Question

As a young man, Al was a good artist. He has a wife and two fine sons. One night, his older son had a serious stomachache. Neither Al nor his wife thought that it was very serious. But the boy died suddenly that night. 

The death could have been avoided(避免) if he had realized the seriousness of the situation. So Al always felt guilty(内疚). To make matters worse, his wife left him a short time later. He was alone with his six-year-old younger son. Al could not stand the hurt and pain, and he turned to alcohol(酒精) for help. He sold things to drink.

Al began to lose everything he had—his land, house, etc. Finally Al died alone in a small bar. Hearing of Al’s death, I thought, “What a complete failure(失败)!”

Now his younger son, Ernie, is an adult. He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known. I saw the love between Ernie and his children, thinking that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere.

I hadn’t heard Ernie talked much about his father. One day, I worked up my courage to ask him what his father had done so that he became such a special person. Ernie said quietly, “As a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, “Love you, son.”

Tears came to my eyes as I realized that I had been a fool to tell Al as a failure. He had been a kind loving father, and left behind his best love.

根据短文内容，判断以下句子的正误。正确的用“A”表示，不正确的用“B”表示。

1.At first there were four people in Al’s family.

2.Al always felt guilty because his wife left him.

3.Al sold everything he had—his land, house to drink alcohol.

4.Ernie was a complete failure just like his father.

5.At the end of the story, the writer thought Al was a loving father.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.A

【解析】这篇短文主要介绍了了爱的遗产。一位父亲给他的儿子留下的最珍贵的遗产。

1.根据As a young man, Al was a good artist. He has a wife and two fine sons可知，开始时Al家有四口人。故选A。

2.根据The death could have been avoided(避免) if he had realized the seriousness of the situation. So Al always felt guilty(内疚)可知，儿子的死使Al感到内疚。故选B。

3.根据He sold things to drink.Al began to lose everything he had—his land, house, etc.可知，为了换酒，Al卖掉了一切。故选A。

4.根据倒数第二段的叙述可知Ernie并不像他的父亲那样失败。故选B。

5.根据He had been a kind loving father, and left behind his best love可知，作者最后认识到Al是一个有爱心的父亲。故选A。