Question

My dad， over ninety years old now， sat weakly on the bench. He didn’t move and just sat with his head down staring at (盯着看）his hands. I sat down beside him. He didn’t realize it and the longer I sat， the more I wondered if he was okay. Finally， not really wanting to disturb him but wanting to check on him， I asked him if he was okay. He raised his head and looked at me and smiled. “Yes， I’m fine. Thank you for asking，” he said in a clear strong voice. I said， didn’t mean to disturb (打扰）you， Dad， but you were just sitting there staring at your hands and I wanted to make sure you were alright.” “Have you ever looked at your hands?” he asked. “I mean really looked at your hands?” I slowly opened my hands and stared down at them. I turned them over again and again.

Dad smiled and said， “Stop and think for a moment about the hands you have. How have they served (服务）you well throughout your years? Though these hands are thin and weak， they have been the tools I have used all my life.”

“That’s right! They caught my fall when as a baby I crashed upon the floor. They put food in my mouth and clothes on my back. When I was a little girl， my mother taught me to fold them to pray. They tied my shoes and pulled on my boots. They dried the tears of my children. They wiped my tears when my son went off（离开） to war，” I said.

After that day， I never looked at my hands the same again.

1. How old is most likely the writer ’ s father?

A. 72.     B. 82.    C. 92.    D. 102.

2.Why did the writer ask her father if he was okay?

A. Because she wanted to disturb him.

B. Because she wanted to know if he was fine.

C. Because she missed him very much.

D. Because she wanted to chat with him.

3.What did NOT the writer’s hands do according to the third paragraph?

A. They pulled on her boots.

B. They tied her shoes.

C. They put food in her children’ s mouth.

D. They dried the tears of her children.

4.What CANNOT we know from the passage?

A. The writer was a mother.

B. The writer cherished (珍爱）her hands after that day.

C. The writer’s father was too weak to speak loudly.

D. The writer loved her father very much.

5.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. Money.      B. Love.     C. Dads.     D. Hands.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要内容：作者的父亲90多岁了，坐在长椅上。作者想问他是否舒服。后来他的父亲给她谈论手的作用。

1.C考查细节理解题。根据第一段第一句My dad， over ninety years old now， sat weakly on the bench.中over ninety years old now（现在超过90岁了），可知选C。

2.B考查细节理解题。根据第一段第四句the longer I sat， the more I wondered （想知道）if he was okay.可知选B。

3.C考查细节理解题。根据第三段第二句They put food in my mouth and clothes on my back.（他们把食物放在我的嘴和把衣服在我的背上。）可知作者的手没把食物放在她孩子的嘴里。故选C。

4.C考查细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句They wiped my tears when my son went off（离开） to war，可知A是正确的；根据最后一段After that day， I never looked at my hands the same again.可知B是正确的；根据短文内容和第一段中I sat down beside him. He didn’t realize it and the longer I sat， the more I wondered if he was okay.可知D是正确的。文中没有说作者的父亲太虚弱了而不能大声说话。故选C。

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考点：考查日常生活类短文阅读。