Question

【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 am 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’ possessions.

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. They often bring unpleasant news.

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

【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. A get-together was held at home.

B. Reese’s friends didn’t appear.

C. Not many people attended the funeral.

D. The author hesitated to go to Florida.

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

A. Express her love for her parents bravely.

B. Have a talk with her parents about death.

C. Value her parents’ wishes.

D. Get everything ready for her parents.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

試題分析：本文為記敘文。伯父的離去讓作者意識到自己尚不清楚父母想要什么。

【1】D推理判斷題。依據(jù)文章第一段的內(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，自己的父母已經(jīng)年邁，作者擔(dān)心他們的身體狀況，害怕得到有關(guān)他們的壞消息，故選D。

【2】B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段中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.可知，得知這個消息后，作者的大腦一片空白，因為Reese’是她父母的兄弟姐妹中第一個去世的，作者還沒有做好準備。由此可推知，這個消息讓作者很震驚。故選B。

【3】C推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第四段第二句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’ possessions.可知Reese’的葬禮是小規(guī)模的，來參加的人不多。故選C。

【4】B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段的內(nèi)容，尤其是These are going to be difficult conversations, but I know I need to have them.可知，參加完葬禮后，在去機場的途中，作者想了很多，雖然與父母談?wù)撍麄兊暮笫聻闀r過早，但是很有必要在他們活著的時候討論這些事情。故推知作者決定就“死亡”與父母進行一次談話。故選B。

【名師點撥】

細節(jié)題的破解一般采用尋讀法，即先看試題，再讀文章。對有關(guān)信息進行快速定位，再將相關(guān)信息進行整合、甄別、分析、對比，有根有據(jù)地排除干擾項，選出正確答案。此法加強了閱讀的針對性，提高了做題的準確率，節(jié)省了寶貴的時間。尋讀法還特別適用于對圖形表格類題材的理解。做此類型的題目還要特別注意句子的邏輯關(guān)系。英語中有許多功能詞，如：表因果關(guān)系的because, since, as等；表轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系的but, however ,on the contrary, on the other hand等等。第22小題B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段中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.可知，得知這個消息后，作者的大腦一片空白，因為Reese’是她父母的兄弟姐妹中第一個去世的，作者還沒有做好準備。由此可推知，這個消息讓作者很震驚。故選B。