My father had returned from his business visit to London when I came in, rather late, to supper. I could tell at once that he and my mother had been discussing something. In that half-playful, half-serious way I knew so well, he said, "How would you like to go to Eton?"
"You bet," I cried quickly catching the joke. Everyone knew it was the most expensive, the most famous of schools. You had to be entered at birth, if not before. Besides, even at 12 or 13, I understood my father. He disliked any form of showing off. He always knew his proper station in life, which was in the middle of the middle class, our house was medium-sized; he had avoided joining Royal Liverpool Golf Club and went to a smaller one instead; though once he had got a second-hand Rolls-Royce at a remarkably low price, he felt embarrassed driving it, and quickly changed it for an Austin 1100.
This could only be his delightful way of telling me that the whole boarding school idea was to be dropped. Alas! I should also have remembered that he had a liking for being different from everyone else, if it did not conflict with his fear of drawing attention to himself.
It seemed that he had happened to be talking to Graham Brown of the London office, a very nice fellow, and Graham had a friend who had just entered his boy at the school, and while he was in that part of the world he thought he might just as well phone them. I remember my eyes stinging(刺痛) and my hands shaking with the confusion of my feelings. There was excitement, at the heart of great sadness.
"Oh, he doesn’t want to go away," said my mother, "You shouldn’t go on like this.” “It’s up to him," said my father. "He can make up his own mind."
小題1:The house the writer’s family lived in was ________.
A．the best they could affordB．right for their social position
C．for showing offD．rather small
小題2:His father sold his Roils-Royce because ________.
A．it made him feel uneasyB．it was too old to work well
C．it was too expensive to possessD．it was too cheap
小題3:The writer’s father enjoyed being different as long as ________.
A．it drew attention to himB．it didn’t bring him in arguments
C．it was understood as a jokeD．there was no danger of his showing off
小題4: What was the writer’s reaction to the idea of going to Eton?
A．He was very unhappy.B．He didn’t believe it.
C．He was delighted.D．He had mixed feelings.
小題5:What was the writer’s reaction to the idea of going to boarding-school?
A．He was very unhappy,B．He had mixed feelings.
C．He was delighted,D．He didn't believe it.

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:D
小題5:B

小題1:態(tài)度判斷題。通覽全文可以the writer’s father的生活態(tài)度，特別是第二段He disliked any form of showing off. He always knew his proper station in life, which was in the middle of the middle class, our house was…。
小題2:推理判斷題。從第二段he felt embarrassed driving it可以看出作者爸爸的性格，不張揚(yáng)，喜歡做和符自己身份的事。
小題3:推理判斷題。從第三段可以看出，一方面作者的爸爸不喜歡張揚(yáng)，另一方面他爸爸又喜歡與他人不同，只要不太招人注意。這里再次反映了作者的爸爸的性格。
小題4:推斷題。從第一段可以看出作者的爸媽談?wù)?How would you like to go to Eton?"從第二段開始"You bet," I cried quickly catching the joke.可以看出作者很想去這一學(xué)校，但一想起爸爸歷來做事的原則，作者的心情變得復(fù)雜，另從第四段I remember my eyes stinging…可以看出。
小題5:推理判斷題。從倒數(shù)二、三段可以看出答案。
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