Question

    I looked into the mirror and checked if I was dressed up properly. YES! My hair was clean and my tie was straight. So I confidently went to the stage, imagining how proud my parents would be! That evening, I was the pianist playing in the school concert for the first time. When the concert was over, I couldn’t wait to share my joy with my family. However, only my mother was there. She explained, “Son, your dad is called out to work.”

I was a little unhappy, though not very surprised. Because it was not the first time that my father was absent. As a manager in a big telecommunications(电信) company, my father was very busy with his work all year around. In fact, I didn’t have much time with him. Every time when I complained about it, my father always said, “Everyone has his duty(责任), and I have mine.”

Later, I had a chance to visit father’s company. He pointed to a big iron tower and said, “Son, that is a base station. Do you know that about 25 percent of the calls in our country are through the network we built?” “Wow!” “But it’s hard work. You know, China started late in many ways. We have to work hard and sometimes even give up time with family.”

Now, more and more people are amazed at the Chinese miracle(奇迹). If any foreign friend asks me what makes the Chinese miracle, I want to tell that behind the miracle there is always a story like my father’s.

1.Was the writer’s father absent from his school concert?

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2.How many percent of the calls are through the network built by the writer’s father’s company?

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3.According to the writer, what makes the Chinese miracle?

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4.Do you want a father like the writer’s? Why or Why not?(Answer with no more than 30 words)

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Answer

1.Yes, he was.

2.25%

3.People work hard and sometimes give up time with family.

4.开放性题，言之有理即可

【解析】

本文主要介绍了作者的钢琴表演上爸爸因为工作原因缺席，并介绍了爸爸的职业和爸爸为了工作而努力，并放弃与家人相聚的职业精神。

1.

细节理解题。根据第1大段“Son, your dad is called out to work.”儿子，你爸爸被叫去工作了。可知，爸爸是因为工作原因缺席学校的演唱会。故答案填Yes, he was.

2.

细节理解题。根据第3大段“Do you know that about 25 percent of the calls in our country are through the network we built?”你知道吗，我们国家25%的电话是通过我们建立的网络打的。可知，是25%。故答案填25%。

3.

细节理解题。根据第3大段“We have to work hard and sometimes even give up time with family.”我们不得不努力工作有时候甚至还要放弃与家人相聚的时间。可知，是人们努力工作并有时放弃与家人相聚的精神,正是这种精神造就了中国奇迹，故答案填People work hard and sometimes give up time with family.

4.

推理判断题。本题答案可以从两方面出发，1、希望爸爸多陪伴家人，陪伴孩子成长。2、希望爸爸为社会多做贡献，成就更多的中国奇迹。故答案言之有理即可。