Car Talk
When I got the driving license last summer, Mom and I took our first trip around an empty parking lot. Then I found that my mother was not the best teacher for me. It wasn't that she shouted, or told me that I was doing poorly. As you can imagine, my mother's helpful instructions only managed to make me more nervous.
Since I could no longer practice with her, the job was placed in the hands of my father. The idea of learning from Dad was not one that thrilled me. I loved him dearly, but I just did not see Dad as someone I could be fortable learning from. He almost never talked. We shared a typical father-daughter relationship. He'd ask how school was, and I'd say it was fine. Unfortunately, that was the most of our conversations. Spending hours alone with someone who might as well have been a stranger really scared me.
As we got into the car that first time, I was not surprised at what happened. Dad and I drove around, saying almost nothing, aside from a few instructions on how to turn. As my lessons went on, however, things began to change. Dad would turn the radio up so I could fully appreciate his favorite Stones music. And he actually began talking. I was soon hearing about past failed dates, basic body gym class, and other tales from his past, including some of his first meeting with Mom.
Dad' s sudden chattiness was shocking until I thought about why he was telling me so much in the car. In all the years that I had wondered why my father never spoke that much, I had never stopped to consider that it was because I had never bothered to listen. Homework, friends, and even TV had all called me away from him, and, consequently, I never thought my quiet father had anything to say.
Since I began driving with him, my driving skill has greatly increased. More important, though, is that my knowledge of who my father is has also increased. Just living with him wasn't enough—it took driving with him for me to get to know someone who was a mystery.
【小题1】The author couldn't practice driving with her mother because .A．she couldn't talk with her motherB．her father wanted to teach herC．her mother made her nervousD．she didn't trust her mother【小题2】At first, the idea of learning driving from her father made her .A．happyB．uneasyC．satisfiedD．disappointed【小题3】What surprised the author when the driving lessons went on?A．Her Dad liked modern music.B．Her Dad was the best teacher.C．Her Dad was a chatty person.D．Her Dad told her his sad stories.【小题4】With her story Car Talk, the author indicates that .A．fathers love their daughters dearlyB．mothers are less patient than fathersC．family members need real municationD．it takes time to improve the father-daughter relationshipC
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(答案→)C
解析：文章讲述作者和爸爸一起练车的经历，在作者看来，爸爸是一个不善言谈的人，但是和作者在车里面的时候，爸爸谈了很多，这让作者明白家庭成员之间需要真正交流。
【小题1】细节题：从文章第一段的句子：As you can imagine, my mother's helpful instructions only managed to make me more nervous.可知作者的不能和妈妈一起练车，因为她妈妈让她紧张，选C
【小题2】细节题：从文章第二段的句子：The idea of learning from Dad was not one that thrilled me. I loved him dearly, but I just did not see Dad as someone I could be fortable learning from. He almost never talked.可知一开始，和爸爸一起练车让作者很不自在，选B
【小题3】细节题：从文章第四段的句子：Dad' s sudden chattiness was shocking until I thought about why he was telling me so much in the car. 可知作者对于爸爸是个健谈的人很惊讶，选C
【小题4】推理题：从文章的句子：可知通过汽车里面的交谈，作者暗示家庭成员之间需要真正交流，选C