题目内容
17.They say that after a parent dies,the surviving children can take on some of their parent's characteristics.I resisted for years becoming anything like my dad or at least acknowledging that I was anything like him because,well,because I wanted to be me,not him; but there I sat at his memorial service several months ago,telling myself,"You've got a lot more of your dad in you than you think."There's this phrase my dad used,and I know I'm going to sound rude to complain about it,but it did use to bother me."I'm so proud of you,"he told us kids,whether we'd won a sailing race (like my older brother) or run a marathon (like my younger sister) or managed to get a book published (like me)."I'm so proud of you."That should be a good thing,but here's what always went through my unforgiving mind:"You're taking credit for what isn't really yours.You can be proud,but the achievement is mine."Ain't it like a son?Your parent is doing his best to give you praise,and you're cutting him down to size."I'm so proud of you."It came out of my dad's mouth all the time,on those long-distance calls where I might have mentioned something that happened at work or when he and Mom came to visit and we showed off the talents of our two boys."I'm so proud of you"was the remark that was often repeated.
I knew the feeling of parental pride well,especially when my boys achieved in ways that were beyond my comprehension and ability,but I looked for other ways to express it."That's an incredible story you've written,"I would say about the composition."I can't believe how fast you solved that problem,"I would admire the work of the math genius.But never just the blanket phrase.
I thought that by making my praise specific,it would feel like I was claiming their achievement less as mine and more as one they could own themselves.But there I was at Dad's memorial,about to eulogize him,thinking that I could say exactly what my brother said,"He lets me be me."That was his achievement.In the bland phrase that I promised I would never utter to my children was a world of forgiveness,care and appreciation.We kids could do no wrong in my father's eyes,and because of that we found the freedom to fly far from the nest.What I took for a bad thing was love.So just the other day when my older son,now a promising manager,sent me an email about the thank-you dinner his latest client threw him,I thought hard for clever things to say,finally realizing your kids don't really need your praise.They just want what my dad gave me."I'm so proud of you,"I wrote.Just like the old man.
55.Why did the writer resist becoming like his father?A
A.Because he wanted to have his own character.
B.Because his father was a man with no ambition.
C.Because he desired to be a well-educated gentleman.
D.Because his father failed to be responsible for the family.
56.What does the underlined sentence imply?B
A.The writer's father loved him more than anyone or anything.
B.The writer has taken on many characteristics of his father.
C.The writer misses his father very much in his deepest heart.
D.The writer's father has sacrificed too much for his development.
57.When the writer's father said"I'm so proud of you"to him,the writer thoughtB.
A.he should work harder
B.his father took his own fame
C.he should respond to his father politely
D.his father should express his pride clearly
58.Why does the writer make his praise for his children specific?C
A.To make them realize his love for them.
B.To let them know why he is proud of them.
C.To stress they achieve a lot by themselves.
D.To show that praise can be given differently.
59.The underlined word"eulogize"in the last paragraph probably means"A".
A.praise
B.accompany
C.imitate
D.criticize
60.What is the best title for the passage?C
A.An unforgettable experience
B.A successful father
C.Five magic words
D.A sad son.
分析 本文为记叙文,主要讲述了作者的父亲对作者所讲的"I'm so proud of you"对作者的影响及作者的感悟.
解答 55.A.细节理解题.根据第一段第二句中的"because I wanted to be me,not him"可知作者不想像自己的父亲一样是因为他想做自己,故选A.
56.B.句意理解题.根据文章第一段中的"I resisted for years becoming anything like my dad or at least acknowledging that I was anything like him because,well,because I wanted to be me,not him; but…"可知这位作家具有许多他父亲的特点,故应选B项.
57.B.细节理解题.根据文章第二段中的"You're taking credit for what isn't really yours"可知当作家的父亲对他说"我为你感到骄傲"时,作者想父亲是为了自己的名声;故选B.
58.C.推理判断题.根据文章最后一段中的"it would feel like I was claiming their achievement less as mine and more as one they could own themselves"可知作者把表扬具体化就是为了让自己的孩子感觉到是他们通过自己的努力取得了成就,故选C.
59.A.词义猜测题.根据前文中的"I was at Dad's memorial"和后文中的"thinking that I could say exactly what my brother said,‘He lets me be me.'"可知,此处表示的是作者在赞颂自己的父亲.故eulogize意为"歌颂,赞颂";故选A.
60.C.主旨大意题.本文作者主要讲述了父亲所说的"I'm so proud of you"给自己带来的影响,作者同时也领悟到了那5个单词所代表的深刻含义,故C项作文章标题最佳.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
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