2017-2018学年高考英语 大题精做 04 阅读理解词义猜测题(含解析)新人教版

词义猜测题
【题型突破】
词义猜测题有逐渐增加的趋势，尤其是猜测词组、句意题。

因为猜测词组、句意题涉及题材背景、句子结构、文章主旨、作者的观点/态度等。

联系文章主旨、整合上下文信息是解答这类题的关键。

近几年命题者着重考查考生利用同义或反义关系、构词法、语法和语篇文脉等理解生词的能力。

【命题方式】
1.The word/phrase＂…＂in the passage means _________.
2.The word/phrase＂…＂can be best replaced by _________.
3. Which of the following is nearest/closest in meaning to _________?
4.The word/phrase＂…＂probably refers to _________.
5.What does the underlined word/phrase＂…＂in the passage mean?
liquid is not readily
doctors in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, it’s an excellent water collector. Unfortunately, you must carry the necessary equipment with you, since it’s all but impossible to find natural substitutes. The only components required, though, are a 5＇ 5＇ sheet of clear or slightly milky plastic, six feet of plastic tube, and a container — perhaps just a drinking cup — to catch the water. These pieces can be folded into a neat little pack and fastened on your belt.
To construct a working still, use a sharp stick or rock to dig a hole four feet across and three feet deep. Try to make the hole in a damp area to increase the water catcher’s productivity. Place your cup in the deepest part of the hole. Then lay the tube in place so that one end rests all the way in the cup and the rest of the line runs up — and out — the side of the hole.
Next, cover the hole with the plastic sheet, securing the edges of the plastic with dirt and weighting the sheet’s center down with a rock. The plastic should now form a cone(圆锥体) with 45-degree-angled sides. The low point of the sheet must be centered directly over, and no more than three inches above, the cup.
The solar still works by creating a greenhouse under the plastic. Ground water
evaporates (蒸发) and collects on the sheet until small drops of water form, run down the material and fall off into the cup. When the container is full, you can suck the refreshment out through the tube, and won’t have to break down the still every time you need a drink.
32. What do we know about the solar still equipment from the first paragraph?
A. It’s delicate.
B. It’s expensive.
C. It’s complex. .
D. It’s portable.
33. What does the underlined phrase “the water catcher” in paragraph 2 refer t o?
A. The tube.
B. The still.
C. The hole.
D. The cup.
34. What’s the last step of constructing a working solar still?
A. Dig a hole of a certain size.
B. Put the cup in place.
C. We ight the sheet’s center down.
D. Cover the hole with the plastic sheet.
35. When a solar still works, drops of water come into the cup from .
A. the plastic tube
B. outside the hole
C. the open air
D. beneath the sheet
33.B 【解析】词义猜测题。

根据Try to make the hole in a damp area to increase the
water catcher’s productivity可知最好在潮湿的地方挖洞，以提高接水器的工作效率。

“接水器”指的是在潮湿的地方挖洞，在洞的底部放一个杯子，杯子上方用膜覆盖，整个装置构成接水器，而不是某个部分。

这一题很容易错选D，但是就算在干燥的地方挖洞，杯子也可以接水，杯子接水的事实并不会因为周围环境的变化而变化，杯子的工作效率是不变的。

故选B。

34.C 【解析】细节理解题。

根据第三段Next, cover the hole with the plastic sheet,
securing the edges of the plastic with dirt and weighting the sheet’s center down with a rock.可知最后一步是weighting the sheet’s center down with a rock(放一块石头在覆盖膜的中间，把它压下去)，故选C。

35.D 【解析】推理判断题。

结合第四段中的Ground water evaporates (蒸发) and collects
on the sheet until small drops of water form, run down the material and fall off into the cup可知地下水蒸发，在覆盖膜上聚集起来，直到形成小水滴落在杯子里，覆盖膜是在杯子上面的，水滴落入杯子里，所以水滴是聚在覆盖膜的下面。

