wasn’t quite sure which girl was telling the truth.

B. Because he wanted to show his anger by keeping silent for a while.

C. Because he knew that his daughter was telling the truth.

D. Because he believed that what her daughter’s “enemy” said was mostly true.

4.Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?

A. My Father

B. The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had

B. My Childhood

D. Not an Enemy, but the Best Friend

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：作者12岁的时候，有一个女孩总是喜欢指出作者的缺点。后来，作者忍无可忍，就跑去向父亲哭诉。父亲让她把这些评价列出来，然后挑出真实的评价，不去在意那些不真实的评价。

1.Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”可知，父亲让作者把真实的评价做上标记，不要去在意那些不真实的评价，故选B。

2.I was very thin, I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on”可知，那个女孩指出了作者越来越多的缺点，故选C。

3. I discovered that about half the things were true”可知，女孩说的有一半都是真的，根据第四段“Our world is full of people who think they know your duty.”可知，作者的父亲建议作者多倾听他人的意见和评价，说明父亲了解作者，也知道他人对作者的评价大部分都是真实的，故选D。

4.Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.”可知，父亲的建议在很多重要的时刻给了作者很大的帮助，作者认为那是最好的建议，由此可知，文章主要写的是父亲给作者的建议，故选B。

考点：故事类短文阅读