Question

    When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasn't a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me quietly, then he asked, “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn't you ever wonder what you're really like? Well, you now have that girl's opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”

I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn't change (like being very thin), but a good number I could—and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I got a fairly clear picture of myself.

I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it. “That's just for you，” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feel hurt. When something said about you is true, you'll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don't shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.” Daddy's advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I've never had a better piece of advice.

1.What did the father do after he had heard his daughter's complaint?

A.He agreed with her “enemy”.

B.He let her continue to put up with her “enemy”.

C.He told her to write down all her “enemy” had said about her.

D.He told her not to pay attention to what her “enemy” had said.

2.Which of the following can we know from the passage?

A.The “enemy” thought the writer was pretty.

B.The “enemy” thought the writer studied hard.

C.The writer and her “enemy” became best friends at last.

D.The writer is grateful to her father.

3.Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?

A.Not an Enemy, but the Best Friend

B.The Best Advice I've Ever Had

C.My Father

D.My Childhood

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

【解析】

本文是夹叙夹议文。作者12岁的时候，有个朋友经常指出她的缺点。作者的父亲给她建议，:要勇于听取别人的批评，从中选取正确的意见，加以改正。

1.细节理解题。根据文章第二段的Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said可知父亲让作者把对方说的话记下来，标出正确的地方，对其他的就忽视。故选C项。

2.推理判断题。根据最后一段的Daddy's advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I've never had a better piece of advice可知，在很多重要的时刻，作者经常回想父亲的建议。在作者的一生中，她从来没有听过比这更好的建议。作者很感激父亲。故选D项。

3.主旨大意题。 从文章最后一段总结句In my life, I've never had a better piece of advice（在作者的一生中，她从来没有听过比这更好的建议），可推断出文章的最佳标题为The Best Advice I've Ever Had。故选B项。