Many people influenced various aspects of my life, based on their personal characteristics, accomplishments, and values. I have been fortunate to have had numerous teachers and professors who I respect for their patience and intelligence. There are artists that have inspired me by their natural talents and original creativity. I value many political leaders, who have inspired me by their contributions to society, and their ability to change our futures. But of all the people I have known in my life, the person I admire most is my father.
As the youngest girl in my family, I always considered myself to be “Daddy’s little girl”. While I grew up, it always made me sad to see so many of my friends and neighbors without a father or father-like figure around. This helped me appreciate how my father always takes an interest in his children’s lives. In every aspect of my life my father continuously pushes me to excel, so I could accomplish my work outstandingly among my people. Whenever I feel like giving up, or have a question or a concern, I know I can always call on him for advice. From him I have also learned that sometimes you have to put others’ needs ahead of your own, but you should make sure you are not taken advantage of by others. His strength seems to be unbreakable during hard times, and he is extremely determined to accomplish anything he sets his mind on, no matter how tiny it is. I highly respect him for how he stands up for what he believes in, and will never back down. I have always admired his open mind, compassion for people, and sense of understanding. He is a very reserved man, but to everybody’s surprise, he has a great sense of humor, and always knows how to put a smile on the faces of his wife, his children and his friends.
Living in his affection and instruction, I am very proud of my father. He also professes how proud he is of his children, and is still there to support us in whatever we are involved in.
【小題1】What is the best title for the passage?

A.How my father loved me 
B.My father—the person I admire most 
C.I am the apple on my father’s palm 
D.My father—the one who influenced me most 
【小題2】Which of the following could not be used to describe the author’s father?
A.Considerate and humorous  
B.Affectionate and open-minded 
C.Knowledgeable and sociable 
D.Energetic and helpful 
【小題3】Which of the following can best explain the underlined word “excel”?
A.Do better than others. B.Show off. 
C.Be cleverer than others. D.Keep healthy 
【小題4】What can we infer about the author?
A.She appreciated her father because he solved all the problems for her.  
B.She considered her father humorous and was often made to laugh by him.  
C.She had sympathy for the fatherless.  
D.She was outstanding in work because her father pushed her hard. 


【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】A
【小題4】C 

解析試題分析:本文作者描述了自己偉大的父親,他教作者一些做人的道理,如“要急別人所需,幫助別人,但是一定不要被別人利用”,他不斷的推動著作者超越別人,這讓作者總是很突出。另外,他很幽默,體貼,善解人意......字里行間作者表達了自己對父親的欽佩和感激之情。
【小題1】主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段的最后一句But of all the people I have known in my life, the person I admire most is my father.在我一生所有認(rèn)識的人中,我最佩服的是我的父親。本文主要講述了作者對父親的感激之情,因此B項作為本文標(biāo)題最合適。
【小題2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句話He is a very reserved man, but to everybody’s surprise, he has a great sense of humor, and always knows how to put a smile on the faces of his wife, his children and his friends.,C選項中的sociable“友善的,好交際的”和文中的reserved“保守的,冷淡的”的相反的含義,所以用sociable描述作者的父親是不恰當(dāng)?shù);文中也沒有信息顯示作者的父親很博學(xué)。故選C
【小題3】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)這個詞后面的內(nèi)容so I could accomplish my work outstandingly among my people.,因此在我們那群人中,我可以突出地完成工作。A項符合題意,即父親讓我超越別人。其他幾項不合題意。
【小題4】推理判斷題。由第二段第二句話While I grew up, it always made me sad to see so many of my friends and neighbors without a father or father-like figure around.,當(dāng)我長大了,我常常因為看見那些沒有父親或沒有象父親那樣的人陪伴的朋友和鄰居而難過。C項正確,即她同情沒有父親的孩子。
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