故选D。

Passage2（2017·新课标卷II，D）
bitten by insects send out a particular smell that neighboring plants can get. These chemicals come from the injured parts of the plant and seem to be an alarm. What the plants pump through the air is a mixture of chemicals known as volatile organic compounds, VOCs for short.
Scientists have found that all kinds of plants give out VOCs when being attacked .It’s a plant’s way of crying out.But is anyone listening? Apparently. Because we can watch the neighbours react.
Some plants pump out smelly chemicals to keep insects away. But others do double duty. They pump out perfumes designed to attract different insects who are natural enemies to the attackers. Once they arrive, the tables are turned. The attacker who was lunching now becomes lunch.
In study after study, it appears that these chemical conversations help the neighbors .The damage is usually more serious on the first plant, but the neighbors,
relatively speaking, stay safer because they heard the alarm and knew what to do.
Does this mean that plants talk to each other? Scientists don’t know. Maybe the first plant just made a cry of pain or was sending a message to its own branches, and so, in effect, was talking to itself. Perhaps the neighbors just happened to “overhear” the cry. So information was exchanged, but it wasn’t a true, intentional back and forth.
Charles Darwin, over 150 years ago, imagined a world far busier, noi sier and more intimate(亲密的)
than the world we can see and hear. Our senses are weak. There’s
a whole lot going on.
32. What does a plant do when it is under attack?
A. It makes noises.
B. It gets help from other plants.
C. It stands quietly
D. It sends out certain chemicals.
33. What does the author mean by “the tables are turned”in parag raph 3?
A. The attackers get attacked.
B. The insects gather under the table.
C. The plants get ready to fight back.
D. The perfumes attract natural enemies.
34.Scientists find from their studies that plants can .
A. predict natural disasters
B. protect themselves against insects
C. talk to one another intentionally
D. help their neighbors when necessary
35.what can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. The world is changing faster than ever.
B. People have stronger senses than before
C. The world is more complex than it seems
D. People in Darwin’s time were imaginative.
【文章大意】本文是一篇科普说明文。

研究发现，当植物受到攻击时，会发出VOCs，以此来保护自己或者与周围的植物通过化学物质进行交流。

32.D 【解析】细节理解题。

根据“reported that young maple trees getting bitten by insects send out a particular
smell that neighboring plants can get. These chemicals come from the injured parts of the plant and seem to be an alarm”可知，当植物受到伤害时，会
分泌一种特殊的化学物质。

33.A 【解析】词义推测题。

根据“Once they arrive,the tables are turned.The attacker who was lunching now
becomes lunch”，一旦它们到达这里，这些攻击者就会受到植物的攻击，故选A。

34.B 【解析】细节理解题，根据“Scientists have found that all kinds of plants give out VOCs when being
attacked”及“Some plants pump out smelly chemicals to keep insects away... ”可知答案选B。

After years of heated debate, gray wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park. Fourteen wolves were caught in Canada and transported to the park. By last year, the Yellowstone wolf population had grown to more than 170 wolves.
Gray wolves once were seen here and there in the Yellowstone area and much of
the continental United States, but they were gradually displaced by human development. By the 1920s, wolves had practically disappeared from the Yellowstone area. They went farther north into the deep forests of Canada, where there were fewer humans around.
The disappearance of the wolves had many unexpected results. Deer and elk populations —major food sources (来源) for the wolf —grew rapidly. These animals consumed large amounts of vegetation (植被), which reduced plant diversity in the park. In the absence of wolves, coyote populations also grew quickly. The coyotes killed a large percentage of the park’s red foxes, and completely drove away the park’s beavers.
As early as 1966, biologists asked the government to consider reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone Park. They hoped that wolves would be able to control the elk and coyote problems. Many farmers opposed the plan because they feared that wolves would kill their farm animals or pets.
The government spent nearly 30 years coming up with a plan to reintroduce the wolvers. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service carefully monitors and manages the wolf packs in Yellowstone. Today, the debate continues over how well the gray wolf is fitting in at Yellowstone. Elk, deer, and coyote populations are down, while beavers and red foxes have made a comeback. The Yellowstone wolf project has been a valuable experiment to help biologists decide whether to reintroduce wolves to other parts of the country as well.
28. What is the text mainly about?
A. Wildlife research in the United States.
B. Plant diversity in the Yellowstone area.
C. The conflict between farmers and gray wolves.
D. The reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone Park.
29. What does the underlined word ＂displaced＂ in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Tested.
B. Separated.
C. Forced out.
D. Tracked down.
30. What did the disappearance of gray wolves bring about?
A. Damage to local ecology.
B. A decline in the park’s income.
C. Preservation of vegetation.
D. An increase in the variety of animals.
31. What is the author’s attitude towards the Yellowstone wolf project?
A. Doubtful.
B. Positive.
C. Disapproving.
D. Uncaring.
【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了美国黄石公园重新引进灰狼的事情。

