Growing up, I remember my father as a silent, serious man—not the sort of person around whom one could laugh. As a teenager arriving in America, knowing nothing, I wanted a father who could explain the human journey. In college, when friends called home for advice, I would sink into deep depression for what I did not have.
Today, at twenty-seven, I have e to rediscover them in ways that my teenage mind would not allow—as adults and as friends with their own faults and weaknesses.
One night after my move back home, I overheard my father on the telephone. There was some trouble. Later, Dad shared the problem with me. Apparently my legal training had earned me some privileges in his eyes. I talked through the problem with Dad, analyzing the purposes of the people involved and offering several negotiation strategies(策略).He listened patiently before finally admitting, “I can’t think like that. I am a simple man.”
Dad is a brilliant scientist who can deconstruct the building blocks of nature. Yet human nature is a mystery to him. That night I realized that he was simply not skilled at dealing with people, much less the trouble of a conflicted teenager. It’s not in his nature to understand human desires.
And so, there it was—it was no one’s fault that my father held no interest in human lives while I placed great importance in them. We are at times born more sensitive, wide-eyed, and dreamy than our parents and bee more curious and idealistic than them. Dad perhaps never expected me for a child. And I, who knew Dad as an intelligent man, had never understood that his intelligence did not cover all of my feelings.
It has saved me years of questioning and confusion. I now see my parents as people who have other relationships than just Father and Mother. I now overlook their many faults and weaknesses, which once annoyed me.
I now know my parents as friends: people who ask me for advice; people who need my support and understanding. And I have e to see my past clearer.
【小题1】What was the author’s impression of her father when she was a teenager?A．Friendly but irresponsible.B．Intelligent but severe.C．Cold and aggressive.D．Caring and municative.【小题2】Why did the author feel depressed when her friends called home?A．She did not have a phone to call home.B．Her father did not care about her human journey.C．Her father was too busy to answer her phone.D．Her father could not give her appropriate advice.【小题3】After the author overheard her father on the telephone, .A．he blamed her for impoliteness.B．he rediscovered human nature.C．he consulted with her about his problem.D．he changed his attitude towards the author.【小题4】Which of the following is the best title of this passage?A．My Parents as Friends.B．My Parents as advisers.C．My father—a serious man.D．My father—an intelligent scientist.B
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(答案→)B
解析：本文主要讲述的是作者对自己父亲的认识的变化，在小时候，父亲和他交流很少。他对父亲也缺乏感情。长大以后，作者发现父亲只是不太理解人情世故，他只会对自己的研究很认真。同时作者也改变了自己对待父母亲的方法，也就是把父母当成朋友平等对待。
【小题1】B 细节题。根据第一段和第四段第一句Growing up, I remember my father as a silent, serious man和Dad is a brilliant scientist who can deconstruct the building blocks of nature可知父亲是一个很勤奋但是很严肃的人。故B正确。
【小题2】D 推理题。根据文章的一段As a teenager arriving in America, knowing nothing, I wanted a father who could explain the human journey. In college, when friends called home for advice, I would sink into deep depression for what I did not have.可知作者的父亲很少和他交流，更不会和他说那些与旅游有关的事情。故D正确。
【小题3】C 细节题。根据文章第三段第2句There was some trouble. Later, Dad shared the problem with me.可知父亲后来咨询了我一些相关的问题。故C正确。
【小题4】A 主旨大意题。本文主要讲述的是作者对自己父亲的认识的变化，在小时候，父亲和他交流很少。他对父亲也缺乏感情。长大以后，作者发现父亲只是不太理解人情世故，他只会对自己的研究很认真。同时作者也改变了自己对待父母亲的方法，也就是把父母当成朋友平等对待。故A正确。