17.They say that after a parent dies,the surviving children can take on some of their parent's characteristics.I resisted for years becoming anything like my dad or at least acknowledging that I was anything like him because,well,because I wanted to be me,not him; but there I sat at his memorial service several months ago,telling myself,"You've got a lot more of your dad in you than you think."
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I knew the feeling of parental pride well,especially when my boys achieved in ways that were beyond my comprehension and ability,but I looked for other ways to express it."That's an incredible story you've written,"I would say about the composition."I can't believe how fast you solved that problem,"I would admire the work of the math genius.But never just the blanket phrase.
I thought that by making my praise specific,it would feel like I was claiming their achievement less as mine and more as one they could own themselves.But there I was at Dad's memorial,about to eulogize him,thinking that I could say exactly what my brother said,"He lets me be me."That was his achievement.In the bland phrase that I promised I would never utter to my children was a world of forgiveness,care and appreciation.We kids could do no wrong in my father's eyes,and because of that we found the freedom to fly far from the nest.What I took for a bad thing was love.So just the other day when my older son,now a promising manager,sent me an email about the thank-you dinner his latest client threw him,I thought hard for clever things to say,finally realizing your kids don't really need your praise.They just want what my dad gave me."I'm so proud of you,"I wrote.Just like the old man.
55.Why did the writer resist becoming like his father?A
A.Because he wanted to have his own character.
B.Because his father was a man with no ambition.
C.Because he desired to be a well-educated gentleman.
D.Because his father failed to be responsible for the family.
56.What does the underlined sentence imply?B
A.The writer's father loved him more than anyone or anything.
B.The writer has taken on many characteristics of his father.
C.The writer misses his father very much in his deepest heart.
D.The writer's father has sacrificed too much for his development.
57.When the writer's father said"I'm so proud of you"to him,the writer thoughtB.
A.he should work harder
B.his father took his own fame
C.he should respond to his father politely
D.his father should express his pride clearly
58.Why does the writer make his praise for his children specific?C
A.To make them realize his love for them.
B.To let them know why he is proud of them.
C.To stress they achieve a lot by themselves.
D.To show that praise can be given differently.
59.The underlined word"eulogize"in the last paragraph probably means"A".
A.praise
B.a(chǎn)ccompany
C.imitate
D.criticize
60.What is the best title for the passage?C
A.An unforgettable experience
B.A successful father
C.Five magic words
D.A sad son.

分析 本文為記敘文,主要講述了作者的父親對作者所講的"I'm so proud of you"對作者的影響及作者的感悟.

解答 55.A.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第一段第二句中的"because I wanted to be me,not him"可知作者不想像自己的父親一樣是因?yàn)樗胱鲎约,故選A.
56.B.句意理解題.根據(jù)文章第一段中的"I resisted for years becoming anything like my dad or at least acknowledging that I was anything like him because,well,because I wanted to be me,not him; but…"可知這位作家具有許多他父親的特點(diǎn),故應(yīng)選B項(xiàng).
57.B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第二段中的"You're taking credit for what isn't really yours"可知當(dāng)作家的父親對他說"我為你感到驕傲"時,作者想父親是為了自己的名聲;故選B.
58.C.推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章最后一段中的"it would feel like I was claiming their achievement less as mine and more as one they could own themselves"可知作者把表揚(yáng)具體化就是為了讓自己的孩子感覺到是他們通過自己的努力取得了成就,故選C.
59.A.詞義猜測題.根據(jù)前文中的"I was at Dad's memorial"和后文中的"thinking that I could say exactly what my brother said,‘He lets me be me.'"可知,此處表示的是作者在贊頌自己的父親.故eulogize意為"歌頌,贊頌";故選A.
60.C.主旨大意題.本文作者主要講述了父親所說的"I'm so proud of you"給自己帶來的影響,作者同時也領(lǐng)悟到了那5個單詞所代表的深刻含義,故C項(xiàng)作文章標(biāo)題最佳.

點(diǎn)評 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.

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