Question

We arrived at the hospital to find Dad was very weak, but his smile was as sure as ever. It was another attack of pneumonia (肺炎). My husband and I stayed with him for the weekend but had to return to our jobs on Monday. Local relatives would help Dad get home from the hospital and look after him. But I longed to be able to let him know that we cared too, even when we weren’t with him.

Then I remembered a family tradition when our children were small. When leaving their grandparents’ home after a visit, each child would write a love note to their grandparents. They hid notes in the cereal (麦片) box, under a hairbrush, next to the phone or even in the microwave oven (微波炉). For days, their grandparents would smile as they discovered these signs of our love.

So as I tidied Dad’s kitchen and made up a bed for him downstairs in the living room, I wrote some notes. Some were practical, “Dad, I put the food in the fridge so it wouldn’t spoil.” Some expressed my love, “Dad, I hope you will sleep well in your new bed.” Most notes were downstairs where he would stay for several weeks until he recovered strength, but one note I hid upstairs under his pillow, “Dad, if you have found this note, you must be feeling better. We are so glad!”

Just like his medicines strengthened him physically, these “emotional vitamins” would improve his spiritual health. Several weeks later, in one of our regular phone calls, I asked Dad how he was doing. He said, “Pretty good. I just found your note under my pillow upstairs!”

1.We can infer from the text that the author’s father _______.

A. got home from hospital alone

B. lived with his relatives

C. asked her to return to work

D. had suffered from the same illness before

2.The children hid notes in their grandparents’ home in order to _______.

A. follow a family tradition

B. play tricks on their grandparents

C. show their gifts to their grandparents

D. give their grandparents a pleasant surprise

3.Following the family tradition, the author _______.

A. often called her father

B. wrote some notes to her father

C. longed to visit her father

D. worried about her father’s health

4.Having heard what her father said, the author would feel _______.

A. surprised    B. lucky    C. pleased    D. sad

5.What do we know about the author from the text?

A. She attempted to comfort her father with love.

B. She wanted to set an example to her children.

C. She enjoyed communicating with her father with notes.

D. She believed that a family tradition was very important.

Answer

1. D

2. D

3. B

4. C

5. A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲了作者的父亲又一次得了肺炎，根据传统，作者在父亲的家里留下了许多便条。有些是很实用的提醒，有的是表示对父亲的关爱。这些便条让老人感觉到孩子的爱，这些便条对老人的精神健康很有好处。

1.推理判断题。答案定位在第一段It was another attack of pneumonia (肺炎).（父亲又一次得了肺炎），可知父亲之前曾经得过肺炎，故选D。

2.推理判断题。答案定位在第二段For days, their grandparents would smile as they discovered these signs of our love.可知孩子们把这些暖心的纸条放在爷爷奶奶的家里，是想让爷爷奶奶有意外的惊喜并感受到孩子们的爱，故选D。

3.细节理解题。答案定位在第三段So as I tidied Dad’s kitchen and made up a bed for him downstairs in the living room, I wrote some notes. Some were practical, “Dad, I put the food in the fridge so it wouldn’t spoil.” Some expressed my love, “Dad, I hope you will sleep well in your new bed.” 可知作者给父亲写了很多纸条，有些是很实用的提醒，有的是表示对父亲的关爱，故选B。

4.推理判断题。根据第三段中的but one note I hid upstairs under his pillow, “Dad, if you have found this note, you must be feeling better. We are so glad!” 可知在枕头下面的便条上她表达了对父亲恢复健康的祝愿。再根据最后一段中的He said, “Pretty good. I just found your note under my pillow upstairs!” 可知父亲看见了她留的便条后感觉很好，这当然会让作者感觉很开心，故选C。

5.推理判断题。文章主要讲了作者的父亲又一次得了肺炎，根据传统，作者在父亲的家里留下了许多便条。有些是很实用的提醒，有的是表示对父亲的关爱。这些便条让老人感觉到孩子的爱，这些便条对老人的精神健康很有好处。由此推断出作者试图用爱来安慰父亲，故选A。