Dear Daughter,
As we drove off from Columbia, I wanted to write to tell you all that is on my mind.
First, I want to tell you how proud we are. Getting into Columbia is a real testament(證明) of what a great well-rounded student you are. You should be as proud of yourself as we are.
Your college years will be the most important of your life. It is in college that you will discover what learning is about. This will be the period when you go from teacher taught to master inspired, after which you must become a self-learner. So do take each subject seriously, and even if what you learn is of no practical use in real life, the learning skills you get will be something you will value forever.
Follow your passion in college. Take courses you think you will enjoy. Don’t be bothered by what others think or say, but make up your own mind. Most importantly, make true friends and be happy. Don’t worry abut their hobbies, grades, looks, or even personalities.
Start planning early what you’d like to do. Where would you like to live? What would you like to learn? I think your plan to study fashion is good, and you should decide where you want to be, and get onto the right courses. I will always be there for you, but the time has come for you to be in the driver’s seat--this is your life, and you need to be in control. Being in control feels great. Try it, and you’ll love it!
So please treasure your college years--make the best use of your free time, become an independent thinker in control of your destiny, and learn through your successes and challenges.
May your years at Columbia be the happiest of your life, and may you grow into just what you dream to be.                                               
Love
Dad & Mom
【小題1】We can read between the lines that________.

A．Dad is very strict with his daughter
B．Dad has a strong love for his daughter
C．Dad always worries about his daughter
D．Dad is much concerned about his daughter's health
【小題2】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Plan things before you do them.
B．Self-learning is very important in college.
C．Follow your passion and what other people say.
D．Leading a life is just like driving a car.
【小題3】The underlined word “destiny” in the passage is the closest in meaning to____________.
A．weightB．TimeC．position D．life
【小題4】The purpose of the author in writing the letter is to tell his daughter to____________.
A．make the most of her collegeB．fight till she succeeds
C．be confident and happyD．smile to her trouble in 1ife


【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】D
【小題4】A

解析試題分析：本文是一篇書信體裁的應(yīng)用文，在信中父親表達(dá)了對孩子的驕傲與自豪，以及對孩子的信心和期望，同時也給了孩子一些中肯的建議，文章字里行間透露出了父母對孩子濃濃的愛。
【小題1】B推理判斷題。在信中父親表達(dá)了對孩子感到的驕傲自豪以及殷切期望，而且就大學(xué)生活給孩子提出一些建議，這些無一不是愛的流露。所以B選項(xiàng)正確。
【小題2】C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章第三段“Don’t be bothered by what others think or say, but make up your own mind.”可知父親建議孩子不要受別人言論的困擾。所以正確選項(xiàng)為C。
【小題3】D詞義猜測題。A 重量；B 時間；C姿勢，職位；D 生活。從上下文可知父親讓孩子要學(xué)會獨(dú)立思考，把握自己的生活。所以D選項(xiàng)正確。
【小題4】A推理判斷題。從文章第二段開始告訴孩子大學(xué)生活的重要，第三段第四段分別又告誡孩子在大學(xué)仍要保持激情，要開始計劃未來，文章倒是第二段So please treasure your college years--make the best use of your free time,更是對文章中心的概括總結(jié)，所以A為正確選項(xiàng)。
考點(diǎn)：考查書信類短文閱讀。

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