Question

I grew up in a big family—five brothers, three sisters and I –with just enough of all the right part to make a childhood well remembered. It was a very strict upbringing.

On the first day of my second grade, my father asked me if I could read well. “Yes, I can,” I said. So he gave me a hand-draw map with street names and directions on how to walk to school. The school was three miles away, and I had never been there by myself.

He handed me the map and my lunch box and said, “Don’t stop and don’t turn back.” I was standing, scared, but he kissed me goodbye and sent me out of the door. On my way to school, I couldn’t help crying, but I continued to walk. I didn’t know how long it would take me to get there, or how many fearful and anxious moments I would have, but I do remember forever how I felt when I came around the last corner, and saw my school.

My heart was filled with relief and joy. I made it! I wished I could tell my father right then that I had made it. When he got home, he said to me, “Hi, did you have fun?” I murmured, “Yes,” and waited for him to ask what had happened, but he never did.

Years later, I finally got the courage to ask him why he did that and why he didn’t care about what had happened. He just looked at me for a few minutes and then said, “I didn’t have to ask you, because I knew. I followed you the whole way. I saw you jump up and down at the last street corner. I felt what you felt.” Then I understood and cried.

1.According to the passage, how many children does the author’s father have?

A. Five    B. Three

C. Eight    D. Nine

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE on the first day of the author’s second grade?

A. The author asked her father’s permission to go to school on her own.

B. The author’s father gave the author lots of directions and guidance before he let her go to school alone.

C. The author cried because she couldn’t see her father and lost her way.

D. The author felt relieved and joyful when she finally reached school by herself.

3.We can know from the passage that __________.

A. the author misunderstood her father at first

B. the author hates her father because he was too strict with her

C. the author’s father didn’t care about the author’s feelings at all

D. the author’s father regretted for what he had done to his daughter

4.What does the passage mainly want to tell us?

A. Living in a big family is not good at all.

B. Parents’ love for their children is often unnoticed.

C. Children cannot grow up under parents’ protection.

D. We should be brave enough to accept challenge at a young age.

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.A

4.B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，作者的父亲在很小的时候就让作者独自一人上学，而且事后并不关心路上所发生的事情。多年以后作者质问父亲为什么要这样做，实际上父亲一直跟在作者的后面确保他的安全。有时候父母对孩子的爱并没有被孩子们注意到。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段第一句I grew up in a big family—five brothers, three sisters and I可知作者家里有5个兄弟，3个姐妹和作者自己，一共9个孩子。故D项正确。

2.细节理解题。根据第四段第一句My heart was filled with relief and joy.可知当作者到学校的时候，心里很欣慰也很关心。故D项正确。

3.推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句Years later, I finally got the courage to ask him why he did that and why he didn’t care about what had happened.可知多年以后作者鼓起勇气质问父亲为什么要那样做，为什么不关心所发生的事情。说明作者对父亲一直都有误解，认为他对自己太严格且缺少关心。故A项正确。

4.主旨大意题。本文是一篇记叙文，作者的父亲在很小的时候就让作者独自一人上学而且事后并不关心路上所发生的事情，多年以后作者质问父亲为什么要这样做，实际上那一天父亲一直跟在作者的后面确保他的安全。有时候父母对孩子的爱并没有被孩子们注意到。故B项正确。