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10．When a first-time father saw his newborn son，he immediately noticed the baby's ears obviously standing out from his head．He expressed his concern to the nurse that some children might tease his child．A doctor examined the baby and reassured the new dad that his son was healthy-the ears presented only a minor problem with its appearance．
But the nervous father persisted．He wondered if the child might suffer psychological effects of ridicule，or if they should consider plastic surgery（整形手术）．The nurse assured him that it was really no problem，and he should just wait to see if the boy grows into his ears．
The father finally felt more optimistic about his child，but now he worried about his wife's reaction to those large ears．She had been delivered by operation，and had not yet seen the child．
"She doesn't take things as easily as I do，"he said to the nurse．
By this time，the new mother was settled in the recovery room and ready to meet her new baby．The nurse went along with the dad to lend some support in case this inexperienced mother became upset about her baby's large ears．
The baby was in a receiving blanket with his head covered for the short trip through the cold air-conditioned corridor．The baby was placed in his mother's arms，who eased the blanket back so that she could look at her child for the first time．
She took one look at her baby's face and looked to her husband and gasped，"Oh，Honey!Look!He has your ears!"
No problem with Mom．She married those ears…and she loves the man to whom they are attached．
The poet Kahlil Gibran said，"Beauty is not in the face； beauty is a light in the heart．"It's hard to see the ears when you're looking into the light．

36．When the father first saw his baby，he was worried thatB．
A．The baby might not grow up healthily．
B．The baby might be laughed at by others．
C．The baby might disappoint its mother．
D．the baby might have mental problems．
37．According to the doctor and nurse，the baby's earsC．
A．could not function well．
B．looked the same as others．
C．only caused a small problem．
D．needed to have plastic surgery．
38．What is true about the baby's mother？D
A．She blamed her husband for the baby's big ears．
B．She was the first to discover the baby's large ears．
C．She suggested having an operation on the baby immediately．
D．She found something similar between the baby and its father．
39．What does the underlined word They refer to？A
A．The ears．  B The parents．  C．The doctor and nurse．  D．The problems
40．What's the function of the last paragraph？B
A．To advise readers to listen carefully．
B．To draw a conclusion from the story．
C．To criticize the wrong attitude to physical beauty．
D．To stress the importance of doctor-patient relationship．

分析 本文主要讲述了父亲突然发现刚出生的儿子的耳朵是明显的招风耳．他很担心以后其他孩子会嘲笑他的儿子，大夫为他的儿子做了检查之后向他保证，他的儿子很健康，耳朵明显是小问题，只不过是不好看罢了，可是他又担心妻子不能接受，但是当妻子看到儿子的时候，说她喜欢儿子的耳朵，因为儿子的耳朵和丈夫的一样．容貌美不是真的美，心灵美才是真的美．

解答 36．B．细节理解题．根据第一段中He expressed his concern to the nurse that some children might tease his child．可知父亲担心儿子的耳朵太大以后会被嘲笑，故选B．
37．C，细节理解题．根据第一段中A doctor examined the baby and reassured the new dad that his son was healthy-the ears presented only a minor problem with its appearance．医生为儿子做了检查之后向他保证儿子很健康，只是看起来不太好看罢了．故选C．
38．D．细节理解题．根据倒数第三段Oh，Honey!Look!He has your ears，可知妻子发现儿子的耳朵和丈夫的一样．故选D．
39．A．词义猜测题．根据倒数第二段She married those ears…可知这里指的是耳朵．故选A．
40．B．推理判断题．根据倒数第一段最后一句话It's hard to see the ears when you're looking into the light．是从这个故事里的出来的结论．故选B．

点评 这个阅读理解题属于逸闻趣事，通过一个小故事来品味人生哲理，文章很简单，做题时注意细节的理解，尤其是最后总结的人生哲理需要理解到位．

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