My dad was never the kind to offer many words of love or encouragement. But we knew he loved us. He just had his own way of showing it.

When I was a teen, we were seasonal campers(野營者)at a family campground almost an hour outside the city where we lived. Each family had their own campsite with water and electric, and you basically parked your camper there from May to October. Most “seasonals” visited them every weekend during those months, with the occasional week-long stay. There were plenty of other kids who camped seasonally each weekend, and they came to be some of my closest friends. Of course, many of them were boys.
We kids paired up(結(jié)對)with our little boyfriends or girlfriends, and we’d hold hands as we walked around the campground. We’d play ping-pong, have some snacks, and sing songs. Most weekends were pretty similar, but the couples would change. You’d see so-and-so with a different so-and-so than they were with the weekend before. You know how it is when you’re a teen—a three-week relationship is a really long time.
So, needless to say, my teen years were spent with quite a few different boys. But every single one of them had something in common. They’d all received the Evil Eye.
The Evil Eye was a magical sort of thing. One simple look from my dad, and the boy immediately knew not to mess with me. It was as if he could send his warnings through invisible laser(激光)beams that shot directly from his eyes to the boys’ brains.
“You will not put your hands on my daughter. You will not kiss my daughter. You will not even whisper sweet things into my daughter’s ear. ”
I remember one night in particular walking with a boy around the campground after dark. We came from one direction, and my dad from the other. The boy and my dad locked eyes for a brief second, then the boy dropped my hand like a hot potato and turned away, giving me a quick “See you later. ”
Yes, that’s the Evil Eye: best way ever to keep wandering teen boys’ hands away from your daughter.
小題1:The Evil Eye in the passage implies that　　　.
A．Dad gets angry easily
B．Dad’s eyes are evil
C．Dad’s eyes are ugly-looking
D．Dad’s eyes are protective to his daughter
小題2: The underlined words “mess with” in Paragraph 5 most probably mean“　　　”.
A．cause trouble for　　　B．make untidy
C．get married toD．talk to
小題3: Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．As teenagers, we went camping every weekend.
B．We made lots of friends during the seasonal camping.
C．We had regular boyfriends or girlfriends and enjoyed ourselves.
D．The boy dropped my hand and turned away because he loved the Evil Eye.
小題4: It can be inferred from the passage that the author　　　.
A．is a teenage girl who loves her father
B．is a teenage boy who hates his father
C．is now an adult who has come to understand her father’s love
D．used to be a naughty boy who changed girlfriends now and then

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:C
深沉的父愛不必用言語表達, 那令人望而生畏的眼神詮釋著父親對女兒的摯愛。
小題1:選D。推理判斷題。結(jié)合文章最后三段的內(nèi)容可推知, 父親的眼神對女兒有保護作用。
小題2:選A。詞義猜測題。下一句提到作者父親的目光是在警告男孩, 由此可推測其含義是“給……招惹麻煩”。
小題3:選B。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段最后兩句的內(nèi)容可知他們當時結(jié)交了很多朋友, 故B項正確。由第二段第三句可知他們并不是每周末都去野營, 故A項錯誤; 由第三段第三、四句話可知他們經(jīng)常更換朋友, 故C項錯誤; 由倒數(shù)第二段中的“dropped my hand like a hot potato”可知那個男孩兒害怕the Evil Eye, 故D項錯誤。
小題4:選C。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段開頭部分的時間狀語When I was a teen可知本文是作者對過去的回憶, 再結(jié)合最后一段推知作者現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)是成年人, 已經(jīng)開始理解父親的愛。再由第六段的內(nèi)容可知作者當時是一個小女孩, 故選C項。
練習(xí)冊系列答案
相關(guān)習(xí)題

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

I was never very neat, while my roommate Kate was extremely organized. Each of her objects had its place, but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled（貼標簽）everything. I always looked for everything. Over time, Kate got neater and I got messier. She would push my dirty clothing over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got tired of each other.
War broke out one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her screaming. “Take your shoes away! Why under my bed!” Deafened, I saw my shoes flying at me. I jumped to my feet and started yelling. She yelled back louder.
The room was filled with anger. We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up, she quickly crawled（爬）under her covers, sobbing.
Obviously, that was not something she should not go through alone. All of a sudden, a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart.
Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, even on her side. I got so into my work that I even didn’t notice Kate had sat up. She was watching, her tears dried and her expression one of disbelief. Then, she reached out her hands to grasp mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me, “Thanks.”
Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didn’t always agree, but we learned the key to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.
小題1:What made Kate so angry one evening?
A．She couldn’t find her books.
B．She heard the author shouting loud.
C．She got the news that her grandma was ill.
D．She saw the author’s shoes beneath her bed.
小題2:The author tidied up the room most probably because _______.
A．she was scared by Kate’s anger
B．she hated herself for being so messy
C．she wanted to show her care
D．she was asked by Kate to do so
小題3:How is Paragraph 1 mainly developed?
A．By analyzing causesB．By showing differences
C．By describing a processD．By following time order
小題4:What might be the best title for the story?
A．My Friend KateB．Hard Work Pays Off
C．How to Be OrganizedD．Learning to Be Roommates

