20.When I was about 12,I had an enemy,a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点).Week by week her list grew:I was very thin,I wasn't a good student,I talked too much,I was too proud,and so on.I tried to hear all this as long as I could.At last,I became very angry.I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.
He listened to me quietly,and then he asked,"Are the things she says true or not?Janet,didn't you ever wonder what you're really like?Well,you now have that girl's opinion.Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true.Pay no attention to the other things she said."
I did as he told me.To my great surprise,I discovered that about half the things were true.Some of them I couldn't change (like being very thin),but a good number I could-and suddenly I wanted to change.For the first time I got a fairly clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy.He refused to take it."That's just for you,"he said."You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself.But you have to learn to listen,not just close your ears in anger and feel hurt.When something said about you is true,you'll find it will be of help to you.Our world is full of people who think they know your duty.Don't shut your ears.Listen to them all,but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do."
Daddy's advice has returned to me at many important moments.In my life,I've never had a better piece of advice.
21.What did the father do after he had heard his daughter's complaint?D
A.He refused to take the list and have a look at it.
B.He told her not to pay any attention to what her"enemy"had said.
C.He was angry and told her to overcome her shortcomings.
D.He told her to write down all and pay attention only to the things that were true.
22.What does"Week by week her list grew"mean?A
A.Week by week she discovered and pointed out more shortcomings of mine.
B.She kept on adding new ones to the list so it was growing longer and longer.
C.I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on.
D.Week by week,my shortcomings grew more serious.
23.Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?C
A.My Father
B.My Childhood
C.The Best Advice I've Ever Had
D.Not an Enemy,but the Best Friend.
分析 本文讲述了作者的一个女同学老喜欢指出他的缺点,作者为此生气,困惑.在父亲有意识的开导建议下,作者认识到了真正的自己,从而改正自己的缺点,最后得出结论:这是他听过的最好的建议.
解答 21.D.细节理解题.从第二段第三行Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true可知她爸爸让她把所有的都写下来,并且只关注真实的,故选D.
22.A.细节理解题.从第一段第二句 a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点).Week by week her list grew可知是指她发现我更多的缺点并指出来,故选A.
23.C.文章标题题.从文章最后一段总结句In my life,I've never had a better piece of advice可推断出文章主要写的是我一生中听到的最好的建议,故选C.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.