I know it is wrong to envy your children. But when I see my son, Tonio and his younger brother Sam going down a slide together, one’s arm around the other, I know I have missed something wonderful.
Not only did I never have a brother, but also I had no friendships like theirs. My sister was old enough to help take care of me, so she was more a mother than a playmate, and I was more a pest than a friend. A brother would have been wonderful, but it was not in the family planning.
Now I finally live with brothers, my sons, Tonio and Sam. I am watching them build the kind of relationship that I once dreamed about. They go to bed together. When one comes into our bed after a nightmare, my wife and I know that before morning his brother will follow.
Sam manages the world with more ease than his elder brother, whose frustrations often bring him to tears. With a sincere “Smile, Tonio,” Sam is the one who comforts him. Tonio, on the other hand, has stopped playing with boys at his age who don’t like playing with Sam. They are always backing each other up.
I don’t know what kind of relationship they will have when they grow up. Parents always want their children to have what they never could. I want them to have each other. So I imagine them going to the same college, marrying sisters and living on the same block.
That’s why I was so worried the day Tonio started kindergarten. I felt that I would lose something too. As we headed for school that morning, both boys seemed relaxed, as if neither had any idea that the day was going to be different, that starting then, Tonio would be leaving behind his brother, his best friend, his right arm.
Tonio’s first day was chaotic, with hundreds of children outside looking for their teachers. Before any of us could say goodbye, Tonio disappeared with his new classmates. He turned to wave and then was gone. It was so sudden. Sam even didn’ t see him go. Although parents had been asked to ease the craziness of the first day by statying out of the school, I lifted Sam up and took him to Tonio’s classroom, looking for a glimpse of Tonio. Sam spotted him first.
My wife and I didn’t head back home immediately, stopping instead at a coffee shop to treat Sam to hot chocolate. We even let him eat ice-cream with his fingers. Sam was still quiet, so I asked him if he missed his brother already.
He didn’t answer. Instead he asked, “Daddy, is Tonio going to be gone forever?”
“No, Sammy,” I said, feeling happy about his sweet question. “Not forever, just until three o’clock.”
I sometimes think that the greatest thing I have ever done is to help create these brothers. And I didn’t stop with them. We had another child, and for the third time in a row, it was a boy. It wasn’t long before his brothers climbed into the crib(嬰兒床) to play with him. I am surrounded by brothers.
1.What makes the author envy his sons?
A. He has no friends like Sam and Tonio.
B. He has only one brother in his family.
C. He doesn’t enjoy brotherhood as they do.
D. He doesn’t have a good relation with his sister.
2.What does the underlined word “pest” in paragraph 2 mean?
A. a bad person B. an annoying person
C. a good companion D. a lovely brother
3.What can we learn about the two little brothers?
A. Tonio often encouraged Sam when Sam burst into tears.
B. The two brothers went to the same kindergarten.
C. Neither of the brothers played with other children.
D. They supported each other in different ways.
4.The author was worried the day Tonio started his kindergarten, because__________.
A. Tonio might not spend so much time with Sam
B. Tonio might not do well with his study
C. he was afraid he would lose Tonio forever.
D. he wanted Tonio to have what he didn’t have
5.On the first day of the kindergarten, __________.
A. Tonio had a nice day playing with his new classmates
B. Sam was very sad because Tonio was gone forever
C. Sam was allowed to have ice-cream with fingers as usual
D. the father felt happy when he sensed Sam’s love to Tonio
6.What does the title “Surrounded by Brothers” suggest?
A. The author experienced brotherly affection by raising his sons.
B. The author often plays with his sons whenever he has time.
C. Parents want their children to stay at home and play together.
D. The youngest son is always surrounded by his elder brothers.
1.C
2.B
3.D
4.A
5.D
6.A
【解析】
試題分析:文章大意:本文是一篇記敘文。作者敘述了兩個(gè)兒子間親密的兄弟關(guān)系以及在兒子成長過程中自己所感受到的濃濃的兄弟情意。
1.C推理判斷題。從文章第一段“I know it is wrong to envy your children.”和第二段可知作者嫉妒兒子們是因?yàn)樗啄隂]有伙伴,沒享受過有個(gè)玩伴兄弟的快樂。所以C選項(xiàng)正確。
2.B詞意猜測題。從第二段可知,作者的姐姐年長很多,所以對于一個(gè)不得不照顧弟弟的大孩子來說,小孩子是很煩人的。所以C,D選項(xiàng)是褒義可以排除,A選項(xiàng) bad 用詞太重,所以B選項(xiàng)正確。
3.D 推理判斷題。從文章第四段可知,Sam 用語言來支持哥哥, 而哥哥則是放棄和那些不喜歡和Sam玩的孩子一起的機(jī)會(huì),也要和弟弟Sam一起,所以他們彼此用不同的方式支持彼此。C選項(xiàng)正確。
4.A 推理判斷題。從第四五段的敘述可知,孩子們關(guān)系密切彼此不分,而且作者也希望這種關(guān)系能夠一直維持,所以當(dāng)哥哥Tonio去上學(xué)時(shí),作者擔(dān)心弟弟Sam會(huì)傷心難過。
5.D 細(xì)節(jié)題。從倒數(shù)第二段“No, Sammy,” I said, feeling happy about his sweet question.判斷,D選項(xiàng)正確。
6.A 推理判斷題。從文章第一二段可知作者是家里唯一的男孩子,很遺憾沒有體驗(yàn)過兄弟姐妹間應(yīng)該有的感情,而從孩子們的成長過程中他卻感受到了兄弟間那種親密的關(guān)系,被兄弟情誼包圍著。所以A選項(xiàng)正確。
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