Question

One day when I was 5, my mother scolded me for not finishing my rice and I got angry. I wanted to play outside and not to be made to finish eating my old rice. In my angry motion to open the screen door with my foot, I had kicked back about a 12-inch part of the lower left hand corner of the new screen door. But I had no remorse, for I was happy to be playing in the backyard with my toys.

Today, I know if my child had done what I did, I would have scolded my child, and told him about how expensive this new screen door was, and I would have delivered a spanking (打屁股) for such behavior. They never said a word. They left the corner of the screen door pushed out, creating an opening, a breach (裂缝) in the defense against unwanted insects.

For years, every time I saw that corner of the screen, it would constantly remind me of my mistake. For years, I knew that everyone in my family would see that hole and remember who did it. For years, every time I saw a fly buzzing in the kitchen, I would wonder if it came in through the hole that I had created with my angry foot. I would wonder if my family members were thinking the same thing, silently blaming me every time a flying insect entered our home, making life more terrible for us all.

My parents taught me a valuable lesson, one that a spanking or stern (严厉的) words perhaps could not deliver. Their silent punishment for what I had done delivered a hundred stern messages to me. Above all, it has helped me become a more patient person and not burst out so easily.

1.The underlined word “remorse” in Paragraph 1 most probably means ________.

A. injury    B. sense    C. regret    D. notice

2.When the author damaged the door, his parents ________.

A. scolded him for what he had done    B. gave him a spanking

C. told him how expensive it was    D. left the door unrepaired

3.How did the author feel every time he saw the damaged door?

A. He felt it destroyed the happy atmosphere at his home.

B. He found that his family members no longer liked him.

C. He felt ashamed of his uncontrolled anger at that time.

D. He felt he had to work hard to make up for the damage.

4.The experience may cause the author ________.

A. to have a better control of himself

B. not to go against his parents’ will

C. to hide his anger away from others

D. not to make mistakes in the future

5.What is the main idea of this text?

A. Parents are the best teachers of their children.

B. What is the best way to become a more patient person.

C. Adults should ignore their children’s bad behavior.

D. Silent punishment may have a better effect on educating people.

Answer

1. C

2. D

3. C

4. A

5. D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了作者小时候，因为不服母亲的管教，踢坏了家里的纱门，但父母没有修门，接下来的几年里，这个洞一直提醒着作者的错误，默默地惩罚着作者。这件事情给作者留下了深刻的印象，帮助他成为一个非常有耐心，不随便发脾气的人。

1.词义猜测题。由第一段“for I was happy to be playing in the backyard with my toys.”可知，作者没有悔恨。故C选项正确。

2.细节判断题。由第二段“They never said a word. They left the corner of the screen door pushed out, creating an opening, a breach (裂缝) in the defense against unwanted insects.”可知，当作者损坏了门时，他的父母并没有修门。故D选项正确。

3.推理判断题。由第三段“For years, every time I saw that corner of the screen, it would constantly remind me of my mistake. For years... For years...making life more terrible for us all.”可知，每次看到被损坏的门时，作者都为当时无法控制的愤怒感到羞愧，故C选项正确。

4.细节理解题。由最后一段“it has helped me become a more patient person and not burst out so easily.”可知，这段经历让作者更好地控制自己。故A选项正确。

5.主旨大意题。由最后一段可知，本文主要讲述了作者的父母给作者上了宝贵的一课，他们对作者无声的惩罚向作者发出了一百条严厉的信息，帮助他成为一个非常有耐心，不随便发脾气的人。因此本文的大意为“无声的教育效果更好”。故D选项正确。