Question

There was a boy in India who was sent by his parents to a boarding school. Before being sent away this boy was the brightest student in his class. He was at the top in every competition. He was a champion.

But the boy changed after leaving home and attending the boarding school. His grades started dropping. He hated being in a group. He was lonely all the time. And there were especially dark times when he felt like killing himself. All of this was because he felt worthless and that no one loved him.

His parents started worrying about the boy. But even they did not know what was wrong with him. So his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and talk with him.

They sat on the bank of the lake near the school. The father started asking him casual questions about his classes, teachers and sports. After some time his dad said, “Do you know son, why I am here today?”

The boy answered back, “to check my grades?”

“No, no” his dad replied, “I am here to tell you that you are the most important person for me. I want to see you happy. I don’t care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY LIFE.”

These words caused the boy’s eyes to fill with tears. He hugged his dad. They didn’t say anything to each other for a long time.

Now the boy had everything he wanted. He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him deeply. He meant the world to someone. And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him sad!

Thanks a lot, dad. YOU ARE MY LIFE.

1.The boy changed after he went to the boarding school because________.

A．his grades were not as good as before       B．his classmates didn’t like him

C．his father seldom went to see him           D．he felt no one cared about him

2.The father went to the boarding school to_________.

A．know if he was still the best student

B．find out what was wrong with his son

C．ask some questions about his classmates

D．talk with the boy’s teacher about his grades

3.The underlined word “ casual” in Paragraph 4 means _______.

A．unimportant       B．strange           C．special            D．difficult

4.The passage mainly tells us never to _________.

A．send a small boy to a boarding school

B．care too much about a student’s grades

C．pay no attention to the power of caring

D．miss the chance to say thanks to our fathers

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍一个男孩因为觉得没有人关心他，到寄宿学校后变了很多。爸爸的探望和一番话让他重新振作，说明不能忽视关爱的力量。

1.细节题：从第二段的句子：All of this was because he felt worthless and that no one loved him.

可知男孩到寄宿学校后变了很多，是因为他觉得没有人关心他。选D

2.细节题：从第三段的句子：But even they did not know what was wrong with him. So his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and talk with him.可知爸爸到学校是看他怎么了。选B

3.猜词题：从后面的句子：about his classes, teachers and sports. 可知是关于班级，老师，运动的不重要的问题。选A

4.主旨题：从倒数第二段的句子：He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him deeply. He meant the world to someone. And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him sad!可知男孩知道世界上有人关心他以后成绩很快上去了，就是说不能忽视关爱的力量。选C

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