★B
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案.
They say that after a parent dies, the surviving children can take on some of their parent’s characteristics. I resisted for years becoming anything like my dad because, well, because I wanted to be me, not him; but there I sat at his memorial service several months ago, telling myself, “You’ve got a lot more of your dad in you than you think.”
There’s this phrase my dad used, and I know I’m going to sound rude to complain about it, but it did used to bother me. “I’m so proud of you,” he told us kids, whether we’d won a sailing race (like my older brother has frequently) or run a marathon (like my younger sister) or managed to get a book published (like me). “I’m so proud of you.” That should be a good thing, but here’s what always went through my unforgiving mind: “You’re taking credit for what isn’t really yours. You can be proud, but the achievement is mine.”
I knew the feeling of parental pride well, especially when my boys achieved in ways that were beyond my comprehension and ability, as children do, but I looked for other ways to express it. “That’s an incredible story you’ve written,” I would say about the composition.
I thought that by making my praise specific, it would feel like I was claiming their achievement less as mine and more as one they could own themselves. So just the other day when my older son, now a manager, sent me an email about the thank-you dinner his latest client threw him, I thought hard for clever things to say, finally realizing your kids don’t really need your cleverness. They just want what my dad gave me. “I’m so proud of you,” I wrote. Just like the old man.
1. Why did the writer resist to become like his father?
A . Because his father died early.
B . Because he wanted his own character.
C. Because he missed his mother.
D. Because his mother was ill.
2. When the writer was told “I’m so proud of you”, he felt ______.
A . proud
B . shy
C . angry
D . bothered
3. The writer made his praise specific to let his children ______.
A . feel they achieved a lot
B . enjoy the father’s pride
C . take on his character
D . sound rude to complain
4. After the writer’s father said “I’m so proud of you.”, he believed ______.
A . his father should be more specific
B . he should act like his father
C . his father took his fame
D . he should work harder
5. What is the best title for the article?
A . Five magic words
B . A successful father
C . A sad son
D . The proud father
★B 1-5 BDACA
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案.
They say that after a parent dies, the surviving children can take on some of their parent’s characteristics. I resisted for years becoming anything like my dad because, well, because I wanted to be me, not him; but there I sat at his memorial service several months ago, telling myself, “You’ve got a lot more of your dad in you than you think.”
There’s this phrase my dad used, and I know I’m going to sound rude to complain about it, but it did used to bother me. “I’m so proud of you,” he told us kids, whether we’d won a sailing race (like my older brother has frequently) or run a marathon (like my younger sister) or managed to get a book published (like me). “I’m so proud of you.” That should be a good thing, but here’s what always went through my unforgiving mind: “You’re taking credit for what isn’t really yours. You can be proud, but the achievement is mine.”
I knew the feeling of parental pride well, especially when my boys achieved in ways that were beyond my comprehension and ability, as children do, but I looked for other ways to express it. “That’s an incredible story you’ve written,” I would say about the composition.
I thought that by making my praise specific, it would feel like I was claiming their achievement less as mine and more as one they could own themselves. So just the other day when my older son, now a manager, sent me an email about the thank-you dinner his latest client threw him, I thought hard for clever things to say, finally realizing your kids don’t really need your cleverness. They just want what my dad gave me. “I’m so proud of you,” I wrote. Just like the old man.
1. Why did the writer resist to become like his father?
A . Because his father died early.
B . Because he wanted his own character.
C. Because he missed his mother.
D. Because his mother was ill.
2. When the writer was told “I’m so proud of you”, he felt ______.
A . proud
B . shy
C . angry
D . bothered
3. The writer made his praise specific to let his children ______.
A . feel they achieved a lot
B . enjoy the father’s pride
C . take on his character
D . sound rude to complain
4. After the writer’s father said “I’m so proud of you.”, he believed ______.
A . his father should be more specific
B . he should act like his father
C . his father took his fame
D . he should work harder
5. What is the best title for the article?
A . Five magic words
B . A successful father
C . A sad son
D . The proud father
★B 1-5 BDACA
