Question

    One day when I was five, my mother scolded me for not finishing my rice and I got angry. I wanted to play outside and not be made to finish eating my old rice. In my angry movement 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 for such behavior. My parents never said a word. They left the corner of the screen door be, 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 my behavior 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 his bad behavior 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.What is the main idea of this text?

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

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

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

D. Parents are the best teachers of their children.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。作者亲身经历从父母那里得到了一个启迪：沉默的惩罚可能对教育人们有更好的效果。

1.词义猜测题。根据for I was happy to be playing in the backyard with my toys.和But可知，我并不后悔。由此推知划线词的意思是“后悔”。故选C。

2.推理判断题。根据第二段中They left the corner of the screen door be, creating an opening, a breach (裂缝) in the defense against unwanted insects.“他们把纱门的一角留了下来。”由此推知，当作者把门弄坏时，他的父母没有把门修好。故选D。

3.推理判断题。根据第三段中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.可知，作者每次看到那扇损坏的门时他为那时自己无法控制的愤怒而感到羞愧。故选C。

4.主旨大意题。根据最后一段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 my behavior delivered a hundred stern messages to me. Above all, it has helped me become a more patient person and not burst out so easily.“我的父母给我上了宝贵的一课，一个用打屁股或严厉的语言可能无法表达的教训。他们对我的行为进行了无声的惩罚，向我传达了上百条严厉的信息。最重要的是，它帮助我成为一个更有耐心的人，不那么容易爆发”。可知，沉默的惩罚可能对教育人们有更好的效果。故选A。