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When I was growing up, I was embarrassed to be seen with my father. He was severely lame and very short, and when we would walk together, his hand on my arm for balance, people would stare. I would feel ashamed at the unwanted attention. If he ever noticed or was bothered, he never let on, nor did he say anything about it.

It was difficult to coordinate(协调) our steps—his pausing, my impatience—and because of that, we didn’t say much as we went along. But as we started out, he always said, “You set the pace, I will try to adjust to you.”

Our usual walk was to or from the subway, which was how he got to work. He went to work sick, and despite bad weather. He almost never missed a day, and would make it to the office even if others could not. A matter of pride.

When snow or ice was on the ground, it was impossible for him to walk, even with help. At such times my sisters or I would pull him through the streets of Brooklyn, NY, on a child’s sleigh to the subway entrance. Once there, he would grasp the handrail until he reached the lower steps that the warmer tunnel air kept ice-free. In Manhattan the subway station was the basement of his office building, and he would not have to go outside until we met him in Brooklyn on his way home.

When I think of it now, I wondered at how much courage it must have taken for a grown man to subject himself to such indignity and stress. And at how he did it—without bitterness or complaint.

He never talked about himself as an object of pity, nor did he show any envy of the more fortunate or able. What he looked for in others was a “good heart”, and if he found one, the owner was good enough for him.

Now that I am older, I believe that is a proper standard by which to judge people, even though I still don’t know precisely what a “good heart” is. But I know the times I don’t have one myself.

My father has been gone many years now, but I think of him often. I wonder if he sensed my unwillingness to be seen with him during our walks. If he did, I am sorry I never told him how sorry I was, how unworthy I was, how I regretted it. I think of him when I complain about incident, when I am envious of another’s good fortune, when I don’t have a “good heart”.

At such times I put my hand on his arm to regain my balance, and say, “You set the pace, I will try to adjust to you.”

1.What wouldn’t the author like others to see?(No more than 10 words)

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2.What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase “let on” in the first paragraph? (No more than 5 words)

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3.According to the third paragraph, what conclusion can you get about the father’s attitude toward his work? (No more than 8 words)

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4.Find an example in the passage that shows the father was a man with a “good heart”. (No more than10 words)

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5.What does the author learn from his father? (No more than 15 words)

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Answer

1.His father was crippled and couldn’t keep balance

2.Showed his feelings/Toldothers his feelings

3.He loved his work/ He took his work seriously./He was strict in his work

4.He subjected himself to indignity and stress./He never talked about himself as an object of pity/He didn’t show any envy of the more fortunate or able.

5.To be a man with a good heart

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述了作者对自己生有残疾却从不怨天尤人保持一颗“善良的心”的父亲的怀念和对自己年轻时羞于与父亲在一起的悔恨

1.His father was crippled and couldn’t keep balance 考查细节理解题。根据第一段提到When I was growing up, I was embarrassed to be seen with my father. He was severely lame and very short, and when we would walk together, his hand on my arm for balance, people would stare.当我在长大时，我提到父亲很尴尬，他是瘸的，很矮，当我们一起走路时，他的手挎着我的胳膊来保持平衡，人们会瞪着眼睛看，故His father was crippled and couldn’t keep balance

2.Showed his feelings/Toldothers his feelings 考查细节理解题。根据第一段提到If he ever noticed or was bothered, he never let on, nor did he say anything about it如果他注意到或被打扰，他不能表达自己的感觉，也不会说什么。

3.He loved his work/ He took his work seriously./He was strict in his work 考查细节理解题。根据第三段提到He went to work sick, and despite bad weather. He almost never missed a day他带病上班，尽管有恶劣的天气，不会错过一天，故很热爱这份工作。

4.He subjected himself to indignity and stress./He never talked about himself as an object of pity/He didn’t show any envy of the more fortunate or able.考查细节理解题。根据第六段提到He never talked about himself as an object of pity, nor did he show any envy of the more fortunate or able.他从来不把自己看作是遗憾，也不会对命运表现出羡慕。

5. 考查推理判断题。根据倒数第二段提到I think of him when I complain about incident, when I am envious of another’s good fortune, when I don’t have a “good heart”当我抱怨时，当我嫉妒命运时，当我不能表示好心时，我会想到他。

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