Question

Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences. He always told me, “You should have goals like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from the mountain-climbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience.

Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds’ singing. But as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted to quit climbing, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it before you reach the top. Only there can you see all of the nice things, which is just like your life.”

At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later after that, I got to know the meaning of hope in life. I found myself standing at the top of the mountain, and the sky was as clear as crystal.

1. The passage tells us that mountain-climbing was ______ for the father and the son.

A. hard             B. enjoyable           C. painful         D. comfortable

2.The underlined word “crystal” in the passage means _______.

A. 岩石            B. 火焰               C. 水晶          D.寒冰

3. Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the father’s words in the second paragraph(段)?

A. You will get all you need at the top of the mountain.

B. The sky is always as clear as crystal.

C. You can find life is full of nice things.

D. Never give up half-way.

4.We can infer（推断）from the last paragraph that__________.

A. the writer was very successful in his life

B. the writer reached the top of the mountain

C. though the write was young, he could understand his father

D. the writer used to stop half-way when he climbed the mountain

5.The best title for the passage is________.

A. Reaching the Top of the Mountain

B. Standing at the Top of the Mountain

C. Conversations between Father and Son

D. Seeing all of the nice things

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文说的是父子二人都喜欢爬山，在爬山的过程中，两人经常进行谈话，从中作者学到了很多道理。文中举了一个具体的例子，作者从父亲的话中受到了很大的启发。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段中Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed，可知父子二人都很喜欢爬山，所以觉得爬山是快乐的，enjoyable。hard 困难的；painful 痛苦的；comfortable 舒适的。故选B。

2.词意猜测题。根据划线词所在的句子the sky was as clear as crystal，填空像..一样明澈，我们可以猜测出，只有水晶是明澈的。故选C。

3.细节理解题。文章中第二段父亲有一段话，大意是：在山顶上你总是能看到美丽的填空，在到达山顶之前你看不到这个。只有在那你才能看到所有美丽的事物，就像你的生活一样。这里父亲是在鼓励我，让我坚持爬到山顶，所以D选项，不要在半路放弃，最符合这一段要表达的意思。故选D。

4.推理判断题。根据最后一段I found myself standing at the top of the mountain，我发现自己站在了山顶上，这里是在比喻作者在生活中取得了成功。故选A。

5.主旨大意题。这篇短文主要说的是要努力爬到山顶，在山顶上你才能看到所有美好的事物。到达山顶还有它的深意，及生活中的成功，所以reaching the top of  the mountain 到达山顶，这个题目最能概括出文章的大意，因此最佳答案为A。

考点：人生百味类短文阅读。