重庆市南开中学高考英语阅读理解联合训练(1)

重庆市南开中学2014高考英语阅读理解联合训练（1）及答案

阅读理解

I really hadn’t meant to yell at them. But that grey afternoon saw it just as my son and daughter were making a terrible mess on the floor in the kitchen.

With a tiresome report to write, I felt bothered at my desk. Suddenly, it occurred to me that my kids were at fault. A voice inside me insisted that I do something quickly. “Ok, you two here, but what an awful thing you are attempting!” I was shouting angrily.

I mad e for them, while it became evident that the boy wante d no part of me. “Get away from us!” he shouted back, there being an expression of support from his sister. All of a sudden, I found the fault in myself. Quickly I shaped my hands into pincers(钳子) and crawled towards them, “Crabby（暴躁的） Daddy is here. Ha, Ha, Ha, he likes to yell at children, and then eat them!” My son continued to keep me away, but now he was laughing and crying at the same time. My mission to repair the damage caused by my yelling seemed to work well. Still, I regretted not having controlled myself first in a right way.

Need I let them know how badly they were acting by blaming? This is a lesson that serves myself. It only shows just how to get rid of something (ill-feel ings, r esponsibility…) by blaming others. It’s not my “best self”.

We have to search for our “best self” when with our children. They don’t need perfect parents, but they do need parents who are always trying to get better. Here, I am reminded of the words of a g reat thinker. “When a man lives with God, his voice shall be as sweet as the murmur of the book…” Then, in our lifetime, couldn’t we always speak to our kids in such a sweet voice since most of us consider them as the most precious in the world? And before we reach this level, what should we do when we come across various difficult cases with our children?

【文章大意】本文叙述了作者忙于烦人的工作时，发现孩子把房间弄的乱七八糟，于是大喊。孩子们因此不愿意理他了。当作者发现自己错了，他于是开始于孩子开玩笑，逗乐孩子。作者认为大人要始终对孩子保持最好的一面，不要对孩子着急发火。

41. The author couldn’t help yelling at his kids this time probably because________.

A. the weather was so unpleasant

B. he was tired of his boring work

C. the kids didn’t ask him to join them

D. a Daddy has his right to do so

【答案】B

【解析】推理判断题。根据With a tiresome report to write, I felt bothered at my desk. Suddenly, it occurred to me that my kids were at fault.可知作者正在写一篇烦人的报道，因此对自己的工作感到厌烦，有发现孩子把房间弄得换七八糟，因此大喊。故选B

42. Which of the following made the author aware of his fault?

A. No obvious reason.

B. The boy’s yelling back.

C. His self-awareness.

D. The girl’s shouting back

【答案】D

【解析】推理判断题。根据there being an expression of support from his sister.和All of a sudden, I found the fault in myself.可知作者发现孩子的姐姐也认为是他错了，