Question

I really hadn’t meant to yell at them. But that grey afternoon saw it just as my son and daughter were making a terrible mess on the floor in the kitchen.
With a tiresome report to write, I felt bothered at my desk. Suddenly, it occurred to me that my kids were at fault. A voice inside me insisted that I do something quickly.
“Ok, you two here, what an awful thing you are attempting!” I was shouting angrily. I made for them, while it became evident that the boy wanted no part of me. “Get away from us!” he shouted back, there being an expression of support from his sister.
All of a sudden, I found the fault in myself. Quickly I shaped my hands into pincers(钳子) and crawled towards them, “Crabby（暴躁的） Daddy is here. Ha, Ha, Ha, he likes to yell at children, and then eat them!” My son continued to keep me away, but now he was laughing and crying at the same time. My mission to repair the damage caused by my yelling seemed to work well. Still, I regretted not having controlled myself first in a right way.
Need I let them know how badly they were acting by blaming? This is a lesson that serves myself. It only shows just how to get rid of something (ill-feelings, responsibility…) by blaming others. It’s not my “best self”.
We have to search for our “best self” when with our children. They don’t need perfect parents, but they do need parents who are always trying to get better. Here, I am reminded of the words of a great thinker. “When a man lives with God, his voice shall be as sweet as the murmur of the brook (stream)…” Then, in our lifetime, couldn’t we always speak to our kids in such a sweet voice since most of us consider them as the most precious in the world? And before we reach this level, what should we do when we come across various difficult cases with our children?

1. 1.
   Which of the following made the author aware of his fault?
   1. A.
      No obvious reason
   2. B.
      The boy’s yelling back
   3. C.
      His self-awareness
   4. D.
      The girl’s shouting back
2. 2.
   According to the passage, the author will _________ in another similar situation
   1. A.
      play a crab again like this time
   2. B.
      apologize to kids in a sincere way
   3. C.
      avoid blaming kids in a hurry
   4. D.
      beat them up about such things
3. 3.
   What will the writer go on to write about in the next paragraph(s)?
   1. A.
      How to behave ourselves properly when kids are at fault
   2. B.
      How to play with our children in a more interesting way
   3. C.
      How to deal with the housework with children around us
   4. D.
      How to persuade children to do what they are told to
4. 4.
   What does “the boy wanted no part of me” in the third paragraph mean?
   1. A.
      The boy was happy because I loved them
   2. B.
      The boy was curious because I wanted to help them
   3. C.
      The boy was very happy for I was angry
   4. D.
      The boy didn’t want me to join them

Answer 1

BCAD
试题分析：作者从自己的经历得出一个教训，对待犯错的孩子不要去匆忙的责备他们。
1.细节题。结合文章中的“Get away from us!” he shouted back, there being an expression of support from his sister.All of a sudden, I found the fault in myself. 可知男孩的叫喊让作者意识到他错了，答案B。
2.细节题。结合文章中的I regretted not having controlled myself first in a right way. 可知作者下次遇到相似的情形不会匆忙的责备孩子，答案C。
3.推断题。文章最后提出了一个问题what should we do when we come across various difficult cases with our children?即如何对待犯错的孩子?由此可知下文应对此问题作出回答，选A
4.句意理解题。从后面男孩说的话：get away from 远离；不要靠近。可知男孩不想让我加入他们，选D
考点：考查故事类短文