Question

【题目】

I shook hands with my father in the truck, and for a long time he looked

straight ahead and didn't say a word. But I knew he was going to say a little to

me. "I can't say anything," he finally said. "I never went to college, and none

of your brothers went to college. I can't say don't do this and do that, because

everything is different and I don't know what is going to come up. I'm sure you

can deal with it ."

He gave me a new checkbook (支票簿). "If things get pushing, write a small check. But when you write one, send me a letter and let me know. There are some things we can always sell."

"You know what you want to be, and they'll tell you what to take," my father went on."When you get a job, be sure to be honest, and work hard."

Then my dad reached his seat and brought the old, broken Bible that he had read so often, the one he used when he wanted to look something up in a friendly quarrel with one of the neighbours. I knew he would miss it. I knew, though, that I must take it. He didn't say that I needed to read this every morning. He just said, "This can help you ifyou take it."

Did it help? I got through college without being a burden (负担) on the family. I have been able to make money since.

【1】What is the writer's main purpose of writing this passage?

A. To tell the readers his life story.

B. To let people know how poor he was.

C. To tell people what kind of person his father was.

D. To tell the readers what present he got from his father.

【2】Why didn't the father ask his son not to do this and do that?

A. Because he was a man of few words.

B. Because he was born in a poor family.

C. Because he had no idea what was going to come up and he felt quite confident of his son.

D. Because he didn't want to be much too strict with him.

【3】What can you learn from this passage?

A. How to live by oneself. B. How to stand on one's own feet.

C. What a good father should do. D. What self-importance (高傲) is like.

【4】What kind of book did the Bible seem to be to the writer's father?

A. There were many good examples for you to copy in it.

B. It was a good book that could help you when you were in trouble.

C. It was a book that told you how to get a good job and a good future.

D. It was a book which told you how you should get on well with others.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】B

【4】B

【解析】本文主要讲述作者的爸爸送他上大学时，给了他两件礼物：一个支票本和一本旧圣经。告诉他“我从来没有上过大学，你的兄弟都没有上过大学。我不能说不要这样做或那样做，因为一切都不同，我不知道会发生什么。我对钱也帮不了多少忙，但我想事情总会解决的。”然后给了作者一个支票本，让作者需要钱的时候，写一张，但是要写信告诉他是多少。他从座位下拿出一本破旧的圣经给作者，告诉作者它会帮助他。我上大学没有成为家人的负担，因为从那时起我就开始兼职挣钱了。

【1】题意：作者写这篇文章的主要目的是什么？A. To tell the readers his life story. 向读者讲述他的生平；B. To let people know how poor he was. 让人们知道他是多么贫穷；C. To tell people what kind of person his father was. 告诉人们他的父亲是什么样的人D. To tell the readers what present he got from his father. 告诉读者他从父亲那里得到了什么礼物。细读短文结合第二段中第一句He gave me a new chequebook和第三段第1句Then my dad reached his seat and brought the old, broken Bible that he had read so often, t…可知作者写这个文章目的是想告诉人们他从父亲那里得到了什么礼物，所以该选D。

【2】题意：为什么父亲不让儿子不要这样做呢？A. Because he was a man of few words. 因为他是个不会说话的人；B. Because he was born in a poor family. 因为他出生在一个贫穷的家庭；C. Because he had no idea what was going to come up and he felt quite confident of his son. 因为他不知道会发生什么，他对他的儿子很有信心；D. Because he didn't want to be much too strict with him. 因为他不想对他要求太严厉。根据第一段中第3句“I can’t tell you anything,” he finally said. “I never went to college, and none of your brothers went to college. I can’t say don’t do this or do that, because everything is different and I don’t know what is going to come up. I can’t help much with money, either, but I think things will work out.”（“我什么也不能告诉你，”他最后说。“我从来没有上过大学，你的兄弟都没有上过大学。我不能说不要这样做或那样做，因为一切都不同，我不知道会发生什么。我对钱也帮不了多少忙，但我想事情总会解决的。）可知“他不知道会发生什么，他对他的儿子很有信心”选C。

【3】题意：你能从这篇文章中学到什么？A. How to live by oneself. 如何独立生活；B. How to stand on one's own feet. 如何自立，自食其力；C. What a good father should do. 一个好父亲应该做什么；D. What self-importance (高傲) is like. 自负是什么样子。细读短文，结合本文主要内容可知作者旨在告诉读者怎样自立，所以选B。

【4】题意：圣经对作者的父亲来说是怎样的一本书？A. There were many good examples for you to copy in it. 有很多好的供你学习的榜样。B. It was a good book that could help you when you were in trouble. 当你遇到困难时，这本书可以帮助你；C. It was a book that told you how to get a good job and a good future. 这本书告诉你如何找到一份好工作和一个美好的未来；D. It was a book which told you how you should get on well with others. 这是一本告诉你如何与他人相处的书。根据第三段的描述特别最后一句He just said, "This can help you ifyou take it."（他只是说：“如果你接受它，这会对你有所帮助。”）可知对于作者的父亲来说圣经是一本在你遇到困难时可以帮助你的书。故选B。