Question

【题目】 I believe that my actions show my beliefs, not my words.

I wrote a letter to my kids a few years ago. It’s three pages long, and it sums up my life experience of four decades. By the time they reach adulthood, they will have heard most of their father’s advice in that letter: live in the moment, do not attach yourself to physical things, treat others the way you would like to be treated, etc. I sealed the letter in a white envelope, and wrote instructions that nobody should open it unless something horrible happened to me.

As a police officer, I have seen life disappear in an instant. I realize that could happen to me at any time. Yet knowing that letter is there in my locker makes me more comfortable with my own death.

Every day, when I open my locker, I see the letter. It makes me aware that I should be careful at work, and show my children and the people I have connection with that I try to practice everything I have written. If that day comes and my children finally read the letter, I hope that because of my actions, they will take my written beliefs to heart and improve upon my example.

But for me, it’s not enough to write down my beliefs. I try to be the best person I can be every day---even in very difficult circumstances. I am more successful some days than others, but sometimes I curse too much. Sometimes I am cynical, unwilling to believe that people have good and honest reasons for doing something. I also get stressed and upset, yelling at my kids sometimes, and sometimes I am not as loving or as sympathetic as I should be. In fact, I am far from perfect, but I hope my children will eventually realize that perfection is an illusion. What really matters is that, instead of just writing down our beliefs, we all take action to be the best humans we can be.

【1】Which of the following can best describe the author?

A.Hardworking and humorous.B.Courageous and sensitive.

C.Selfless.D.Considerate.

【2】Why did the author open the locker to see the letter every day?

A.He wanted to confirm his beliefs.

B.The letter served as a reminder.

C.He kept adding something new to it.

D.His kids asked him to check it.

【3】What can we learn about the letter written by the author?

A.The author was in his forties when writing it.

B.The kids were too young to understand the tips in it.

C.The author was sure of its positive effects on his kids.

D.The author hoped it wouldn’t be opened until bad things occurred.

【4】Which can replace the underlined word in the last paragraph?

A.Doubtful about others’ motivations.

B.Curious about everything around.

C.Particular about himself.

D.Unsatisfied about his profession.

【5】What is the author’s understanding of life?

A.That fathers should take care of their children.

B.To become a perfect man.

C.To be better today than yesterday.

D.That bad guys deserve to be punished.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】D

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】

本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，作者由自己给孩子写的一封信入手，给孩子们提供一些宝贵的人生建议并谈论了自己对生活的认识——完美是一种幻觉，重要的是我们可以不断地完善自己。

【1】推理判断题。根据第二段中的“treat others the way you would like to be treated”可知，作者给孩子的建议包括要用自己希望被别人对待的方式来对待别人，由此可知，作者很体贴，故D项正确。

【2】细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Every day, when I open my locker, I see the letter. It makes me aware that I should be careful at work, and show my children and the people I have connection with that I try to practice everything I have written.”可知，每天当我打开我的储物柜时，我都会看这封信，它让我意识到，我应该在工作中小心谨慎，让我的孩子和与我有联系的人知道，我努力践行我在信中写的每一条建议，由此可知，作者每天打开储物柜看这封信是因为它起到了提醒作用，故B项正确。

【3】细节理解题。根据第二段中的“I sealed the letter in a white envelope, and wrote instructions that nobody should open it unless something horrible happened to me.”可知，我把信封在一个白色信封里，并写下指示：除非我出了什么可怕的事，否则任何人都不应该打开它，由此可知，作者希望在坏事情发生在自己身上之前这封信不要被拆开，故D项正确。

【4】词义猜测题。根据画线词后的“unwilling to believe that people have good and honest reasons for doing something.”可知，我不愿意相信人们有好的和诚实的理由做某件事情，这说明我怀疑别人的动机，由此可知画线词词义为“怀疑别人的动机”，故A项正确。

【5】推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“In fact, I am far from perfect, but I hope my children will eventually realize that perfection is an illusion. What really matters is that, instead of just writing down our beliefs, we all take action to be the best humans we can be.”可知，事实上，我远非完美，但我希望我的孩子们最终会意识到完美是一种幻觉，真正重要的是，我们不只是书写我们的信仰，而是采取行动成为我们能成为的最好的人，也就是我们可以不断地完善自己，使自己变得越来越好，由此可知，作者对生活的理解是今天（的自己）比昨天（的自己）更好，故C项正确。

本篇第5题难度较大，抓住作者的感悟是关键，夹叙夹议文的哲理感悟通常会体现在文章最后的议论部分，这是由夹叙夹议文的文体特点决定的，根据最后一段中的“In fact, I am far from perfect, but I hope my children will eventually realize that perfection is an illusion. What really matters is that, instead of just writing down our beliefs, we all take action to be the best humans we can be.”可知，事实上，我远非完美，但我希望我的孩子们最终会意识到完美是一种幻觉，真正重要的是，我们不只是书写我们的信仰，而是采取行动成为我们能成为的最好的人，也就是我们可以不断地完善自己，使自己变得越来越好，由此可知，作者对生活的理解是今天（的自己）比昨天（的自己）更好。