Daughter’s final song for father

By Xu Lingyi, 13, Mercy High School, US

What is the most surprising thing in summer? A seaside vacation? Some good family time? Or a song that changes your whole life? These all happened to Ronnie, the main character of the book The Last Song (2009). It was written by United States author Nicholas Sparks.

Since Ronnie’s parents divorced (離婚) when she was 14, she had been staying with her mom in New York. Her father, who used to be her piano teacher, lived alone in North Carolina. She was so angry with her dad that she had not talked with him or played the piano ever since they divorced. However, the summer before she turned 18, her mom sent her to North Carolina. At first, Ronnie was frustrated about it. But things changed when her dad found some turtle (海龜) eggs. She learned more about the turtles at the local aquarium (水族館) and set up a cage to protect the eggs.

The turtle broke the tough（堅(jiān)固的）wall between Ronnie and her dad. However, it was on the day the eggs hatched（孵化）that Ronnie found out her dad was dying of cancer. That was why her mom asked her to visit him. Ronnie was very upset. She started playing the piano again and wrote a song for him before he died. Ronnie deeply impressed me. Though she looks rebellious (叛逆的) in the book, she is gentle. She even slept outside the whole night just to protect the turtle eggs. She loves her father.

It is a meaningful story. It teaches us about the relationship with our parents and how to express love to our parents.

1.The Last song ——————____.

A. was written by Ronnie B. is a book whose main character is Ronnie

C. described the life of North Carolina D. tells us how the turtle hatches eggs

2.Which one is NOT true about Ronnie’s story?

A. Ronnie’s parents divorced when she was 14.

B. Ronnie stayed with her mom after the divorce.

C. Ronnie’s dad used to teach her to play the piano.

D. Ronnie kept a good relationship with her dad even after the divorce.

3.What’s the meaning of frustrated in paragraph 2?

A. Unhappy B. Afraid. C. Excited. D. Happy.

4.What happened during Ronnie’s stay with her dad?

A. Ronnie and her dad’s relationship got worse. B. Ronnie found that her dad got married.

C. Ronnie refused to play the piano again. D. Ronnie found that her dad was dying of cancer.

5.Which of the following is the writer Xu Lingyi’s opinion ?

A. Xu doesn’t like Ronnie because she is rebellious.

B. Xu thinks it was wrong that Ronnie slept outside the whole night.

C. Xu learns a lot about the relationship with parents from the book.

D. Xu doesn’t know how to express love to her parents.

1.B 2.D 3.A 4.D 5.C 【解析】 文章大意：這是一篇日常生活類故事閱讀，主要介紹羅尼父母離婚了，父親獨(dú)自居住，一次媽媽送她去看望爸爸，羅尼開始很沮喪，后來爸爸照顧海龜?shù)暗氖麓蚱屏怂透赣H之間的隔膜。后來羅尼知道母親送她去看望父親，是因?yàn)楦赣H得了癌癥，為了紀(jì)念他，羅尼寫了一首歌曲，表達(dá)對父親的愛。 1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)These all ha...
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