Emanuel’s father liked to declare he’d spent ages by the sea, breathing seawater. Now, away from the sea, in the hospital, his body just looked like a beached fish. His condition went from bad to worse. The doctor came from saying, “He’ll be home in a day,” “He’ll be home in a week,” to “He will be home in a month.”
When Emanuel was a teenager, if he ever seemed bored with the pier(碼頭), his father would shout, “What ? This isn’t good enough for you?” And later, when he suggested Emanuel take a job at the pier after high school, the boy almost laughed, and his father again said, “What? This isn’t good enough for you?” And before Emanuel went to war, when he talked of marrying Maggie and becoming an engineer, his father said, “What? This isn’t good enough for you?”
And now, here he was, Emanuel helped out at the pier, working evenings after his taxi job, doing his father’s labor.
Parents rarely let go of their children, so children let go of them. They move on. They move away. It is not until much later that children understand: their stories and all their accomplishments sit on top of the stories of their mothers and fathers.
One night his father, lying in hospital, was practically too weak to speak. Others comforted him. “Your old man will pull through. He’s the toughest man we’ve ever seen.”
When the news came that his father had died, Emanuel felt heart-broken.
In the following weeks, Emanuel’s mother lived in a confused state. She spoke to her husband as if he were still there .She yelled at him to turn down the radio. She cooked enough food for two .One night, when Emanuel offered to help with the dishes, she said. “Your father will put them away.” Emanuel put a hand on her shoulder. “Ma,” he said softly, “Dad’s gone.”
“Gone where?” murmured Mum.
小題1:Which of the following shows the right order of the story?
a.Emanuel’s father fell ill.         
b.Emanuel helped out at pier.
c.Emanuel went to the war.
d.Emanuel wished to be an engineer.
e.  Emanuel’s mother lived in a confused state
A.bacdeB.dcabeC.bcedaD.decba
小題2:In Paragraph 4, the writer inplies that       
A.Children can never understand how much their parents have devoted to them
B.Children wouldn’t have achieved so much without their parents’ support
C.Children often feel regretful because they leave their parents
D.Children like moving away from their parents
小題3:The underlined phrase “pull through” can probably be replaced by ________
A.wake upB.give upC.pick upD.get up
小題4:The last paragraph mainly tells us that      
A.Emanuel’s mother was at a loss at her husband’s death.
B.Emanuel often helped his mother to wash the dishes.
C.Emanuel lived with his mother and often comforted her.
D.Emanuel’s mother doesn’t like to listen to the radio.

小題1:B
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:A

試題分析:本文描述了Emanuel的父親對他的影響以及他的父親生病住院以及去世以后對家人的影響。
小題1:B 排序題。根據(jù), when he suggested Emanuel take a job at the pier after high school和And before Emanuel went to warAnd now, here he was, Emanuel helped out at the pier, working evenings after his taxi job, doing his father’s labor.和In the following weeks, Emanuel’s mother lived in a confused state.說明B項正確。排序題可以使用排除法。
小題2:B 推理題。根據(jù)本句后2行It is not until much later that children understand: their stories and all their accomplishments sit on top of the stories of their mothers and fathers.說明父母的支持對于孩子很重要,故B項正確。
小題3:C 推理題。根據(jù)本句“Your old man will pull through. He’s the toughest man we’ve ever seen.”這是別人安慰的話:他會好轉(zhuǎn)的,他是我們見過的最堅強的人,故C正確。
小題4:A 段落大意題。根據(jù)最后一段描述She yelled at him to turn down the radio. She cooked enough food for two .One night, when Emanuel offered to help with the dishes, she said. “Your father will put them away.” Emanuel put a hand on her shoulder. “Ma,” he said softly, “Dad’s gone.”說明他的媽媽對于丈夫的去世很難過。故A正確。
點評:本文要求考生在閱讀理解整體語篇的基礎(chǔ)上,把握文章的真正內(nèi)涵。要吃透文章的字面意思,從字里行間捕捉有用的提示和線索,這是推理的前提和基礎(chǔ);要對文字的表面信息進(jìn)行挖掘加工,由表入里,由淺入深,從具體到抽象,從非凡到一般,通過分析、綜合、判定等,進(jìn)行深層處理,符合邏輯地推理。不能就是論事,斷章取義,以偏概全。要忠實于原文,以文章提供的事實和線索為依據(jù)。
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A.a(chǎn)nnouncedB.a(chǎn)ppearedC.servedD.sat
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Dear Crystal,
Humans run in packs like dogs. When a new dog enters the pack, a lot of discovery goes on. So bring cookies for everyone! Then try making friends with one co-worker. Invite her to lunch. When you get familiar with each other, tell her how hard you’re finding the situation at work. chances are, she’ll take you under her wing.
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A.try to persuade her daughter to give in.
B.spend more time cleaning the house.
C.a(chǎn)sk her daughter to help tidy up
D.find a better way to keep the cat.
小題2:The underlined word “brainy” in the passage means        .
A.excitedB.friendlyC.intelligentD.hard-working
小題3:According to the passage,       .
A.Phobic can’t get along well with her daughter.
B.Aunty is fond of animals like cats.
C.Crystal’s coworkers are cheating her.
D.Lily has no interest in lab experiments.

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