When a first-time father saw his newborn son, he immediately noticed the baby's ears obviously standing out from his head. He expressed his concern to the nurse that some children might be made fun of his child. A doctor examined the baby and reassured the new dad that his son was healthy---- the ears presented only a small problem with its appearance.
But the nervous father continued. He wondered if the child might suffer psychological effects of ridicule, or if they should consider plastic surgery(整形手术). The nurse assured him that it was really no problem, and he should just wait to see if the boy grows into his ears.
The father finally felt more optimistic about his child, but now he worried about his wife's reaction to those large ears. She had been delivered by operation, and had not yet seen the child.
“She doesn't take things as easily as I do,” he said to the nurse.
By this time, the new mother was settled in the recovery room and ready to meet her new baby. The nurse went along with the dad to lend some support in case this inexperienced mother became upset about her baby's large ears.
The baby was in a blanket(毛毯) with his head covered for the short trip through the cold air-conditioned corridor. The baby was placed in his mother's arms, who eased the blanket back so that she could look at her child for the first time.
She took one look at her baby's face and looked to her husband and gasped, “Oh, Honey! Look! He has your ears!”
No problem with Mom. She married those ears...and she loves the man to whom they are attached.
The poet Kahlil Gibran said, “Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.” It's hard to see the ears when you're looking into the light.
【小题1】When the father first saw his baby, he was worried that .A．The baby might not grow up healthily.B．The baby might be laughed at by others.C．The baby might disappoint its mother.D．the baby might have mental problems.【小题2】According to the doctor and nurse, the baby’s ears .A．could not function well.B．looked the same as others.C．only caused a small problem. D．needed to have plastic surgery.【小题3】What is true about the baby’s mother?A．She blamed her husband for the baby’s big ears.B．She was the first to discover the baby’s large ears.C．She suggested having an operation on the baby immediately.D．She found something similar between the baby and its father.【小题4】What does the underlined word they refer to in the last but on paragraph(倒数第2段)?A．The ears.B．The parents.C．The doctor and nurse.D．The problems【小题5】What’s the function of the last paragraph?A．To advise readers to listen carefully.B．To draw a conclusion from the story.C．To criticize the wrong attitude to physical beauty.D．To stress the importance of doctor-patient relationship.B
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(答案→)B
解析：文章讲述的是一个新生儿的父亲担心自己的儿子的耳朵太大，害怕他以后被人嘲笑，害怕妻子不喜欢，结果发现一切都是多虑。
【小题1】事实细节题，根据第一段He expressed his concern to the nurse that some children might be made fun of his child可知，他担心儿子以后被别的孩子嘲笑
【小题2】事实细节题，根据第一段A doctor examined the baby and reassured the new dad that his son was healthy---- the ears presented only a small problem with its appearance可知，医生和护士认为这只是一个小问题。
【小题3】推理判断题，根据倒数第三段She took one look at her baby's face and looked to her husband and gasped, “Oh, Honey! Look! He has your ears可知，她认为儿子的耳朵和丈夫的耳朵是一样的
【小题4】推理判断题，根据后面的attach to可知，这里指的是耳朵
【小题5】推理判断题，最后一段是根据这个故事总结出了一个道理