Question

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college.For many months he had loved a beautiful sports car,and knowing his father could well afford it,he told him that was all he wanted.

     As Graduation Day came ,the young man waited for the good news of the car. Finally,on the morning of his graduation,his father called him into his study.He handed his son a beautiful gift box.Curious and disappointed,the young man opened the box and found a lovely ,leather-bound(用皮包装的)Bible《圣经》,with the young man ‘s name on its cover.Angrily,he raised his voice to his father and said,”With all your money you give me a Bible?”He then rushed out of the house ,leaving the Bible.

     Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business.But he realized his father was very old,he thought perhaps he should go to see him.He had not seen him since that graduation day.Before he could set off,he received a telegram(电报)telling him his father had passed away.He needed to come home immediately and deal with things.

      While searching for his father’s papers,he found that new Bible.With tears,he opened  the Bible and began to turn the pages.As he was reading,a car key dropped from the back of the Bible,It had a note with the salesman’s name ,the same man who had the sports car he had hoped. On the note was the date of his graduation , and the words :”PAID IN FULL.”

1.From the first paragraph ,we know that the young man wanted to _______.

A. afford the sports car himself

B. make money to buy a sports car for his father

C. ask his father to buy a sports car for him

D. go to college

2.The young man left home because _______.

A. his father gave him nothing on his day of the graduation.

B. he thought his father didn’t meet his need.

C. he argued with his father

D. his father asked him to read the Bible.

3.From the telegram ,the young man was told that_______.

A. his father would give his possessions to his son

B. his father would set off to see him

C. his father had died

D. all the thing went very well

4.According to the passage ,which of the following is TRUE?

A. The young man was angry because he didn’t get the salesman ‘s autograph.

B. He wanted to make enough money to affort the sports car himself.

C. His father phoned him to ask him to go home.

D. His father actually bought him the sports car on his graduation day,while he didn’t know.

5.What’s the best title for this passage?

A. A Young Man and His Father

B. Paid in Full

C. The Missing Happiness

D. A Sports Car

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.C

【解析】这篇文章主要讲了一个年轻人在他毕业那天没有从父亲那里收到他想要的跑车，而是一本圣经，于是他从家里跑出去，再也不回家。直到他父亲去世，他回家看到那本圣经，打开后发现，里面有一把跑车的钥匙，日期正是毕业那天。

1.C

细节理解题。根据第一段的For many months he had loved a beautiful sports car,and knowing his father could well afford it,he told him that was all he wanted.

可知这个年轻人想让他父亲给他买一辆跑车，故选C。

2.B

推理判断题。根据第二段的With all your money you give me a Bible?”He then rushed out of the house ,leaving the Bible.可知这个年轻人认为他父亲有那么多钱，却给他买了一本圣经，却没有买他想要的跑出，认为他的父亲没有满足他的要求，因此生气地从家里跑出去，故选B。

3.C

细节理解题。根据第三段的Before he could set off,he received a telegram(电报)telling him his father had passed away.可知从电报上，这个年轻人被告知他的父亲去世了，故选C。

4.D

推理判断题。根据第四段的As he was reading,a car key dropped from the back of the Bible,It had a note with the salesman’s name ,the same man who had the sports car he had hoped.可知这个年轻人的父亲把汽车钥匙夹在圣经里，故推断他的父亲实际上在他毕业那天就给他买了那辆跑车，然而他不知道。故选D。

5.C

标题归纳题。根据文章讲述了故事可知这个年轻人误认为自己的父亲没有给他买跑车，而离家出走，实际上他父亲给他的圣经里夹着那辆跑车的钥匙，但是她不知道，因此错过了很多年的幸福，故选C。

点睛：根据题干要求，在文中寻找答案所在的语句和段落，进行分析，归纳，推理判断，选出正确的选项。例如小题2，根据第二段的With all your money you give me a Bible?”He then rushed out of the house ,leaving the Bible.可知这个年轻人认为他父亲有那么多钱，却给他买了一本圣经，却没有买他想要的跑出，认为他的父亲没有满足他的要求，因此生气地从家里跑出去，故选B。