题目内容
My parents always raised me to have strong values and hold firm to my confidence in life, and this was never more proved than when a situation arose when it would be easy for most people to ignore it.
A gentleman at my father’s work smelled awful and neglected his behavior, and as the months went by, he showed signs of confusion. After being told to pick up papers at another building, he would be found sitting at his desk staring at his shoes; after being reminded (to which he would completely believe he hadn’t been told the first time), he would be found once again sitting at his desk in the same position. This happened to worsening degrees over a few months and his coworkers either ignored it or were ignorant to this due to a lack of social association with the man.
My father began to mentally record all of this and finally sat down with him one day when he was found two hours after work was out, sitting in his car, looking like he didn’t know where to go. Apparently the gentleman was in the beginning/middle stages of Alzheimer’s and there was someone who used his forgetfulness as a reason to ask him for money every few days. My father took this man to a hospital (for the first time in years) to be properly treated, and then got a caretaker to watch over his condition. He then went to the man’s house and helped him sort out all of his financial matters and get his retirement set up; they went to the bank and had a government worker ensure that his bills would be paid for and his children would no longer get to treat him like a personal ATM.
That my father took his much personal time to help another man that so many had forgotten or would choose to neglect, or even make fun of, truly shows his character
- 1.
The author presents this passage by ______
- A.telling an instructive story
- B.describing his father
- C.reasoning with some facts
- D.giving causes and effects
- A.
- 2.
What can we infer from the passage?
- A.The gentleman was ignored by his co-workers
- B.The gentleman was so serious that no one liked him
- C.The gentleman was good at communication with his co-workers
- D.The gentleman was in great need of help because of his illness
- A.
- 3.
In the eyes of the author, his father is ______
- A.hopeful
- B.strict
- C.stubborn
- D.helpful
- A.
- 4.
Which proverb is suitable for the story?
- A.A friend in need is a friend indeed
- B.A friend to all is a friend to none
- C.Friendship cannot stand always on one side
- D.False friends are worse than open enemies
- A.
试题分析:文章讲的爸爸在朋友得了老年痴呆症的时候,别的人都忽视了他,但是爸爸却伸出了援助之手,所以是患难朋友才是真正的朋友。
1.写作手法题:文章第一段的句子:My parents always raised me to have strong values and hold firm to my confidence in life,说明父母让我要有坚定的人生观并对自己要自信,下文是讲了爸爸帮助一个患老年痴呆症的人的故事,来证明这句话,选A
2.推理题:从第二段的描述可知这个人得了老人痴呆症,总是健忘,这时他是需要帮助的,选D
3.细节题:从第三段的句子:My father took this man to a hospital (for the first time in years) to be properly treated, and then got a caretaker to watch over his condition.可知作者认为他的爸爸是乐于助人的,选D
4.主旨题:文章讲的爸爸在朋友得了老年痴呆症的时候,别的人都忽视了他,但是爸爸却伸出了援助之手,所以是患难朋友才是真正的朋友。选A
考点:考查故事类短文
As a boy growing up in India,I had longed to travel abroad. I used to listen to the stories my father would tell me about his stay in Canada and tours to Europe in the 1970s,with great interest.
My big moment finally came in the summer of 1998 when I was able to accompany my parents to Europe,where my father was to attend a meeting. We planned to travel to Belgium,Netherlands and West Germany.
I have vivid memories even today of going to Mumbai airport at night all excited about finally going abroad. I had heard several great things about Lufthansa till then but now I finally got to experience them first hand,during the flight to Frankfurt. We flew business class and even today I can remember the excellent service by the Lufthansa crew. The flight was really smooth and thoroughly enjoyable,even for someone like me,who is otherwise scared of flying.
After spending almost two weeks in Europe,we took the Lufthansa airport express from Dusseldorf to Frankfurt airport,for our return flight. What a journey that was! All along the Rhine (莱茵河),it was simply an unforgettable experience. I was in a sombre mood on the flight back to Mumbai as it marked the end of a wonderful vacation,but the Lufthansa crew members were able to change it into a most enjoyable experience yet again,with the quality of their service.
Being the first airline to take me overseas,Lufthansa will always hold a special place in my heart. Even today,I continue to enjoy flights on Lufthansa and simply cannot dream of choosing any other airline. Flying,in general,for me,has always been an ordeal (terrible and painful experience).Flying on Lufthansa,however,is something I always have and always will look forward to.
【小题1】What made the author so interested in traveling abroad?
A.Growing up in India. |
B.Once staying in Canada. |
C.Once traveling to Canada with his father. |
D.His father's stories about his traveling experiences. |
A.The author traveled with one of his parents. |
B.Both their going and return are by air. |
C.They traveled in spring that year. |
D.They stayed in Europe for nearly two months. |
A.a city in India | B.a city in Europe |
C.an airline company | D.a travel agency |
A.happy | B.sad | C.angry | D.enjoyable |
Parents and kids today dress alike, listen to the same music, and are friends. Is this a good thing? Sometimes, when Mr. Ballmer and his 16-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, listen to rock music together and talk about interests both enjoy, such as pop culture, he remembers his more distant relationship with his parents when he was a teenager.
“I would never have said to my mom, ‘Hey, the new Weezer album is really great. How do you like it?’” says Ballmer. “There was just a complete gap in taste.”
Music was not the only gulf. From clothing and hairstyles to activities and expectations, earlier generations of parents and children often appeared to move in separate orbits.
Today, the generation gap has not disappeared, but it is getting narrow in many families. Conversations on subjects such as sex and drugs would not have taken place a generation ago. Now they are comfortable and common. And parent—child activities, from shopping to sports, involve a feeling of trust and friendship that can continue int0 adulthood.
No wonder greeting cards today carry the message, “To my mother, my best friend.”
But family experts warn that the new equality can also result in less respect for parents. “There’s still a lot of strictness and authority on the part of parents out there, but there is a change happening,” says Kerrie, a psychology professor at Lebanon Valley College. “In the middle of that change, there is a lot of confusion among parents.”
Family researchers offer a variety of reasons for these evolving roles and attitudes. They see the 1960s as a turning point. Great cultural changes led to more open communication and a more democratic process that encourages everyone to have a say.
“My parents were on the ‘before’ side of that change, but today’s parents, the 40-year-olds, were on the ‘after’ side,” explains Mr. Ballmer. “It’s not something easily accomplished by parents these days, because life is more difficult to understand or deal with, but sharing interests does make it more fun to be a parent now.”
【小题1】The underlined word gulf in Para.3 most probably means _________.
A.interest | B.distance | C.difference | D.separation |
A.Parents help their children develop interests in more activities. |
B.Parents put more trust in their children’s abilities. |
C.Parents and children talk more about sex and drugs. |
D.Parents share more interests with their children. |
A.more confusion among parents | B.new equality between parents and children |
C.1ess respect for parents from children | |
D.more strictness and authority on the part of parents |
A.follow the trend of the change | B.can set a limit to the change |
C.fail to take the change seriously | D.have little difficulty adjusting to the change |
A.describe the difficulties today’s parents have met with |
B.discuss the development of the parent—child relationship |
C.suggest the ways to handle the parent—child relationship |
D.compare today’s parent—child relationship with that in the past |