【題目】I am always nervous when I get an email from my parents with "FYI(For Your Information)". My parents are in their late 70s, and while they are quite healthy for their ages, I worry about what messages they are going to give me.

I got such an email in September from my father. He sent an email from my cousin who told that her father, my uncle Reese, had passed away. The news made my mind go blank though I have met him less than a dozen times in my life, because Reese was the first of my parent’s siblings(兄弟姐妹) to die, and I was simply not ready for that.

The memorial service was set in Florida, and I quickly decided I needed to go. I needed to be there for my father, and I needed to go for myself. Reese is about nine years older than my father, and I started to do the math in my head. I know that doesn’t make sense, but I will do anything to reason that I still have a lot of time before I will be in my cousin’s shoes.

Reese’s memorial service was small with only family and perhaps a dozen of his friends. The funeral was attended by an even smaller number, and then, the family gathered at a nearby bar to look at old photographs found among Reese’s possessions when he died.

As we drove back to the Orlando International Airport, I thought about how I am not sure what my parents want, not only in their memorial services, but also how they want to be remembered and where they want to be laid to rest. These are going to be difficult conversations, but I know I need to have them. Maybe not right now, but we do need to open the discussion at some point. It may feel too early, but I trust my parents will know that when adult children raise these questions, we do it out of love to honor their lives and their wishes.

【1】Why do emails with “FYI” make the author uneasy?

A. She’s too busy to read those emails.

B. She dislikes her parents’ nonstop talking.

C. She’s afraid to get bad news about her parents.

D. They often bring unpleasant news.

【2】How did the author feel about the email from her cousin?

A. Disappointed. B. Shocked. C. Confused. D. Annoyed.

【3】What do we know from the third and fourth paragraphs?

A. Not many people attended the funeral.

B. A get-together was held at home.

C. Reese’s friends didn’t appear.

D. The author hesitated to go to Florida.

【4】What does the author decide to do after the funeral?

A. Have a talk with her parents about death.

B. Express her love for her parents bravely.

C. Value her parents’ wishes.

D. Get everything ready for her parents.

【答案】memorial services, how they want to be remembered and where they want to be laid to rest. →A選項(xiàng)Have a talk with her parents about death.這里追悼會(huì)服務(wù)和在哪里安息就是談?wù)撍劳龅氖虑椤?/span>

【解析】本文主要講述了伯父的離去讓作者意識(shí)到自己尚不清楚父母要的是什么，雖然與父母談?wù)摵笫逻^早，但有必要在他們活著的時(shí)候討論。

【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第一段內(nèi)容可知，作者收到來自父母的帶有“FYI”的郵件，總是感到緊張的原因是，自己的父母年邁，擔(dān)心他們的身體，害怕壞的消息。故選C。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“The news made my mind go blank though I have met him less than a dozen times in my life,”可知，當(dāng)作者收到堂兄弟的郵件時(shí)，頭腦一片空白，故此時(shí)的心情應(yīng)是震驚的，故選B。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段“Reese’s memorial service was small with only family and perhaps a dozen of his friends.”可知，出席Reese的葬禮的只是家人和他的幾個(gè)朋友，故A項(xiàng)正確，選項(xiàng)C錯(cuò)誤；根據(jù)“I quickly decided I needed to go”作者迅速?zèng)Q定要去參加葬禮，可知作者沒有猶豫，選項(xiàng)D錯(cuò)誤；根據(jù)“the family gathered at a nearby bar”（家人聚在附近的酒吧里）可知，選項(xiàng)B錯(cuò)誤。故選A。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段“These are going to be difficult conversations, but I know I need to have them.”可知，參加完葬禮，在去機(jī)場的途中，想了很多，雖然與父母談?wù)摵笫逻^早，但有必要在他們活著的時(shí)候討論，故推知作者決定就“死亡”與父母進(jìn)行一次談話，故選A。

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