Question

    The care center told us Dad's case was hopeless. Mom took him home and his spirits lifted under her care. Several months later, we decided to fly out and give my mother a break from nursing him.

On the last day of our trip, after finishing his walking treatment, I suggested that he "exercise" his fingers by playing his piano, but the fingers that had once flown over the keys with ease could barely strike one note. Paralysis（瘫痪）had taken away the number-one joy in Dad's life.

Helping him from his wheelchair to the piano bench, I placed his hands on the keys and the list on the piano. Seeing his stiff fingers devastated me and Dad. I lay back in my chair, closed my eyes and expected the worst. I couldn't believe my ears when The War We Were rang out, flowing with feeling and no mistakes. He continued playing down his list.

Quickly wiping my eyes, I felt grateful for what had taken place. I never thought I'd hear my dad's beautiful music again. Dad couldn't grasp what had happened during that hour and seemed confused. Instead of getting back in his wheelchair, he asked me to turn him around on the bench so that we could talk.

Starting with his earliest childhood memories, Dad shared his life story, telling tales I'd never heard before. It was a magical time for us, and we took turns wiping our eyes. When he became silent, I knew this moment had ended.

For the next hour, I found myself reliving priceless memories. Happy tears flowed as my father played every song I'd ever heard growing up, including favorites that we had danced to as children. Apparently, the wonderful stories he'd just shared had sparked his memory.

1.Why did the author decide to go on a holiday?

A.To ease his father's feeling of hopelessness.

B.To accompany his father for the last family trip

C.To give his mother a rest from attending his father.

D.To help the doctor treat his father for his paralysis

2.What does the underlined word "devastated" in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A.Delighted. B.Interested

C.Worsened. D.Discouraged.

3.What made the author's father puzzled?

A.He still remembered his childhood dreams. B.He could play his familiar music on the piano.

C.He was left alone at home with the author. D.He could stand up without the author's help.

4.What did the author do after his father got silent?

A.Reflect on his old memories. B.Choose his father's favorite music.

C.Dance to the music his father played. D.Take his turn to take care of his father.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。作者的父亲患了重病, 坐在轮椅上的父亲在作者的鼓励下, 用僵硬的手指重新在钢琴上弹奏自己喜爱的乐曲, 这乐曲唤起了作者儿时的回忆。

1.

细节理解题。第一段The care center told us Dad's case was hopeless. Mom took him home and his spirits lifted under her care. Several months later, we decided to fly out and give my mother a break from nursing him.得知, 在母亲的照顾下, 作者的父亲精神状态好了, 几个月之后, 为了让母亲在照料父亲的过程中休息一下, 我们就决定坐飞机出游, 故选C。

2.

词义猜测题。根据第二段I suggested that he "exercise" his fingers by playing his piano, but the fingers that had once flown over the keys with ease could barely strike one note. Paralysis（瘫痪）had taken away the number-one joy in Dad's life. 得知，作者说服父亲弹钢琴活动手指。但是瘫痪已经夺走了父亲生活中最快乐的事情,看到父亲僵硬的手指, 这让作者和父亲都感到很沮丧, 故选D。

3.

推理判断题。根据第四段Dad couldn't grasp what had happened during that hour and seemed confused.得知, 作者的父亲不相信自己在这一个小时的时间里所做的事, 即弹钢琴, 因此感到迷惑, 由此判断选B。

4.

细节理解题。根据最后一段For the next hour, I found myself reliving priceless memories.得知, 作者在父亲沉默之后的一个小时回顾自己小时候的那些珍贵的记忆, 由此推断选A。