Question

【題目】 I never called my father worthless. That was his own word for himself. He said it on the phone after I told him I was flying down to see him, from my home in Alaska to Florida. He had stroke（中風(fēng)）the week before and then couldn’t speak very well.

“I’ll see you in about three weeks” I said, trying to make my voice cheerful, to make him comfortable. “I’mmm...not...worth...,” he said slowly, in low voice.

I knew what he meant. Actually, he did nothing meaningful to support his family. He didn’t do a job, leaving the family badly poor throughout my childhood. He seemed unable to form normal relationships, and didn’t treat his children as well as other fathers. Soon after grew up and left our house, he moved to Florida to live alone. I was glad. I saw my father three times in the next thirty years. Each time when I expected to hear some warm words from him, he would say nothing to me. The last time I saw him, I decided never to go back.

But eight years later, I felt something stronger. I wanted to forgive（原諒）him. began to try, moving slowly from “need love” to “give love” . I began to share meals with him, watch TV in his room and read to him.

And love came back. Yes, in small things. He called me “baby” one day. He phoned on my birthday. When came to visit, he didn’t want me to leave. All of this was new. All of this touched every part of me. My father was touched as well. I believed he felt loved, perhaps for first time. We cannot help all the broken families of the world, but we can begin here: with ourselves and our own families.

【1】The writer’s father now lives __________.

A.in AlaskaB.in FloridaC.with his wifeD.with his children

【2】Which paragraph explain why the writer’s father called himself worthless?

A.Paragraph 1B.Paragraph 3C.Paragraph 5D.Paragraph 6

【3】The underlined word “something” probably refers to the writer’s wish to ________.

A.have a proud fatherB.help get his father back to health

C.move back to his home townD.have a complete and close family

【4】Which of the following is TRUE?

A.The writer used to visit his father once a year.

B.The writer’s father used to work hard to support his family.

C.The writer’s father could speak or walk because of an illness.

D.The writer showed love for his father and he get something in return.

【5】Which is the best title for the passage?

A.From child to fatherB.Father’s illness

C.Forgiveness and loveD.My unhappy childhood

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】D

【4】D

【5】C

【解析】

短文大意：短文通過作者對父親態(tài)度的轉(zhuǎn)變，講述了一個寬恕和愛的故事。

【1】

題意：作者的父親現(xiàn)在住在佛羅里達(dá)。考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)“I told him I was flying down to see him, from my home in Alaska to Florida我告訴他，我正從阿拉斯加的家中飛往佛羅里達(dá)去看他”，可知他父親住在佛羅里達(dá)，故選B。

【2】

題意：哪一段解釋了作者的父親為什么說自己不值得？考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。父親的話“I’mmm...not...worth... 我——……不……值得……”在第二段，而第三段“I knew what he meant我知道他的意思”承上啟下，結(jié)合下文“Actually, he did nothing meaningful to support his family. He didn’t do a job, leaving the family badly poor throughout my childhood事實上，他沒有做任何有意義的事情來養(yǎng)家。他沒有做任何工作，在我的整個童年里，家里都很窮”，可知解釋了父親那樣說（不值得兒子來探望）的原因，故選B。

【3】

題意：帶下劃線的單詞“something”可能指作者想要________的愿望�？疾樵~義理解。A. 有一個自豪的父親；B. 幫助他的父親恢復(fù)健康；C. 搬回家鄉(xiāng)；D. 有一個完整而親密的家庭。根據(jù)下文“I wanted to forgive him. began to try, moving slowly from ‘need love’ to ‘give love’. I began to share meals with him, watch TV in his room and read to him我想原諒他。開始嘗試，慢慢地從‘需要愛’走向‘給予愛’。我開始和他一起吃飯，在他的房間里看電視，給他讀書”，可知作者開始原諒父親，想要一個完整的家；have a complete and close family（有一個完整而親密的家庭）符合題意，故選D。

【4】

題意：下列哪項是正確的？考查細(xì)節(jié)判斷。A. 這位作者過去每年去看他父親一次；根據(jù)“I saw my father three times in the next thirty years”可知說法錯誤。B. 作者的父親過去努力工作來養(yǎng)家；根據(jù)“Actually, he did nothing meaningful to support his family”可知說法錯誤。C. 作者的父親因為生病而能說話或走路；根據(jù)“He had stroke the week before and then couldn’t speak very well”可知說法錯誤。D. 作者表達(dá)了對父親的愛，并得到了回報；根據(jù)“I began to share meals with him, watch TV in his room and read to him. And love came back”可知說法正確。綜合以上分析，故選D。

【5】

題意：這篇文章的最佳標(biāo)題是什么？考查標(biāo)題歸納。根據(jù)短文中作者對父親態(tài)度的轉(zhuǎn)變，結(jié)合最后的感悟“We cannot help all the broken families of the world, but we can begin here: with ourselves and our own families我們無法幫助世界上所有破碎的家庭，但我們可以從這里開始:從我們自己和我們自己的家庭開始”，可知短文講述了一個寬恕與愛的故事，Forgiveness and love符合文意，故選C。