記敘文閱讀理解練習

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項。

(1)

[1] The next morning I was up bright and early. I was so excited that I could hardly sleep. I got to the office early and accomplished more in two hours than I had the whole day before.

[2] At 9:00， I called my dad to see if I could come over after work. When he answered the phone， I just said，“Dad， can I come over after work tonight? I have something to tell you.”My dad responded with an angry， ‘Now what?’I assured him that it wouldn’t take long， so he finally agreed.

[3] At 5:30， I was at my parents’ house ringing the doorbell， praying that Dad would answer the door. I was afraid if Mom answered that I would chicken out and tell her instead. But as luck would have it， Dad did answer the door. I didn’t waste any time. I took one step in the door and said， ‘Dad， I just came over to tell you that I love you.

[4] It was as if a sudden change came over my dad. Before my eyes his face softened. The wrinkles seemed to disappear and he began to cry. He reached out and hugged me and said， ‘I love you too， son， but I’ve never been able to say it.’It was such a precious moment I didn’t want to move. Mom walked by with tears in her eyes. I just waved and blew her a kiss. Dad and I hugged for a moment longer and then I left. I hadn’t felt that great in a long time.

[5] But that’s not even my point. Two days after that visit， my dad， who had heart problems， but didn’t tell me， had an attack and ended up in the hospital， unconscious. I don’t know if he′ll make it.

[6] Five years ago， my father and I had a disagreement and really never resolved it since that time. We avoided seeing each other unless we absolutely had to at Christmas or other family gatherings. But even then， we hardly spoke to each other.

[7] So my message to all of you is: What if I had waited to tell my dad ---- maybe I will never get the chance again!Take the time to do what you need to do and do it now!

1. The author was excited because ____________.

A. he resolved the disagreement with his father

B. he accomplished more than before in the office

C. his father allowed him to come over after work

D. he had decided to express love for his father

2. The underlined phrase“chicken out”in Para.3 is closest in meaning to ____________.

A. look awayB. run awayC. show upD. give up

3. It can be inferred from the passage that_____________.

A. the father always easily lost his temper

B. the quarrel resulted in father’s heart attack

C. lack of communication led to more problems

D. the author asked his father for permission before his visit

4. Which of the following saying best goes with the story?

A. Doing nothing is doing ill.

B. Better late than never.

C. Two heads are better than one.

D. Learn from past mistake and avoid future ones.

5. The purpose of the author writing the story is to_____________.

A. say sorry to his father and ask for pardon

B. help people avoid quarrels with parents

C. show parents’ loving concern for their children

D. encourage people to seize time to do something necessary

(2)

[1] In the last years of the Warring States period(戰國時期)， the State of Qin attacked the State of Wei on a large scale repeatedly and occupied large areas of land， for the State of Wei was too weak to defend itself. In 273 B.B.， the Qin army launched a more serious attack upon the State of Wei than ever. The king of the State of Wei gathered his officials， and asked with a worried look if anyone could propose a way to defeat the Qin army. After years of chaos caused by the wars， the officials trembled when fighting was mentioned， and no one dared to speak of resistance.

[2] At the critical moment when a large enemy force was bearing down upon the border， most of the officials persuaded the king to sue for peace， at the cost of giving away to the State of Qin the large area of land north of the Huanghe River and south of the Taihang Mountain. However Su Dai， a counsellor， did not agree. He hurried up to the king and said: “Your Majesty， they don’t think about the interests of the country at all. It is just because they are afraid of death that they ask you to sue for peace by betraying the country. Of course you can temporarily satisfy the ambition of the State of Qin， but it will never stop attacking us until our land is totally given away.”

[3] He added， “Once there was a man whose house was on fire. People told him to put out the fire with water， but he would not listen. Instead， he carried a faggot(柴把) to put out the fire， only to make the fire fiercer. Isn’t it similar to carrying faggots to put out a fire if you agree to sue for peace at the cost of the land of the State of Wei?”

[4] Though Su Dai’s argument was very convincing， the king accepted the suggestion of those officials and gave away to the State of Qin a large area of the land of the State of Wei. As might be expected， the Qin army attacked the State of Wei in 225 B.C. again， surrounding the capital city Daliang and flooding it by digging open the dykes (堤壩) of the Huanghe River. The State of Wei was finally destroyed.

1. When asked how to defeat the Qin army， most officials_____________.

A. were scared and at a loss what to do

B. looked worried and turned to Su Dai for help

C. asked a large enemy force to bear down upon the border

D. were extremely frightened and decided to give up fighting back

2. The underlined phrase“sue for”in Para.2 probably means_____________.

A. demandB. beg forC. fight forD. negotiate for

3. Su Dai used the example of“carrying faggots to put out a fire”to show_____________.

A. the ambition of the State of Qin

B. the serious results of giving in

C. the loss of the land of the State of Wei

D. the trembling consequences of defense

4. The story is mainly developed by_____________.

A. timeB. logic

C. comparisonD. cause and result

5. The attitude of the writer towards Su Dai is_____________.

A. approval B. praise

C. neutral D. disapproval

答案點撥

(1)本文記敘作者對父親親口說“我愛你”的感人經過，從而化解了與父親多年的矛盾。作者也獲得了人生感悟——要及時采取行動，完成一些平時看似簡單但卻重要的事情，以免釀成遺憾。

1. D。細節理解題。結合第[1]段和第[3]段的最后一句可知。

2. D。詞義判斷題。“chicken out”的意思是“因膽小而放棄”，通過前后文提示“作者害怕若不是爸爸開門，自己便泄掉了向父親表達愛的勇氣”可推知。 “look away”的意思是“不再看某人或某物”， “run away”的意思是“逃跑”，與”tell her (my mother) instead相矛盾。“show up”的意思“出現”。

3. C。推理判斷題。從第[6]段可推知。選項A、B在文中沒有找到依據，選項D是文章直接敘述的內容(見第[2]段)，不屬于推理判斷得出的答案。

4. B。主旨概括題，通過諺語概括文章大意。B項意思“遲做總比不做好”，比較貼近故事的發展。 A項意思“無所事事，必干壞事”，C項意思“人多智廣”， D項意思“前車之鑒”，但文章并沒有提及作者是在吸取了教訓后才對父親說“我愛你”的，因此不符合文意。此外，諺語在作文寫作中能起到增添亮色和說服力的作用，建議學生適當背誦與課文話題有關的諺語，以備寫作時運用。

5. D。理解寫作意圖。通過文章最后一段最后一句可推知。

(2)本文記敘魏國“抱薪救火”，不斷滿足秦國的侵略欲望、終被秦國所滅的歷史故事。

1. D。細節理解題。在原文第[1]段最后一句找到答案。

2. B。詞義推斷題。通過下文“at the cost of ”(以……為代價)可推知，“sue for”意思為“請求”。選項D，表示“談判; 磋商”，沒有體現出魏國害怕戰爭、乞求談和的語境。

3. B。綜合信息處理題。第[2]段最后一句和第[3]段表明，謀士蘇代講述“抱薪救火”的故事，目的是勸諫魏王，運用不當的方法暫時滿足秦國的欲望，結果反而使禍害擴大。

4. A。判斷寫作順序題。文章多處出現具體的歷史時間，不難判斷文章主要以時間發展為順序進行寫作的。故事并沒有呈現“原因和結果”的關系，因此選項D不正確。

5. C。理解作者的態度。本文是歷史故事，作者如實反映歷史，如使用具體年份介紹事情發展的經過，可見作者是用客觀的態度敘述故事，因此對故事人物的態度也是中立的。

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