Question

It was late one evening. I can’t remember what it was about, but my dad and I had a very big argument when my mom was away. We both said things we didn’t mean, and in the end I said, “I’m leaving.” And he said, “Good. The sooner, the better.”

I threw a few things in a suitcase and closed the door angrily behind me, not knowing where I was going. After walking aimlessly for about 20 minutes, I stopped at a local supermarket. Then my phone rang. It was my mom calling. She said, “Hey, Mary. Where are you? Dad is worried about you.”

“How can he worry about me? I’ve been away for nearly half an hour, but he didn’t call,” I said with annoyance (烦恼). My anger returned and I remembered all the hateful things he’d shouted to me. “Listen, Mom. You can tell Dad that I’m fine. I’ll call you tomorrow,” I said and hung up.

I walked around the store, trying to get my thoughts together. By the time I paid for my purchases, it had been much later than I used to be out alone. When I left the supermarket, a large piece of white paper was in front of me. On the piece of white paper were these words: “Please come home! I miss you and I’m worried about you!”

Then a car pulled up beside me. Hanging out of the window was my dad. Beside him, smiling gently, sat my mom. And that’s when I started laughing. I laughed so hard that I cried. Despite (尽管) my best efforts to run away from home, my father finally managed to track me down. I couldn’t leave now, not with him sitting there with caring eyes.

1.Hearing Mary decided to leave home, Mary’s father was very ________.

A. worried    B. nervous    C. angry    D. surprised

2.After her mother called her, Mary ________.

A. became angrier than before    B. gave in to her father

C. cried and calmed down    D. agreed to go home

3.What does the underlined word “purchases” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A. Actions Mary regretted.    B. Goods Mary bought.

C. Telephone calls Mary made.    D. Lessons Mary learned.

4.What probably happened at the end of the story?

A. Mary returned home happily.    B. Mary still refused to go home.

C. Mary’s father became angry again.    D. Mary’s mother hated her father.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.A

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了一对父女发生争吵，女儿离家出走，最后又被父亲唤回的故事。

1.推理判断题。根据第一段中We both said things we didn’t mean, and in the end I said, “I’m leaving.” And he said, “Good. The sooner, the better.”可知，父亲听到她要离开时非常生气，要她赶快离开。故C项正确。

2.推理判断题。根据第三段中“How can he worry about me? I’ve been away for nearly half an hour, but he didn’t call,” I said with annoyance (烦恼).可知，接了妈妈的电话之后玛丽更生气。故A项正确。

3.词义猜测题。根据第四段第一句I walked around the store, trying to get my thoughts together.（我在商店里走来走去，想把我的想法联系在一起），也就是作者在买东西，故下句是“为我购买的东西付款”，划线词的意思是：购买的东西。故B项正确。

4.推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句Despite (尽管) my best efforts to run away from home, my father finally managed to track me down. I couldn’t leave now, not with him sitting there with caring eyes.可知，玛丽高兴地回到家。故A项正确。