On my eighth birthday, Dad bought me an accordion(手風(fēng)琴） and said excitedly, "Once you learn to play, it’ll stay with you for life." But I didn’t want to play it. Ijust wanted to play games, But Dad asked me to take accordion lessons.
One day, I found a box in a corner. When I opened it, I saw a beautiful violin. "You’re your father’s," Mum said. "His parents bought it for him. I guess he got too busy on the farm to learn to play it."
I had to practice half an hour every day, and every day I tried to get out of it. But Dad didn’t allow. I asked why. He answered, "Because you can bring people joy. You can touch their hearts." He added softly, "Someday you’ll have the chance I never had: you’ll play beautiful music for your family. And you’ll understand why you’ve worked so hard." I was speechless.
The lessons stopped after I finished high school. When I grew up, I got married and moved into a new house. I put the accordion in the attic（閣樓）.
One afternoon, my two children found the accordion by accident (偶然). They got very excited. "Play it. Play it," they laughed and said. I started to play some simple songs. I was surprised I could still remember them. Soon the kids were dancing. Even my wife was laughing and clapping to the beat.
At that moment, my father’s words came back to me, "Someday you’ll have the chance I never had. And you’ll understand." I finally knew why Dad had asked me to practice hard. Dad never learnt to play his violin. But I told my family, "This is my father’s music."
小題1:My father didn’t learn to play his violin when he was young because _______.
A．he didn’t like to play the violinB．he had to support his family
C．he wanted to play gamesD．he didn’t keep on practicing
小題2:How might the writer feel when he had to practice playing the accordion?
A．Delighted.B．Excited.C．Bored.D．Relaxed.
小題3:"Dad didn’t allow" means "_______".
A．Dad didn’t let me do it.B．Dad didn’t stop me doing it.
C．Dad didn’t help me do it.D．Dad didn’t see me do it.
小題4:Dad asked me to learn to play the accordion so that _______.
A．I could go to a better schoolB．I could give myself much joy
C．I could be a useful manD．I could make people happy

小題1:B
小題1:C
小題1:A
小題1:D

小題1:細(xì)節(jié)圖：從第二段的句子："His parents bought it for him. I guess he got too busy on the farm to learn to play it."可知爸爸忙著養(yǎng)家沒時(shí)間練鋼琴，答案是B。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：But I didn’t want to play it. Ijust wanted to play games,可知作者覺得乏味，選 C
小題1:句意理解題：從第三段的句子：and every day I tried to get out of it. 可知是爸爸不讓我放棄。選A
小題1:從第三段的句子："Because you can bring people joy. You can touch their hearts.可知爸爸讓我拉手風(fēng)琴是為了讓我給別人帶來快樂。選D
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