Growing up, I remember my father as a silent, serious man—not the sort of person around whom one could laugh. As a teenager arriving in America, knowing nothing, I wanted a father who could explain the human journey. In college, when friends called home for advice, I would sink into deep depression for what I did not have.
  Today, at twenty-seven, I have come to rediscover them in ways that my teenage mind would not allow—as adults and as friends with their own faults and weaknesses.
  One night after my move back home, I overheard my father on the telephone. There was some trouble. Later, Dad shared the problem with me. Apparently my legal training had earned me some privileges in his eyes. I talked through the problem with Dad, analyzing the purposes of the people involved and offering several negotiation strategies(策略).He listened patiently before finally admitting, “I can’t think like that. I am a simple man.”
 Dad is a brilliant scientist who can deconstruct the building blocks of nature. Yet human nature is a mystery to him. That night I realized that he was simply not skilled at dealing with people, much less the trouble of a conflicted teenager. It’s not in his nature to understand human desires.
  And so, there it was—it was no one’s fault that my father held no interest in human lives while I placed great importance in them. We are at times born more sensitive, wide-eyed, and dreamy than our parents and become more curious and idealistic than them. Dad perhaps never expected me for a child. And I, who knew Dad as an intelligent man, had never understood that his intelligence did not cover all of my feelings.
  It has saved me years of questioning and confusion. I now see my parents as people who have other relationships than just Father and Mother. I now overlook their many faults and weaknesses, which once annoyed me.
  I now know my parents as friends: people who ask me for advice; people who need my support and understanding. And I have come to see my past clearer.
小題1:What was the author’s impression of her father when she was a teenager?
A.Friendly but irresponsible.
B.Intelligent but severe.
C.Cold and aggressive.
D.Caring and communicative.
小題2:Why did the author feel depressed when her friends called home?
A.She did not have a phone to call home.
B.Her father did not care about her human journey.
C.Her father was too busy to answer her phone.
D.Her father could not give her appropriate advice.
小題3:After the author overheard her father on the telephone, _________ .
A.he blamed her for impoliteness.
B.he rediscovered human nature.
C.he consulted with her about his problem.
D.he changed his attitude towards the author.
小題4:Which of the following is the best title of this passage?
A.My Parents as Friends.
B.My Parents as advisers.
C.My father—a serious man.
D.My father—an intelligent scientist.

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:A

試題分析:本文主要講述的是作者對自己父親的認(rèn)識的變化,在小時候,父親和他交流很少。他對父親也缺乏感情。長大以后,作者發(fā)現(xiàn)父親只是不太理解人情世故,他只會對自己的研究很認(rèn)真。同時作者也改變了自己對待父母親的方法,也就是把父母當(dāng)成朋友平等對待。
小題1:B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段和第四段第一句Growing up, I remember my father as a silent, serious man和Dad is a brilliant scientist who can deconstruct the building blocks of nature可知父親是一個很勤奮但是很嚴(yán)肅的人。故B正確。
小題2:D 推理題。根據(jù)文章的一段As a teenager arriving in America, knowing nothing, I wanted a father who could explain the human journey. In college, when friends called home for advice, I would sink into deep depression for what I did not have.可知作者的父親很少和他交流,更不會和他說那些與旅游有關(guān)的事情。故D正確。
小題3:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第三段第2句There was some trouble. Later, Dad shared the problem with me.可知父親后來咨詢了我一些相關(guān)的問題。故C正確。
小題4:A 主旨大意題。本文主要講述的是作者對自己父親的認(rèn)識的變化,在小時候,父親和他交流很少。他對父親也缺乏感情。長大以后,作者發(fā)現(xiàn)父親只是不太理解人情世故,他只會對自己的研究很認(rèn)真。同時作者也改變了自己對待父母親的方法,也就是把父母當(dāng)成朋友平等對待。故A正確。
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