Question

I am Simon. When I was about 12, I had an enemy（敌人）, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings（缺点）. Sometimes she said I was thin. Sometimes she said I was lazy. Sometimes she said I wasn’t a good student. Sometimes she said I talked too much, and so on. I tried to put up with her as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me quietly, and then he asked, “Are the things she said true or not? Mary, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like? Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”

I did as he told me and to my surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true.

I brought the list back to my dad. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be helpful to you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you think is right.”

Many years have passed. The situation often appears in my mind. In our life we often meet with some trouble and we often go to someone and ask for advice. For some advice you will treasure all your life!

1.Why did Simon dislike the girl?

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2.What did Simon’s father ask him to do after hearing his complaints（抱怨）?

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3.How did the writer feel when he did the things as his father had told him?

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4.What do you think of Simon’s father?

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5.If you are in trouble at school, what will you do?（自拟作答）

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Answer

1.Because she liked to point to his shortcomings.

2.His father asked him to make a list of everything she said and mark the points are true.

3.He felt surprised.

4.He is helpful/kind.

5.I will ask my teachers , classmates or friends for help.

【解析】

1.由文中第一段第二句内容可知，Simon不喜欢那个女孩儿的原因是，她总是指出他的缺点。

2.由文中第二段第三句内容可知，爸爸给他的建议是列出所有她说的缺点，标记出你认为正确的部分。

3.由文中第三段第一句内容可知，我的感觉是很奇怪。

4.由文章内容可知，Simon在生活中遇到了不开心的事情，爸爸教会他如何去解决，因此对Simon来说，爸爸是“有帮助的，仁慈的，善良的”等等。

5.这是一道开放性试题，根据文中内容可知，在生活中遇到麻烦时，我们可以向老师，同学或朋友求助。