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Woman Uses Daughter's Key to "Steal" Car
Charlie Vansant, a college student of Athens, Ohio who reported that his car was stolen, got a surprise when he learned a woman had mistaken it for her daughter's car and taken it－using her key．
Kate Anderson became an accidental car thief when picking up her daughter's car near an Ohio University building last week．Anderson spotted the nickel-~ay Toyota Camry（銀灰色豐田凱美瑞）and used her daughter's key to unlock the car, start the engine and drive home-without realizing that the car wasn't her daughter's．
When Charlie Vansant left class a short time later, he found only an empty parking spot．He first assumed the car had been towed, but when the police couldn't find a record of it, they took a theft report．
The morning after Anderson took the car, her daughter discovered the Camry in the driveway wasn't hers．Anderson said she was able to find Vansant's name on paperwork in the glove compartment and look up his phone number on the website for the university．
When Anderson told Charlie the car was in her driveway,  "It sounded real suspicious at first, like may be she wanted to hold the thing for ransom（贖金）,”said Vansant．He eventually went to the house with a police officer, where he was reunited with his car．According to police report, the ease was closed "because of mistaken car identity", Anderson wasn't charged．
Vansant seemed to blame the car company more than the "thief"．"Her key fit not only my lock, but my ignition（點火裝置）as well - so high-five for Toyota．I guess．" he said．
小題1:What does the underlined word "towed" mean in paragraph 3 ?
A．removedB．damagedC．stolenD．sold
小題2:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Mrs．Anderson's daughter discovered the car her mother drove was not hers．
B．Mrs．Anderson stole Charlie's car at the request of her daughter．
C．Charlie had thought he had to give Anderson money to get his car back．
D．Mrs．Anderson used her daughter's key to unlock Charlie's car and drive home．
小題3:What does Charlie mean by "h~-five for Toyota"?
A．He is blaming Toyota for the poor quality of car keys．
B．He should thank Toyota for returning his car．
C．He wants to celebrate with Toyota for getting his car back．
D．He thinks highly of Toyota for producing large quantities of cars．
小題4:What is likely to happen next according to the passage?
A．Mrs．Anderson was charged with stealing a car．
B．Charlie blamed Mrs．Anderson for mistakenly taking his car．
C．Charlie would ask the Toyota Company to give him an explanation．
D．The Toyota Company would give Charlie a new car as compensation．

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Tim Richter and his wife, Linda, had taught for over 30 years near Buffalo, New York—he in computers, she in special education.“Teaching means everything to us，” Tim would say. In April 1998, he learned he would need a heart operation. It was the kind of news that leads to some serious thinking about life's purpose.
Not long after the surgery, Tim saw a brochure describing Imagination Library, a program started by Dolly Parton's foundation (基金會) that mailed a book every month to children from birth to age five in the singer's home town of Sevier, Tennessee. “I thought, maybe Linda and I could do something like this when we retire，”Tim recalls.  He placed the brochure on his desk，“as a reminder.”
Five years later, now retired and with that brochure still on the desk, Tim clicked on imagination library .com. The program had been opened up to partners who could take advantage of book and postage discounts.
The quality of the books was of great concern to the Richters. Rather than sign up online, they went to Dollywood for a look­see. “We didn't want to give the children rubbish，” says Linda. The books reviewed each year by teachers, literacy specialists and Dollywood board members included classics such as Ezra Jack Keats's The Snowy Day and newer books like Anna Dewdney's Llama Llama series.
Satisfied, the couple set up the Richter Family Foundation and got to work. Since 2004, they have shipped more than 12,200 books to preschoolers in their area. Megan Williams, a mother of four, is more than appreciative: “This program introduces us to books I've never heard of .”
The Richters spend about $400 a month sending books to 200 children. “Some people sit there and wait to die，” says Tim. “Others get as busy as they can in the time they have left.”
小題1:What let Tim think seriously about the meaning of life?
A．His health problem.B．His love for teaching.
C．The influence of his wife.D．The news from the Web.
小題2:What did Tim want to do after learning about Imagination Library?
A．Give out brochures.B．Do something similar.
C．Write books for children.D．Retire from being a teacher.
小題3:According to the text，Dolly Parton is________.
A．a(chǎn) well­known surgeonB．a(chǎn) mother of a four­year­old
C．a(chǎn) singer born in TennesseeD．a(chǎn) computer programmer
小題4:Why did the Richters go to Dollywood?
A．To avoid signing up online.
B．To meet Dollywood board members.
C．To make sure the books were the newest.
D．To see if the books were of good quality.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

