When a first-time father saw his newborn son, he immediately noticed the baby's ears obviously standing out from his head. He expressed his concern to the nurse that some children might tease his child. A doctor examined the baby and reassured the new dad that his son was healthy- the ears presented only a minor problem with its appearance.
But the nervous father persisted. He wondered if the child might suffer psychological effects of ridicule, or if they should consider plastic surgery. The nurse assured him that it was really no problem, and he should just wait to see if the boy grows into his ears.
The father finally felt more optimistic about his child, but now he worried about his wife's reaction to those large ears. She had been delivered by operation, and had not yet seen the child.
“She doesn't take things as easily as I do,” he said to the nurse.
By this time, the new mother was settled in the recovery room and ready to meet her new baby. The nurse went along with the dad to lend some support in case this inexperienced mother became upset about her baby's large ears.
The baby was in a receiving blanket with his head covered for the short trip through the cold air-conditioned corridor. The baby was placed in his mother's arms, who eased the blanket back so that she could look at her child for the first time.
She took one look at her baby's face and looked to her husband and gasped, “Oh, Honey! Look! He has your ears!”
No problem with Mom. She married those ears...and she loves the man to whom they are attached.
The poet Kahlil Gibran said, “Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.” It's hard to see the ears when you're looking into the light.
小題1:When the father first saw his baby, he was worried that________.
A．The baby might not grow up healthily
B．The baby might be laughed at by others.
C．The baby might disappoint its mother
D．the baby might have mental problems.
小題2:According to the doctor and nurse, the baby’s ears________.
A．could not function well.B．looked the same as others.
C．only caused a small problem.D．needed to have plastic surgery.
小題3: What is true about the baby’s mother?
A．She blamed her husband for the baby’s big ears.
B．She was the first to discover the baby’s large ears.
C．She suggested having an operation on the baby immediately.
D．She found something similar between the baby and its father.
小題4: What does the underlined word they refer to?
A．The ears.B．The parents
C．The doctor and nurse.D．The problems
小題5: What’s the function of the last paragraph?
A．To advise readers to listen carefully.
B．To draw a conclusion from the story.
C．To criticize the wrong attitude to physical beauty.
D．To stress the importance of doctor-patient relationship.

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:A
小題5:B

試題分析：本文敘述了父親突然發(fā)現(xiàn)剛出生的兒子的耳朵是很明顯的招風(fēng)耳。他很擔(dān)心將來其他孩子會(huì)嘲笑他兒子，大夫?yàn)閶雰鹤隽藱z查后向這位父親保證，他的兒子很健康，耳朵凸出僅僅有些有礙觀瞻罷了。可是他又擔(dān)心妻子不能接受，可是母親看到兒子的耳朵后說她很喜歡這種與丈夫一樣的耳朵。美不呈現(xiàn)在臉上，美是心靈之光。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)He expressed his concern to the nurse that some children might tease his child.父親擔(dān)心孩子的耳朵太大會(huì)被其他的孩子嘲笑，故選B。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)A doctor examined the baby and reassured the new dad that his son was healthy- the ears presented only a minor problem with its appearance. 大夫?yàn)閶雰鹤隽藱z查后向這位父親保證，他的兒子很健康，耳朵凸出僅僅有些有礙觀瞻罷了。故選C。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Oh, Honey! Look! He has your ears!母親發(fā)現(xiàn)孩子的耳朵與父親的一樣，故選D。
小題4:詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)She married those ears...可以推測(cè)這里指的是耳朵，故選A。
小題5:推理判斷題。根據(jù)It's hard to see the ears when you're looking into the light.從這個(gè)故事里得出結(jié)論來，故選B。
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A．mightB．couldC．wouldD．should
小題7:
A．FinallyB．HoweverC．ThereforeD．Thus
小題8:
A．enjoyB．skipC．defeatD．dip
小題9:
A．commitmentB．improvement C．devotionD．conclusion
小題10:
A．decideB．stopC．resistD．deserve
小題11:
A．interestedB．shockedC．surprisedD．prepared
小題12:
A．stickB．failC．leave D．play
小題13:
A．problemB．worldC．trickD．goal
小題14:
A．in caseB．now thatC．even ifD．a(chǎn)s though
小題15:
A．construction B．negotiation C．communication D．reception
小題16:
A．weakB．youngC．oldD．poor
小題17:
A．breakB．struggleC．pauseD．work
小題18:
A．mannerB．momentC．methodD．way
小題19:
A．staredB．liftedC．shoneD．closed
小題20:
A．a(chǎn)mbitionB．skillC．spiritD．potential

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