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【题目】Daughter’s final song for father

By Xu Lingyi, 13, Mercy High School, US

What is the most surprising thing in summer? A seaside vacation? Some good family time? Or a song that changes your whole life? These all happened to Ronnie, the main character of the book The Last Song (2009). It was written by United States author Nicholas Sparks.

Since Ronnie’s parents divorced (离婚) when she was 14, she had been staying with her mom in New York. Her father, who used to be her piano teacher, lived alone in North Carolina. She was so angry with her dad that she had not talked with him or played the piano ever since they divorced. However, the summer before she turned 18, her mom sent her to North Carolina. At first, Ronnie was frustrated about it. But things changed when her dad found some turtle (海龟) eggs. She learned more about the turtles at the local aquarium (水族馆) and set up a cage to protect the eggs.

The turtle broke the tough（坚固的）wall between Ronnie and her dad. However, it was on the day the eggs hatched（孵化）that Ronnie found out her dad was dying of cancer. That was why her mom asked her to visit him. Ronnie was very upset. She started playing the piano again and wrote a song for him before he died. Ronnie deeply impressed me. Though she looks rebellious (叛逆的) in the book, she is gentle. She even slept outside the whole night just to protect the turtle eggs. She loves her father.

It is a meaningful story. It teaches us about the relationship with our parents and how to express love to our parents.

【1】The Last song ——————____.

A. was written by Ronnie B. is a book whose main character is Ronnie

C. described the life of North Carolina D. tells us how the turtle hatches eggs

【2】Which one is NOT true about Ronnie’s story?

A. Ronnie’s parents divorced when she was 14.

B. Ronnie stayed with her mom after the divorce.

C. Ronnie’s dad used to teach her to play the piano.

D. Ronnie kept a good relationship with her dad even after the divorce.

【3】What’s the meaning of frustrated in paragraph 2?

A. Unhappy B. Afraid. C. Excited. D. Happy.

【4】What happened during Ronnie’s stay with her dad?

A. Ronnie and her dad’s relationship got worse. B. Ronnie found that her dad got married.

C. Ronnie refused to play the piano again. D. Ronnie found that her dad was dying of cancer.

【5】Which of the following is the writer Xu Lingyi’s opinion ?

A. Xu doesn’t like Ronnie because she is rebellious.

B. Xu thinks it was wrong that Ronnie slept outside the whole night.

C. Xu learns a lot about the relationship with parents from the book.

D. Xu doesn’t know how to express love to her parents.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】D

【5】C

【解析】

文章大意：这是一篇日常生活类故事阅读，主要介绍罗尼父母离婚了，父亲独自居住，一次妈妈送她去看望爸爸，罗尼开始很沮丧，后来爸爸照顾海龟蛋的事打破了她和父亲之间的隔膜。后来罗尼知道母亲送她去看望父亲，是因为父亲得了癌症，为了纪念他，罗尼写了一首歌曲，表达对父亲的爱。

【1】细节理解题。根据These all happened to Ronnie, the main character of the book The Last Song (2009).可知，The Last Song是一本书，这本书的主角是Ronnie，故答案选B。

【2】理解判断题。A、罗尼14岁时父母离婚了；根据Since Ronnie’s parents divorced when she was 14.可知，A选项正确。B、离婚后，罗尼和母亲住在一起；根据she had been staying with her mom in New York.可知，B选项正确。C、罗尼的爸爸以前教她弹钢琴；根据Her father, who used to be her piano teacher,可知，C选项正确；D、即使离婚后，罗尼和父亲的关系也很好；根据She was so angry with her dad that she had not talked with him or played the piano ever since they divorced.可知，D选项错误。本题问关于罗尼的故事，哪一个是不正确的，故答案选D。

【3】词义猜测题。根据She was so angry with her dad that she had not talked with him or played the piano ever since they divorced. However, the summer before she turned 18, her mom sent her to North Carolina. At first, Ronnie was frustrated about it.罗尼的父母离婚后，她对父亲很生气，所以她就不和他说话，也不弹钢琴。但是，在她18岁之前的那个夏天，她的母亲把她送到了北卡罗来纳州她父亲那里，由此可推知，起初，罗尼肯定是失意、沮丧、不高兴的，结合选项，可知A选项Unhappy符合题意，故答案选A。

【4】可以知道，

细节理解题。根据文中的句子However, it was on the day the eggs hatched that Ronnie found out her dad was dying of cancer.然而，正是蛋孵化的那天，罗尼发现她的父亲死于癌症；可知，罗尼和她父亲在一起的时候，她发现她的父亲死于癌症，故答案选D。

【5】细节理解题。根据最后一行It is a meaningful story．It teaches us about relationships with our parents and how to express love to our parents．这是一个有意义的故事，它教我们如何与父母相处，以及如何表达对父母的爱；可知，徐从书中学到了许多关于父母关系的知识，故答案选C。