Growing up, I remember my father as a silent, serious man not the sort of person around wh

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, 1 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. 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 (解构) 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 1 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’ve e to see my past clearly.
【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 a1l home.B．Her father did not care about her human journey.C．Her father was too busy to answer her phone.D．Her father couldn’t give her appropriate advice.【小题3】After the author overheard her father on the telephone.A．he blamed her for impolitenessB．he rediscovered human natureC．he consulted with her about his problemD．he changed his attitude towards the author【小题4】The author realized that     .A．her father had too many faults and weaknessesB．her father was not as intelligent as she had thoughtC．her father was not good at interpersonal relationshipsD．her father placed too much importance in social activities【小题5】Which of the following is the best title of this passage?A．My Parents as FriendsB．My Parents as AdvisorsC．My Father — a Serious ManD．My Father — an Intelligent ScientistB