18．It was a Sunday morning，and I was in a terrible mood．Two of my friends had gone to the movies the night before and hadn't invited me．I was in my room thinking of ways to make them sorry when my father came in．"Want to go for a ride，today，Beck？It's a beautiful day．"
"No!Leave me alone!"Those were the last words I said to him that morning．
My friends called and invited me to go to the mall with them a few hours later．I forgot to be mad at them and went I came home to find a note on the table．My mother put it where I would be sure to see it．"Dad has had an accident．Please meet us at Highland Park Hospital"．
When I reached the hospital，my mother came out and told me my father's injuries were extensive．"Your lather told the driver to leave him alone and just call 911，thank God!If he had moved Daddy，there's no telling what might have happened．A broken rib（肋骨）might have pierced（穿透）a lung…．"
My mother may have said more，but I didn't hear．I didn't hear anything except those terrible
words：Leave me alone．My dad said them to save himself from being hurt more．How much had I hurt him when I hurled those words at him earlier in the day？
It was several days later that he was finally able to have a conversation．I held his hand gently，afraid of hurting him．
"Daddy…I am so sorry…．"
"It's okay，sweetheart．I'll be okay．"
"No，"I said，"I mean about what I said to you that day．You know，that morning？"
My father could no more tell a lie than he could fly．He looked at me and said．"Sweetheart，
I don't remember anything about that day，not before，during or after the accident． I remember
kissing you goodnight the night before，though．"He managed a weak smile．
My English teacher once told me that words have immeasurable power．They can hurt or they
can heal．And we all have the power to choose our words．I intend to do that very carefully from now on．
56．The author was in bad mood that morning becauseC．
A．his father had a terrible accident
B．he couldn't drive to the mall with his friends
C．his friends hadn't invited him to the cinema
D．his father didn't allow him to go out with his friends
57．Why did the author say sorry to his father in the hospital？B
A．Because he didn't go along with his father．
B．Because he was rude to his father that morning．
C．Because he failed to come earlier after the accident．
D．Because he couldn't look after his father in the hospital
58．The reason why the author's father said he forgot everything about that day is that．C
A．he had a poor memory
B．he didn't wanted to comfort his son
C．he just wanted to comfort his son
D．he lost his memory after the accident
59．What lesson did Beck learn from the matter？B
A．Don't treat your parents badly．
B．Don't hurt others with rude words．
C．Don't move the injured in an accident．
D．Don't be angry with friends at small things．
分析 文章大意：本文讲述了作者在一个星期天的早晨因为他的两个朋友没有叫他一起去看电影心情很不好，这时他父亲进来问他今天天气不错，要不要出去骑骑车，作者态度很不好，后来作者的父亲出了车祸，住进了医院，这让作者感到那天上午不该对父亲说那些粗鲁的话，而父亲却说不记得那些事情了，主要是不行让儿子为此感到愧疚．
解答 56．C 细节理解题．根据第一段第二句Two of my friends had gone to the movies the night before and hadn't invited me．说明两个朋友没有邀请我一起去看电影让我很生气，故C正确．
57．B 推理判断题．根据文章倒数第三段"I mean about what I said to you that day．You know，that morning？说明我为自己那天上午对爸爸说的那些粗鲁的话道歉，故B正确．
58．C 推理判断题．爸爸说他不记得那些事情了，主要是不想儿子为此感到愧疚，是为了儿子，故C正确．
59．B 推理判断题．根据文章最后一段My English teacher once told me that words have immeasurable power．They can hurt or they can heal．And we all have the power to choose our words．I intend to do that very carefully from now on．作者得出的结论是语言有时候也非常伤害别人，所以不要用语言去伤害别人，故B正确．
点评 本篇文章是人物故事类阅读理解．人物故事类阅读理解是记叙文文体，是高考常见得选材之一，它注重考查考生通过阅读把握故事梗概，获取有效信息的能力，其难度较小，要求考生平时加强对这一类文章的阅读，了解记叙文基本要素，在做题时要结合上下文做出正确的选择．
