It was a hot summer day. My dad and I were getting ready to go out for a ride on the boat. Just then the phone call came, the call changed that sunny and beautiful day into a cold and dark one.

When I saw my father answering the phone, he was crying. I’d never seen my dad cry before. My heart sank. What possibly could happen?

“Max, I’m so sorry,” I heard him say. That’s when it hit me. I knew that Suzie had died.

Max has been my dad’s best friend for years. Suzie, his daughter, had a serious illness. She knew she was different from other kids. Although she couldn’t live a normal life, she was still happy.

When Suzie and I were little girls, we spent quite a bit of time together. When Suzie was ten, she had to live in a hospital. About eight months before she died, we talked at least twice a week on the phone until the end. Suzie was always so excited to talk to me and wanted to know everything I did and every thing I ate.

When Suzie and I first started calling each other, I thought it would be more of a burden on me, but I was completely wrong. I learned so much from her. She gave me more than I could ever give her. I will never forget her or the talks we had. I now know that I must never take anything for granted, especially my health and the gift of life.

1.That phone call on a summer day made the author very _________.

A. sad              B. dark             C. cold              D. disappointed

2.Which of the following is Not true?

A. The author’s day had never cried before.

B. Max was the best friend of the author’s dad.

C. Suzie was in bad health, so she was always unhappy.

D. Suzie enjoyed talking to the author on the phone.

3.The underlined word “it” probably refers to _________.

A. all the talks between Suzie and the author on the phone

B. Suzie’s serious illness

C. Suzie’s death

D. the first talk between Suzie and the author on the phone

4.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. The Gift of Life                                                B. A Cold Dark Day

C. Suzie’s Death                                                  D. My Friend Suzie

 

【答案】

 

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】

試題分析:本篇短文給我們講述了我和爸爸準(zhǔn)備旅行的時候,爸爸接到一個關(guān)于他的朋友的女兒不幸離世的消息。爸爸很傷心,接著講述了我與爸爸的朋友的女兒的許多往事。

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)I’d never seen my dad cry before. My heart sank.描述,可知我以前從來沒有看見爸爸哭過,我的心也很難過。.故選A.

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)Although she couldn’t live a normal life, she was still happy.描述,可知盡管她不能過一個正常的生活,他仍然很開心,故選C.

3.詞義猜測題.根據(jù)When Suzie and I first started calling each other, I thought it would be more of a burden on me, but I was completely wrong.描述,可知當(dāng)我和Suzie開始在電話上聊天的時候,我認(rèn)為它將是一個負(fù)擔(dān),但是我完全錯了.故選D.

4.標(biāo)題歸納題.聯(lián)系前文I now know that I must never take anything for granted, especially my health and the gift of life.可知此處指的是我現(xiàn)在知道我一定從來不對一些事想當(dāng)然。特別是我的健康和生命的禮物.故選A

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