Question

    When I was a little girl, I remember that when my dad was repairing something, he would ask me to hold the hammer, so we would have time for a conversation with each other. I never saw my dad drinking or taking a night out. All he did after work was taking care of his family.

I grew up and left home for college and since then, my dad had been calling me every Sunday morning. And when I bought a house several years later, my dad painted it by himself in the fierce summer heat. All he asked was to talk to him, but I was too busy in those days.

Four years ago, my dad visited me. He spent many hours putting together a swing for my daughter. He asked me to have a talk with him, but I had to prepare for a trip that weekend.

One Sunday morning we had a telephone talk as usual. I noticed that my dad had forgotten some things that we discussed lately. I was in a hurry, so our conversation was short. Several hours later that day I received a call. My father was in the hospital. Immediately I bought a plane ticket and on my way I was thinking about all the occasions I missed to have a talk with my dad. By the time I arrived at the hospital, my father had passed away. Now it was he who did not have time for a conversation with me. I realized how little I knew about my dad, his deepest thoughts and his dreams.

After his death I learned much more about him and even more about myself. All he ever wanted was my time. And now he has all my attention every single day.

1.When the author was a little girl, she       .

A.was good at repairing things B.liked playing with the hammer

C.often talked with her father D.learned to take care of her family

2.What happened when the author was at college?

A.She phoned her father every Sunday morning.

B.She received a call from her father every Sunday morning.

C.Her father bought her a house.

D.She often asked her father to talk with her.

3.Why did the author fail to have a talk with her father four years ago?

A.Because her father was busy putting up a swing for her daughter.

B.Because she had got tired of talking with him.

C.Because she was busy planning a trip.

D.Because her father often forgot what they had once talked about.

4.What can we learn from the underlined sentence?

A.The author found an excuse to forgive herself.

B.The author and her father were both busy.

C.The author complained about her father’s leave without saying goodbye.

D.The author regretted missing the talks with her father.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了小时候和上大学的时候作者经常和爸爸谈天，但成家后陪爸爸谈天的次数少了，爸爸的突然离世让作者再也没有机会与爸爸谈天了，作者还发现自己对爸爸内心的想法知之甚少，对此作者非常后悔。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段中的“When I was a little girl, I remember that when my dad was repairing something, he would ask me to hold the hammer, so we would have time for a conversation with each other.”可知，当我还是个小女孩的时候，我记得当我爸爸在修理东西的时候，他会让我拿着锤子，这样我们就有时间谈天，由此可知，作者小的时候经常和爸爸谈天，故C项正确。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段中的“I grew up and left home for college and since then, my dad had been calling me every Sunday morning.”可知，我长大后离家上大学，从那以后，我爸爸每个周日早上都给我打电话，由此可知，上大学时，作者每周日早上都会接到爸爸的电话，故B项正确。

3.细节理解题。根据第三段“Four years ago, my dad visited me. He spent many hours putting together a swing for my daughter. He asked me to have a talk with him, but I had to prepare for a trip that weekend.”可知，四年前，爸爸来看我，他花了很长时间为我女儿组装秋千，他要我和他谈天，但我得为那个周末的旅行做准备，由此可知，作者四年前没有和爸爸谈天是因为她正忙着计划一次旅行，故C项正确。

4.词句猜测题。根据画线句前的“on my way I was thinking about all the occasions I missed to have a talk with my dad. By the time I arrived at the hospital, my father had passed away.”可知，在路上，我一直在想所有我错过的和爸爸谈天的机会，当我到达医院时，爸爸已经去世了，因此“现在是他没有时间和我谈话了”的意思是作者很后悔错过了陪爸爸谈天的机会，故D项正确。