题目内容
“How did you do it，Dad? How have you managed to not take a drink for almost 20 years?” It took me almost 20 years to have the courage to even ask my father this very personal question. When Dad first quit drinking，the whole family was on pins and needles every time he got into a situation that，in the past，would have started him drinking again. For a few years we were afraid to bring it up for fear the drinking would begin again.
“I had this little poem that I would recite to myself at least four to five times a day，”was Dad’s reply to my l8-year-old unasked question．”The words were an instant relief and constant reminder to me that things were never so tough that I could not handle them，”Dad said．And then he shared the poem with me．The poem’s simple，yet profound words immediately became part of my daily routine as well．
About a month after this talk with my father，I received a gift in the mail from a friend of mine．It was a book of daily affirmations with one affirmation listed for each day of the year．
It has been my experience that when you get something with days of the year on it，you automatically turn to the page that lists your own birthday．
I hurriedly opened the book to November 10 to see what words of wisdom this book had in store for me．I did a double-take and tears of disbelief and appreciation rolled down my face．There，on my birthday，was the exact same poem that had helped my father for all these years! It is called the Serenity Prayer（宁静之祷）.
God，grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change，the Courage to change the things I can；and the Wisdom to know the difference．
1．From the passage we can know that ________．
A．The father had quitted drinking for 20 years
B．The writer was about 38 years old when asking the question
C．The writer often asked his father how he managed to quit drinking:
D．The family had never doubted the father would quit drinking
2．What helped the father to quit drinking according to the passage?
A．Love of the family. B．A poem.
C．Encouragement from God. D．Encouragement from his friends.
3．It is implied in the first paragraph that ________．
A．quitting drinking was easy for the father
B．the family doubted the father could succeed
C．the family strongly believed the father could succeed
D．the father had no problem in quitting drinking
4．The purpose .of the writer’s friend sending him a copy of the poem was most probably____．
A．to tell him there was such a poem
B．to tell him his father had recited the poem
C．to encourage him
D．to show he was his close friend
5．When reading the words of wisdom，the writer ________．
A．was quite moved B．was very nervous
C．felt encouraged D．felt relieved
BBBCA
When I was growing up, I was embarrassed to be seen with my father. He was badly crippled (跛脚), and when we would walk together, his hand on my arm for balance, people would stare, I would be ashamed of the unwanted attention. If ever noticed or bothered, he never let on.
It was difficult to walk together—and because of that, we didn’t say much as we went along. But as we started out, he always said, “You set the pace. I will try to follow you.”
Our usual walk was to or from the subway, which was how he got to work. He went to work sick, and even in bad weather. He almost never missed a day, and would make it to the office even if others could not. It was a matter of pride for him.
When snow or ice was on the ground, it was impossible for him to walk, even with help... Such times my sister or I would pull him through the streets of Brooklyn, N.Y., on a child’s sleigh to the subway entrance. Once there, he would try to grasp handrail until he reached the lower steps that the warmer tunnel air kept ice free. In Manhattan the subway station was the basement of his office building, and he would not have to go outside again until we met him in Brooklyn on his way home. w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m
When I think of it now, I am surprised at how much courage it must have taken for a grown man to suffer from shame and disability. And I am also surprised at how he did it—without bitterness or complaint.
He never talked about himself as an object of pity, not did he show any envy of the more fortunate or able. What he looked for in others was a “good heart”, and if he found one, the owner was good enough for him.
Now that I am older, I believe that is a proper standard by which to judge people, even though I still don’t know exactly what a “good heart” is. But I know the times I don’t have one myself.
He has been away for many years now, but I think of him often. I wonder if he sensed my reluctance to be seen with him during our walks. If he did, I am sorry I never told him how sorry I was, how unworthy I was, how I regretted it. I think of him when I complain about my troubles, when I am envious of another’s good fortune, when I don’t have a “good heart”.
【小题1】How did the man treat his father when he was young?
| A．He helped his father happily. | B．He never helped his father. |
| C．He helped his father, but not very happily. | D．He only helped his father take a walk after supper. |
| A．didn’t work very hard | B．didn’t go to work from time to time |
| C．hated those who had good fortune | D．was happy and satisfied, and never lost hope |
| A．anger | B．sadness | C．happiness | D．unwillingness |
| A．By subway. | B．By bus. | C．By wheelchair. | D．By bike |
When I was growing up, I was embarrassed to be seen with my father. He was badly crippled (跛脚), and when we would walk together, his hand on my arm for balance, people would stare, I would be ashamed of the unwanted attention. If ever noticed or bothered, he never let on.
It was difficult to walk together—and because of that, we didn’t say much as we went along. But as we started out, he always said, “You set the pace. I will try to follow you.”
Our usual walk was to or from the subway, which was how he got to work. He went to work sick, and even in bad weather. He almost never missed a day, and would make it to the office even if others could not. It was a matter of pride for him.
When snow or ice was on the ground, it was impossible for him to walk, even with help... Such times my sister or I would pull him through the streets of Brooklyn, N.Y., on a child’s sleigh to the subway entrance. Once there, he would try to grasp handrail until he reached the lower steps that the warmer tunnel air kept ice free. In Manhattan the subway station was the basement of his office building, and he would not have to go outside again until we met him in Brooklyn on his way home. www.7caiedu.cn
When I think of it now, I am surprised at how much courage it must have taken for a grown man to suffer from shame and disability. And I am also surprised at how he did it—without bitterness or complaint.
He never talked about himself as an object of pity, not did he show any envy of the more fortunate or able. What he looked for in others was a “good heart”, and if he found one, the owner was good enough for him.
Now that I am older, I believe that is a proper standard by which to judge people, even though I still don’t know exactly what a “good heart” is. But I know the times I don’t have one myself.
He has been away for many years now, but I think of him often. I wonder if he sensed my reluctance to be seen with him during our walks. If he did, I am sorry I never told him how sorry I was, how unworthy I was, how I regretted it. I think of him when I complain about my troubles, when I am envious of another’s good fortune, when I don’t have a “good heart”.
1.How did the man treat his father when he was young?
|
A．He helped his father happily. |
B．He never helped his father. |
|
C．He helped his father, but not very happily. |
D．He only helped his father take a walk after supper. |
2.As a disabled man, his father____.
|
A．didn’t work very hard |
B．didn’t go to work from time to time |
|
C．hated those who had good fortune |
D．was happy and satisfied, and never lost hope |
3.What does the underlined word “reluctance” mean in the article? It means ____.
|
A．anger |
B．sadness |
C．happiness |
D．unwillingness |
4.How did the father get to work usually?
|
A．By subway. |
B．By bus. |
C．By wheelchair. |
D．By bike |