We tried so hard to make things better for our kids but we made them worse. For my naughty boys, I’d know better. I’d really like for them to know about hand-me-down clothes and home-made ice cream and leftover meatloaf. I really would.
My cherished boys, I hope you learn humility (謙遜) by surviving failure and that you learn to be honest even when no one is looking. I hope you get a black eye fighting for something you believe in. I hope you have to share a bedroom with your younger brother. And it is all right to draw a line down the middle of the room, but when he wants to crawl (爬) under the covers (被子) with you because he’s scared, I hope you’ll let him. And when you want to see a Disney movie and your kid brother wants to tag along, I hope you take him.
　　I hope you have to walk uphill with your friends and that you live in a town where you can do it safely. I hope you learn to dig in the dirt and read books, and when you learn to use computers, you also learn how to add and subtract (減) in your head.
May you skin your knee climbing a mountain, burn your hand on the stove and stick your tongue on a frozen flagpole (旗桿). I hope you get sick when someone blows smoke in your face. I don’t care if you try beer once, but I hope you won’t like it.
I sure hope you make time to sit on a porch with your grandpa or go fishing with your uncle.
I hope your father punishes you when you throw a baseball through a neighbor’s window, and that your mother hugs you and kisses you when you give her a plaster of pared mold (一個石膏模型) of your hand.
　 These things I wish for you—tough times and disappointment, hard work and happiness.
小題1:Who wrote the letter?
A．A grandmother.B．A grandfather.C．A father.D．A mother.
小題2:What does the author hope for the boys?
A．they learn a lesson from a fight with others.
B．they know how to calculate with computers.
C．they get on well with family members..
D．they burn their hand on the stove and stick their tongue on a frozen flagpole.
小題3:It can be inferred from the text that the boys _________________.
A．often fight with othersB．a(chǎn)re to develop good qualities
C．a(chǎn)lways keep their grandpa companyD．score high in the exam
小題4: Why does the author write the letter?
A．To show the boys it’s not easy growing up.
B．To teach the boys dos and don’ts on the way growing up.
C．To help the boys to avoid making mistakes on the way growing up.
D．To encourage the boys to fully experience life on the way growing up.

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:D

試題分析：這是一封祖母寫給孫子的信，祖母希望孫子能經(jīng)歷艱難的歲月，挫折和失望；希望孫子努力工作，幸福快樂。
小題1:根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容My cherished boys，提到了爺爺父親和母親，沒有提到奶奶，所以這是奶奶寫的信，故選A。
小題2:根據(jù)I hope you have to share a bedroom with your younger brother.可知作者希望孫子能夠和家庭成員相處好，選C。
小題3:通過理解全文內(nèi)容，可知孫子會形成好的品行，故選B。
小題4:根據(jù)These things I wish for you—tough times and disappointment, hard work and happiness，可知作者寫這封信的目的在于鼓勵孫子在成長的道路上要有豐富的經(jīng)歷，故選D。
點評：在閱讀之前，先閱讀問題，帶著問題有針對性的去閱讀文章。閱讀注意事項：1、關注連詞，分析文章邏輯結構。2、聚焦代詞，明辨指代關系。3、抓住關鍵詞語，利用平行結構、上下文（包括定義、釋義、舉例、對比、標點）進行判斷與推理。4、了解一些構詞法，從詞根的特殊含義入手。
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