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【题目】One day when I was 5, my mother criticized me for not finishing my rice and I got angry. I wanted to play outside and not to be made to finish eating my old rice. In my angry motion to open the screen door (纱门) with my foot, I kicked back about a 12-inch part of the lower left hand corner of the new screen door. But I had no regret, for I was happy to be playing in the backyard with my toys.

Today, I know if my child had done what I did, I would have criticized my child, and told him about how expensive this new screen door was, and I would have delivered a spanking (打屁股) for it. But my parents never said a word. They left the corner of the screen door pushed out, creating an opening, a crack in the defense against unwanted insects.

For years, every time I saw that corner of the screen, it would remind me of my mistake from time to time. For years, I knew that everyone in my family would see that hole and remember who did it. For years, every time I saw a fly buzzing in the kitchen, I would wonder if it came in through the hole that I had created with my angry foot. I would wonder if my family members were thinking the same thing, silently blaming me every time a flying insect entered our home, making life more terrible for us all. My parents taught me a valuable lesson, one that a spanking or stern (严厉的) words perhaps could not deliver. Their silent punishment for what I had done delivered a hundred stern messages to me. Above all, it has helped me become a more patient person and not burst out so easily.

【1】When the author damaged the door, his parents _______.

A. scolded him for what he had done B. left the door unrepaired

C. told him how expensive it was D. gave him a spanking

【2】How did the author feel every time he saw the damaged door?

A. He felt ashamed of his uncontrolled anger at that time.

B. He found that his family members no longer liked him.

C. He found it destroyed the happy atmosphere at his home.

D. He felt he had to work hard to make up for (弥补) the damage.

【3】The experience may cause the author _______.

A. to hide his anger away from others

B. not to go against his parents’ will

C. to have a better control of himself

D. not to make mistakes in the future

【4】What of the following is the main idea of this passage?

A. Adults should ignore their children’s bad behavior.

B. Parents shouldn’t educate their children.

C. What is the best way to become a more patient person?

D. Silent punishment may have a better effect on educating people.

Answer 1

【答案】Their silent punishment for what I had done delivered a hundred stern messages to me. D选项 Silent punishment may have a better effect on educating people.

【解析】试题分析：本文讲述了作者小时候，因为不服母亲的管教，踢坏了家里的纱门，父母没有修理，纱门上留下来一个洞，接下来的一年，这个洞一直提醒着作者的错误，默默地惩罚着作者。这件事给了作者深刻的印象，帮助他最终成为了一个非常有耐心，不随便发脾气的人。

【1】细节理解题。根据第二段句子But my parents never said a word. They left the corner of the screen door pushed out, creating an opening, a crack in the defense against unwanted insects.可知，当作者把门弄坏的时候，他的父母什么也没说，但是没有修理门。故选B。

【2】推理判断题。根据最后一段句子For years, every time I saw that corner of the screen, it would remind me of my mistake from time to time.以及下文内容可推断，每次作者看到这个被毁坏的门，都会想起自己的错误，为自己那个时候失去控制感到耻辱。故选A。

【3】推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句Above all, it has helped me become a more patient person and not burst out so easily.可推断，这次经历帮助作者成为了一个更加有耐心的人，不再随便发脾气，能够更好的控制自己。故选C。

【4】主旨大意题。根据第三段最后三句My parents taught me a valuable lesson, one that a spanking or stern (严厉的) words perhaps could not deliver. Their silent punishment for what I had done delivered a hundred stern messages to me. Above all, it has helped me become a more patient person and not burst out so easily.可知，本文主要讲述作者的父母给作者上了宝贵的一课，他们对作者所做的无声的惩罚向作者发出了一百条严厉的信息。最重要的是，它帮助作者成为一个更有耐心的人，不轻易爆发出来的人。因此推断，无声的惩罚教育效果更好。故选D。