Dear David,
I’m glad you would like to share your feelings with me.It’s hardly surprising that your feelings of not being “grown up” have come on strongly at this point in your life, just before you’re about to become a father.You are asking: Will I make a good father? How will I cope? I think nearly every man must have the occasional feelings of self-doubt and inadequacy before the birth.
It’s difficult, honestly, to feel grown-up unless you have something less grown-up to relate to.The boss with a hen-pecking wife may feel like a seven-year-old when he’s at home.But as he walks through the office door, and knows he’s going to be surrounded by staff for advice, he grows into a fully mature man.And I think it’s a mistake to imagine that we all feel, as we age, a kind of progress of states, from the baby to the adult.Most people feel, on Tuesday, about three years old, and on a Wednesday, around 80.
There’s a common remark that“all men are little boys”, but it’s not true.It’s more true that men often behave like little boys.But nearly all people, at some moments in their lives, are able to be greatly mature..Once your baby arrives, you’ll soon feel less childlike.When your child tries to put its fingers into the electric plug, the adult in you will rise up to prevent it.
Comfort yourself, David, with two truths.One is that your friends laugh when they talk about this subject because they, like you, feel frightened.And remember that people who haven’t grown up don’t go around talking about the fact.
Good luck to you and your little one.
Sincerely Yours,
Miss Advice
小題1:According to the passage, Miss Advice thinks David’s self-doubt ________.
A.valuable B.unusualC.naturalD.bearable
小題2:From Paragraph 2, we can learn that people’s sense of maturity ________.
A.will increase with age
B.is obviously seen at home
C.changes with different situations
D.becomes stronger with familiar people
小題3:Miss Advice holds that ________.
A.a(chǎn)ll men behave like little boys
B.people tend to laugh at the subject
C.men with a baby feel more grown-up
D.people enjoy talking about their immaturity
小題4:Miss Advice wrote the letter to ________.
A.offer suggestions to a future father
B.teach people how to grow up
C.encourage people to be responsible
D.solve problems of the less grown-up D

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:C
小題4:A

試題分析:這篇文章是Miss advice寫給David的信,David要做爸爸了,但是卻懷疑自己不成熟可能不能勝任做爸爸的角色,Miss advice在信中做了解釋,也給David提供了建議。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題:從信的第一段的句子:I think nearly every man must have the occasional feelings of self-doubt and inadequacy before the birth.可知Miss Advice 認(rèn)為David的自我懷疑是很正常的,選C
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題:從第二段的句子; And I think it’s a mistake to imagine that we all feel, as we age, a kind of progress of states, from the baby to the adult.可知人們的成熟感是隨著不同的情況而改變的,選C
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題:從第三段的句子; Once your baby arrives, you’ll soon feel less childlike.可知Miss advice認(rèn)為有孩子的男人更成熟,選C
小題4:寫作意圖題:從文章的內(nèi)容和第一段的句子:You are asking: Will I make a good father? How will I cope?可知Miss advice寫這封信是給一個未來的爸爸提供建議的,選A
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A.fewestB.mostC.leastD.best
小題18:
A.carefulB.gratefulC.hopefulD.helpful
小題19:
A.createdB.remindedC.renewedD.returned
小題20:
A.kindnessB.happinessC.fairnessD.brightness

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