The Great Barn Adventure
One morning when I was 11, I explored the town's abandoned round grain barn(谷倉). I found a chained sliding door that was wide enough for me to pass through.
Inside, there was a heavy smell of dead mice in the dark. After my eyes adjusted, I noticed a shaft (升降機井) that rose all the way to the top of the barn. On one side was a one­man elevator with a long rope and roller.
I stepped onto the platform and gave the rope a drag and the elevator began sliding up the shaft, but stopped halfway. After a brief panic attack, I noticed holes in the wall at regular intervals, forming a ladder. For reasons known only to an 11­year­old, I decided it would be better to go up than down. So, with shaking hands, I began climbing the wall.
After what seemed like forever, I reached the top of the shaft. I stood up, dusted myself off and found…absolutely nothing of interest. It was just an empty room with a ladder leading up to the roof. I climbed all the way up here for this? Then I noticed a fire extinguisher(滅火器)，which I'd always wanted to shoot off. So this was the chance of a lifetime. I tried it, and, much to my surprise, the thing worked! It shot out a thick cloud of powder that instantly filled the room. I couldn't breathe. I was going to choke to death, and they'd probably never even find my body.
Luckily, I remembered the ladder to the roof. I climbed up, popped the straw roof and saw a bright blue sky.
I suddenly realized the dust and powder pouring out of the top could draw attention. So when the dust had settled, I climbed down and slipped out of the chained door. I'm not sure if I was more excited about being alive or about not being caught, but I ran all the way back home.
小題1:When the author got inside the barn, he ________.
A．noticed a man on the elevator
B．opened the chained sliding door
C．saw many dead mice in the dark
D．found a shaft leading to the top
小題2:Which of the following is the right order of the author's adventure?
a. The elevator stopped halfway.
b. He entered the round grain barn.
c. He climbed to the top of the shaft.
d. He found a fire extinguisher and shot it off.
A．b－a－c－d　　　　　　B．a(chǎn)－c－b－d
C．c－a－d－bD．b－c－a－d
小題3:After getting out of the chained door, the author might feel ________.
A．inspiredB．relieved
C．surprisedD．disappointed

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends. They live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain. So they can help each other. But neither of them likes to use his head. They're both poor though they work hard. Most villagers have built new houses, but they still live in the low and broken houses. They never find out why.
Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife. In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive. He told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went back. They decided to carry some apples to the city. They borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1,000 kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor（拖拉機）. Bad luck! A lot of apples had already been carried there when they arrived. A few days later they had to sell them at a low price (價格)。They felt unhappy and returned to their   village.
"I can't understand why we sustained (蒙受) losses in business while others always profit (盈利)" Uncle Li asked one day. "The tractor was too small " Uncle Wang said without thinking. "We'll carry more apples on a truck next time!" "I agree!" said Uncle Li.
How foolish they were !
小題1:Uncle Li and Uncle Wang live in the low and broken houses because __________.
A．they hope to save money
B．they're both poor
C．their farms are at the foot of the mountain
D．they're not far from their farms
小題2:The two farmers carried the apples to the city to _________.
A．make a journeyB．visit some places of interest
C．meet their friendsD．make a profit
小題3:the two farmers had to sell their apples at a low price because ________.
A．theirs weren't as good as the others'
B．theirs were much less than the others'
C．a(chǎn) lot of apples had been already carried to the city
D．they forgot to carry them on a truck

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

When growing up, I hadn't the slightest curiosity about the authors of books I read; it  was the _     that was important. My mother, and sometimes my father. read _     to us every  night.   I could hardly wait       I could read and write my own books. But in the first grade,
I would sit with a group of      while the teacher turned over large sheets of paper.        had been written in crayon and seemed to have something to do with       in one corner-a cat or dog or a tree in autumn. One by one the other children read aloud those black       while I sat unhappy. One day I decided that perhaps      was just making stories up. So the next time when the teacher      to the words, I eagerly _     a story about a dog attacking a cat         a tree in autumn. The teacher looked sad and-shook her _      , and I knew that I still had not discovered the magic secret.
By the time I         fifth grade, "writing books" was still my favorite hobby. I rushed home from school each day to write down       had been forming in my head. At sixteen my  first story was       in a church magazine. In college, where I was studying to be a psychologist, was able to pay my       by writing stories. When I got my bachelor's degree, I decided to write more than anything else, so I began writing       . I have since published books for both children and       _ . I'm not happy unless I spend some time writing. Usually I write about six hours each day. I spend three months to a year on a children's book.         how well I know the       before I begin. A neovel for adults takes a year or two. When my work is going well. I wake early in the mornings, hoping it is time to get up.
小題1:
A．experienceB．storyC．processD．class
小題2:
A．a(chǎn)loudB．loudlyC．loudD．widely
小題3:
A．beforeB．a(chǎn)fterC．untilD．though
小題4:
A．teachersB．parentsC．childrenD．writers
小題5:
A．LecturesB．RulesC．MeaningsD．Sentences
小題6:
A．wordsB．newsC．picturesD．promises
小題7:
A．pagesB．marksC．dotsD．grades
小題8:
A．readingB．listeningC．speakingD．playing
小題9:
A．turnedB．pickedC．pointedD．intended
小題10:
A． set upB．told upC．made upD． put up
小題11:
A．beneathB．overC． aboveD．inside
小題12:
A．a(chǎn)rmB．headC．legD．ruler
小題13:
A．a(chǎn)rrivedB．finishedC．reachedD．managed
小題14:
A．whicheverB．howeverC．whateverD．wherever
小題15:
A．rewarded B．publishedC．recalledD．received
小題16:
A．familyB．workC．childD．tuition
小題17:
A．part-timeB．full-timeC．sometimeD．in time
小題18:
A．a(chǎn)dultsB．menC．womenD．students
小題19:
A．figuring outB．carrying onC．depending onD．bringing out
小題20:
A．readersB．charactersC．topicsD．chapters

