Question

    My dad was a fisherman. He had his own boat, but it was hard making a living on the sea. He would stay out until he caught enough to feed the family.

He was a big and strong man. When you got close to him, he smelled liked the sea.

Sometimes he would drive me to school in his old truck. That truck was older than he was. You could hear it coming for blocks. On the way, I would shrink down into the seat hoping to disappear. He would pull right up in front of the school. Then he would give me a big kiss on the cheek. It was making me feel uncomfortable!

One day I decided I was too old for a goodbye kiss. When we got to school, he had his usual big smile. He started to lean to me, but I put my hand up and said, "No, Dad," It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way. "Dad, I'm too old for a goodbye kiss."

My dad looked at me for the longest time, and his eyes started to tear up. I had never see him cry. He turned and looked out. "You're right," he said. "You are a big boy...a man." It wasn't long before my dad went to sea and never came back.

I wish that my dad would give me just one more kiss... to feel his old face... to smell the sea on him.

I wish I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would never have told my dad I was too old for a goodbye kiss.

1.From the passage, we can see the writer's dad was _______.

A.big and strong B.old and weak C.big and heavy D.short and fat

2.Sometimes the writer's dad would drive him to school _______.

A.in his own boat B.in his old truck C.in his new car D.in a old bus

3.The word "lean" in the passage means _______.

A.倚赖 B.依靠 C.转身 D.倾斜

4.The sentence "I wish I had been a man then." means "_______".

A.I wish I would always be a small boy.

B.I wish I would be a woman.

C.I'm very sorry I had said "Dad, I'm too old for a goodbye kiss."

D.My dad wishes me to be a big boy, a man.

5.Which is following is NOT true?

A.My dad had his own boat, but it was hard making a living on the sea.

B.When you got close to my dad, he smelled like the sea.

C.My dad was older than that truck was.

D.My dad looked at me for the longest time, and his eyes started to tear up.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.C

【解析】

本文介绍了作者的爸爸是个渔夫，靠外出打渔维持生计，只有天气不好的时候才不出海，此时就送作者去上学，在校门口常常亲吻一下作者的脸，然后说再见。后来作者厌倦了这种道别方式，拒绝了爸爸的吻别，不久爸爸出海出事了没能回来，他感到非常的后悔，希望爸爸能再亲吻他。

1.细节理解题。根据“He was a big and strong man.”可知，作者的父亲是高大强壮的人，故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据“Sometimes he would drive me to school in his old truck.”可知，有时，作者的父亲会开着旧卡车送他去上学，故选B。

3.词义猜测题。rely倚赖；depend依靠；turn 转身；lean 倾斜。根据“Then he would give me a big kiss on the cheek.”可知，作者的父亲要亲他，应是先倾斜身体，故选D。

4.词义猜测题。A. I wish I would always be a small boy.我希望我总是一个小孩；B. I wish I would be a woman.我希望我是一位妇女；C. I'm very sorry I had said "Dad, I'm too old for a goodbye kiss." 我很抱歉我说了“爸爸，我太老了，不适合吻别了。”D. My dad wishes me to be a big boy, a man.我爸爸希望我是一个大孩子，一个男人。根据“If I had been a man, I would never have told my dad I was too old for a goodbye kiss.”可知，如果我是个男人，我绝不会告诉爸爸我已经长大了，不适合亲吻的方式来道别，因此为了以前说过“爸爸，我太老了，不适合吻别了。”而感到抱歉。故选C。

5.推理判断题。根据“He had his own boat, but it was hard making a living on the sea.”可知，作者的父亲有自己的船，但是在海上谋生是很难的，因此A项正确。根据“When you got close to him, he smelled liked the sea.”可知，当你靠近作者的父亲时，他闻起来像大海，因此B项正确。根据“That truck was older than he was.”可知，那辆旧卡车比作者的父亲还要老，因此C项不正确。根据“My dad looked at me for the longest time, and his eyes started to tear up.”可知，作者的父亲看了他很长时间，他的眼睛开始流泪。因此D项正确。故选C。