Question

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 tease his child. A doctor examined the baby and reassured the new dad that his son was healthy- the ears presented only a minor problem with its appearance.

But the nervous father persisted. He wondered if the child might suffer psychological effects of ridicule（嘲笑）, or if they should consider plastic surgery（整形手術）. 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 receiving blanket with his head covered for the short trip through the cold air-conditioned corridor(走廊）. 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(喘氣說）, “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.

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.

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.

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.

4.What does the underlined word they refer to?

A. The ears.    B The parents.   C. The doctor and nurse.   D. The problems

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.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：文章大意：剛剛出生的嬰兒長了一個大耳朵，父親擔心孩子將來會被嘲笑，更擔心會讓孩子的母親擔心，影響產婦的身體健康，沒想到產婦見到嬰兒后卻認為孩子和他父親一樣都有一雙大耳朵，從而得出文章的大意：愛不在人的臉上，而在心靈上。

1.B 細節題。根據該文章的第一段He expressed his concern to the nurse that some children might tease his child.可以判斷B是正確的，由于孩子的耳朵大，父親擔心他將被嘲笑。

2.C 細節題。根據第一段的he ears presented only a minor problem with its appearance.

s判斷。故C正確。

3.D 細節題。根據文章的倒數第三段孩子的母親那句話“Oh, Honey! Look! He has your ears!”進行判斷。故D正確。

4.A 推斷題。 根據they前的She married those ears就可進行判斷。

5.B 概括題。最后一段得出文章的結論：“美不在人的臉上，而在心靈上”。

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