人类活动的影响使灰狼的数量逐渐减少，鹿群数量逐渐增加，从而导致植被被大量破坏。

28. D 【解析】主旨大意题。

文章开门见山地提出黄石公园引进灰狼的举措，然后在下文中
详细介绍其原因以及带来的良好的转机，由此判断本文的中心话题是美国黄石公园对灰狼的引进。

29. C 【解析】词义猜测题。

根据本段后两句可知，因为人类的发展，侵占了灰狼的领域，
灰狼逐渐向北迁徙，由此推断灰狼被人类排挤走了。

【名师点睛】词义猜测题是高考英语阅读理解中常见的题型，一般考查考生对生词、熟词生义词、短语、代词的指代的猜测以及对句子的理解等。

要求考生熟练掌握构词法，还要学会利用上下文语境、利用定义、解释、举例和对比转折等线索来进行判断。

另外构词法也是一种猜词的办法，比如通过前缀：dis-，un-，im-等，如本题中的displace。

Passage4（2016·新课标卷I，C）
I am Peter Hodes , a volunteer stem cell courier. Since March 2012, I’ve do ne
89 trips—of those , 51 have been abroad. I have 42 hours to carry stem cells（干细胞）in my little box because I’ve got two ice packs and that’s how long they
last. In all, from the time the stem cells are harvested from a donor(捐献者) to the time they can be implanted in the patient, we’ve got 72 hours at most. So I am always conscious of time.
I had one trip last year where I was caught by a hurricane in America. I picked up the stem cells in Providence, Rhode Island, and was meant to fly to Washington then back to London. But when I arrived at the check-in desk at Providence, the lady on the desk said:“Well, I’m really sorry, I’ve got some bad news for you—there are no flights from Washington.” So I took my box and put it on the desk and I said:“In this box are some stem cells that are urgently needed for a patient-please, please, you’ve got to get me back to the United Kingdom.” She just dropped everything. She arranged for a flight on a small plane to be held for me，re-routed(改道)me through Newark and got me back to the UK even earlier than originally scheduled.
For this courier job, you’re consciously aware that in that box you’re got something that is potentially going to save somebody’s life.
29. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “courier”in Paragraph1?
A. provider
B. delivery man
C. collector
D. medical doctor
30.Why does Peter have to complete his trip within 42hours?
A. He cannot stay away from his job too long.
B. The donor can only wait for that long.
C. The operation needs that much time.
D. The ice won’t last any longer.
31. Which flight did the woman put Peter on first?
A. To London.
B. To Newark.
C. To Providence.
D. To Washington.
【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文，主要介绍了作者在一次运送造血干细胞途中的一段经历，表现了人们之间的友爱。

29.B 【解析】词义猜测题。

根据本段内容I’ve done 89 trips和I have 42 hours to carry
stem cells in my little box以及第二段内容可知作者是运送干细胞的人，也就是
delivery man。

故选B 。

almost-empty bus, but the next passenger in decides to ignore dozens of empty seats to sit right next to you. While you’re waiting in line at a supermarket, the next customer insists on standing only two inches behind you and shouting into his cell-phone. You go into a public restroom, and the next person to enter decides to use the next stall. Transgressions(冒犯) like these don’t just make us feel uncomfortable; we often feel anxious, alarmed; and violated(被侵犯的 ). it is the attack of the personal-space invaders.
In any society, shared definitions of personal space govern how we interact with other people.
People living in densely(密集地) populated cities like Mumbai, Beijing, or Mexico City tend to require less personal space than people living in sparsely(稀少地) populated places within the country. In America, New Yorkers often have smaller requirements than residents of western states, like Montana, Shenandoah and Wyoming. Because everyone has different standards, gestures that are innocent in one place can be interpreted as opposite in another, especially in Britain.
As the British etiquette(礼仪) website Debrett puts it, as a British person,
somebody standing too close may make you ＂ focus less on what somebody is saying than on how close they are to you ＂.Simple acts like putting an arm around someone you don’t know may seem friendly in China, but they can make us very uncomfortable. People from many European countries such as France and Spain kiss each other on the cheek when they meet, yet to British person, this seems too friendly and＂touch-freely＂. The website explains! ＂The British are not backslappers(拍人后背的人) and generally do not show affection in public＂.
Are British people unfriendly? Far from it. The website adds that they are not as ＂stand-offish and aloof’ as they may seem, but very friendly and helpful to foreigners. However, remember not to be too close. If you are going to come closer than an arm’s length, please let them know.
1.According to the passage, if you were meeting a British for the first time, it would be polite of you to .
A. kiss him/her on the cheek
B. keep an arm’s length away from him/her
C. put an arm around him/her
D. slap his/her back
2.According to the passage, who tend to require more personal space?
A. People living in Beijing and people living in Mexico City
B. People living in Mumbai and people living in Shenandoah
C. People living in Wyoming and people living in New York
D. People living in Wyoming and people living in Montana
3.The underlined word ＂stand-offish and aloof＂ in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to .
A. cold and indifferent
B. modest and cool
C. gentlemanly and kind-hearted
D. independent and strong-willed
4.What can we conclude from the article?
A. British people like to sit next to other people on empty buses.
B. British people usually kiss strangers on the cheek to greet them.
C. British people are helpful though they may not appear to be
D. British people are delighted to show affection in public.
【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了在不同国家、不同背景下的社会礼仪的不同。

