Question

   In 1989 an 8. 2 earthquake happened in America. It killed over 30 ,000 people in less than four minutes.

   A father left his wife safely at home and ran to his son's school. When he got there,he found the building was as flat as a pancake. He felt so sad but soon he remembered the words to his son ,“No matter what happens,I'll always be there for you!” And tears began to fill his eyes.

    As he looked at the ruins,he seemed to find where his son was.

  He began to dig. Very soon,other helpless parents arrived,crying ,“My son!”“ My daughter! ”

   “It's too late!They’re all dead!You can't help!” someone told the father. “Are you going to help me now?” The father went on digging for his son,stone by stone.

    He dug for 38 hours and heard his son's voice. He called his son's name ,“Amanda!” The boy shouted back ,“Dad!I'm here. I told my classmates that if you were alive,you are sure to come to save us. No matter what happens,I know you’ll always be there for me!You did it,Dad!”

1. The father ran to his son's school because .

   A. his son had a fight

   B. a teacher called him to come to school

   C. his son was in danger

   D. his son was ill in the office

2. When the father got to the school he found .

   A. some students were crying

   B. the students were taking a lesson about earthquakes

   C. the teachers were looking for the students

   D. the school became ruins

3. What were other parents doing when the father was digging?

   A. They were helping the father.

   B. They were doing nothing helpful.

   C. They were calling the police.

   D. They were looking for their children.

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A. The father gave up looking for his son at last.

   B. It didn't take the father too much time to find his son.

   C. All the students were lucky to leave the building in time.

   D. The son believed his father was sure to come.

5. What's the purpose of the author writing this passage?

   A. To tell us not to give up.

   B. To tell us not to be afraid of earthquakes.

   C. To tell us father's love is great.

   D. To tell us we should help each other.

Answer 1

1. C 2. D 3. B 4. D 5. A

 本文通過父親在大地震中拯救兒子的故事告訴我們：只要有一線希望就不要放棄。

1. C 推理判斷題。因?yàn)楫?dāng)時(shí)學(xué)校遭遇了大地震，所以這位父親的兒子會(huì)有危險(xiǎn)。

2. D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第三段可知，當(dāng)父親到達(dá)學(xué)校時(shí)，他看到學(xué)校變成了廢墟。

3. B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第四、五段可知，其他的父母認(rèn)為來晚了，孩子都已經(jīng)死了，所以只是哭泣，什么有用的事情 也沒做。

4. D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由最后一段的最后兩句可知，兒子相信他父親肯定會(huì)來。

5. A主旨大意題。本文中的父親之所以能拯救兒子，就是因?yàn)樗麤]有放棄一線希望，堅(jiān)持挖下去才最終拯救了 孩子，所以作者想告訴我們的是不要放棄希望。

flat a辦平的 ruin n.廢墟

dig v.挖障礙句分析

I told my classmates that if you were alive,you are sure to come to save us.我告訴我的同學(xué)們?nèi)绻�你還活著的話，你肯 定會(huì)來救我們。

這是一個(gè)含有賓語從句的復(fù)合句。

that if you. .. save us 是賓語從句，其中的if you were alive表示一種假設(shè)，是一個(gè) 條件狀語從句。

D

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