In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. A father rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be, only to discover that the building was as flat as a pancake.
After the shock, he remembered the promise he had made to his son: “No matter what happened, I’ll always be there for you!” And tears began to fill his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins that once was the school, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his promise to his son.
Remembering his son’s classroom would be in the back right corner of the building, he rushed there and started digging.
Other parents tried to pull him off the ruins, saying: “It’s too late! They’re all dead! You can’t help!” He replied, “Are you going to help me now?” The fire chief showed up and tried to pull him off the school’s ruins saying, “Fires are breaking out, explosions are happening everywhere. You’re in danger. We’ll take care of it. Go home.” This loving, caring American father asked, “Are you going to help me now?”
The police came and said, “You’re, anxious and it’s over. Go home. We’ll handle it!” He replied, “Are you going to help me now?” No one helped.
Courageously he went on alone. He dug for eight hours...12 hours...24 hours...36 hours...then, in the 38th hour, he heard his son’s voice. He screamed his son’s name, “ARMAND!” He heard back, “Dad! It’s me, Dad! You promised no matter what happened, you would always be there for me! You did it, Dad!” “What’s going on in there? How is it?” the father asked.
“There are 14 of us left out of 33, Dad. ”
“Come out, boy!”
“No, Dad! Let the other kids out first, because I know you’ll get me! No matter what happens, I know you’ll always be there for me!”
【小题1】Why did the father keep digging?A．Because he promised his wife he would take care of their son.B．Because others persuaded him to do so.C．Because he promised his son that he would be with him whatever happened.D．Because his son was his only child.【小题2】Many people came up and tried to persuade the father to stop digging except .A．the policeB．the fire chiefC．some kind parentsD．the medical officer【小题3】Which of the following best describes the son?A．Calm, hopeful and strong-minded.B．Careful, helpful and absent-minded.C．Frightened, hopeless and thankful.D．Cold-hearted, honest and faithful.【小题4】What does the underlined word “they” in the fourth paragraph refer to?A．those parentsB． the studentsC．the teachersD．The fire officers【小题5】We can learn from the passage that .A．sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understandB．you cannot go on well in life until you forget your past failuresC．love can set us free from all fear and overe the difficultiesD．we have enough happiness to make us sweet and enough sorrow to keep us humanC
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(答案→)C
解析：
【小题1】C 细节题。根据第二段he remembered the promise he had made to his son: “No matter what happened, I’ll always be there for you!”说明正是他对儿子做出的诺言让他一直干下去。故C正确。
【小题2】D 细节题。根据第4，5段Other parents tried to pull him off ；The fire chief showed ；The police came说明ABC都出现了，要劝他离开。只有D项中的人没有出现。故D符合题意。
【小题3】A 推理题。根据文章倒数第四段“Dad! It’s me, Dad! You promised no matter what happened, you would always be there for me! You did it, Dad!” “What’s going on in there? How is it?” the father asked.根据文章最后一段Let the other kids out first, because I know you’ll get me! 从他的回答可知他很镇定和乐观也很坚强，故A正确。
【小题4】B 推理题。根据本句“It’s too late! They’re all dead!这里的they指在地震中北埋掉的孩子，故B正确。
【小题5】C 推理题。文章中的这个父亲正是因为对儿子的爱与诺言才会坚持去就孩子。儿子也正是因为相信父亲的爱才会坚持到底，克服困难。故C与文章的主题相一致。