Question

When I was an education official in Palo Alto, California, Polly Tyner, the president of our school board, wrote a letter that was printed in the Palo Alto Times. Polly’s son, Jim, had great difficulty in school. He was classified as the educationally disabled and required a great deal of patience on the part of his parents and teachers. But Jim was a happy kid with a great smile that lit up the room. His parents acknowledged his academic difficulties, but always tried to help him see his strengths so that he could walk with pride. Shortly after Jim finished high school, he was killed in a motorcycle accident. After his death, his mother submitted this letter to the newspaper:

Today we buried our 20-year-old son. He was killed instantly in a motorcycle accident on Friday night. How I wish I had known when I talked to him last that it would be the last time. If I had only known I would have said, “Jim, I love you and I’m very proud of you.”

I would have taken the time to count the many blessings he brought to the lives of the many who loved him. I would have taken the time to appreciate his beautiful smile, the sound of his laughter, his genuine love of people.

When you put all the good qualities on the scale and try to balance all the irritating phenomena such as the radio which was always too loud, the haircut that wasn’t to our liking, the dirty socks under the bed, etc., your angry feelings won’t amount to much.

I won’t get another chance to tell my son all that I would have wanted him to hear, but, other parents, you do have a chance. Tell your young people what you would want them to hear if you knew it would be your last conversation. The last time I talked to Jim was the day he died. He called me to say, “Hi, Mom! I just called to say I love you. Got to go to work. Bye.” He gave me something to treasure forever.

If there is any purpose at all for Jim’s death, maybe it is to make others appreciate more of life and to have people, especially family members, take the time to let each other know just how much we care.

You may never have another chance.

1.According to the passage, we know that _______.

A. Jim was always ashamed of himself

B. Jim did very well in his studies

C. Jim’s parents were patient with him

D. Jim failed to finish his high school

2.The underlined word “irritating” in Paragraph 4 most probably means _______.

A. annoying B. aggressive

C. impatient D. thrilling

3.By writing the letter printed in the Palo Alto Times, the author intends to _______.

A. mourn her son’s sudden death in a traffic accident

B. remind people to be cautious of motorcycles

C. tell parents to take better care of their children

D. suggest people taking the chance to express their love in time

4.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. Love your Family. B. Do it Today.

C. Walk with Pride. D. Appreciate Smiles.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

【解析】

試題分析: Polly Tyner夫婦有一個(gè)學(xué)習(xí)有障礙的孩子，在他們的耐心教導(dǎo)下，Jim快樂地成長著，然而不幸地是，Jim在車禍中喪生。后來他的母親寫了一篇文章發(fā)表在報(bào)紙上告誡人們不要吝惜和家人在一起的時(shí)間，也不要吝惜對(duì)他們愛的表達(dá)，因?yàn)樯�活中充滿了未知。

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章首段內(nèi)容可知Jim在學(xué)習(xí)方面有缺陷，需要老師和家長的耐心，而且在本段的介紹中可知Jim的父母在提醒他自己缺點(diǎn)的時(shí)候，也幫助他認(rèn)識(shí)到自己的長處，把Jim培養(yǎng)成了一個(gè)陽光的孩子，由此推斷他的父母對(duì)他很有耐心，選C。

2. 詞義猜測題。根據(jù)該詞后列舉的事物such as the radio which was always too loud, the haircut that wasn’t to our liking, the dirty socks under the bed, etc.可知選A。

3. 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段內(nèi)容If there is any purpose at all for Jim’s death, maybe it is to make others appreciate more of life and to have people, especially family members, take the time to let each other know just how much we care.可知作者的目的是想告誡人們當(dāng)有機(jī)會(huì)向家人表達(dá)愛的時(shí)候，就不要猶豫，選D。

4. 主旨大意題。文章主要通過講述Polly失去兒子后的遺憾、后悔來告誡人們不要猶豫去向親人們表達(dá)自己的感情，故答案選B。

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