My father got his first job at eleven years old. cleaning up the garbage outside of the bowlingalley(保龄球场). Two years later his dad died. and my fatber worked odd jobs to help put food onthe table during the Depression. Ten years after that. Dad fell in love. married Mom and had ababy girl. Eight more children followed. During those years, Dad slipped into a routine he neverbroke He woke up before six. took the train to work and wouldn't get home until after five thirly.After supper, Dad spent the rest of the evening in the basement making dental parts for extra
Two years ago, at the age of sixty-four, Dad retired. When I was young, Mom and Dad did well to hide the fact that we were poor. All nine of us attended Catholic schools and we always had plenty of school supplies. We slept in wooden beds, shared one bathroom and watched television from a tiny black-and-white set in the living room. Mom and Dad never bought anything for themselves. They clipped coupons, wore the same pair of sneakers for twenty years and sewed wom clothing together every Saturday afternoon.
At his retirement party. I wanted to thank Dad for all his hard work and sacrifice by buying him the best present I could think of. As I shopped though. l realized there was nothing I could buy for Dad. Dad taught me through his own faith that the greatest gifis come from the heart Finally. I left my present on the kitchen table for Dad to find before he Ieft for his frnal day at work.
1.How did Dad get extra money besides his daytime routine work?
A. Collecting garbage outside the alley.
B. Making dental parts in the basement.
C. Putting food on the table in a hotel.
D. Working oddjobs on the train.
2.What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?
A. Dad retired after sixty-four years of hard work.
B. Dad and Mom could afford their children good education.
C. Parents made every effort to save for chcir children
D. The family was once poor but became well off later.
3.After reading the text. what would be the author's present for his Dad?
A. A big-screen television.
B. A vacation schedule.
C. A letter of grateful words.
D. A great retirement party.
4.What can be the best title for the text?
A. Thank You. Dad. B. Dad's Expenence.
C. A Hardworking Dad. D. Dad. a Breadwinner.
1.B
2.C
3.C
4. A
【解析】
试题解析:本文叙述了作为一个儿子心怀感恩之心对于父亲从小到长大到退休的一生的艰辛叙述,在父亲退休的日子送给父亲的最好的礼物在:感恩之心 。
1.B细节理解题。根据第一段中:Dad spent the rest of the evening in the basement making dental parts for extra 父亲把一晚上是时间用在在地下室里铸造零件来多挣点钱,所以B正确。
2.C细节理解题,根据第二段中Mom and Dad never bought anything for themselves. They clipped coupons, wore the same pair of sneakers for twenty years and sewed wom clothing together every Saturday afternoon. 妈妈和爸爸从来不为自己买任东西,他们修剪,穿着一双穿了补了二十年运动鞋服装,每个星期六的下午缝缝补补。,所以C正确。
3.C推理判断题。根据最后一段As I shopped though. l realized there was nothing I could buy for Dad. Dad taught me through his own faith that the greatest gifis come from the heart然而当我购物时,我意识到没有什么我可以买给爸爸的东西,爸爸教给我他自己的信念:最好的礼物来自内心,根据这些内容,所以只有一封写着感激话语的信正确,所以C正确。
4. A主旨大意题。通过通读全文叙述父亲一生的不易,最后送给父亲的最好的礼物就是包含对父亲感激的话语的信,所以A正确。
考点:考查人生情感类短文阅读
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Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.
【小题1】What did the father do after he had heard his daughter’s complaint?
A.He told her not to pay any attention to what her “enemy” had said. |
B.He criticized (批评) her and told her to overcome her shortcomings. |
C.He told her to write down all that her “enemy” had said about her and pay attention only to the things that were true. |
D.He refused to take the list and have a look at it. |
A.Because he believed that what her daughter’s “enemy” said was mostly true. |
B.Because he had been so angry with his daughter’s shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while. |
C.Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment. |
D.Because he wasn’t quite sure which girl was telling the truth. |
A.Not an Enemy, but the Best Friend |
B.The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had |
C.My Father |
D.My Childhood |
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D
My father’s family name being Pirrip, and my Christian name Philip, my infant tongue could
make of both names nothing longer or more explicit than Pip. So, I called myself Pip, and came to
be called Pip.
As I never saw my father or my mother, and never saw any likeness of either of them (for their days were long before the days of photographs), my first imagination regarding what they were like, were unreasonably from their tombstones. The shape of the letters on my father’s gave me a strange idea that he was a square, dark man , with curly black hair. From the character and turn of the words, “Also Georgiana Wife of the Above,” I drew a childish conclusion that my mother was freckled(长雀斑的)and sickly.
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"Hold your noise!" cried a terrible voice, as a man started up from among the graves at the side of the church porch. "Keep still, you little devil, or I'll cut your throat!"
A fearful man, all in grey, with a great iron on his leg. A man with no hat, and with broken shoes, and with an old rag tied round his head. A man who had been shivered; and whose teeth chattered in his head as he seized me by the chin.
"Oh! Don't cut my throat, sir," I pleaded in terror. "Pray don't do it, sir."
"Tell us your name!" said the man. "Quick!"
"Pip, sir."
"Once more," said the man, staring at me. "Give it mouth!"
"Pip. Pip, sir."
“Show us where you live ,” said the man. “Point out the place!”
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“There sir!” said I .
He started, made a short run, and stopped and liked over his shoulder.
“There sir!” I explained. “That’s his grave.”
“Oh!” said he, coming back.
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67.Who do you think Alexander is?
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68.It can be learned from the passage that .
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B.Pip imagined what his parents liked through their photographs.
C.Pip’s parents and little brothers were killed by the man.
D.Pip was probably shorter or thinner than most children of his age.
69.What is the fearful man most likely to be?
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C.A tower watcher. D.Pip’s parents’ enemy.
70.Which of the following is right according to the passage?
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B.The man was so hungry that he wanted to cut his throat and eat his fat cheeks.
C.Pip’s parents were buried together in the churchyard 20 miles from the village.
D.He called himself Pip just because he was too young to pronounce his long name clearly.
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A
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B.they had problems decorating their Christmas trees
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D.was good at sports |
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C.Amery turned out to be in the same grade |
D.he pushed Amery hard and hurt him |
A.challenged Amery | B.threatened Amery |
C.admired his father | D.tried to please Amery |
A.The writer could run faster than Amery. |
B.Amery forgave the writer for his rude behavior. |
C.The writer liked playing on boys of all sizes. |
D.Amery was a student in Grade Four. |
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