2.D 【解析】细节理解题。

根据第三段中的＂In America, New Yorkers often have smaller requirements than residents of western states, like Montana, Shenandoah and Wyoming. ＂可知，生活在人烟稀少的怀俄明州和蒙大拿州的人需要更多的私人空间，故D项正确。

3.A【解析】词义猜测题。

根据画线词后的＂but very friendly and helpful to foreigners＂
由此可知画线词词义，故A
As the British customs website Debrett has said, as a British person, somebody standing too close may make you ＂focus less on what somebody is saying than on how close they are to you＂. Simple acts like putting an arm around someone you don’t know that well may seem friendly in China, but they can make us very uncomfortable. The website explains: ＂The British are not back slappers (拍打者) or touchers and generally do not show affection (喜欢) in public.＂
Being a British person around people from other countries can therefore be full of problems. People from many European countries such as France and Spain kiss each other on the cheek when they meet, yet to us this seems too friendly and ＂touchy-feely＂.
Simple matters like how close others stand can be problems to Britons who want to keep their own personal space. Giving advice on how to behave around a British person, Debrett’s says that ＂if you can feel the warmth of their worried breath upon your face, then you’re standing too close＂.
So, are British people unfriendly? No. The website explains that we are not as ＂indifferent＂ as we may seem, but ＂very friendly and helpful to foreigners＂. However, we do have different ideas about our own space to many people f rom other countries. Just let us know if you’re going to come any closer than arm’s length, and you’ll be fine!
5. What is the article mainly about?
A.How to make friends with British people.
B.Some tips on British table manners.
C.Ways in which British people show affection.
D.British people’s preference for personal space.
6. If you were meeting a British person for the first time, it would be polite of you to ______, according to the article.
A.kiss him/her on the cheek
B.put an arm around him/her
C.ke ep an arm’s length away from him/her
D.slap his/her back or shake his/her hands
7.The underlined word ＂indifferent＂ in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ＂_________＂.
A.cold
B.modest
C.gentlemanlike
D.independent
8.What can we conclude from the article?
A.British people like to sit next to others on empty buses.
B.British people are helpful, although they may not appear to be.
C.British people do not like staying with other Europeans.
D.British people are happy to show affection in public.
2.C【解析】考查推理判断。

根据最后一段最后一句＂Just let us know if you’re going to come any closer than arm’s length, a nd you’ll be fine!＂可知，如果你第一次见一个英国人，离他们一臂的距离远将会是礼貌的。

