Question

My father was 44 and knew he wasn’t　going to male 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 1 was 12 and first read his letter, some of his words have lived in my

beart. One it aways times out. “Right now, you are pretending to be a time-killer. But I know that one hay, 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 that 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 frim 12 now, I realize hew would have been proud when I made any progress. Lately, thongn. I’ve come to believe he’d want me to move on to winat com next: to be nrood 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 don’t worry about being disappointed. Their fear－as mine was until my father’s letter－is of being a disappointment.

Give your chikdren permission to succeed. They’re witing for you to believe in them. I always knew way parents loved me. But trust my That elic will be more comlece, that love will be more real, and their belief in the nelces whi 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 permission to believe in himself

D.knew execty at thing his father wanted him to do

2.What clis the hor tell us in the 3rd passgiaph?

A.Children need their parents’letters.

B.Children are afraid to be disappointcd.

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 surk his parents loved him.

D.He whce 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

Answer 1

【小题1】A

【小题2】D

【小题3】C

【小题4】D

解析:

【文章大意】作者阅读一封父亲临终的信，受到了很大的鼓舞和激励，由此引发了对子女教育的一些感悟。

【小题1】细节理解题。由第二段首句可知：“父亲”去世时作者的年龄很小。选项A正确。

【小题2】句意理解题。文章第三段后面部分指出：我们的孩子做事有时犹豫不决，不是因为担心失败，而是担心让我们失望；他们不怕自己失望，而是不想成为让别人失望的人。由文章最后一句可知选项D正确。

【小题3】细节判断题。由最后一段第三句“I always knew my parents loved me”可知选项C正确。

【小题4】主旨大意题。作者由自己的亲身感受指出孩子做事犹犹豫豫的原因，然后建议父母亲要多鼓励孩子，给孩子以信心，这样孩子才会努力去尝试。选项D正确。