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【题目】阅读理解。

My father was 44 and knew he wasn’t going to make it to 45．He wrote me a letter and hoped that something in it would help me for the rest of my life．

Since the day I was 12 and first read his letter , some of his words have lived in my heart．One part always stands out．“Right now ,you are pretending to be a time killer(消磨时间者)．But I know that one day, you will do something great that will set you among the very best．” Knowing that my dad believed in me gave me permission to believe in myself．“You will do something great．” He didn’t know what would be, and neither did I ,but at times in my life when I’ve felt proud of myself , I remember his words and wish he were here so I could ask , “Is this what you were talking about , Dad ? Should I keep going ?”

A long way from 12 now , I realize he would have been proud when I made any progress．Lately, though, I’ve come to believe he would want me to move on to what comes next : to be proud of , and believe in , somebody else．It’s time to start writing my own letters to my children．Our children look to us with the same unanswered question we had．Our kids don’t hold back because they’re afraid to fail．They’re only afraid of failing us．They’re only afraid of failing us．They don’t worry about being disappointed．Their fear as mine was until my father’s letter is of being a disappointment．

Give your children permission to succeed．They’re waiting for you to believe in them．I always knew my parents loved me．But trust me ：That belief will be more complete , that love will be more real , and their belief in themselves will be greater if you write the words on their hearts ：“Don’t worry ; you’ll do something great．”Not having that blessing from their parents may be the only thing holding them back．

【1】We learn from the text that the author ______

A．lost his father when he was young

B．worked hard before he read his father’s letter

C．asked his father’s permission to believe in himself

D．knew exactly what great thing his father wanted him to do

【2】What does the author tell us in the 3rd paragraph ?

A．Children need their parents’ letters．

B．Children are afraid to be disappointed．

C．His children’s fear of failure held them back．

D．His father’s letter removed his fear of failing his parents．

【3】Which of the following is true of the author ?

A．He got no access to success

B．He wrote back to his father at 12．

C．He was sure his parents loved him．

D．He once asked his father about the letter．

【4】The main purpose of the text is to ．

A．describe children’s thinking

B．answer some questions children have

C．stress the importance of communication

D．advise parents to encourage their children

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】

试题分析：

【1】细节理解，根据第一段的My father was 44 and knew he wasn’t going to make it to 45．(父亲知道自己不可能活到45岁)。可知作者小时就失去了父亲。

【2】推理判断，从本段的“Our kids don’t hold back because they’re afraid to fail．They’re only afraid of failing us．”可知孩子们并不是因为害怕失败而退缩，而是因为他们害怕让我们失望。又根据“Their fear ----as mine was until my father’s letter----is of being a disappointment．”可知作者直到读了父亲的信以后，他的这种“害怕”才结束。言外之意，父亲的信打消了作者担心让父母失望的想法。

【3】细节理解，根据最后一段的“I always knew my parents loved me．”可知作者相信父母是爱他的。。

【4】推理判断，通读全文尤其是最后一段，作者提到家长应该给孩子成功的机会，要相信孩子会成功的，给孩子信心，这才是父母对孩子的更完整的，更真实的爱。所以作者写这篇文章的目的是在建议父母给孩子以鼓励。

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