Question

In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. A father rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be, only to discover that the building was as flat as a pancake.

After the shock, he remembered the promise he had made to his son: “No matter what happened, I’ll always be there for you!” And tears began to fill his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins that once was the school, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his promise to his son.

Remembering his son’s classroom would be in the back right corner of the building, he rushed there and started digging.

Other parents tried to pull him off the ruins, saying: “It’s too late! They’re all dead! You can’t help!” He replied, “Are you going to help me now?” The fire chief showed up and tried to pull him off the school’s ruins saying, “Fires are breaking out, explosions are happening everywhere. You’re in danger. We’ll take care of it. Go home.” This loving, caring American father asked, “Are you going to help me now?”

The police came and said, “You’re, anxious and it’s over. Go home. We’ll handle it!” He replied, “Are you going to help me now?” No one helped.

Courageously he went on alone. He dug for eight hours...12 hours...24 hours...36 hours...then, in the 38th hour, he heard his son’s voice. He screamed his son’s name, “ARMAND!” He heard back, “Dad! It’s me, Dad! You promised no matter what happened, you would always be there for me! You did it, Dad!” “What’s going on in there? How is it?” the father asked.

“There are 14 of us left out of 33, Dad. ”

“Come out, boy!”

“No, Dad! Let the other kids out first, because I know you’ll get me! No matter what happens, I know you’ll always be there for me!”

1. Why did the father keep digging?

A. Because he promised his wife he would take care of their son.

B. Because others persuaded him to do so.

C. Because he promised his son that he would be with him whatever happened.

D. Because his son was his only child.

2. Many people came up and tried to persuade the father to stop digging except ______.

A. the police                                                   B. the fire chief

C. some kind parents                                   D. the medical officer

3.Which of the following best describes the son?

A. Calm, hopeful and strong-minded.

B. Careful, helpful and absent-minded.

C. Frightened, hopeless and thankful.

D. Cold-hearted, honest and faithful.

4.What does the underlined word “they” in the fourth paragraph refer to?

A. those parents      B.     the students

C. the teachers                  D. The fire officers

5.We can learn from the passage that ______.

A. sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understand

B. you cannot go on well in life until you forget your past failures

C. love can set us free from all fear and overcome the difficulties

D. we have enough happiness to make us sweet and enough sorrow to keep us human

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.C 

【解析】

試題分析：

1.C 細節題。根據第二段he remembered the promise he had made to his son: “No matter what happened, I’ll always be there for you!”說明正是他對兒子做出的諾言讓他一直干下去。故C正確。

2.D 細節題。根據第4，5段Other parents tried to pull him off ；The fire chief showed ；The police came說明ABC都出現了，要勸他離開。只有D項中的人沒有出現。故D符合題意。

3.A 推理題。根據文章倒數第四段“Dad! It’s me, Dad! You promised no matter what happened, you would always be there for me! You did it, Dad!” “What’s going on in there? How is it?” the father asked.根據文章最后一段Let the other kids out first, because I know you’ll get me! 從他的回答可知他很鎮定和樂觀也很堅強，故A正確。

4.B 推理題。根據本句“It’s too late! They’re all dead!這里的they指在地震中北埋掉的孩子，故B正確。

5.C 推理題。文章中的這個父親正是因為對兒子的愛與諾言才會堅持去就孩子。兒子也正是因為相信父親的愛才會堅持到底，克服困難。故C與文章的主題相一致。

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點評：本文講述了一個地震中父親就孩子的實例，來說明愛的力量。主要考查推理題，要求考生根據文章細節，準確定位，仔細判斷，