Question

My father used to work in the city and seldom stayed at home．But he would come back to help to harvest(收割)rice every year．

One autumn，he promised to help our neighbor，who lost his arms in a traffic accident in 1999，to harvest his rice．After Father harvested our own。his little rice picker broke．What’s worse，he had to return to work the next day because his partner was ill in hospital．It meant that Father wouldn’t be back in a few days．It now seemed impossible to help out the neighbor．

Father told us that he wouldn’t let the neighbor’s rice rot(糜烂)in the field．He decided to harvest it by hand without a machine．“If tonight’s weather is clear．I think I can do it，”added my father．In fact，he was rather tired after a day’s harvest work．

After dinner。Father had a short rest and made his way to the field．A full moon was glowing(发光)in the sky and the weather was cold but clear．He spent the whole night keeping his word．

I would never forget the image(画面)：Father was cutting rice in the light of the harvest moon．Behind him，row after row of rice stocks(秸秆)stood at attention，showing respect for a man who kept his word．

阅读短文，回答问题。

1.Did Father always stay with the family?

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2.What happened to the neighbor in 1999？

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3.Why was Father required to return to work?

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4.How did Father help the neighbor harvest rice in the field?

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5.How long did Father spend in harvesting the neighbor’s rice?

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Answer

1.No.

2.He lost his arms in a traffic accident.

3.Because his partner was ill in hospital.

4.By hand without a machine.

5.The whole night.

【解析】试题分析：这篇短文作者讲述了他的父亲的故事。他的父亲在城市里工作，很少回家，但是每年收割大米的时候，都会回来。他还帮助他的邻居收大米，但是一次突然发生了一件事，他不得不第二天就要回去工作。为了实现他的诺言，他在晚上的时候，在月光下继续帮助邻居收大米。

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【考点定位】：日常生活类短文阅读。