题目内容
My father never wanted his children to know what he did for a living.Dad worked in Plant C.Lying beside lake Erie, it saw him in at sunrise and out at nightfall.Sometimes my mother would take my siblings (兄弟姐妹) and me to the public beach in our hometown of Ashtabula. she'd gather us round and point to the smokestacks, coughing clouds into the sky.
"Wave to daddy!" she'd shout. Four little hands would shoot into the air.I never knew what Dad did in Plant C, but during 34 years of hard work, he had surgery (手术) on his shoulder and hand.At 48, he had his first heart attack.He retired in 1993, right after the last kid graduated from college.But the damage was done.A few years later, the next heart attack killed him.
I saw my dad in Plant C only once, when I took dinner to him.That night, I looked at my father, covered in sweat and coal, and for the first time I knew why he was so often angry for no reason.
Recently my father' s friend, Toby Workman, walked me there.I knew my father never wanted me to see it.At every station, he described the job and the danger.It was like listening to a foreign language.I walked past many DANGER signs.Toby put his hand on my shoulder."look," he said, "you need to understand something.Your dad was a maintenance mechanic.He worked the most dangerous job.If something broke, he fixed it."
A few days later, my daughter graduated from college.I gave her the hard hat Toby handed to me as I left, and this notes: " Whenever you feel something difficult, put this on, look in the mirror, and remember your roots."
- 1.
How many siblings does the author most probably have?
- A.Three siblings
- B.Two siblings
- C.One sibling D: Four siblings
- A.
- 2.
Which of the following is TRUE of the facts about the author's father?
- A.He didn't suffer a heart attack until he retired.
- B.He worked in Plant C for 48 years in all.
- C.He was hardly angry in his daily life.
- D.He did physical work in Plant C
- A.
- 3.
When Toby Workman described the author' s father' s job, the author ______.
- A.felt familiar with the job
- B.didn’t quite understand
- C.wanted to learn a foreign language
- D.decided to do the same work
- A.
- 4.
The author gave her daughter the hat, hoping that her daughter could ______.
- A.remember her grandfather
- B.overcome all difficulties by wearing it
- C.get encouraged by her grandfather
- D.follow her grandfather' s work
- A.
试题分析:文章回忆了作者的父亲为了养家糊口,积劳成疾,最后死于心脏病的故事,从中我们可以总结出一个道理:勇敢面对困难,不要屈服。
1.推理题。根据第二段第一句Wave to daddy!" she'd shout. Four little hands would shoot into the air.说中的4个小手明连我在内一共有4个孩子,那么我最有可能有3个兄弟姐妹。故A正确。
2.推理题。根据第三段2,3行That night, I looked at my father, covered in sweat and coal, and for the first time I knew why he was so often angry for no reason.可知父亲工作的时候,浑身大汗。那么应该是从事于体力活动。故D正确。
3.推理题。根据第四段第2行At every station, he described the job and the danger.It was like listening to a foreign language.可知当父亲向我解释他的工作和所遇见的危险的时候,这些问题对我就像是外语。说明我不能理解父亲。故B正确。
4.推理题。根据文章最后两行I gave her the hard hat Toby handed to me as I left, and this notes: " Whenever you feel something difficult, put this on, look in the mirror, and remember your roots."说明我想用hat来鼓励我的女儿勇敢面对困难,不要屈服。故C正确。
考点:考查情感类短文
点评:答题前一定要读懂全文,弄清文章要表达的思想,注意前后段落之间的关系。答题中,一定要认真分析,进行推理。
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When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out 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 fairly 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.
【小题1】What did the father do after he had heard his daughter’s complaint?
A.He told her not to pay any attention to what her “enemy” had said. |
B.He criticized (批评) her and told her to overcome her shortcomings. |
C.He told her to write down all that her “enemy” had said about her and pay attention only to the things that were true. |
D.He refused to take the list and have a look at it. |
A.Because he believed that what her daughter’s “enemy” said was mostly true. |
B.Because he had been so angry with his daughter’s shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while. |
C.Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment. |
D.Because he wasn’t quite sure which girl was telling the truth. |
A.Not an Enemy, but the Best Friend |
B.The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had |
C.My Father |
D.My Childhood |
I first went to Harrow in the summer term. The school had the biggest swimming pool I had ever seen. It was a good joke to come up behind a naked boy, and push him into the pool. I made quite a habit of this with boys of my own size or less.
One day I saw a boy wrapped in a towel on the side of the pool. He was no bigger than I was, so I thought him a fair game. Coming secretly behind, I pushed him in, holding on to his towel so that it would not get wet, I was surprised to see an angry face come out from the water, and a being of great strength masking its way by face strokes (猛力地划)to the shore. I fled, but in vain. He overtook me, seized me violently, and threw me into the deepest part of the pool. I soon climbed out on the other side, and found myself surrounded by a crowd of younger boys.” Do you know what you have done?” they said, “It’s Amery; he is in Grade Six. He is champion at gym; he has got his football honor.”
I was frightened and felt ashamed. How could I tell his position when be was wrapped in a bath towel and so small.” He didn’t seem pleased at all, so I added in a most brilliant word,” My father, who is a great man, is also small.” At this be laughed, and after some general words about my rude behavior and how I had better be careful in the future, signified the incident was closed.
【小题1】The writer thought Amery” a fair game” because the boy .
A.was of similar size |
B.was fond of games |
C.looked like an animal |
D.was good at sports |
A.he was laughed at by other boys |
B.he played a joke on an outstanding athlete |
C.Amery turned out to be in the same grade |
D.he pushed Amery hard and hurt him |
A.challenged Amery | B.threatened Amery |
C.admired his father | D.tried to please Amery |
A.The writer could run faster than Amery. |
B.Amery forgave the writer for his rude behavior. |
C.The writer liked playing on boys of all sizes. |
D.Amery was a student in Grade Four. |