Question

    Daniel’s parents were worried about him. “He shouldn’t go through life making excuses, and he always says that he forgets something only because he is so busy all the time.” His father said. “No one will trust him to do anything. He won’t be able to keep a job. No smart girl will marry him.”

“I don’t know what we can do.” His mother said.

“I have an idea,” his father said, “If this doesn’t work, nothing will.”

The next day was Daniel’s birthday. He was really looking forward to getting exciting presents. He woke up, expecting his parents to wish him a happy birthday. But all day what they said was “Good morning, Daniel. Hurry or you will be late for school”. There were no presents, not even a card. He was really disappointed.

“Never mind,” he thought, “There will be a surprise for me after school.” But there wasn’t.

Sadly, he said to his parents at dinner, “Today’s my birthday.”

“Oh,” his father said. “So it is. I forgot.”

“So did I.” his mother said.

“How could you forget?” Daniel asked. “There must be a reason.”

“Well, yes.” his father said, “We have a really good excuse for forgetting your birthday, Daniel. We didn’t remember your birthday because we were too busy.”

Poor Daniel! He never had a silly excuse for not doing something again, because every time he showed excuses, he thought he was so clever that everyone could believe in him. But this time, his parents taught him a good lesson.

1.Daniel always made excuses, because he doesn’t have a good memory.

2.Daniel’s parents were worried about him because they knew he would meet a lot of difficulties in future unless he corrected his mistakes.

3.Daniel’s parents didn’t buy him anything for his birthday because they were really very busy.

4.Daniel’s parents gave him a surprise after school on his birthday.

5.From the story, we know that people don’t like anyone who always makes excuses.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.B

5.A

【解析】

文章大意：文章主要介绍了丹尼尔总是为忘记事情找借口，说自己太忙了，后来他父母想出了同时以“忘记”他的生日来帮助他改掉这个不好的习惯，且真改掉了这个不好的习惯。

1.细节理解题。根据文章最后一段第一、二行“because every time he showed excuses, he thought he was so clever that everyone could believe in him”“因为每次他找借口，他都觉得自己很聪明，每个人都相信他”可知，丹尼尔总是找借口，因为他记性不好是错误的，故填B。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第一段 “Daniel's parents were worried ……will marry him”“丹尼尔的父母很担心他。”他不应该在生活中找借口，他总是说他忘记了什么，只是因为他一直很忙。”他父亲说：没有人会相信他做任何事。他将无法保住工作。没有聪明的女孩会嫁给他。”可知，丹尼尔的父母很担心他，因为他们知道除非他改正错误，否则他将来会遇到很多困难是正确的，故填A。

3.细节理解题。根据文章第三段第一行“I have an idea," his father said”“我有个主意，”他父亲说”和倒数第二段的第一、二行“We have a really good excuse for forgetting your birthday, Daniel. We didn't remember your birthday because we were too busy”“丹尼尔，我们有一个很好的理由忘记你的生日。我们不记得你的生日，因为我们太忙了”可知，丹尼尔的父母没有给他买生日礼物，因为他们真的很忙是错误的，他的父母只是为了纠正丹尼尔的不好的习惯，故填B。

4.细节理解题。根据文章第五段“There will be a surprise for me after school. "But there wasn't”“他们放学后会给我一个惊喜，但没有。”可知，丹尼尔的父母在他生日放学后给了他一个惊喜是错误的，故填B。

5.主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段“Poor Daniel! He never…… good lesson”“可怜的丹尼尔！他再也没有愚蠢的借口不做什么了，因为每次他找借口的时候，他都觉得自己很聪明，每个人都能相信他。但这次，他的父母给了他一个很好的教训”可知，从这个故事中，我们知道人们不喜欢总是找借口的人，故填A。