Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved there a few years ago, and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends.
My earliest memories of my father are of a tall, handsome successful man devoted to his work and family, but uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him; as a school girl and young adult I feared him and felt bitter about him. He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A’s and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as “successful” as he was. Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard.
On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father’s friends for lunch at an outdoor cafe. We walked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my son’s funny facial expressions. Gone was my father’s critical (挑剔的) air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so friendly and interesting be around? What had held him back before?
The next day my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that moment. After so many years, I’m at last seeing another side of my father. And in so doing. I’m delighted with my new friend. My dad, in his mew home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was.
【小題1】Why did the author feel bitter about her father when she was a young adult?

A．He was silent most of the time.
B．He was too proud of himself.
C．He did not love his children.
D．He expected too much of her.
【小題2】When the author went out with her father on weekends, she would feel ________.
A．nervousB．sorry
C．tiredD．safe
【小題3】What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson?
A．More critical.B．More talkative
C．Gentle and friendly.D．Strict and hard-working.
【小題4】The underlined words “my new friend” in the last paragraph refer to ________.
A．the author’s son
B．the author’s father
C．the friend of the author’s father
D．the café owner


【小題1】D
【小題2】A
【小題3】C
【小題4】B

解析試題分析：本文講述的是在小的時候，父親對我很嚴(yán)厲很嚴(yán)格。和父親在一起的時候，我很緊張。但是現(xiàn)在我長大了，帶著我的孩子回去看望父親的時候，父親變的很善良很溫和。成了我的新朋友，讓我看見了父親另外一面。
【小題1】推理題：根據(jù)第二段中“He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A’s and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as “successful” as he was”可知父親對我的期待很高。故選D。
【小題2】推理題：根據(jù)第二段最后一句“Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard”可知我和父親在一起的時候，感覺很緊張。故選A。
【小題3】推理題：根據(jù)第三段中“Gone was my father’s critical (挑剔的) air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around? What had held him back before”可知以前那個刻板，要求很高的，嚴(yán)厲的父親已經(jīng)沒有了。代替的是一個很友好善良的父親。故選C。
【小題4】推理題：根據(jù)本句“I’m delighted with my new friend. My dad, in his new home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was.”以及橫線后面的my dad可知這里的我的新朋友就是指我的父親。故選B。
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