Question

【题目】 My father died when I was 5. It was a difficult time. My brother, who was 13 at that time, began to watch over my mother and me.

My mother had to work all day. 【1】He would wake me up for school, and make me breakfast. As we waited for the school bus, he would play the games like my father played with me 【2】 When we arrived home from school, he would help me with my homework and help Mom to cook.

It was a Saturday in June some years later. 【3】 They had the Father’s Day cards out. “【4】 I asked. She smiled and said, “You’re night. Your brother is like a father to you. Let’s pick out a card.”

So I did. On Father’s Day. my mother and I gave him the card. 【5】 I heard the cracking (哽咽) in Mom’s voice as she said, “Son, your father is proud of you. You do your best to fill his shoes. We love you, and thank you.”

根据短文内容，把A-E的句子填入文中适当位置。

A. Why don’t they have ‘brother’s day’ cards as well?

B. My mother and I were at the store.

C. He did his best to make me happy.

D. My brother had to get up early every morning.

E. As he read it. I saw the tears in his eyes.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】B

【4】A

【5】E

【解析】

本文讲述了作者的父亲去世了，哥哥勇敢地承担起照顾作者的责任，并协助妈妈撑起了这个家，生动地诠释了长兄如父的道理。

【1】句意：我哥哥必须每天早上早起。

根据后面“He would wake me up for school, and make me breakfast.可知，他会叫醒我去学校，给我做早餐，而做这些事情必须要早起，结合选项“My brother had to get up early every morning. 我哥哥必须每天早上早起。”符合语境。故选D。

【2】句意：他尽他最大努力让我高兴。

根据前文“he would play the games like my father played with me”，可知他会像父亲一样跟我玩，照看我，结合选项“He did his best to make me happy. 他尽他最大努力让我高兴。” 符合语境。故选C。

【3】句意：我和妈妈在商店里。

根据后文的“They had the Father’s Day cards out.” 可知，他们有父亲节贺卡在卖，所以是在商店里，结合选项“My mother and I were at the store. 我和妈妈在商店里”符合语境。故选B。

【4】句意：为什么他们没有“兄弟节”卡片呢？

根据空后的“I asked,”可知是我问了一个问题，所以空处应该是一个问句，结合选项，“Why don’t they have ‘brother’s day’ cards as well?”符合语境。故选A。

【5】句意：当他读的时候。我看到他眼里的泪水。

根据后文“I heard the cracking (哽咽) in Mom’s voice as she said, 我听到妈妈说话时的声音在哽咽”，可知当时的情景是感人的，结合选项“As he read it. I saw the tears in his eyes”符合语境。故选E。