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift. Unlike other gifts, it came without wrap(包裝).
On September 11th. 1958. Mum gave birth to Richard. After she brought him home from hospital, she put him in my lap, saying. "I promised you a gift, and here it is. " What an honor! I turned four a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own. I played with it day and night. I sang to it. I told it stories. 1 told it over and over how much I loved it!
One morning, however, I found its bed empty. My doll was gone! I cried for it. Mum wept and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital. It had a fever. For several days, I heard Mum and Dad whispering such words as "hopeless", "pitiful", and "dying", which sounded ominous.
Christmas was coming. "Don’t expect any presents this year." Dad said, pointing at the socks I hung in the living room. "If your baby brother lives, that'll be Christmas enough.”  As he spoke, his eyes filled with tears. I'd never seen him cry before.
The phone rang early on Christmas morning. Dad jumped out of bed to answer it. From my bedroom I heard him say. "What? He's all right?" He hung up and shouted upstairs. " The hospital said we can bring Richard home!"
"Thank God.'" I heard Mum cry.
From the upstairs window, I watched my parents rush out to the car. I had never seen them happy. And I was also full of joy. What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home. I downstairs. My sacks still hung there flat. But I knew they were not empty; they were filled with love!
小題1:What happened to the author on September 11 1958 ?
A．He received a dollB．He got a Christmas gift.
C．He became four years old. D．He got a baby brother.
小題2:What does the underlined word “ominous” in Paragraph 3 probably mean？
A．Fearful.B．Boring.C．Difficult.D．Impossible.
小題3:Which word can best describe the feeling of the father when Christmas was coming?
A．Excitement.B．Happiness.C．Disappointment.D．Sadness.
小題4:What is the passage mainly about ?
A．A sad Christmas day.B．A special Christmas gift.
C．Life with a lovely baby.D．Memories of a happy family.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

When Frida Kahlo’s paintings were on show in London, a poet described her paintings as “ a ribbon （絲帶）around a bomb”. Such comments seem to suggest Kahlo had a big influence on the art world of her time. Sadly, she is actually a much bigger name today than she was during her time.
Born in 1907 in a village near Mexico City , Kahlo suffered from polio（小兒麻痹癥）at the age of seven. Her  spine（脊柱）become bent as she grew older. Then, in 1925, her back was broken in several places in a school-bus accident. Throughout the rest of her life, the artist had many operations, but noting was able to cure the terrible pain in her back. However, the accident had an unexpected side effect. While lying in her bed recovering, Kahlo taught herself to paint.
In 1929, she got married to Diego Rivera, another famous Mexican artist. Rivera’s strong influences on Kahlo’s style can be seen in her early works, but her later works from the 1940s, known today as her best works, show less influence from her husband.
Unfortunately, her works did not attract much attention in the 1930s and1940s, even in her home country. Her first one-woman show in Mexico was not held until 1953.For more than a decade after her death in 1954, Kahlo’s works remained largely unnoticed by the world, but in the 1970s her works began to gain international fame at last.
小題1:What does the phrase “a much bigger name” in paragraph 1 most nearly mean?
A．a(chǎn) far better artist
B．a(chǎn) for more gifted artist
C．a(chǎn) much stronger person
D．a(chǎn) much more famous person
小題2:The terrible pain Kahlo suffered was caused by         .
A．polioB．her bent spine
C．back injuriesD．the operations she had
小題3:Kahlo’s style had become increasingly independent since the           .
A．1930sB．1940sC．1950sD．1970s
小題4:What is author’s attitude toward Kahlo?
A．DevotionB．SympathyC．WorryD．Encouragement

查看答案和解析>>

同步練習(xí)冊答案