Sarah ran in, shouting, “Look at what I found!” Over the top of the paper I was reading came a terrible thing that caused me to jump. It was a snake skin found in our garden.

“Isn’t it beautiful?” said my seven-year-old daughter.

I opened my eyes widely and looked at the snake skin in fear. I didn’t think it was beautiful, but I learned never to appear nonchalant(冷漠的) with children. Everything they see for the first time is important to their sense of beauty; they see only excellence in the world.

“Why does it do this?” Sarah asked.

“Snakes shed(蛻) their skins because they need to renew themselves,” I explained. “Why do they need to renew themselves?” Sarah asked.

“We often need to shed our skins, those coatings that we cover ourselves with,” I said to my daughter. “We leave some things and find other things unwanted or unnecessary. This snake no longer needs this skin. It is probably too little for him, and he probably doesn’t think he looks as smart in it as he once did.”

As we talked, I knew that she began to understand. Although she couldn’t understand clearly, she would know that renewal is kind of progress; that we need to take a good look at ourselves, our rooms, schoolwork and spirit, and see what we need to keep and what we need to leave. I was careful to tell that this is a natural way, not one to be made to do.

“Snakes don’t peel off their skins when they like them.” I explained. “It happens as a natural thing of their growth.”

“I see, Dad,” said Sarah as she held the snake skin, and then ran off.

I hoped she would remember this; we need to throw some away because they are worthless or unnecessary. Then we can store them as memories in our deep hearts.

1. Father jumped up when her daughter came to him with a snake skin because ____.

A. he didn’t want to read any moreB. he was very afraid of it

C. he wanted to praised her daughterD. he hated snakes

2. Father’s patient explanation shows that ____.

A. his daughter didn’t want to listen to him at all

B. he knew children saw only excellence in the world

C. his daughter couldn’t follow him at all

D. he wanted to teach everything to her

3. We learn from the reading that____.

A. the girl seemed to understand what her father said

B. the girl wasn’t interested in the explanation

C. the father was good at keeping snakes

D. the father liked the snake skin better

 

1.B

2.B

3.A

【解析】

試題分析:這篇文章主要講了爸爸給孩子講解蛇的蛻皮,希望她能記住這一點,我們需要扔掉一些,因為他們是毫無價值的或不必要的。然后我們可以存儲在我們心靈深處的記憶。

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Over the top of the paper I was reading came a terrible thing that caused me to jump. It was a snake skin found in our garden. 我在讀報紙的頂部發(fā)生了一件可怕的事情,把我嚇得跳了起來。這是一條在我們的花園找到的皮。可知選B

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)As we talked, I knew that she began to understand. Although she couldn’t understand clearly, she would know that renewal is kind of progress; that we need to take a good look at ourselves, our rooms, schoolwork and spirit, and see what we need to keep and what we need to leave. I was careful to tell that this is a natural way, not one to be made to do.

當(dāng)我們交談的時候,我知道,她開始理解。雖然她不能理解清楚,她會知道新生是進步的,我們需要好好看看自己,我們的房間,學(xué)業(yè)和精神,看看我們需要保持,我們需要離開。我小心翼翼地告訴她,這是一個自然的方式,而不是被做的。可知應(yīng)選B。

3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)As we talked, I knew that she began to understand. Although she couldn’t understand clearly, she would know that renewal is kind of progress; that we need to take a good look at ourselves, our rooms, schoolwork and spirit, and see what we need to keep and what we need to leave. I was careful to tell that this is a natural way, not one to be made to do.

當(dāng)我們交談的時候,我知道,她開始理解。雖然她不能理解清楚,她會知道新生是進步的,我們需要好好看看自己,我們的房間,學(xué)業(yè)和精神,看看我們需要保持,我們需要離開。我小心翼翼地告訴她,這是一個自然的方式,而不是被做的。故選A。

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