Question

 

Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved there a few years ago, and I was eager to see his now place and meet his friends.

My earliest memories of my father are of a tall, handsome, successful man devoted to his work and family but uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him; as a school girl and young adult(成年人)I feared him and felt bitter about him He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A’s and unhappy with my boy friends if their fathers were not as“successful”as he was. Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard.

   On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father’s friends for lunch at an outdoor cafe. We walked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my son’s funny facial expressions Gone was my father’s critical(挑剔的) air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around? What had held him back before?

  The next day my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closet to him at that moment. After so many years, I’m at last seeing another side of my father. And in so doing, I’m delighted with my new friend. My dad in his new home in Arizona is back to mc from where he was.

1.Why did the author feel bitter about her father as a young adult?

   A. He was silent most of the time               B. He was too proud of himself

C. He did not love his children                 D. He expected too much of her

2.When the author went out with her father on weekends, she would feel            .

   A. nervous        B. sorry          C. tired              D. safe

3.What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson?

   A. More critical                             B. More talkative

   C. Gentle and friendly                        D. Strict and hard-working

4.The underlined words“my new friend”in the last paragraph refer to           .

   A. the author’s son                           B. the author’s father

   C. the friend of the author’s father              D. the cafe owner

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D。

【試題解析】從文章第二段He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A’s and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as “successful” as he was.可知作者父親以前對(duì)她要求很嚴(yán)格。如果自己成績(jī)不好，或者男朋友們的父親不和他一樣“成功”，他就不高興。

【高考考點(diǎn)】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。

2.A。

【試題解析】從文章第二段最后一句Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard.可知周末自己和父親出門，自己總是要想好對(duì)策，提防著父親對(duì)自己發(fā)難。

【高考考點(diǎn)】推理判斷題。

3.C。

【試題解析】從第三段的內(nèi)容We walked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my son’s funny facial expressions. Gone was my father’s critical (挑剔的) air and strict rules.可知自己和兒子與父親及他的一位朋友外出后，發(fā)現(xiàn)他也再?zèng)]有以前那種挑剔的神色和嚴(yán)格的規(guī)矩，變得有紳士風(fēng)度和和藹可親了。

【高考考點(diǎn)】推理判斷題。

4.B。

【試題解析】時(shí)過(guò)多年，自己終于發(fā)現(xiàn)了父親的另一面，對(duì)父親有了新的認(rèn)識(shí)。my new friend前后都提到了my father(dad) 可知my new friend就是作者的父親。

【高考考點(diǎn)】詞義猜測(cè)題。