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19．Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson，Arizona he moved there a few years ago，and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends．
My earliest memories of my father are a tall，handsome，successful man devoted to his work and his family，but uncomfortable with his children．As a child I loved him； as a school girl and young adult I feared him and felt bitter about him．He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A's and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as"successful"as he was．Whenever I went out with him on weekends，I used to struggle to think up things to say，feeling on guard．
    On the first day of my visit，we went out with one of my father's friends for lunch at an outdoor café．We walked along that afternoon，did some shopping，ate on the street table，and laughed over my son's funny facial expressions．Gone was my father's critical （挑剔的） air and strict rules．Who was this person I knew as my father，who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around？What had held him back before？
    The next day dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood．Although our times together became easier over the years，I never felt closer to him at that moment．After so many years，I'm at last seeing another side of my father．And in so doing，I'm delighted with my new friend．In his new home in Arizona，my dad is back to me from where he was．
56．Why did the author feel bitter about her father as a young adult？D
A．He was silent most of the time．
B．He was too proud of himself．
C．He did not love his children．
D．He expected too much of her．
57．When the author went out with her father on weekend，she would feelA．
A．nervous      B．sorry              C．tired                  D．safe
58．The underlined words"my new friend"in the last paragraph refer toB．
A．the author's son                                       
B．the author's father
C．the friend of the author's father            
D．the café owner．

分析 这是一篇记叙文．文章讲述作者过去一直以为爸爸是个严厉、苛刻的人，和他相处时，总是感到惧怕和紧张，但是在到了Tucson，和爸爸接触之后才看到爸爸友善的一面．

解答 56．答案：D 考查事实细节．根据文章He seemed unhappy with me if I didn't get A's in my exams and unhappy with my friends if their fathers were not as"successful"as he was．可知，作者小时候怀恨爸爸是因为爸爸对她要求很高．选D．
57．答案：A  考查推理判断．根据第二段中"Whenever I went out with him on weekends，I used to struggle to think up things to say，feeling on guard．"可知每次和父亲一起外出度周末，她都非常紧张．on guard为固定短语，意为"警戒"．选A．  
58．答案：B  考查推理判断．文中的new friend指的是作者的爸爸．作者以前一直以为爸爸是个严厉、苛刻的人，和他相处时，总是感到惧怕和紧张，但是在到了Tucson，和爸爸接触之后才看到爸爸友善的一面，所以作者感到她有了一个新朋友，选B．

点评 阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释．考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点．

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A．judge other people more exactly
B．believe anything they are told
C．make quick decisions based on prejudices
D make mistakes when asked to describe an event
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A．carried out the experiments alone
B．is a psychology professor in Britain
C．likes to deal with demanding situations in life
D believes bad moods might benefit people's health
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A．By comparison
B．By explanation
C．By analysis
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59．The text is mainly aboutC
A．how to change bad moods into good moods
B．the differences between good and bad moods．
C．benefits of bad moods
D how to beat bad moods．
9．In this institute，a medal with nine thousand dollars __________ gains success in science and technology every other year．（　　）
A．is given to whoeverB．are given to anyone who
C．is given to whomeverD．are given to everyone

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