Question

   It has been with me every place V ve lived since I left home at 18 in 1977.

   Dad made it: Carved out of several pieces of wood glued together,shaped and sanded so smooth,it looked as if it had always been a single,solid piece. It was eventually to be a music box; the top flips (翻) up and the inside is hollow(空的). Dad could — and

over the years did — make just about everything anyone can make out of wood.

   He gave me the little man in the bathtub a few weeks after he told me in a letter that he and my mother were divorcing. He apologized for cruel words of days past and said he would understand if I never wanted to see him again. I cried while reading that. I was much closer to my mother,but how could Dad even think that? It never occurred to me to cut my father out of my life.

   Dad was an intelligent,creative and talented man,but he was also deeply insecure,something I didn't fully appreciate until years later. We both matured,and our relationship as adults was far better than when I was younger.

   And he was a fun,loving grandfather whom my sons adored. Dad died in 2013 of cancer. While I will forever treasure it,the little man in the bathtub will never be finished; it was supposed to play “I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles."

1. What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 1 refer to?

   A. A present bought by the author.

   B. A present from the author's son.

   C. A present from the author's mother.

   D. A present made by the author's father.

2. The little man in the bathtub.

   A. looked fragile

   B. was very expensive

   C. was skillfully made

   D. looked quite ordinary

3. When the author read the letter from his father,he.

   A. was very angry

   B. felt sad and surprised

   C. was proud of his father

   D. felt happy and thankful

4. As time went by,the relationship between the author and his father .

   A. worsened   B. had failed

   C. had improved   D. remained the same

5. What is the author regretful for?

   A. What he has done.

   B. Cruel words he said.

   C. His parents getting divorced.

   D. The music box not being finished.

Answer 1

1. D 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. D

(家庭)

本文是記敘文。文章圍繞父親的禮物講述了父子之情。

1. D.篇章結構題。由第二段開頭的 Dad made it及第三S開頭的He gate me the little man in the bathtub 可知，劃線詞指代父親送給作者的 禮物。

2. C.推理判斷題。由第二段中的Carved out of... hollow 可推斷，這 個禮物制作精巧。

3. B.推理判斷題。由第三段中的I cried while reading that ... how could Dad even think that?可推斷，當作者讀父親的信時，他感到既傷 心又驚訝。

4. C.細節理解題。由倒數第二段末We both matured,and our relationship as adults was far better than wh&n I was younger 可知。

5. D.細節理解題。由最后一段中的 While I will forever treasure it,the litfle man in the bathtub will never be finished可知，父親走了，音樂盒 永遠都不可能完成了，作者為此深 感遺憾。