3.A【解析】考查词义猜测。

根据画线句下文可知，英国人对外国人是很友好并热心的，由句中的but推断画线句句意是：网站解释说英国人不是他们看上去的那样
Old Fossils
Scientists have found what they think is probably the oldest fossil on Earth, a remnant of life from 3.7 billion years ago when Earth’s skies were orange and its oceans green.
In a newly melted part of Greenland, Australian scientists found the leftover
structure from a community of microbes（微生物）that lived on an ancient seafloor. Based on their analysis of the fossils, the researchers determined that they are 220 million years older than those discovered in Western Australia, which were 3.48 billion years old.
The discovery shows life may have formed quicker and more easily than once thought, about half a billion years after Earth formed. And that may also give hope for life forming elsewhere, such as Mars, said study co-author Martin VanKranendonk of the University of New South Wales and director of the Australian Center for Astrobiology. ＂It gives us an idea how our planet evolved and how life gained a foothold,＂ VanKranendonk said.
Scientists had thought it would take at least half a billion years for life to form after the molten Earth started to cool a bit, but this shows it could have happened quicker, he said. That’s because the newly found fossil is far too complex to h ave developed soon after the planet’s first life forms, he said.
In an outcrop of rocks that used to be covered with ice and snow which melted after an exceptionally warm spring, the Australian team found stromatolites（叠层石）, which are layered structures that are often produced by a community of microbes. The stromatolites were about 1 to 4 centimeters high.
＂It is like the house left behind made by the microbes,＂ VanKranendonk said. ＂Scientists used the layers of ash from volcanoes and tiny zircon（锆石） with uranium and estimated that they date back to 3.7 billion years ago.＂
The dating seems about right, said Abigail Allwood, a NASA astrobiologist who found the previous oldest fossil, from 3.48 billion years ago, in Australia. But Allwood said she is not c ompletely convinced that what VanKranendonk’s team found once was alive. She said the evidence wasn’t conclusive enough that it was life and not a geologic quirk（地质巧合）. ＂It would be nice to have more evidence, but in these rocks that’s
a lot to ask,＂ Allwood said in an email.
1. The underlined words ＂gained a foothold＂ in Paragraph 3 mean______.
A.continued
B.changed
C.increased
D.Started
2. We can learn from Paragraph 4______.
A.the fossil appeared soon after the birth of the earth
B.the fossil formed soon after the earth’s first life
C.life formed earlier than the newly found fossil
D.life appeared about half a billion years ago
3. What is Abigail Allwood’s attitude towards the newly found fossil?
A.Neutral.
B.Sceptical.
C.Objective.
D.Supportive.
4. According to the passage, ______.
A.the previous fossils are a geologic quirk
B. the previous fossils are made up of stromatolites
C. the newly found fossils come from Western Australia
D. the newly found fossils have a history of 3.7 billion years
【语篇解析】文章介绍科学家发现距今37亿年前的化石。

1.D【解析】词义猜测题。

根据文章第三段的句子＂It gives us an idea how our planet evolved＂这让我们了解星球是怎么形成的，下文是生命是怎么开始的。

可知，＂gained
a foothold＂意为＂开始＂。

故选D。

2.C【解析】推理判断题。

根据第四段的句子＂the newly found fossil is far too complex to have developed soon after the planet’s first life forms, he said.＂可知，生命形成要早于新发现的化石。

故选C。

3. B【解析】观点态度题。

根据文章最后一段的句子＂She said the evidence wasn’t conclusive enough that it was life and not a geologic quirk(地质巧合).＂可知，Abigail Allwood 对于新发现的化石态度是怀疑的。

故选B。

Passage 4（2017届江苏省苏州市高三模考）
After much thought，I came up with a brilliant plan.I worked out a way for Rich
to meet my mother and win her over.In fact，I arranged it so my mother would want to cook a meal especially for him.
Rich was not only not Chinese and he was a few years younger than I was.And unfortunately，he looked much younger with his curly red hair，smooth pale skin，and the splash of orange freckles（雀斑） across his nose.He was a bit on the short side，compactly built.In his dark business suits，he looked nice but easily forgettable，which was why I didn’t notice him the first year we worked together at the firm.But my mother noticed everything.
＂So what do you think of Rich？＂I finally asked，holding my breath.
She tossed the eggplant in the hot oil，angry hissing sound.＂So many spots on his face，＂she said.
＂They are freckles.Freckles are good luck.＂I said a bit too heatedly in trying to raise my voice above the noise of the kitchen.
＂Oh？＂She said innocently.
＂Yes，the more spots the better.＂
She considered this a moment and then smiled and spoke in Chinese：＂When you were young，you got the chicken pox.So many spots，you had to stay home for ten days.So lucky，you thought.＂
I couldn’t save Rich in the kitchen.And I couldn’t save him later at the dinner table.
When I offered Rich a fork，he insisted on using the slippery ivory chopsticks.Halfway between his plate and his open mouth，a large chunk of redcooked eggplant fell on his brand new white shirt.
And then he helped himself to big portions of the shrimp and snow peas，not realizing he should have taken only a polite spoonful.
He declined the new greens，the tender and expensive leaves of bean plants. He thought he was being polite by refusing seconds, when he should have followed my father’s example，who made a big show of taking small portions of seconds，thirds and even fourths，always saying he couldn’t resist another bite and then groaning he was so full he thought he would burst.
But the worst was when Ric h criticized my mother’s cooking and he didn’t even know what he had done.As is the Chinese cook’s custom，my mother always made modest remarks about her own cooking.That night she chose to direct it toward her famous steamed pork and preserved vegetable dish，which she always served with special pride.
＂Ai!This dish not salty enough，no flavor，＂she complained，after tasting a small bite.
This was our family’s cue to eat more and proclaim it the best she had ever made.But before we could do so，Rich said，＂You know，all it needs is a little soy sauce.＂And he proceeded to pour a riverful of the salty black stuff on the china plate，right before my mother’s horrified eyes.
And even though I was hoping throughout the dinner that my mother would somehow see Rich’s ki ndness，his sense of humor and boyish charm.I knew he had failed miserably in her eyes.
Rich obviously had a different opinion on how the evening had gone.When we got home，I was still shuddering，remembering how Rich had firmly shaken both my parents’hands with that same easy familiarity he used with nervous new clients.＂Linda，Tim，＂he said，＂we’ll see you again.＂My parents’names are Lindo and Tin Jong，and nobody except a few older family friends ever calls them by their first names.
＂What did she say when you told her？＂I knew he was referring to our getting married.
＂I never had a chance，＂I said，which was true.How could I have told my mother I was getting married，when at every possible moment we were alone，she seemed to remark on how pale and ill he looked.
Rich was smiling.＂How long does it take to say，Mom，Dad，I am getting married？＂＂You don’t understand.You don’t understand my mother.＂
1. Which is NOT the reason why the author didn’t tell her mother she was getting married ?
A. She didn’t have a chance to tell her mother.
B. Her mother disliked Rich’s freckled face.
C. Mother was impressed by his boyish charm and humor.
D. She was shocked by Rich’s violation of cultural taboo.
2. What does the underlined word＂shuddering＂most probably mean？
A. Hesitating.
B. Regretting.
C. Shaking.
D. Reflecting.
3. What can be the best title of the story？
A. Rich Met My Mother
B. East VS West
C. Chinese Family Gathering
D. Of Table Manners
4. The author wrote this story in a/an tone.
A. poetic
B. humorous
C. pessimistic
D. objective
1.C【解析】细节理解题。

