Growing up, I remember my father as a silent, serious man not the sort of person around whom one could laugh. As a teenager arriving in America, knowing nothing, I wanted a father who could explain the human journey. In college, when friends called home for advice, 1 would sink into deep depression for what I did not have.
Today. at twenty-seven, I have come to rediscover them in ways that my teenage mind would not allow — as adults and as friends with their own faults and weaknesses.
One night after my move back home, I overheard my father on the telephone. There was some trouble. Later, Dad shared the problem with me. Apparently my legal training had earned me some privileges in his eyes. I talked through the problem with Dad. analyzing the purposes of the people involved and offering several negotiation strategies. He listened patiently before finally admitting, “I can’t think like that. I am a simple man.”
Dad is a brilliant scientist who can deconstruct (解構(gòu)) the building blocks of nature. Yet human nature is a mystery to him. That night I realized that he was simply not skilled at dealing with people, much less the trouble of a conflicted teenager. It’s not in his nature to understand human desires.
And so, there it was — it was no one’s fault that my father held no interest in human lives while 1 placed great importance in them. We are at times born more sensitive, wide-eyed, and dreamy than our parents and become more curious and idealistic than them. Dad perhaps never expected me for a child. And I, who knew Dad as an intelligent man, had never understood that his intelligence did not cover all of my feelings.
It has saved me years of questioning and confusion. I now see my parents as people who have other relationships than just Father and Mother. I now overlook their many faults and weaknesses, which once annoyed me.
I now know my parents as friends: people who ask me for advice; people who need my support and understanding. And I’ve come to see my past clearly.
小題1:What was the author’s impression of her father when she was a teenager?
A．Friendly but irresponsible.
B．Intelligent but severe.
C．Cold and aggressive.
D．Caring and communicative.
小題2:Why did the author feel depressed when her friends called home?
A．She did not have a phone to a1l home.
B．Her father did not care about her human journey.
C．Her father was too busy to answer her phone.
D．Her father couldn’t give her appropriate advice.
小題3:After the author overheard her father on the telephone.
A．he blamed her for impoliteness
B．he rediscovered human nature
C．he consulted with her about his problem
D．he changed his attitude towards the author
小題4:The author realized that ______.
A．her father had too many faults and weaknesses
B．her father was not as intelligent as she had thought
C．her father was not good at interpersonal relationships
D．her father placed too much importance in social activities
小題5:Which of the following is the best title of this passage?
A．My Parents as Friends
B．My Parents as Advisors
C．My Father — a Serious Man
D．My Father — an Intelligent Scientist

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:C
小題5:A

試題分析：這篇短文中作者主要講述了自己的父親,其中重點(diǎn)介紹了父親與自己的相處方式.
小題1:根據(jù)第一段Growing up, I remember my father as a silent, serious man not the sort of person around whom one could laugh.及下文Dad is a brilliant scientist who can deconstruct (解構(gòu)) the building blocks of nature.描述,可知作者認(rèn)為他的父親是個聰明而嚴(yán)肅的人.故選B.
小題2:根據(jù)短文第一段when friends called home for advice, Iwould sink into deep depression for what I did not have 描述,可知作者感到沮喪的原因是,他的父親不能給他提供適當(dāng)?shù)慕ㄗh.故選D.
小題3:根據(jù)第三段描述,可知他想父親請教并討論了他的問題.故選C.
小題4:根據(jù)第四段Yet human nature is a mystery to him. That night I realized that he was simply not skilled at dealing with people,描述,可知作者的父親不擅長處理人際關(guān)系.故選C.
小題5:根據(jù)短文最后一段I now know my parents as friends 及上文描述,可知作者主要講述了父親和自己的相處方式,那就是像一個朋友一樣與自己的孩子相處.故選,.A
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C．a(chǎn) hungry and homeless beggar
D．a(chǎn) kind-hearted and helpful woman
小題4: Which of the following can best describe the man in the wheelchair?
A．kind, energetic and determined
B．positive, dependent and easy-going
C．a(chǎn)ctive, optimistic and open-minded
D．helpful, generous and strong-hearted

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

Every morning my friend would stop on the way to work to have a quick breakfast with her 8-year-old son. Then she   1  him off at school. They ate the same thing every morning: an egg sandwich, juice, coffee for her, and milk for him.
One day she ordered a(n)   2  breakfast. Once they finished eating and were heading out of the door, she   3 , said good morning to a homeless man sitting outside of the   4 , and gave him the breakfast she had ordered for him. He   5  her, telling her it was his first meal during the last several   6 . She couldn’t help but feel   7  and was glad she finally took   8 .
She told her son that she had seen the man every day that week there and that   9 , herself included, had offered him   10 , support, food, or drink. She   11  explained that homelessness could happen to anyone and that it was important to   12  needy people.
So her “Tradition of Kindness”   13 . Each day she and her son went on to   14  the homeless man breakfast. The   15  was kept until they moved away several years later,   16  the experience was firmly put into her son’s mind.
My friend   17  every time she tells me that this “Tradition of Kindness” goes on with her son, who remembers this   18  tradition. Now working in a company, her son stops every morning at Starbucks for a coffee and offers a homeless person a breakfast before going to the   19 .
What a great tradition that he can   20  to his children as well!
小題1:
A．sentB．droppedC．calledD．drove
小題2:
A．lightB．expensiveC．ordinaryD．extra
小題3:
A．stoppedB．escapedC．backedD．hid
小題4:
A．shopB．marketC．hotelD．restaurant
小題5:
A．recognizedB．refusedC．thankedD．found
小題6:
A．daysB．minutesC．months D．weeks
小題7:
A．coldB．goodC．strangeD．nervous
小題8:
A．a(chǎn)ctionB．timeC．careD．effect
小題9:
A．everyoneB．someoneC．no oneD．a(chǎn)nyone
小題10:
A．educationB．informationC．comfortD．safety
小題11:
A．a(chǎn)gainB．furtherC．onceD．first
小題12:
A．contactB．encourageC．followD．help
小題13:
A．beganB．existedC．failedD．changed
小題14:
A．winB．buyC．showD．a(chǎn)ward
小題15:
A．promiseB．a(chǎn)greementC．orderD．practice
小題16:
A．a(chǎn)lthoughB．soC．butD．because
小題17:
A．criesB．jumpsC．jokesD．smiles
小題18:
A．schoolB．childhoodC．youthD．a(chǎn)dulthood
小題19:
A．officeB．cinemaC．storeD．library
小題20:
A．connectB．relateC．passD．move

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