When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. Week by week her list grew: I was very thin; I wasn’t a good student; I talked too much; I was too proud and so on. I tried to bear all these things as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.
He listened to me quietly, then he asked, “Are the things she said true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you are really like? Well, you now have the girl’s opinion. Go to make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to other things she said.”
I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half of the things were true. some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I got a fairly clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it, “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else, the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just closing your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to other people’s opinions, but hear the truth and do what you know is right.”
Daddy’s advice returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.
【小題1】Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?

A．Not an Enemy, but a Best Friend
B．The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had
C．My Father
D．My Childhood
【小題2】“Week by week her list grew” means “________”.
A．Week by Week, my shortcomings grew more serious.
B．She had made a list of shortcomings.
C．I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on.
D．Week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out.
【小題3】Her father listened to her quietly was because        .
A．He believed what her daughter’s enemy said was mostly true.
B．He had been so angry with his daughter’s shortcomings.
C．He didn’t believe in his daughter.
D．He wasn’t quite sure which girl was telling the truth.
【小題4】After the father heard his daughter’s word, he        .
A．told her to write down what her “enemy” had said and pay attention to the true things.
B．criticized(批評) her and told her to overcome her shortcomings.
C．told her not to pay any attention to what her “enemy” said.
D．refused to take the list and have a look at it.


【小題1】B
【小題2】D
【小題3】A
【小題4】A

解析試題分析：本文講述了做這場被一個女孩說他的缺點(diǎn)，那一天她哭著去找爸爸，爸爸讓她所做的事是要敢于面對自己的缺點(diǎn)的故事。
【小題1】主旨題，由本文的主要意思“爸爸對自己的女兒說要敢于面對自己的缺點(diǎn)，這是作者一生最好的建議”，所以選B
【小題2】推理題，由第一段的第二行I was very thin, I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on.可以知道隨著時間的流逝，她發(fā)現(xiàn)作者的缺點(diǎn)越來越多，所以選D。
【小題3】推理題，由第二段爸爸說的“He listened to me quietly, then he asked, “Are the things she said true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you are really like? Well, you now have the girl’s opinion.”可以知道爸爸認(rèn)為這個女孩說的是真的，所以選A
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)題，由第二段的最后一句Go and make a list of everything she said and mark(標(biāo)記) the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.可以知道寫下小女孩說的并且接受事實(shí)，所以選A。
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