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【題目】 The care center told us Dad's case was hopeless. Mom took him home and his spirits lifted under her care. Several months later, we decided to fly out and give my mother a break from nursing him.

On the last day of our trip, after finishing his walking treatment, I suggested that he "exercise" his fingers by playing his piano, but the fingers that had once flown over the keys with ease could barely strike one note. Paralysis（癱瘓）had taken away the number-one joy in Dad's life.

Helping him from his wheelchair to the piano bench, I placed his hands on the keys and the list on the piano. Seeing his stiff fingers devastated me and Dad. I lay back in my chair, closed my eyes and expected the worst. I couldn't believe my ears when The War We Were rang out, flowing with feeling and no mistakes. He continued playing down his list.

Quickly wiping my eyes, I felt grateful for what had taken place. I never thought I'd hear my dad's beautiful music again. Dad couldn't grasp what had happened during that hour and seemed confused. Instead of getting back in his wheelchair, he asked me to turn him around on the bench so that we could talk.

Starting with his earliest childhood memories, Dad shared his life story, telling tales I'd never heard before. It was a magical time for us, and we took turns wiping our eyes. When he became silent, I knew this moment had ended.

For the next hour, I found myself reliving priceless memories. Happy tears flowed as my father played every song I'd ever heard growing up, including favorites that we had danced to as children. Apparently, the wonderful stories he'd just shared had sparked his memory.

【1】Why did the author decide to go on a holiday?

A.To ease his father's feeling of hopelessness.

B.To accompany his father for the last family trip

C.To give his mother a rest from attending his father.

D.To help the doctor treat his father for his paralysis

【2】What does the underlined word "devastated" in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A.Delighted.B.Interested

C.Worsened.D.Discouraged.

【3】What made the author's father puzzled?

A.He still remembered his childhood dreams.B.He could play his familiar music on the piano.

C.He was left alone at home with the author.D.He could stand up without the author's help.

【4】What did the author do after his father got silent?

A.Reflect on his old memories.B.Choose his father's favorite music.

C.Dance to the music his father played.D.Take his turn to take care of his father.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【4】A

【解析】

本文是一篇記敘文。作者的父親患了重病, 坐在輪椅上的父親在作者的鼓勵(lì)下, 用僵硬的手指重新在鋼琴上彈奏自己喜愛(ài)的樂(lè)曲, 這樂(lè)曲喚起了作者兒時(shí)的回憶。

【1】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第一段The care center told us Dad's case was hopeless. Mom took him home and his spirits lifted under her care. Several months later, we decided to fly out and give my mother a break from nursing him.得知, 在母親的照顧下, 作者的父親精神狀態(tài)好了, 幾個(gè)月之后, 為了讓母親在照料父親的過(guò)程中休息一下, 我們就決定坐飛機(jī)出游, 故選C。

【2】

詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第二段I suggested that he "exercise" his fingers by playing his piano, but the fingers that had once flown over the keys with ease could barely strike one note. Paralysis（癱瘓）had taken away the number-one joy in Dad's life. 得知，作者說(shuō)服父親彈鋼琴活動(dòng)手指。但是癱瘓已經(jīng)奪走了父親生活中最快樂(lè)的事情,看到父親僵硬的手指, 這讓作者和父親都感到很沮喪, 故選D。

【3】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段Dad couldn't grasp what had happened during that hour and seemed confused.得知, 作者的父親不相信自己在這一個(gè)小時(shí)的時(shí)間里所做的事, 即彈鋼琴, 因此感到迷惑, 由此判斷選B。

【4】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段For the next hour, I found myself reliving priceless memories.得知, 作者在父親沉默之后的一個(gè)小時(shí)回顧自己小時(shí)候的那些珍貴的記憶, 由此推斷選A。