It was a Sunday morning, and I was in a terrible mood. Two of my friends had gone to the movies the night before and hadn’t invited me. I was in my room thinking of ways to make them sorry when my father came in. “Want to go for a ride, today, Beck? It’s a beautiful day.”
“No! Leave me alone!” Those were the last words I said to him that morning.
My friends called and invited me to go to the mall with them a few hours later. I forgot to be mad at them and went with them. I came home to find a note on the table. My mother put it where I would be sure to see it. “Dad has had an accident. Please meet us at Highland Park Hospital”.
When I reached the hospital, my mother came out and told me my father’s injuries were extensive. “Your father told the driver to leave him alone and just call 911, thank God! If he had moved Daddy, there’s no telling what might have happened. A broken rib(肋骨) might have pierced(穿透) a lung....”
My mother may have said more, but I didn’t hear. I didn’t hear anything except those terrible words: Leave me alone. My dad said them to save himself from being hurt more. How much had I hurt him when I hurled those words at him earlier in the day?
It was several days later that he was finally able to have a conversation. I held his hand gently, afraid of hurting him.
“Daddy... I am so sorry....”
“It’s okay, sweetheart. I’ll be okay.”
“No,” I said, “I mean about what I said to you that day. You know, that morning?”
My father could no more tell a lie than he could fly. He looked at me and said, “Sweetheart, I don’t remember anything about that day, not before, during or after the accident. I remember kissing you goodnight the night before, though.” He managed a weak smile.
My English teacher once told me that words have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the power to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.
【小题1】The author was in bad mood that morning because .A．his father had a terrible accidentB．he couldn’t drive to the mall with his friendsC．his friends hadn’t invited him to the cinemaD．his father didn’t allow him to go out with his friends【小题2】Why did the author say sorry to his father in the hospital?A．Because he didn’t go along with his father.B．Because he was rude to his father that morning.C．Because he failed to e earlier after the accident.D．Because he couldn’t look after his father in the hospital.【小题3】 The reason why the author’s father said he forgot everything about that day is that .A．he had a poor memoryB．he didn’t want to forgive his sonC．he just wanted to fort his sonD．he lost his memory after the accident【小题4】What lesson did Beck learn from the matter?A．Don’t treat your parents badly.B．Don’t hurt others with rude words.C．Don’t move the injured in an accident.D．Don’t be angry with friends at small things.C
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(答案→)C
解析：
【小题1】C 细节题。根据第一段第二句Two of my friends had gone to the movies the night before and hadn’t invited me.说明两个朋友没有邀请我一起去看电影让我很生气，故C正确。
【小题2】B 推理题。根据文章倒数第三段“I mean about what I said to you that day. You know, that morning?说明我为自己那天上午对爸爸说的那些粗鲁的话道歉，故B正确。
【小题3】C 推理题。爸爸说他不记得那些事情了，主要是不想儿子为此感到愧疚，是为了儿子，故C正确。
【小题4】B 推理题。根据文章最后一段My English teacher once told me that words have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the power to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.作者得出的结论是语言有时候也非常伤害别人，所以不要用语言去伤害别人，故B正确。