Question

When I was a little girl,I remember that when my dad was repairing something,he would ask me to hold the hammer,so we would have time for a conversation with each other.I never saw my dad drinking or taking a night out. All he did after work was taking care of his family.

I grew up and left home for college and since then,my dad had been calling me every Sunday morning.And when I bought a house several years later,my dad painted it by himself in the fierce summer heat.All he asked was to talk to him,but I was to busy in those days.

Four years ago,my dad visited me.He spent many hours putting together a swing for my daughter.He asked me to have a talk with him,but I had to prepare for a trip that weekend.

One Sunday morning we had a telephone talk as usual.I noticed that my dad had forgotten some things that we discussed lately.I was in a hurry,so our conversation was short.Several hours later that day I received a call.My father was in the hospital.Immediately I bought a plane ticket and on my way I was thinking about all the occasions I missed to have a talk with my dad.By the time I arrived at the hospital,my father had passed away.Now it was he who did not have time for a conversation with me.I realized how little I knew about my dad,his deepest thoughts and his dreams.

After his death I learned much more about him and even more about myself.All he ever wanted was my time. And now he has all my attention every single day.

1.When the author was a little girl,she       .

A. liked playing on the swing

B. often talked with her father

C. was good at repairing things

D. learned to take care of her family

2.When at college,the author      .

A. received a call from her father every Sunday morning

B. phoned her father every Sunday morning

C. asked her father to call her every Sunday

D. asked her father to talk with her

3.Why did the author fail to have a talk with her father four years ago?

A. She had got tired of talking with him.

B. She was busy painting her house.

C. Her daughter asked her to play.

D. She was busy planning a trip.

4.When did the author begin to regret missing the talks with her father?

A. After her father's sudden death.

B. Many years after her father's death.

C. On her way to the hospital to see her father.

D. As soon as she got the news that her father was ill.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

【解析】这是一篇记叙文，小时候我经常与父亲谈话，成年后却总没有时间，直到父亲去世后我才意识到父亲想要的是我的时间。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段中的so we would have time for a conversation with each other可知，作者小时候经常与父亲谈话，故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段中的I grew up and left home for college and since then,my dad had been calling me every Sunday morning.可知，作者上大学时，父亲每周日早晨都会打电话，故选A。

3.细节理解题。根据第三段可知，四年前，父亲想和我谈谈话，但是我当时忙着准备周末的旅行，故选D。

4.细节理解题。根据第四段中的on my way I was thinking about all the occasions I missed to have a talk with my dad可知，作者在去医院的路上开始想所有错过的与父亲谈话的机会，故选C。