It's not easy to be an astronaut's son. Everybody expects you to be special or perfect. I often wonder how my father ever had a son like me. I mean he's so special and so good at everything he does. Even in middle school he was class monitor and captain of the football team.

Well, to be honest, I often dream about being some kind of hero or doing something special-like saving a child from a burning building or discovering a new star. I was daydreaming at school one morning when my teacher said there would be a Father's Day writing competition for the whole school. "I hope we have a winner right here in my class."
When I got home, I started to think about what to write. My father is an astronaut. No, :I wouldn't start like that. That was the way others saw him. How did I see my father? Hmm...
I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I had a terrible dream. I remembered how he hugged(擁抱 ) me for hours when my dog Spotty was killed by a car. Yes, these were the things I was going to write. To me, he wasn't just a world-famous astronaut. He was my dad.
My parents and l went to school Thursday night. There were so many people in the big hall! My dad looked at me, and I shrugged(聳肩 ).
The third prize was announced and it was not me. I was relieved and disappointed at the same time. The second prize was announced. It was me.
I went up to the stage and read what I had written, "My father's son". When I finished, the people stood up and cheered. I saw my father blowing his nose. Tears (眼淚 ) were running down my mother's face. Dad cleared his throat and put his hand on my shoulder.“Son, this is the proudest moment of my life."
It was the proudest moment of my life, too. Maybe I'll never be a great hero or win a Nobel Prize, but it was enough just to be my father's son.
小題1:The writer's dream is________________________ .
A．to become an astronaut's son
B．to have a class monitor
C．to meet the captain of the football team
D．to do something special
小題2:The teacher hoped to_______________________ .
A．save the child from a burning building
B．buy his father a gift for Father's Day
C．have the competition winner in his class
D．take part in the speech competition
小題3:What did the writer probably write about?
A．It was very interesting to be an astronaut's son.
B．His father was special and could do everything well.
C．His father's experiences as a very famous astronaut.
D．The unforgettable time he spent with his father.
小題4:Why did the writer's parents go to school Thursday night?
A．Because the result of the competition would be announced.
B．Because they were asked to give a speech to the students.
C．Because there was an important football match at school.
D．Because the writer did something wrong at school.
小題5:Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．The writer was very disappointed at the result.
B．The writer's achievement made his father feel proud.
C．The writer's mother cried because he didn't win first prize.
D．The writer's father had a sore throat because he talked too much.

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:A
小題5:B

試題分析：這篇文章主要講了我的爸爸是名宇航員。學(xué)校里組織父親節(jié)寫作比賽，在寫作時(shí)我寫到：對(duì)我來說爸爸不僅僅是個(gè)聞名世界的宇航員，他是我的爸爸。我做噩夢(mèng)時(shí)，他坐在黑暗里；我的小狗被車撞死時(shí)，他抱著我好幾個(gè)小時(shí)。我獲得了二等獎(jiǎng)。爸爸說這是他最自豪的時(shí)刻。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù) I often dream about being some kind of hero or doing something special-like saving a child from a burning building or discovering a new star.句意：我常常夢(mèng)想自己是個(gè)英雄，或者做一些特殊的事情，例如從燃燒的建筑物里拯救小孩，或者發(fā)現(xiàn)新的星星。故選D。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù) 老師說的話"I hope we have a winner right here in my class."，句意：我希望我們班里有一個(gè)獲獎(jiǎng)?wù)��？芍獞?yīng)選C。
小題3:推理判斷題。根據(jù)I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I had a terrible dream. I remembered how he hugged(擁抱 ) me for hours when my dog Spotty was killed by a car. Yes, these were the things I was going to write.句意：我做噩夢(mèng)時(shí)，我看到他坐在黑暗里；我記得我的小狗被車撞死時(shí)，他抱著我好幾個(gè)小時(shí)。是的，這些事情是我要寫的。故選D。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)下文我們知道，星期四晚上是頒獎(jiǎng)的，故選A。
小題5:推理判斷題。根據(jù)Dad cleared his throat and put his hand on my shoulder.“Son, this is the proudest moment of my life."句意：爸爸清了清喉嚨，把手放在我肩上：“兒子，這是我一生中最自豪的時(shí)候�！庇纱丝煽闯鲎髡咚〉玫某煽�(jī)讓他爸爸感到自豪。故選B。
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