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After Mom died, I began visiting Dad every morning before I went to work. He was weak and moved slowly, but he always had a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice on the kitchen table for me, along with an unsigned note reading, “Drink your juice.” Such a note, I knew, was as far as Dad had ever been able to go in expressing his love. In fact, I remember, as a kid I had questioned Mom, “Why doesn’t Dad love me?” Mom frowned, “Who said he doesn’t love you?” “Well, he never tells me,” I complained. “He never tells me either,” she said, smiling. “But look how hard he works to take care of us, to buy us food and clothes, and to pay for this house. That’s how your father tells us he loves us.”
I nodded slowly. I understood in my head, but not in my heart. I still wanted my father to put his arms around me and tell me he loved me. Dad owned and operated a small scrap (片)metal business, and after school I often hung around while he worked. Dad handfed scrap steel into a device that chopped (剁碎) it as cleanly as a butcher chops a rack of ribs. The machine looked like a giant pair of scissors, with blades thicker than my father’s body. If he didn’t feed those terrifying blades just right, he risked serious injury. “Why don’t you hire someone to do that for you?” Mom asked Dad one night as she bent over him and rubbed his aching shoulders with a strong smelling liniment. “Why don’t you hire a cook?” Dad asked , giving her one of his rare smiles.
Many years later, during my first daily visit, after drinking the juice my father had squeezed for me, I walked over, hugged him and said, “I love you, Dad.” From then on I did this every morning. My father never told me how he felt about my hugs, and there was never any expression on his face when I gave them.
1. The author’s father always prepared a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice for him because ______.
A. that was the author’s favorite.
B. he was sure the author would be thirsty.
C. the author was always complaining.
D. that was a gesture of love.
2. The author’s father didn’t hire a helper because ______.
A. his job was too dangerous.
B. his job required high skills.
C. he wanted to save money.
D. he was not good at communicating with others.
3. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. I Just Couldn’t Understand my Father.
B. My Father Never Loved Me.
C. Silent Fatherly Love.
D. My Hard-working Father.
【答案】1. D 2. C 3. C
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述作者每天上班前去看父亲，尽管父亲行动不便，但总是在厨房桌子上准备好一杯新榨橙汁，作者回忆这么多年来父亲从不用言语来表达对家人的爱，而是用努力工作给家人提供更好的物质条件等实际行动来表达爱。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段第二、三句“He was weak and moved slowly, but he always had a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice on the kitchen table for me, along with an unsigned note reading, “Drink your juice.” Such a note, I knew, was as far as Dad had ever been able to go in expressing his love.”（ 他身体虚弱，行动缓慢，但他总是在厨房的桌子上给我放一杯鲜榨橙汁，还有一张未署名的便条，上面写着：“喝橙汁。”我知道，这样的字条是父亲在表达他的爱时所能做到的。）和文章中“expressing his love.”（表达他的爱）和选项D“a gesture of love”（ 爱的表示）相呼应，可知，作者的父亲总是为他准备一杯鲜榨橙汁，这是一种爱的表示。故选D。
【2题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中的“But look how hard he works to take care of us, to buy us food and clothes, and to pay for this house.”（但是看看他是多么努力地照顾我们，给我们买吃的和穿的，还支付房子的钱。），可知，父亲努力工作赚钱照顾家人，给家人提供物质条件，还要支付供房子钱，可以推断，父亲没有雇助手是因为他想省钱。故选C。
【3题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段中的“...Such a note, I knew, was as far as Dad had ever been able to go in expressing his love...“Why doesn’t Dad love me?” Mom frowned, “Who said he doesn’t love you?” “Well, he never tells me,” I complained.... “But look how hard he works to take care of us, to buy us food and clothes, and to pay for this house. That’s how your father tells us he loves us.””(……我知道，这样的字条是爸爸在表达他的爱时所能做到的……“爸爸为什么不爱我？”妈妈皱了皱眉，“谁说他不爱你了？”“他从没跟我说过”我抱怨……“但是看看他是多么努力地照顾我们，给我们买吃的和穿的，还付了房子的钱。这就是你父亲告诉我们他爱我们的方式。”)和最后一段中的“My father never told me how he felt about my hugs, and there was never any expression on his face when I gave them.”（ 我父亲从未告诉我他对我拥抱的感觉，当我拥抱他的时候，他的脸上也没有任何表情。），可知，父爱是无言的，无声的。所以短文的最佳标题是“沉默的父爱”。故选C。
【点睛】文章主旨大意题中的标题判断一般可以从文章的第一段和最后一段里找到。例如第3小题，根据第一段中的“...Such a note, I knew, was as far as Dad had ever been able to go in expressing his love...“Why doesn’t Dad love me?” Mom frowned, “Who said he doesn’t love you?” “Well, he never tells me,” I complained.... “But look how hard he works to take care of us, to buy us food and clothes, and to pay for this house. That’s how your father tells us he loves us.””(……我知道，这样的字条是爸爸在表达他的爱时所能做到的……“爸爸为什么不爱我？”妈妈皱了皱眉，“谁说他不爱你了？”“他从没跟我说过”我抱怨……“但是看看他是多么努力地照顾我们，给我们买吃的和穿的，还付了房子的钱。这就是你父亲告诉我们他爱我们的方式。”)和最后一段中的“My father never told me how he felt about my hugs, and there was never any expression on his face when I gave them.”（ 我父亲从未告诉我他对我拥抱的感觉，当我拥抱他的时候，他的脸上也没有任何表情。），可知，父爱是无言的，无声的。所以短文的最佳标题是“沉默的父爱”。故选C。
