Question

I was in a terrible mood. Two of my friends had gone to the movies the night before and hadn’t invited me. I was in my room thinking of ways to make them sorry when my father came in. “Want to go for a ride, today, Beck? It’s a beautiful day.”

“No! Leave me alone!” Those were the last words I said to him that morning.

         My friends called and invited me to go to the mall with them a few hours later. I forgot to be mad at them and when I came home to find a note on the table. My mother put it where I would be sure to see it. “Dad has had an accident. Please meet us at Highland Park Hospital”.

    When I reached the hospital, my mother came out and told me my father’s injuries were extensive. “Your father told the driver to leave him alone and just call 911, thank God! If he had moved Daddy, there’s no telling what might have happened. A broken rib（肋骨）might have pierced（穿透）a lung...”

My mother may have said more, but I didn’t hear. I didn’t hear anything except those terrible words: Leave me alone. My dad said them to save himself from being hurt more. How much had I hurt him when I hurled those words at him earlier in the day?

    It was several days later that he was finally able to have a conversation. I held his hand gently, afraid of hurting him.

         “Daddy… I am so sorry…”

“It’s okay, sweetheart. I’ll be okay. ”

         “No,” I said, “I mean about what I said to you that day. You know, that morning?”

         My father could no more tell a lie than he could fly. He looked at me and said. “Sweetheart, I don’t remember anything about that day, not before, during or after the accident. I remember kissing you goodnight the night before, though. ”He managed a weak smile.

    My English teacher once told me that words have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the power to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.

1.The author was in bad mood that morning because _______.

A. his father had a terrible accident      

B. he couldn’t drive to the mall with his friends

C. his friends hadn’t invited him to the cinema

D. his father didn’t allow him to go out with his friends

2.Why did the author say sorry to his father in the hospital?

A. Because he didn’t go along with his father.

B. Because he was rude to his father that morning.

C. Because he failed to come earlier after the accident.

D. Because he couldn’t look after his father in the hospital.

3.The reason why the author’s father said he forgot everything about that day is that _______.

A. he had a poor memory

B. he didn’t hear what his son said

C. he just wanted to comfort his son

D. he lost his memory after the accident

4.What lesson did Beck learn from the matter?

A. Don’t treat your parents badly.

B. Don’t hurt others with rude words.

C. Don’t move the injured in an accident.

D. Don’t be angry with friends at small things.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章通过一件事情讲述了不好的话能带给他人伤害这一道理。作者因为没有得到朋友的邀请而很生气，和爸爸说话时，没有控制情绪，对爸爸很粗鲁。得知爸爸出事之后，作者感到非常后悔，他向爸爸道了歉，爸爸没有怪作者。最后，作者认识到，语言可以伤人也可以救人，我们应该把握分寸，不能用恶语伤人。

1.根据第一段第一行“Two of my friends had gone to the movies the night before and hadn’t invited me.”可知，作者的两个朋友去看电影没有邀请作者，作者因此很生气，故选C。

2.根据第五段“How much had I hurt him when I hurled those words at him earlier in the day?”可知，作者意识到那天早上说的气话伤害了他父亲，作者因此像父亲道歉，故选B。

3.根据倒数第二段“Sweetheart, I don’t remember anything about that day, not before, during or after the accident.”可知，作者的父亲说自己已经忘记那天发生的事情了，父亲是为了安慰作者，才这么说的，故选C。

4.根据最后一段“words have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the power to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.”可知，语言蕴含力量，既可伤人，也可疗伤，我们应该在合适的时候说恰当的话，不应该用恶语伤人，故选B。

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