Question

In 1989, an 8.2 earthquake killed over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. A father rushed to his son's school, only to discover the building was as flat as a pancake.

    But he remembered that promise he had made to his son, "No matter what, I'll always be there for you!" Tears began to fill his eyes. As he looked at the pile of debris(瓦砾)that once was the school, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his words. He rushed there and started digging.

    Other parents tried to pull him off what was left of the school. They tried saying many different things: "It's too late!" "They're all dead!" "Come on, face reality, there's nothing you can do!"

    A firefighter also tried to pull him away, saying, "Fires are breaking out, explosions(爆炸) are happening everywhere. You're in danger."

    The police came and said, "You're endangering(危及)others. Go home."

    To which he replied, "Are you going to help me?" And then he went back to his digging, stone by stone.

    He went on because he needed to know, "Is my boy alive or is he dead?"

    He dug for eight hours ...12 hours…then, in the 38th hour, he pulled back a large stone and heard his son. He screamed his son's name, "ARMAND!" He heard back, "Dad? It's me, Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive, you'd save me and when you saved me, they'd be saved. You did it, Dad!"

    "What's going on there?" the father asked.

    "There are 14 of us left out of 33, Dad," his son replied. "We're afraid, hungry, thirsty, but thankful you're here."

    "Come on out, boy!"

    "Let the other kids out first, because I know you'll get me! No matter what, I know you'll always be there for me!"

1.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Tears filled the man's eyes because he thought the situation was hopeless.

B. The man was worried because he didn't know where his son's classroom was.

C. The policeman was angry with the man because he shouted at others.

D. The parents of the other kids lost confidence after they got to the scene.

2.The firefighter tried to pull the man away because          .

A. the man seemed to have lost his common sense

B. the other parents complained to him about the man

C. the man was in danger from the fires and explosions

D. the man might have hurt survivors by digging

3.What do the last four paragraphs tell us?

A. That all the kids in his son's class were saved.

B. That other kids didn't believe the boy's words.

C. That these parents didn't break a promise to their sons.

D. That the boy had great confidence in his father.

4.What's the best title of the passage?

A. Father's Promise

B. Father's Danger

C. Father's Hope

D. Father's Trust

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】本文讲述了1989年的大地震中，因为一位父亲坚持自己对儿子的诺言“无论发生什么，都会和你在一起”，他坚持在儿子所在的学校的废墟上挖。他的儿子也坚信爸爸的这个诺言，和同学们坚持等待爸爸的救援。最后他们终于得救了。

1.D

推理判断题。根据Other parents tried to pull him off what was left of the school. They tried saying many different things: "It's too late!" "They're all dead!" "Come on, face reality, there's nothing you can do!"可知在场的其他父母，认为太晚了，孩子们都会死去，他们什么也做不了，故推断他们失去了信心，故选D。

2.C

细节理解题。根据A firefighter also tried to pull him away, saying, "Fires are breaking out, explosions(爆炸) are happening everywhere. You're in danger."可知一位消防队员试图把他拉开，是因为他可能因危险，因为大火可能爆发，到处可能会发生爆炸，故选C。

3.D

推理判断题。根据"Dad? It's me, Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive, you'd save me and when you saved me, they'd be saved. You did it, Dad!"和"Let the other kids out first, because I know you'll get me! No matter what, I know you'll always be there for me!"可知这个男孩坚信只要他爸爸活着，就回来救他，无论发生什么，男孩都知道他的爸爸会与他同在，故推断这个男孩对他的爸爸充满信心，故选D。

4.A

标题归纳题。根据But he remembered that promise he had made to his son, "No matter what, I'll always be there for you!"可知做父亲的记着他对儿子的许诺，无论发生什么，他都会和儿子在一起。根据 "Let the other kids out first, because I know you'll get me! No matter what, I know you'll always be there for me!"可知儿子记得爸爸的诺言，无论发生什么，他都会和自己在一起。故本文主要围绕着爸爸的诺言展开的。故选A。

点睛：认真阅读题干，根据题干要求，在文中寻找答案所在的语句和段落，进行分析理解，推理判断，词义猜测和概括归纳，选出正确的选项。例如小题2，根据A firefighter also tried to pull him away, saying, "Fires are breaking out, explosions(爆炸) are happening everywhere. You're in danger."可知一位消防队员试图把他拉开，是因为他可能因危险，因为大火可能爆发，到处可能会发生爆炸，故选C。