根据And even though I was hoping throughout the dinner that my mother would somehow see Rich’s kindness，his sense of humor and boyish charm.I knew he had failed miserably in her eyes.可知我希望妈妈看到他的孩子气和幽默，但是妈妈并没有这么感觉，故选C。

2.C【解析】词义猜测题。

根据When we got home，I was still shuddering，remembering how Rich had firmly shaken both my parents’hands with that same easy familiarity he used with nervous new clients.及＂I never had a chance，＂I said，which was true.How could I have told my mother I was getting married.可知我在犹豫什么时候告诉妈妈我要结婚了，故选C。

3.A【解析】主旨大意题。

本文主要讲述了里琦见我妈妈的过程中发生的一系列事情，故选A。

4.B【解析】推理判断题。

全文写了我带里琦见我妈妈的经过，用幽默的基调写出了所发生的事，故选B。

Passage 1
An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old son. Suddenly a crow (乌鸦) landed on their window. The father asked his son, ＂What is that?＂ The son replied, ＂That’s a crow.＂
After a few minutes, the father asked his son for the second time,＂What is that?＂The son said,＂Father, I told you just now. It is a crow.＂ After a little while, the father asked his son the same question for the third time, ＂What is that?＂This time, the son said to his father in a low and cold tone, ＂It’s a crow, a crow.＂
After a moment, the father yet again asked his son for the fourth time, ＂What is that?＂ This time his son shouted at the father, ＂Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again? I have told you already, ‘IT IS A CROW.’ Are you not able to understand this?＂
A minute later the father went to his room and came back with a diary, which he had kept since his son was born. On opening a page, he asked his son to read that page.
＂Today my little son aged 3 was sitting with me on the sofa when a crow suddenly landed on the window edge. My son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied him 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question. I did not at all feel angry, but instead felt affection for my son.＂
If your parents reach old age, do not look at them as a burden, but speak to them gently, and be kind to them. From today say this aloud, ＂I want to see my parents
happy forever. They have cared for me ever since I was a little child. They have always showered me with love. I will take care of my old parents in the BEST way no matter how they behave.＂
1. The writer mainly intends to .
A. tell us the function of a diary
B. call on us to love our parents
C. teach us what a crow is
D. introduce a pair of son and father
2. We can know that the father wrote this diary at the age of .
A. eighty
B. forty-five
C. thirty-eight
D. thirty-five
3. The underlined word ＂affection＂ probably means .
A. puzzle
B. hatred
C. love
D. worry
4. Why did the father ask his son questions about the crow?
A. He wanted to test his son’s patience.
B. He had trouble in hearing.
C. He didn’t want to be treated as a burden.
D. He tried to remind his son of what he did in the past.。