Question

    Pencil: I am sorry.

Eraser: For what? You didn’t do anything wrong.

Pencil: I’m sorry because you get hurt because of me. Whenever I make a mistake, you’re always there to clean it up. But when you make my mistakes disappear, you also lose a part of yourself. You get smaller and smaller each time.

Eraser: That’s true. But I don’t really mind. You see, I am made to do this. I am made to help you whenever you make a mistake. I know I’ll be gone one day and you’ll take my place with a new eraser. But I’m actually happy with my job. So please, stop worrying. I don’t want to see you feeling sad.

Actually parents are like erasers and their children are like pencils. They’re always there for their children, cleaning up their mistakes. Sometimes they get hurt along the way. They become smaller, older and even pass away after all. Though they cannot be with their children for life, parents are still happy with what they do for their children and always hope that their loved ones can be happy.

I am the pencil and the erasers are my parents. They are getting older and smaller, leaving behind eraser pieces and memories. I know that I will be the eraser one day, doing the same thing that my parents used to do for me.

根据短文内容判断正、误。（注意：考生将答题卡相应位置涂黑。 正确的涂 “A” ，错误的涂 “B” ）

1.An eraser always helps a pencil clean up its mistakes.

2.Parents are just like pencils and the children are like erasers.

3.The parents are always there just for their children’s mistakes.

4.A pencil doesn’t feel sorry about what an eraser does for it.

5.Though the parents can’t be with the children for life, they are still happy with what they do for their children and wish their children can be happy.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.A

【解析】

文章先引出橡皮和铅笔的情感故事，再以其比作父母与孩子，父母为孩子奉献，并希望孩子永远快乐。

1.细节理解题。根据文中Whenever I make a mistake, you’re always there to clean it up. 每当我犯错误，你总是在那里清理。可知当铅笔犯错误的时候，橡皮总是帮助它清除错误，所以这是正确的，故填A。

2.细节理解题。根据文中Actually parents are like erasers and their children are like pencils. 实际上，父母就像橡皮，孩子就像铅笔。可知父母就是橡皮，孩子是铅笔，所以这里的表述是错误的，故填B。

3.细节理解题。根据文中They’re always there for their children, cleaning up their mistakes. 他们总是在那里为他们的孩子，清理他们的错误。可知父母总是为孩子们清理错误，所以这里的表述是正确的，故填A。

4.细节理解题。根据文中I am sorry. 对不起。以及橡皮后面说的话But I’m actually happy with my job. So please, stop worrying. I don’t want to see you feeling sad. 但我对我的工作很满意。所以拜托，别担心了。我不想看到你难过。可知铅笔对橡皮擦的作用感到抱歉，所以这里的表述是错误的，故填B。

5.细节理解题。根据文中Though they cannot be with their children for life, parents are still happy with what they do for their children and always hope that their loved ones can be happy. 虽然他们不能一辈子和孩子在一起，但父母仍然对他们为孩子所做的一切感到高兴，并且总是希望他们爱的人能够幸福。可知这个表述是正确的，故填A。