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A Father Learns A Lesson From His Son

Velan was a carpenter. He was living in a village. His mother died a long time back. His aged father, Kuppan, lived with him. Kuppan was very weak. He could not even walk well. He was weak ________ Velan did not give him enough food. He had given his father a small earthen plate. Velan was a had man.

Velan had a son. His name is Muthu. Muthu was just ten years old. He was a very good boy. He __________ his grandfather. He had great respect for his grandfather. He did not like his father because he was treating his grandfather badly.

One day Kuppan was eating his food out of earthen plate that his son had given to him. The earthen plate fell down and _________ into pieces. The food also fell on the floor. Velan was working at the other end of the room. When he saw the broken plate, he was very_______, and shouted at Kuppan. The old man felt bad about what happened. He was sorry for his mistake.

The next day Velan saw his son working on a piece of wood.

“What are you doing, Mum?” he asked.

“I am making a wooden plate ___________ you, father. When you grow old, like my grandfather, you will need a plate for food. And it may not break so _________,” Muthu said.

The carpenter was surprised to hear this. At that time, he realized his mistake. He was very sad about what he did. Then he became a _______ person. From that day on, Velan treated his father with great respect. He learnt a lesson from his own son. You should respect your ______ at all times. It is your duty.

1.A. though    B. because   C. if        D. before

2.A. hated     B. missed    C. loved    D. hurt

3.A. ran       B. broke      C. put     D. took

4.A. angry    B. sad       C. happy     D. surprised

5.A. of        B. with       C. from     D. for

6.A. hard      B. hardly    C. easily   D. quickly

7.A. different B. difficult  C. serious   D. useful

8.A. children B. teachers C. parents   D. friends

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.C

7.A

8.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了Velan是一个木匠，他对自己的父亲不是很好，但是他的儿子对爷爷很好，通过儿子的一个行为，使他意思自己的错误，从此对自己的父亲特别好了。

1.B考查名词及语境的理解。A. though 尽管；B. Because因为；C. If如果；D. Before在……之前；句意：他很虚弱，因为Velan不给他足够的食物。故选B。

2.C考查动词及语境的理解A. Hated讨厌；B. missed 错过；C. Loved爱 ；D. Hurt伤害；句意：他是一个非常好的男孩，他爱他的爷爷。这里指这个小男孩喜欢自己的爷爷。故选C。

3.B考查介词及语境的理解。A. Ran跑；B. Broke打破；C. Put放；D. Took花费。句意：那个瓦盘子掉了下来，摔成了碎片。这里是摔坏了。故选B。

4.A考查副词及语境的理解。A. Angry生气的；B. Sad悲伤的；C. Happy高兴的；D. Surprised吃惊的。句意：他非常的生气，朝Kuppan大喊。这里指Velan很生气的意思。故选A。

5.D考查名词及语境的理解。A. of……的；B. With带有，具有；C. From从……；D. For为了……；句意：我正在制作一个木盘子给你，爸爸。短语make sth. For sb.表示给某人制作某物。故选D。

6.C考查形容词及语境的理解。A. Hard努力；B. Hardly几乎不；C. Easily容易地；D. Quickly快速地。句意：你将需要盘子吃食物，它不会很容易摔坏。这里是 Muthu对父亲说的话。故选C。

7.A考查形容词及语境的理解。A. Different不同的；B. Difficult困难的；C. Serious严肃的；D. Useful有用的。Then he became a _______ person. 句意：然后，他成了一个不同的人。故选A。

8.C考查连词及语境的理解。A. Children孩子们 ；B. Teachers老师们；C. parents 父母；D. Friends朋友们；句意：你应该总是尊重你的父母，它是你的职责。这里指要尊重我们的父母。故选C。

考点：故事类短文