Question

A primary school teacher asked her students to write a composition about what they would like God to do for them. At the end of the day, while marking the compositions, she read one that impressed her deeply. Her husband, who had just walked in, saw her crying and asked her, “What happened?”

She answered, “Read this. It is one of my students’ compositions.”

“Dear God, tonight I ask you for something very special: Make me into a television. I want to take its place and live like the TV in my house. Have my own special place, and have my family around me. To be taken seriously when I talk, I want to be the centre of attention and be heard without interruption(打斷) or questions. I want to receive the same special care that the TV receives even when it is not working. Have the company of my dad when he arrives home from work, even when he is tired. And I want my mom to want me close when she is sad and upset, instead of ignoring(不理) me. And ...I want my brothers to fight to be with me...I want to feel that my family just put everything aside, every now and then, just to spend some time with me. And last but not least, make sure that I can make them all happy and entertain（vt.娛樂） them. God, I don’t ask you for much. I just want to live like our TV. ”

At that moment the husband said, “My God, poor kid, what horrible parents!” .The teacher looked up at him and said, “That composition is our son’s!”

1.Why did the teacher cry?

A. Because a composition moved her deeply.

B. Because the composition was very bad.

C. Because the students were lazy.

D. Because she had a fight with her husband.

2.Who was the boy that wrote the composition?

A. student who was with God.

B. A student who was like a television

C. A student in her class, but not her son.

D. A student in her class, in fact, her son.

3.According to the article, what will happen when the boy talks?

A. Everyone will pay attention to him.

B. He will be interrupted.

C. No one will pay attention.

D. His mother will talk to him.

4.Which is not right according to the passages?

A. TV can entertain them

B. TV can catch the attention of his family.

C. TV can give you answers when you ask question.

D. TV can receive special care from his family.

5.According to the article, we can know the boy is_________.

A. naughty B. lonely C. happy D. Wrong

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文中作者主要描述了一位女教師在家中閱讀學生的作文深受感動，作文中學生表達了自己孤獨、寂寞及被家人冷落和缺乏家人的愛戴等，殊不知這篇文章正是自己兒子的文章，結(jié)尾極具諷刺意味。

1.she read one that impressed her deeply. 可知，作者哭泣的原因是被學生的作文感動了；故選Ａ。

2.It is one of my students’ compositions和最后一段中The teacher looked up at him and said, “That composition is our son’s!”可知，這篇文章是作者學生的，也是他的兒子的；故選Ｄ。

3.To be taken seriously when I talk, I want to be the centre of attention and be heard without interruption(打斷) or questions.可知，孩子的愿望是成為家人關注的中心，所以選Ａ。

4.

5.“My God, poor kid, what horrible parents!”及孩子作文中的愿望可知，這個孩子是很孤獨的；故選Ｂ。

考點：人生百味類短文閱讀。