My father and I were very close. I loved pleasing him, and he was always proud of my success. If I won a spelling contest(競賽) at school, he was on top of the world. Later in life whenever I got a promotion(提升), I'd call my father right away and he'd rush out to tell all his friends. In 1970,when I was named president of the Ford Motor Company, I don't know which of us was more excited.
Like many native Italians, my parents were very open with their feelings and their loves not only at home, but also in public. Most of my friends would never hug(擁抱) their fathers. But I hugged and kissed my dad at every opportunity for nothing could have felt more natural.
He was a curious man who was always trying new things. He was the first person in Allentown to buy a motorcycle. Unfortunately, my father and his motorcycle didn't get along too well. He fell off it so often that he got rid of it just a month after buying it. As a result, he never again trusted any vehicle with less than four wheels.
Because of that motorcycle, I wasn't allowed to have a bicycle when I was growing up. Whenever I wanted to ride a bike, I had to borrow one from a friend. On the other hand, my father let me drive a car as soon as I turned sixteen.
小題1:I hugged and kissed my father at every opportunity,______.
A．even though I hated to do so
B．because I was told to do so by my mother
C．a(chǎn)s I was named president of the Ford Motor company
D．for I felt it quite natural to do so
小題2:My father trusted no vehicle with less than four wheels because _____.
A．he did not like the way I always borrowed bicycles from friends
B．he thought that cars were faster than motorcycles
C．he liked every new model made by the Ford Motor company
D．he had trouble in riding his motorcycle
小題3:Which of the following statements shows that my father was a curious man?
A．I wasn't allowed to have a car when I was growing up.
B．He was the first person in town to buy a motorcycle.
C．He was always proud of my success.
D．He was very open with his feelings and his love.
小題4:Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A．My father loved his motorcycle. He rode through the dirty streets of Allentown every day.
B．I was not allowed to have a bicycle when I was growing up, but when I was just 16 I was allowed to drive a car.
C．My father was always proud of what I did. He was very pleased when I won a spelling contest at school.
D．My father bought a motorcycle, but got rid of it because he fell off it so often.

小題1:D
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:A

試題分析：本文敘述了作者的父親是個開朗的人，講述了父親的一些故事，并交代了自己和父親的關(guān)系很融洽。
小題1:這是細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)But I hugged and kissed my dad at every opportunity for nothing could have felt more natural.擁抱和親吻父親作者認(rèn)為很正常的，故選D。
小題2:這是細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)He fell off it so often that he got rid of it just a month after buying it. As a result, he never again trusted any vehicle with less than four wheels.父親就因為自己經(jīng)常從摩托上掉下來，從此不再相信少于四個輪子的交通工具。故選D。
小題3:這是細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)He was a curious man who was always trying new things. He was the first person in Allentown to buy a motorcycle.故選B。
小題4:這是細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)I wasn't allowed to have a bicycle when I was growing up.和… my father let me drive a car as soon as I turned sixteen. B句是對的；根據(jù)he was always proud of my success. If I won a spelling contest(競賽) at school, he was on top of the world. C句是對的；根據(jù)He fell off it so often that he got rid of it just a month after buying it. D句是對的 。故選A。
點評：細節(jié)題為閱讀考題的重頭戲，所占比例高達80% ，相對而言較簡單，因為這類題雖然要求理解準(zhǔn)確，但基本上限于字面意義的理解，范圍也限于局部，因此是我們可望得高分的部分。細節(jié)題絕大部分體現(xiàn)“中心思想是解”這一原理。本文都是細節(jié)理解題，在文中比較容易找到答案。
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“I showed him newspaper articles of my accident. ‘There is a whole life waiting for us out there! But I am not going to carry you. You are going to walk yourself.’”
“I limped a few steps toward him and showed him what I’d taken out of my pocket. ‘Now show me you are still a man.’ I said. He bent to take his stick from the ground and struggled out of that wheelchair. He managed it on his own and walked to me and never sat in a wheelchair again in his life.”
“What did you show him?” I had to know. Grandma looked at me and smiled. “Two engagement rings, of course. I had bought them the day after he left for the war and I was not going to waste them on any other man.”
小題1:What does the underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refer to?
A．Her accident.B．Her pet.C．Her leg. D．Her dancing career.
小題2:Which is the correct order of the following events according to the passage?
a. Grandfather lost his leg in the war.
b. Grandmother bought two engagement rings.
c. Grandfather was inspired to stand up on his own.
d. Grandmother pretended she was lame.
e. Grandmother became an excellent dancer.
f. Grandfather had to go to war.
A．e-f-b-a-d-cB．f-e-a-c-b-d
C．f-b-e-a-d-cD．e-b-f-a-c-d
小題3:Which of the following words can best describe grandmother?
A．Thoughtful and determined.B．Unselfish but stubborn.
C．Courageous but unreliable.D．Sensitive and dishonest.
小題4:What’s the main idea of the passage?
A．The love of a disabled couple.B．The grandmother’s unconditional love.
C．The meaning of an engagement.D．The grandfather’s brave story.

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