Question

I can remember the day my father came home from the war. As he walked up the front path of our home, he saw Mum and me and he dropped the suitcase.

I was only five years old so Dad made a fuss of me, then began making an even bigger fuss of my mother. This left me free to examine all the stuff lying around the broken suitcase, and I was quick to notice a newspaper advertisement displaying a new piano. When Dad saw me holding up the newspaper cutting, he smiled.

“Yes, that’s right,” he said. “I bought your mum a piano for ten pounds down and two pounds a week.”

A few moments later, a horse pulled a cart with a piano on top. Soon we all stared at it in our small lounger room. Mum had never been close to a piano before, except at the kindergarten I attended, and she used to say how wonderful it would be if the teachers could teach her to play.

After tea that night, Mum began to teach herself to play. She plinked the keys for about two hours and drove everybody in the street mad, until Dad gently said, “Enough is enough.”

From that day on, she would plink between doing the cooking and housework. Three months went by and Mum was now a skilled pianist, holding parties with all the neighbors gathering around to sing.

Although we were poor, Mum felt like a princess and was delighted at all the attention she was receiving.

At the height of Mum’s happiness, I began to notice that Dad was looking increasingly worried. It turned out that since returning from the war, he’d been unable to find a job. Then, a few weeks later, I observed two men taking Mum’s piano away. Mum sobbed in the kitchen. Suddenly, it all became clear to me: no job, no money, no piano.

Dad finally got a job. Mum was happy again as if he’d just win the lottery(彩票). Dad had to study to qualify as an account. Every night after dinner he’d place a stack of books on the kitchen table and study late into the night. Mum didn’t say much but I could tell she was proud of Dad.

Two years later, Dad bought Mum another piano. This time he paid cash for it.

1.How did the author’s Dad buy the piano for his mum?

A．He paid part of the bill regularly.

B．He earned it by winning a bet.

C．He paid cash for it.

D．He bought it as a big bargain.

2.By saying “Enough is enough”, the author’s dad meant_______.

A．practice makes perfect

B．it was time to stop practicing

C．he couldn’t bear being troubled

D．his wife played the piano well enough

3.What made the author’s mum proud of his dad?

A．His dad’s willingness to help cook.

B．His dad’s winning the lottery luckily.

C．His dad’s loyalty to his motherland.

D．His dad’s determination to rebuild his life.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.B

3.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文描述了一家人的其樂融融的場景。父親從戰(zhàn)場上回來以后，父親為了讓母親實現(xiàn)自己彈鋼琴的愿望，他用分期付款的方式給母親買了一架鋼琴，母親經(jīng)過不斷的練習終于成了一名鋼琴家，舉辦了許多次聚會，母親高興極了。而這時，父親因為沒有找到工作正發(fā)愁，于是父親把鋼琴賣掉了，母親不高興了，可是父親為了得到好的工作努力學習到深夜的精神又打動了母親，她不再抱怨父親而是以他為自豪，父親工作了兩年后，他用現(xiàn)錢給母親又買了一架鋼琴。

1.這是細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)I bought your mum a piano for ten pounds down and two pounds a week.”故選A.

2.這是細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)She plinked the keys for about two hours and drove everybody in the street mad, until Dad gently said, “Enough is enough.”因為母親已經(jīng)練習了兩個小時，父親溫和地說，所以指的是時間到了，可知應選B。

3.這是細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Dad had to study to qualify as an account. Every night after dinner he’d place a stack of books on the kitchen table and study late into the night. Mum didn’t say much but I could tell she was proud of Dad.可知父親為了工作學習到深夜，母親很佩服，并感到很自豪，故選D。

考點：這是一篇記敘文。

點評：閱讀能力的測試包括閱讀速度，理解程度以及記憶能力等。要想獲得滿意的英語成績，最根本的方法就是提高詞匯量，加強閱讀訓練，同時熟悉一些閱讀技巧和做題方法也是至關重要的。本文是比較容易讀懂的，仔細閱讀后能在原文找到正確答案。

細節(jié)題為閱讀考題的重頭戲，所占比例高達80% ，相對而言較簡單，因為這類題雖然要求理解準確，但基本上限于字面意義的理解，范圍也限于局部，因此是我們可望得高分的部分。