Since I was a child, I called my father my Kong, after King Kong. I believed that he was just as strong as the giant ape(猿猴). As he faced death, I did my best to help release him to the next life.

Two months after he passed away, my sister called to ask if I would like to go see Lisa Williams, a well-known witch(巫婆). I was familiar with Lisa from her show on Lifetime, and since I was eager to get a sign from my father, I agreed to go.

I took my father’s gold watch and listened as Lisa helped audience members communicate with their loved ones. “I have a grandfather-like figure with me and he is speaking about his granddaughter Jilly,” she announced. The audience was quiet; no one raised a hand. I nudged(用肘輕推) my sister and whispered to her that this was Dad ,for my third child and my father had a deep bond(關(guān)系,紐帶) and he called her Jilly.

Although I sensed his presence, I wasn’t confident enough to raise my hand. I needed something a bit more concrete, something undoubted.

“This man is letting me know he had cancer,” she continued. I nudged my sister harder and assured her this was our father. Lisa went on to say that this person died in June (my father had died June 8th). There was swelling of the legs.

“Important information,” she called out. My heart beat fast . I jumped up when she asked, “Who is holding his watch?” I waved the watch in the air.

 “He wishes you congratulations.” My fourth child was born three weeks after my father died. I was in shock and could not believe I was getting a chance to hear from him, yet I knew our bond was strong enough that he could come to the world. She banged on her chest like an ape and apologized, saying, “I don’t know why but he wants me to do this like Tarzan.” It didn’t resonate(共鳴) with me until my sister called out “King Kong!” I was convinced. No way could this woman have ever known a detail unless Dad was communicating through her.

Each bit of information she gave us was just as meaningful. She ended our session by informing us that he would send us coins. The very next day I found six coins in various places; they seemed to have come out of nowhere. Even in death he is my Kong, and he remains important in my life.

1.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Information from Lisa Williams

B. Miraculous Messages from Heaven

C. Strange Things in the Party.

D. Unforgettable memories 

2.What’s the meaning of underlined sentence?

A. I tried my best to make my father feel relieved in another world .

B. I wanted to help my father live a better life in future.

C. I tried to set my father free next time.

D. I wanted to help my father in everything.

3.What do we know about Lisa Williams? 

A. She may be a learned teacher.     

B. She may be a woman knowing witchcraft

C. She may be is a scientist researching Lifetime. 

D. She may be a fairy.

4.From the passage we know that father _________________.

A. cared little about our life                  

B. withdrew from the society and lived alone

C. liked to live with giant ape

D. was still concerned about my family after his death .

5.What kind of writing style did the author use in the passage?

A .Narration            B. Illustration       C. Discussion    D. Description

 

【答案】

 

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.A

【解析】

試題分析:文章講述了作者深愛的父親死后,通靈女巫使用只有父女之間才知道的溝通方式得到了來自已逝父親的祝福信息,使作者相信父親仍是關(guān)心著她。

1.推理題:閱讀全文可知作者通過通靈女巫的幫助得到了來自已逝父親的祝賀,由此可知這是來自天堂的信息。故選B。

2.推理題: 根據(jù)常理可知人在得病即將死亡時生理上是很痛苦的,因此劃線部分有“解脫、釋放”的意思,四選項中只有A項“我盡我最大的努力使父親在另一個世界能夠解脫痛苦”與原意相近。故選A。

3.細(xì)節(jié)題:根據(jù)文章第二段中“a well-known witch”一個有名的女巫可知B項正確。故選B。

4.推理題:根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知作者在父親生前就與父親關(guān)系很好,父親死后還通過女巫得到了來自父親祝賀我生第四個孩子的信息。由此可知父親死后還關(guān)心我的家人。故選D。

5.推理題:Narration記敘文;Illustration圖解;Discussion議論文;Description說明文。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知這是作者敘述所發(fā)生過的事,因此是記敘文。故選A。

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