Question

    You’ll soon be 84 years old, Dad, and you and I will have had 55 Father’s Days together.

You know, there was a time when we were not only separated by the generation gap but completely polarized (对立) by it. Split by: age and experience, opinions, hairstyles, cosmetics, clothing and boys.

The Father-Daughter Duel（冲突） of‘54 shifted into high gear（白热化） when you taught me to drive the old Dodge and I decided I would drive the‘54 Chevy whether you liked it or not. The police officer who accompanied me home after you reported the Chevy stolen late one evening was too young to understand father-daughter politics and too old to have much tolerance for a 16-year-old. You were so decent about it, Dad, and I think that was probably what made it the worst night of my life.

Our relationship improved greatly when I had babies. I didn’t know what to expect of you and Mom as grandparents but I didn’t have to wait long to find out. Those babies adored you then just as they adore you now.

I suppose I saw our relationship as aging together, rather like a fine wine. But the oddest thing happened last week. I was at a stop sign and I watched as you turned the corner in your car. It didn’t immediately occur to me that it was you because the man driving looked so elderly and frail behind the wheel of that huge car. It was rather like a slap in the face delivered from out of nowhere. Perhaps I saw your age for the first time that day.

Fifty years ago this spring, we planted kohlrabi together in a garden in Charles City, Iowa.

This week, we’ll plant kohlrabi together again, perhaps for the last time but I hope not. I don’t understand why planting kohlrabi with you is so important to me but it is. I don’t even like kohlrabi... but I like planting it with you.

Honoring a father on Father’ s Day is about more than a dad who brings home a paycheck, shares a dinner table, and attends school graduation and weddings. It’s more about unconditionally loving children who are stubborn, who know everything and won’t listen to anyone. It’s about loving someone more than words can say, and wishing that it never had to end.

I love you, Dad.

1. What is the purpose of the third paragraph?

A.To prove that the father is very strict.

B.To describe the father-daughter politics.

C.To show the conflict between the author and her father.

D.To condemn the policeman for lack of understanding.

2.What does the author mean by saying “a slap in the face” in the fifth paragraph?

A.She regretted the fights she had with her father.

B.She suddenly realized that her father was so old and could be gone one day.

C.She was ashamed of herself that she hadn’t taken good care of her father.

D.She suddenly realized that she had caused a lot of trouble for her father.

3.Which of the following words can describe the author’s father?

a. Unreasonable      b. Caring      c. Tolerant         d. Stubborn

A.bc B.bd

C.acd D.bcd

4.The author wrote his father this letter to _________.

A.tell him about their conflicts B.say sorry for her being stubborn

C.express her gratitude to him D.remind him of the early incident

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

【解析】

本文是篇记叙文。作者通过写信的方式向我们叙述了自己成长过程中与父亲之间发生的一些事，通过对这些小事的描写让我们感受到了浓浓的亲情，以及女儿对父亲的爱意。

1.推理判断题。根据第三段开头中的“The Father-Daughter Duel（冲突） of‘54 shifted into high gear（白热化） when you taught me to drive the old Dodge and I decided I would drive the‘54 Chevy whether you liked it or not.”可知，那时，您教我学开那部道奇旧车，可我却不管您喜不喜欢，执意要开雪佛兰54那辆车。当时，我们父女俩关于雪佛兰汽车的争执也调到了最高挡。由此判断出本段主要展示了父亲与女儿之间的一些冲突，故选C项。

2.推理判断题。根据第五段中“It didn’t immediately occur to me that it was you because the man driving looked so elderly and frail behind the wheel of that huge car.”和“Perhaps I saw your age for the first time that day.”可知，可我并没有立刻反应过来那是您，因为那个男人开着车，又在那部大车的车轮后面，就显得他岁数很大、身体也很虚弱的样子。也许，那是我第一次“看见”您的年龄。由此判断出作者在那一刻突然意识到父亲已经老了，可能有一天会离开人世，这事实像给了她一巴掌让她内心受到震动。故选B项。

3.推理判断题。根据第三段中在作者与父亲发生冲突后，作者用“You were so decent about it”您对这件事倒是处理得很体面,来描写其父亲，表明其父亲是宽容的；最后一段中“Honoring a father on Father’ s Day is about more than a dad who brings home a paycheck, shares a dinner table, and attends school graduation and weddings.” 过“父亲节”，尊重一位父亲，绝不仅仅是因为爸爸给家里挣多少钱、和家人一起共进晚餐、参加学校活动、参加毕业典礼和婚礼的原因。表明父亲是懂得照顾人的；故b、c符合描述，故选A。

4.推理判断题。本文作者通过描写自己成长过程中与父亲之间发生的一些事，让我们感受到父女之间浓浓的亲情，感受到父亲对女儿的爱，同时作者通过写这一封信也表达了自己对父亲的感激之情。所以作者写这篇短文的目的就是为了向父亲表达感激之情。故选C。