Question

When I was about 12, I had an enemy(敌人），a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasn't a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me quietly, then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn't you ever wonder what you're really like ? Well, you now have that girl's opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”

I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn't change (like being very thin), but a good number I could—and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I go to a fairly clear picture of myself.

I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it.“That's just for you,” he said.“You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you'll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don't shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”

Daddy's advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I've never had a better piece of advice.

1.What did the father do after he had heard his daughter's complaint?

A. He told her not to pay any attention to what her“enemy” had said.

B. He criticized (批评) her and told her to overcome her shortcomings.

C. He told her to write down all that her “enemy” had said about her and pay attention only to the things that were true.

D. He refused to take the list and have a look at it.

2.What does “Week by week her list grew” mean?

A. Week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out to me.

B. She had made a list of my shortcomings and she kept on adding new ones to it so that it was growing longer and longer.

C. I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on.

D. Week by week, my shortcomings grew more serious.

3.Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?

A. Not an Enemy, but the Best Friend

B. My Father

C. The Best Advice I've Ever Had

D. My Childhood

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了一个女孩一直在找我的缺点，我把这件事情告诉了爸爸，他建议我把对方所说的正确的写下来，忽视那些错误的内容。然后努力纠正对方所说的我的缺点。最后我改正了很多自己的缺点。

1.C 细节理解题。根据第二段最后两句Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”可知父亲建议我把对方所说的正确的事情写下来，不要管对方说的其他申请。故C正确。

2.A 猜测句意题。根据前一句可知这个女孩很喜欢找我的缺点。根据横线后一句I was very thin, I wasn't a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on.可知我的确有很多的缺点。那么横线句“Week by week her list grew一周一周她的名单在增加”意为她找到了很多我的缺点。故A正确。

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