Question

I never saw my father come home from work late or ill, nor did I ever see my father take a “night out with the boys”. He had no hobbies but just took care of his family.

For 22 years, since I left home for college , my father called me every Sunday at 9:00 am. He was always interested in my life----how my family was doing. The calls even came when he and my mother were in Australia, England or Florida.

Nine years ago when I bought my first house, my father, 67 years old, spent eight hours a day for three days, painting my house. He would not allow me to pay someone to have it done. All he asked, was a glass of iced tea, and that I hold a paintbrush for him and talk to him. But I was too busy, for I had a law practice to run, and I could not take the time to hold the paintbrush, or talk to my father.

Five years ago, my 71-year-old father spent five hours putting together a swing set(秋千) for my daughter. Again, all he asked was that I get him a glass of iced tea, and talk to him. But again, I had laundry to do, and the house to clean.

The morning on Sunday, January 16, 1996, my father telephoned me as usual, this time he had seemed to have forgotten some things we had discussed the week before. I had to get to church, and I cut the conversation short.

The call came at 4:40 am. That day my father was sent to hospital in Florida. I got on a plane immediately, and I vowed(發(fā)誓) that when I arrived, I would make up for the lost time, and have a nice long talk with him and really get to know him.

I arrived in Florida at 1:00 am, but my father had died at 9:12 pm. This time it was he who did not have time to talk, time to wait for me.

In the years since his death I have learnt much about my father, and even more about myself. As a father, he never asked me for anything but my time. Now he has all my attention, every single day.

1.We know from the reading that the father .

A、liked to paint houses

B、had no friends around him

C、was not healthy in his youth

D、thought of his family as his all

2.When her father painted her first house, the daughter .

A、could only afford a glass of iced tea

B、was too busy to talk to her father

C、could do nothing but hold a paintbrush

D、spent eight hours a day working with her father

3.On January 16, 1996, the daughter felt that her father .

A、seemed to be a little different

B、had no time to phone her as usual

C、became interested in church

D、had forgotten to discuss some things with her

4.In the reading the underlined phrase “get to know him” most probably means .

A、get him to know her B、know more about him

C、get him to know himself D、make him well-known

5.Which is the best title of the reading?.

A、Painting Houses

B、Daughter’s Family

C、Father and I

D、Father’s Phone Calls

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：我從來沒見過我的父親下班回家晚了，我也沒有見過我的父親晚上出去。父親除了照顧他的家人，他沒有愛好。接下來作者從幾個時間段來描述了父親，從中體現(xiàn)出一位父親對兒女的那份愛與無盡的關懷。

1. had no hobbies but just took care of his family.句意：父親除了照顧他的家人，他沒有愛好。明確答案為第四項。故選D

2. was too busy, for I had a law practice to run, and I could not take the time to hold the paintbrush, or talk to my father.句意：我太忙了，我有一個法律實踐去做，我不能花時間去粉刷，或者跟我的父親交談。明確提到她太忙了，而沒有時間與她的父親交談。故選 B

3. morning on Sunday, January 16, 1996, my father telephoned me as usual, this time he had seemed to have forgotten some things we had discussed the week before.句意：1996年1月16日,我的父親像往常一樣給我打電話。這一次，他似乎已經忘記了前一周我們討論過的事情了。分析：從父親已經忘記了一些事情，而明確說明他有一些不同了。故選A

4. vowed(發(fā)誓)that when I arrived, I would make up for the lost time, and have a nice long talk with him and really get to know him. 句意：我發(fā)誓，當我到達時，我將彌補以前失去的時間，與他長談，真正了解他。明確為了解他之意，結合選項第二項符合。故選B

5.

考點：故事類短文閱讀。