Question

As a young man, Tom was a famous artist with a wife and two fine sons. One night, his older son was ill. Tom and his wife thought it was nothing serious. But the boy died suddenly that night..

After his son died, Tom always felt very sad. To make matters worse, his wife also left him later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son, Emie. Sadly, he turned to alcohol(酒) for help.

As time went by, Tom began to lose everything he had---his land, house, etc. A few months later, Tom passed away alone in a small bar. Hearing of Tom's death, I thought,“What a complete failure!”

But later, I began to change my earlier opinion. I knew Tom's now adult son, Emie. He is one of the kindest, most caring men. I saw the love between Emie and his children. And I thought that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere.

One day, I asked him what made him become such a specia1 person. Emie said quietly, “My father came into my room every night, give me a kiss and said,“love you, son.”

Hearing his words, I understood everything. Tom didn't leave many things behind. But he had been a kind loving father, and left behind his best love.

1.How many sons did Tom have?

A.One.                  B.Two.                    C.Three.                  D.Four

2.What did the writer think of Tom when he heard of his death?

A. Tom was a lazy man.

B. Tom was an unsuccessfill father.

C. Tom was a hard-working man.

D. Tom liked drinking too much.

3.What happened to Tom's wife later?

A. She was mad.                                      B. She went to work.

C. She died.                                         D. She was ill.

4.Where did Emie's kindness and caring come from?

A. His father's love.                              B.His mother's love.

C. His own hard-work.                               D.His parent's hard-work.

5.Finally, the writer thought

A Tom was a good father.

B. Tom was a rich father.

C. Tom was a careless father

D. Tom was a badfather.

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：汤姆是一位有两个儿子的艺术家，由于大意，他的长子病死了。正在汤姆悲伤难过时，她的妻子也离开了他，汤姆悲伤绝望，酗酒度日。几个月后他死在了一个小酒吧里。我认为汤姆是一个彻底的失败者。但是后来我从汤姆的儿子身上找到了汤姆曾经给儿子的爱和教育，并改变了我对他的看法。

1.B 细节理解题。题意：汤姆有几个儿子？A.One一；B.Two.二；C.Three三；D.Four四。根据短文第一句“Tom was a famous artist with a wife and two fine sons”（汤姆是一位有一位妻子和两个好儿子的著名艺术家）可知，他有两个儿子，故选B。

2.2】B 细节理解题。题意：当听到汤姆的死讯后，作者认为他怎样？A. Tom was a lazy man.汤姆是一个懒人；B. Tom was an unsuccessfill father.汤姆是一位不成功的父亲；C. Tom was a hard-working man.是一个努力工作的人；D. Tom liked drinking too much.汤姆太喜欢饮酒。由第三段最后一句：Hearing of Tom's death, I thought,“What a complete failure!”（听到汤姆的死讯，我想“一个完全的失败者”，故选B。

3.3】C 细节理解题。题意：汤姆的妻子后来发生了什么事？A. She was mad.她生气了；B. She went to work.她去上班了；C. She died.她去世了；D. She was ill.她生病了。由第二段的： his wife also left him later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son,（他的妻子也离开了他，独自留下他和六岁的小儿子）可知，他的妻子也离世了。故选C。

4.4】A 推理判断题。题意：Emie的友善和爱心来自哪儿？A. His father's love.父亲的爱； B.His mother's love.母亲的爱；C. His own hard-work.自己的努力；D.His parent's hard-work.父母的努力。由倒数第二段的“My father came into my room every night, give me a kiss and said,“love you, son.”（每天晚上爸爸来我的房间，亲吻我并说：爱你，儿子。）可以推测出是父亲的爱影响了他。故选A。

5.5】A 推理判断题。题意：最后，作者认为什么？A Tom was a good father.汤姆是一位好父亲；B. Tom was a rich father.汤姆是一位富裕的父亲；C. Tom was a careless father 汤姆是一位精心的父亲；D. Tom was a bad father.汤姆是一位坏父亲。由短文最后一句：But he had been a kind loving father, and left behind his best love.（但是他是一位和蔼、有爱心的父亲，而且留下了他最深的爱）可以推测出最后作者认为汤姆是一位好父亲。故选A。

【考点定位】 考查故事类短文阅读。