Question

We arrived at the hospital to find Dad was very weak, but his smile was as sure as ever. It was another attack of pneumonia(肺炎). My husband and I stayed with him for the weekend but had to return to our jobs on Monday. Local relatives would help Dad get home from the hospital and look after him. But I longed to be able to let him know that we cared too, even when we weren’t with him.

Then I remember a family tradition when our children were small. When leaving their grandparents’ home after a visit, each child would write a note to their grandparents. They hid notes in the cereal(麦片), under a hairbrush, next to the phone or even in the microwave oven. For days, their parents would smile as they discovered these signs of our love.

So as I tidied Dad’s kitchen and made up a bed for him downstairs in the living room, I wrote some notes. Some were practical, “Dad, I put the food in the fridge so it wouldn’t spoil.” Some expressed my love, “Dad I hope you will sleep well in your new bed.” Most notes were downstairs where he would stay for several weeks until he recovered strength, but one note I hid upstairs under his pillow, “Dad, if you have found this one, you must be feeling better. We are so glad. ”

Just like his medicine strengthened him physically, these “emotional vitamins” would improve his spiritual health. Several weeks later, in one of our regular phone calls, I asked Dad how he was doing. He said, “Pretty good. I just found your note under my pillow upstairs!”

1.We can infer from the text that the author’s father _____.

A. had suffered from the same illness before    B. got home from hospital alone

C. asked her to return to work    D. lived with his relatives

2.The children hid notes in their grandparents’ home in order to _____.

A. follow a family tradition    B. give their grandparents a pleasant surprise

C. show their gifts to their grandparents    D. play tricks on their grandparents

3.Following the family tradition, the author _____.

A. often called her father    B. wrote some notes to her father

C. longed to visit her father    D. worried about her father

4.Having heard what her father said, the author would feel _____.

A. surprised    B. lucky

C. pleased    D. sad

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，父亲又一次患了肺炎，根据传统作者在父亲的家里留下了很多便条，有些是很实用的提醒，有的是表示对父亲的关爱。这些便条让老人感觉到孩子的爱，对老人的精神健康很有好处。

1.推理判断题。根据文章第一段第二句It was another attack of pneumonia(肺炎).可知父亲又一次患了肺炎，可知父亲之前曾经患有肺炎。故A项正确。

2.推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句For days, their parents would smile as they discovered these signs of our love.可知孩子们把这些暖心的纸条放在爷爷奶奶的家里是想让爷爷奶奶有意外的惊喜并感受到孩子们的爱。故B项正确。

3.细节理解题。根据第三段前三句So as I tidied Dad’s kitchen and made up a bed for him downstairs in the living room, I wrote some notes. Some were practical, “Dad, I put the food in the fridge so it wouldn’t spoil.” Some expressed my love, “Dad I hope you will sleep well in your new bed.”可知作者给父亲写了很多纸条，有些是很实用的提醒，有的是表示对父亲的关爱。故B项正确。

4.推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句but one note I hid upstairs under his pillow, “Dad, if you have found this one, you must be feeling better. We are so glad. ”可知在枕头下面的便条上她表达了对父亲恢复健康的祝愿。再根据最后一句He said, “Pretty good. I just found your note under my pillow upstairs!”可知父亲看见了他留的便条后感觉很好，这当然会让作者感觉很开心。故C项正确。