Question

To this day, I don’t remember what the argument was about .I just remembered that it was a good one.

I really loved my parents .I gave them no trouble and in turn they helped me a lot. Best of all, I mostly had free use of our second car that I called The Dragon. But sometimes she needed it. And that’s what Mom and I were arguing about as we stood there at the front door of the condo(公寓租房) It was really the only thing she and I ever argued about .

That would explain why we were standing at the front door. I almost never used it because the back door was closer to where the cars were parked. So if I was it the front door, that meant I was coming in front having walked. But I’m not much of a walker .

Whatever we were arguing about, the words got heated enough to attract Dad’s attention, and he wandered over to the front door and stood behind Mom .That was sort of how it worked in our family .Mom was the one who would discipline the children and I don’t remember him ever refusing anything Mom had decided.

So mom and I was arguing and during argument I called my Mom a …No sooner had that word escaped, my  lips but I felt the strong hand of my father against my cheek . It was the only time I can remember my father striking me. We all stood there ,staring at each other . Finally I looked my Dad directly in the eye.” I deserved that ,”I said.

I really believed that. Mom had kept telling me before : “You can choose your actions, but you can’t choose the results of your actions.” We make choices, which affect others, and they react. Recognizing that our choices have consequences is a good lesson that life teaches us.

1.Generally speaking, the author and his parents_____.

A. often had words with each other

B. got along well with each other

C. didn’t respect his mother at all

D. fought each other over the car

2.Who used The Dragon most of the time?

A. The author’s father.

B. The author’s mother

C. The author himself.

D. The author’s brothers.

3.The main purpose of Paragraph 3 is to mean that _______

A. the author hated outdoor activities

B. why the author stood at the front door

C. the author never used his walking machine

D. why the author was not much of a walker

4.What did his father often do when the author’s mother disciplined him?

A. He supported the author’s mother

B. He didn’t care about their argument

C. He worked as a fair judge

D. He had to protect the author

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.A

【解析】文章介绍了作者和父母亲之间微妙的关系，以及作者经常和母亲因为用车的问题在门前争吵，而母亲对作者的责备总是得到父亲的支持，最后作者从中悟到道理。做题时，抓住作者和母亲争吵这一条线索，弄清作者对父亲的态度描写，理解作者的行文态度。

1.细节理解题，根据文章第二段“I really loved my parents .I gave them no trouble and in turn they helped me a lot”作者很爱他的父母，并且作者很少给父母添麻烦，父母也总是很帮助作者。可知作者和父母的关系大体上是很好的。故选B。

2.细节理解题，根据文章第二段句子“Best of all, I mostly had free use of our second car that I called The Dragon”可知作者用车的时间最多，故选C。

3.段落大意题，根据第三段第一句，“That would explain why we were standing at the front door.”，该句是这段的主题句，“那可以解释为什么我们总是站在门前争吵”所以这一段是解释作者为什么和母亲在门前争吵。故选B。

4.细节理解题，根据第四段信息，“Mom was the one who would discipline the children and I don’t remember him ever refusing anything Mom had decided.”可知作者的母亲管训孩子的时候，作者的父亲从来没有反对过母亲。言外之意就是父亲总是站在母亲这一方。故选A。