My son. The phrase felt difficult and strange the first time I said it, and I had to practice it a thousand times. I started saying the words to myself the day when the ultrasound told me we were having a baby.
Finally, my son was born.
The nurse came out of the delivery room, holding a tiny, howling human being wrapped in a white sheet, his small hands and delicate fingers shaking nervously. “Baby Sanchez?” she asked, looking at the room full of expectant fathers.
I stood up, holding my breath. She showed me my baby. “My son,” I whispered. The little guy screamed, “waaaaaaaaaah.”
But in my heart I heard him cry out, “Daaaaaaad!” I don’t care if everyone in the room will swear they didn’t hear my baby say that. I called him, “My son,” and he called me “Dad,” and that’s that.
People ask me, “What did you feel at that moment?” I can’t even begin to answer. I’m a writer yet I try hard to find the right words. Joyful isn’t powerful enough. Bliss(狂喜) is not sweet enough. Peaceful isn’t calm enough. Happy isn’t tense enough.
After my son was taken away to the nursery, I sat down and shut my eyes. But tears escaped them away. Then out of the blue, my 80-year-old father entered, and we embraced.
“Dad,” I whispered.
“My son,” my heart heard him saying.
Suddenly the past 33 years folded into the present and I was now the baby bundled in white, with my father standing over me.
“My son,” I imagined him saying.
“Daaaaaaaaaad!” I cried my little lungs out.
At that point, I knew I was going to be a great father. The old man in front of me seemed to agree. He smiled and we walked out of the room in search of the tiny human being that would change our lives for ever.
小題1:Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the passage?
A.His son called him “Dad” when the writer called him “My son”.
B.All the people didn’t hear the baby say except the writer.
C.Sanchez is the writer’s family name.
D.The baby was taken away because the nurse found there was a mistake.
小題2:The author couldn’t tell how he felt at the moment because ________.
A.he was a writer
B.he was too excited
C.he was too nervous
D.it’s a feeling too complex to express
小題3:We can learn the following from the passage EXCEPT that ________.
A.the author got his first baby
B.he probably had a lung disease
C.the author didn’t really hear “Daaaaad” from his baby
D.the baby would change the author’s life
小題4:Why was the writer sure he was going to be a great father?
A.Because his son is so gifted.
B.Because he had much experience in bringing up children.
C.Because his father promised to help him.
D.Because his father had already set him a good example.

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:D

試題分析:
小題1:C 推理題。根據(jù)第三段“Baby Sanchez?” she asked, looking at the room full of expectant fathers.說明Sanchez是父親的名字,嬰兒剛剛出生還沒有名字。護士帶著孩子來找孩子的父親,那么應該是詢問父親的名字。故C 正確。
小題2:D 推理題。根據(jù)I can’t even begin to answer. I’m a writer yet I try hard to find the right words. Joyful isn’t powerful enough. Bliss(狂喜) is not sweet enough. Peaceful isn’t calm enough. Happy isn’t tense enough.我無法找到合適的詞來形容我的內(nèi)心,說明這種關(guān)鍵很難形容。故D正確。
小題3:B 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一句My son. The phrase felt difficult and strange the first time I said it說明A是真的。根據(jù)The little guy screamed, “waaaaaaaaaah.”說明孩子哭著喊的不是“Daaaaad”故C是真的;根據(jù)最后一段that would change our lives for ever.
說明D正確。B沒有提及。
小題4:D 推理題、根據(jù)文章Suddenly the past 33 years folded into the present and I was now the baby bundled in white, with my father standing over me.說明在過去的33年里我的父親給我樹立了一個很好的榜樣。故D正確。
點評:文章介紹了一位新父親復雜的情感。本文對推理題考查較多,要求考生抓住文章中細節(jié)點,合理推測,準確把握,確定考查點。
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A.discoverB.presentC.experienceD.a(chǎn)ccept
小題17:
A.beyondB.withinC.throughD.a(chǎn)gainst
小題18:
A.noisilyB.silentlyC.carefully D.quietly
小題19:
A.mindB.heartC.lifeD.body
小題20:
A.pretendB.decideC.a(chǎn)greeD.hesitate

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