Question

Callaghan, father of a teenage girl — Emma, couldn’t understand why he had developed a disease which normally affects men twice his age.

“I was by myself,” Callaghan recalled. “I thought it was a kidney stone (肾结石). I was in the doctor’s office for about 45 minutes that day. I don’t remember anything more than one minute of it.” He believed anyone who had his condition would live only 12 months. And he would take tablets every day, possibly for the rest of his life.

Callaghan began finding hope in a small act of love for Emma: handwriting notes of love on a napkin and placing it in her lunch box; nothing unusual or life-changing, just some words of encouragement to Emma to think of during the day. His numbered days meant numbered napkins. “The reason why I started writing notes to her is that I want to matter in her life,” Callaghan said. “I see so many working parents today who give up a lot of their parenting. I want Emma to be able to look at me at whatever age she is and say ‘My dad loves me. I need his advice, I need his love and I trust that my dad’s going to be there.’”

But what started out as a father’s way of showing his daughter his love quickly grew. His idea of sharing his inspirational napkin messages with friends and family on Facebook got a generous response from the media. His new book Napkin Notes shares each message he’s ever sent to his daughter as well as more about his brave battle against cancer and life lessons he hopes Emma and maybe even grown readers can learn.

Now Callaghan is still fighting for his life. “The act of taking a napkin, holding my pen and thinking of something to write down inspires me just as much as I hope it inspires my daughter,” Callaghan said.

1.What doubt did Callaghan have in Para. 1?

A. Why he suffered the disease twice.

B. Why he had the disease at an early age.

C. Why he had to receive treatment twice.

D. Why the disease affected more men than women.

2.Why did Callaghan write notes to his daughter?

A. He felt lucky to be her father.    B. He desired to change her life.

C. He decided to number his days in this way.    D. He found it a good way to inspire both of them.

3.According to the text, what’s Callaghan like?

A. Creative.    B. Confident.

C. Humorous.    D. Patient.

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。Callaghan是一个十几岁女孩Emma的父亲，不明白为什么他患上了一种疾病，这种疾病通常会影响到他这个年龄两倍的男性。Callaghan给他女儿写便条来激励她们。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段Callaghan, father of a teenage girl — Emma, couldn’t understand why he had developed a disease which normally affects men twice his age.可知，Callaghan在第1段中的疑问是“为什么他在很小的时候就患上了这种疾病。”故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据第三段中Callaghan began finding hope in a small act of love for Emma: handwriting notes of love on a napkin and placing it in her lunch box; nothing unusual or life-changing, just some words of encouragement to Emma to think of during the day.可知，Callaghan之所以要给他女儿写便条是因为他发现这是一种激励她们的好方法。故选D。

3.推理判断题。根据第三段第一句Callaghan began finding hope in a small act of love for Emma: handwriting notes of love on a napkin and placing it in her lunch box;和最后一段Now Callaghan is still fighting for his life. “The act of taking a napkin, holding my pen and thinking of something to write down inspires me just as much as I hope it inspires my daughter,” Callaghan said.可知，根据文本，Callaghan具有创造力。故选A。