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 mountain-climbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience (耐力).

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. In fact, I hated it at that moment, 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 at the top, can you see all of the nice things, just like in life.”

At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later after that, I got new hope and confidence . I found myself standing at the top of the sky, which was as clear as crystal (水晶).

1.The passage tells us that mountain-climbing was ________ for Father and Son.

A. hard             B. enjoyable

C. painful          D. comfortable

2.The word “quit” in the passage means “________”.

A. carry on         B. put off

C. give up          D. pick up

3.Which of the following is similar in meaning to the father’s words in the second paragraph?

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 didn’t reach the top of the mountain

C. though the writer 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. Enjoy the Beautiful Views

C. Conversations between Father and Son

D. Father and I

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：该短文围绕着父子俩登山这件事，教导我们做事情一定要坚持到底，方能看到最美的人生风景。

1.1】细节理解题。根据短文第一段，作者和他的爸爸都喜欢爬山，所以每天坚持去爬山，在爬山的过程中进行一些有趣的谈话。可见爬山对于这对父子俩应该是一个享受的过程。Hard艰难的；enjoyable有趣的；painful痛苦的；comfortable舒服的。因此选B合适。

2.2】词义推测题。Quit的意思是放弃。Carry on 持续；put off推迟；give up放弃；pick up捡起。

3.3】细节理解题。这句话的意思是，站在山顶的话，你总是能看到一个美丽的天空，但是不到达山顶，你就看不到它。这就如同生活，只有到达顶部，你才能看到所有美好的事物。只有D选项和这句话相符，never give up in halfway 永远不要半途而废。

4.4】细节理解题。根据最后一段，作者当时还很小，所以不懂得父亲的话，但是后来逐渐明白了这个道理，最后作者发现自己总是站在云端，因此可以推测出作者的一生是成功的。故选A。

5.5】标题归纳题。A登顶；B欣赏美景；C父子俩的谈话；D父亲和我。整篇短文主要围绕着登山这件事，教会了我们一个道理就是，做事永远不要半途而废。所以较为恰当的标题选A。

考点：教育类短文。