Question

"BANG!" the door caused a reverberation (回声). It was just standing there, with Father standing on one side, and I on the other side.

   We were both in great anger. "Never set foot in this house again!" stormed Father. With tears welling up in my eyes, I rushed out of the flat and ran along the street.

   The street lights were shining, causing rather sad-feeling. I wandered aimlessly.

   A young father who held a child in his arms walked past me. I felt as if I saw my childhood from another space: happy and carefree.

    But now... I don't know whether it is because I have grown up or because Dad is getting old. We differ in our ways of thinking. He always puts his opinions and codes of behaviour on me. Whenever I do something wrong, he never admits it. We are just like two people coming from two different worlds. It feels like there is an iron door between us that can never be opened.

   I wandered in the streets, without a destination in mind. My heart was frozen on this hot summer night. As I walked on there were fewer and fewer people on the streets, until I had only the street lights to keep me company. When I finally reached the high-rise apartment block in which I lived, I saw that the light was still on.

   I thought to myself: "Is Father waiting for me, or is he still angry with me?"

   In fact, it was nothing. Perhaps, Dad was throwing away some of his old stamps. Perhaps he thought they were useless. I never had the courage to tell him that I liked collecting stamps. I can't stand his outrageous (蛮横的) words: "I can't throw you away, let alone these old papers?"

   All the lights were off except Father's.

   Dad was always like this. Maybe he didn't know how to express himself. After shouting at me, he never showed any mercy or any moments of regret. After an argument he has the habit of creeping up (悄悄来到) in my sleep and then tucking me underneath the covers.

   This was how he always was. He has been a leader for so long that telling everyone else what to do has become his second nature.

   The light was still on. "Am I wrong?" I whispered, maybe... With the key in hand, I was as nervous as I had ever been. At last, I decided to open the door. As soon as I opened the door tears ran down my cheeks. I suddenly realized that the iron door that I had imagined between us did not exist (存在) at all. Love---is second to none.

1.Decide which is the best order of the following according to what happened in the passage.

     a. I opened the door and entered the house.

     b. Sadly I ran out into the street.

     c. I reached the place where I lived and saw my house still brightly lit.

     d. I thought of my father's kindness towards me.

     e. I walked about in the street without any aim.

A. b-e-d-c-a    B. b-e-c-d-a    C. b-e-a-c-d    D. b-e-c-a-d

2.Why do you think the father often shouts at his son?

A. Perhaps the father is getting older and older.

B. Perhaps the son has already grown up.

C. Perhaps they never agree with each other.

D. Perhaps the father has got used to doing that.

3.What conclusion can you come to after reading the passage?

A. The father treats his son in an unfair way.

B. The father is actually kind to his son.

C. The father is neither kind nor cruel to his son.

D. The father is always finding fault (过错) with his son.

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.B

【解析】本文主要讲述了作者和父亲吵架了，然后在大街上漫无目的地闲逛。街上的人越来越少，他想起了父亲平常做的事，觉得父亲总是这样做，这没什么，父亲和他的争吵只是一种爱。于是，他推开门，回家。

1.B

推理判断题。根据第二段的 With tears welling up in my eyes, I rushed out of the flat and ran along the street.第三段的 I wandered aimlessly. 第六段的When I finally reached the high-rise apartment block in which I lived, I saw that the light was still on.第七段的 I thought to myself: "Is Father waiting for me, or is he still angry with me?" 最后一段的 As soon as I opened the door tears ran down my cheeks

可知这个故事发生的顺序是：我和父亲吵了一架后，我就跑出去在大街上漫无目的的徘徊。当我到了我所居住的那个街区时，我想起父亲平常的样子，最后我打开门进家。故选B。

2.D

推理判断题。根据第十段的Dad was always like this.可知父亲总是这样，故推断父亲经常对着他儿子大喊，是因为他习惯这样做。故选D。

3.B

推理判断题。根据最后一段的I suddenly realized that the iron door that I had imagined between us did not exist (存在) at all. Love---is second to none.可知作者意识到父亲和他之间的争论，分歧不存在了，这是父亲的一种爱。故推断父亲实际上很爱他的儿子。故选B。

点睛：阅读理解根据题干要求，选择合适的答案。需要利用题干，在文中找出答案所在的位置，然后进行推理，判断和比较。例如小题3，根据最后一段的I suddenly realized that the iron door that I had imagined between us did not exist (存在) at all. Love---is second to none.和文中语境可知儿子和父亲吵架，儿子跑出家，在街上徘徊，想起了父亲总是做的事，意识到这是父亲的一种爱，没什么，于是就回家了。故选B。