Question

    We live in Bedford, a town near London. My father is a hard-working pilot, so he doesn’t have much time to look after us.

When I was a kid, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. And I remember one night, when she made breakfast food after a long, hard day at hospital.

On that evening, my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and terribly burnt biscuits in front of my dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed. Yet all my dad did were reaching for a biscuit,  smiling at my mom and asking my brother and me how we had been doing at school. I don’t remember what I told him that night, but I do remember watching him put butter on that biscuit and eat every bite!

When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom apologize to my dad for burning the biscuits. And I will never forget what he said, “Honey, I love burnt biscuits.”

Later that night, I went to kiss my dad goodnight and I asked him if he really liked burnt biscuits. He wrapped me in his arms and said, “Your mom is really tired after a hard day’s work. Besides, a little burnt biscuit could never hurt anyone. We have been married for 17 years. She always cooks for me. Don’t put the key to your happiness in someone else’s hand, but put it in your own.”

1.What does the father do?

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2.How many people are there in the family?

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3.Does the father really like burnt biscuits?

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4.Do you agree with the idea that we should put the key to our happiness in our own hand? Why or why not?

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Answer

1.A pilot./He is a pilot.

2.4/Four.

3.No./No, he doesn’t.

4.Yes, I agree. Because we need to learn to understand each other in our lives.

【解析】

文章讲述作者的妈妈把饼干烧焦了，但是爸爸不但没有怪她而且说烧焦的饼干很好吃，作者意识到为了得到快乐的生活，一个人应该学会理解。

1.细节理解题。根据文中的句子“My father is a hard-working pilot”可知文章中的爸爸是一名飞行员。因为本题是一个特殊疑问句，所以可以采取“问什么，答什么”的简短方式回答，也可做完整回答。所以，简短回答答案为A pilot；完整回答为：He is a pilot。故答案为A pilot./He is a pilot.

2.细节理解题。文中谈到了作者的爸爸和妈妈以及作者的弟弟。可知作者一家共有四口人。因为本题是一个特殊疑问句，所以可以直接采取“问什么，答什么”的简短方式回答。可以直接写数字4，也可以写英文four，但是首字母要大写。故答案为4/Four.

3.细节理解题。根据文章中的句子“Later that night, I went to kiss my dad goodnight and I asked him if he really liked burnt biscuits. He wrapped me in his arms and said, “Your mom is really tired after a hard day’s work. Besides, a little burnt biscuit could never hurt anyone. We have been married for 17 years. She always cooks for me.”可知爸爸不是真正的喜欢烧焦的饼干。因为句子是以does开头一般疑问句，所以要用does来回答，does的否定形式是doesn’t；回答中要用代词代替句中的人，故the father要用he来代词。本句也可以简短回答，其形式为No；完整回答形式为No，he doesn’t。故答案为No./No, he doesn’t.

4.因为生活中会遇到很多情况，我们需要相互理解。故答案为Yes, I agree. Because we need to learn to understand each other in our lives.