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【题目】I never saw my father come home from work late or ill, nor did I ever see my father take a “night out with the boys”. He had no hobbies but just took care of his family.

For 22 years, since I left home for college , my father called me every Sunday at 9:00 am. He was always interested in my life----how my family was doing. The calls even came when he and my mother were in Australia, England or Florida.

Nine years ago when I bought my first house, my father, 67 years old, spent eight hours a day for three days, painting my house. He would not allow me to pay someone to have it done. All he asked, was a glass of iced tea, and that I hold a paintbrush for him and talk to him. But I was too busy, for I had a law practice to run, and I could not take the time to hold the paintbrush, or talk to my father.

Five years ago, my 71-year-old father spent five hours putting together a swing set(秋千) for my daughter. Again, all he asked was that I get him a glass of iced tea, and talk to him. But again, I had laundry to do, and the house to clean.

The morning on Sunday, January 16, 1996, my father telephoned me as usual, this time he had seemed to have forgotten some things we had discussed the week before. I had to get to church, and I cut the conversation short.

The call came at 4:40 am. That day my father was sent to hospital in Florida. I got on a plane immediately, and I vowed(发誓) that when I arrived, I would make up for the lost time, and have a nice long talk with him and really________

I arrived in Florida at 1:00 am, but my father had died at 9:12 pm. This time it was he who did not have time to talk, time to wait for me.

In the years since his death I have learnt much about my father, and even more about myself. As a father, he never asked me for anything but my time. Now he has all my attention, every single day.

【1】We know from the reading that the father .

A.liked to paint houses

B.had no friends around him

C.was not healthy in his youth

D.thought of his family as his all

【2】When her father painted her first house, the daughter .

A.could only afford a glass of iced tea

B.was too busy to talk to her father

C.could do nothing but hold a paintbrush

D.spent eight hours a day working with her father

【3】On January 16, 1996, the daughter felt that her father .

A.seemed to be a little different

B.had no time to phone her as usual

C.became interested in church

D.had forgotten to discuss some things with her

【4】In the reading the underlined phrase “get to know him” most probably means .

A.get him to know herB.know more about him

C.get him to know himselfD.make him well-known

【5】Which is the best title of the reading?.

A.Painting Houses

B.Daughter’s Family

C.Father and I

D.Father’s Phone Calls

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】A

【4】B

【5】C

【解析】

试题短文讲述了“我”与父亲之间的故事。我从来没见过我的父亲下班回家晚了，我也没有见过我的父亲晚上出去。父亲除了照顾家人，他没有爱好。接下来作者从几个时间段来描述了父亲，从中体现出一位父亲对儿女的那份爱与无尽的关怀。

【1】细节理解题。问题：我们通过短文，了解到这位父亲是什么样的人？联系原文：He had no hobbies but just took care of his family.父亲除了照顾他的家人，他没有爱好。明确答案为第四项，故选D。

【2】细节理解题。问题：当她的父亲在粉刷房子时，这位女儿在做什么？联系原文：I was too busy, for I had a law practice to run, and I could not take the time to hold the paintbrush, or talk to my father.我太忙了，我有一个法律实践去做，我不能花时间去粉刷，或者跟我的父亲交谈。明确提到她太忙了，而没有时间与她的父亲交谈，故选 B。

【3】细节理解题。问题：在1996年1月16日，这位女儿感到了什么？联系原文，女儿与她父亲的通话之后的感受The morning on Sunday, January 16, 1996, my father telephoned me as usual, this time he had seemed to have forgotten some things we had discussed the week before.1996年1月16日,我的父亲像往常一样给我打电话。这一次，他似乎已经忘记了前一周我们讨论过的事情了。可知父亲已经忘记了一些事情，说明他有一些不同了，故选A。

【4】词义理解题。问题：划线词在句中的意思可能是什么？联系原文：I vowed(发誓)that when I arrived, I would make up for the lost time, and have a nice long talk with him and reallyget to know him. 我发誓，当我到达时，我将弥补以前失去的时间，与他长谈，真正了解他。明确为了解他之意，结合选项第二项符合，故选B。

【5】标题归纳。问题：短文最佳的题目是什么？通过阅读短文，中心在讲述“我”与父亲之间的故事。可知选择第三项符合题意，故选C。