Question

    When my father was getting ready for work, our house was ruled by knocks and words.

He used to come downstairs to breakfast.

The morning paper lay beside his plate. He always read the ''Deaths'' first, and then he knocked once on the table. One of my sisters brought his bread, already buttered for him. Usually he said nothing, but once I heard him say, ''I love you very much, Edith. I would love more if you buttered my bread on both sides. '' He read the paper all through breakfast.

Two knocks on the table meant ''I am ready for my tea. '' If a single knock followed that meant, ''More bread, please. ''

After breakfast he said, ''Boots. '' The paper was spread (展开) for him over the back of an arm-chair. Yesterday's paper was put on the chair for his feet, and his boots were brought to him, freshly cleaned. He read standing at the same time putting on his boots. With one boot finished he said, ''Bus. '' At that point one of the girls went outside to the garden gate and waited there. Her job was to stop a bus when it came. It came early sometimes and it had to wait for my father. ''Overcoat, hat. '' One of my sisters had already brushed his overcoat. Now she held it open for him. Another girl came with his hat, nicely brushed. ''Handkerchief, pipe (烟斗). '' They were brought and put, with his tobacco (烟草), into his pocket. He looked out of the window and said either ''Walking stick'' or ''Umbrella''. It was handed to him. Ready now, he was still reading the paper. He didn't put it down until he heard the shout ''Bus coming! '' Then he kissed my mother and went out. The girls breathed freely.

How lucky a man was to have a wife and five daughters at home!

1.When the father made the first knock, he meant _______.

A.his breakfast should begin

B.he had begun to read the morning newspaper

C.he was made to feel sad by the ''Deaths'' news

D.he would start to read the other parts of the paper

2.All the daughters were quite busy in the morning because _______.

A.their father never helped them

B.they were not clever or quick enough to do their jobs

C.each of them had to start and finish her job just on time

D.their father always gave different instructions at the same time

3.What was the father's favorite?

A.Giving instructions. B.Reading newspaper.

C.Being clean and tidy. D.Having bread buttered on both sides.

4.From the story we may see that _______.

A.the father was the ''centre'' of the family

B.The father was hated by all his daughters

C.the father was so lazy that he hardly did anything

D.Every girl in the family was afraid to do wrong because they didn't know clearly what to do

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了父亲上班之前吃饭和准备出门的情景，父亲总是不停地让她们做事情，而且他的命令仅限于几个字，甚至敲几下桌子。他的态度让一家人非常谨慎，他离开家后大家都松了口气，借此说明父亲是家庭的中心。

1.

推理判断题。根据第三段的He always read the ''Deaths'' first, and then he knocked once on the table. One of my sisters brought his bread, already buttered for him. (他总是先读death，然后在桌子上敲一下。我的一个姐姐就把涂好了黄油的面包拿给他)可推测，作者父亲在桌子上敲一下的意思是他准备吃早饭了。A. his breakfast should begin(他的早餐应该开始了)符合以上说法，故选A项。

2.

推理判断题。根据文章第三至五段的内容，尤其是第五段的The girls breathed freely.(女孩们都松了一口气)可知，作者的父亲早上一直在读报纸，他的五个女儿忙着为他准备早饭、拿鞋子、准备好烟斗和烟草、手杖或是雨伞，以及出门为他等车。每个孩子都有自己的任务，而且在他上班前必须按部就班准时完成，所以当父亲走后她们都感觉很轻松。C. each of them had to start and finish her job just on time(她们每个人都必须准时开始以及结束自己的任务)符合以上说法，故选C项。

3.

推理判断题。根据第三段的He read the paper all through breakfast.(他早饭时一直在看报纸)和第五段的Ready now, he was still reading the paper. He didn't put it down until he heard the shout ''Bus coming! '' (现在一切都准备好了，他依然还在读报纸。直到听到有人大喊“公交车来了”他才会把报纸放下)可推测，作者的父亲非常喜欢读报。B. Reading newspaper.(读报)

4.

推理判断题。根据文章的主要内容，尤其是倒数第二段的Then he kissed my mother and went out. The girls breathed freely.(他亲吻我的妈妈然后出门。女孩们都松了口气)和最后一段How lucky a man was to have a wife and five daughters at home!(在家里有一个妻子和五个女儿，真是幸运)可知，本文讲述了父亲上班之前吃饭和准备出门的情景，父亲总是不停地让她们做事情，而且他的命令仅限于几个字，甚至敲几下桌子。他的态度让一家人非常谨慎，他离开家后大家都松了口气。由此推测父亲是整个家庭的中心。A. the father was the ''centre'' of the family(这位父亲是整个家庭的中心)符合以上说法，故选A项。