马牌轮胎质量怎么样:[稀饭阅读]高中版:2011高考英语阅读理解强化练习(34)

   背景知识：
    
    菠萝（bō luó ）
    
    学 名：Ananas comosus
    
    英文名：Pineapple
    
    日文名：パイナップル
    
    又名：黄梨
    
    菠萝：目前，菠萝已广泛分布在南北回归线之间，成为世界重要的果树之一。16世纪中期由葡萄牙的传教士带到澳门，然后引进到广东各地，后在广西、福建、台湾等省栽种，经过长期的选育，陆续生产了许多品种。
    
    菠萝属于菠萝科，菠萝属多年生草本果树植物，营养生长迅速，生产周期短，年平均气温23℃以上的地区终年可以生长。
    
    菠萝果顶有冠芽，性喜温暖。台湾菠萝表皮没有大陆产的菠萝那么粗糙，有的略呈倒圆锥型，肉质比普通菠萝细腻得多，基本没涩味，水分充足。菠萝果形美观，汁多味甜，有特殊香味，是深受人们喜爱的水果。
    
    拓展阅读：
    
    Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved there a few years ago, and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends.
    
    My earliest memories of my father are a tall, handsome, successful man devoted to his work and his family, but uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him. He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A’s and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as “successful” as he was. Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard.
    
    On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father’s friends for lunch at an outdoor café. We walked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my son’s funny facial expressions. Gone was my father’s critical (挑剔的) air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around? What had held him back before?
    
    The next day dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that moment. After so many years, I’m at last seeing another side of my father. And in so doing, I’m delighted with my new friend. My dad, in his new home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was.
    
    1. Why did the author feel bitter about her father as a young adult?
    
    A. He was silent most of the time.
    
    B. He was too proud of himself.
    
    C. He did not love his children.
    
    D. He expected too much of her.
    
    2. When the author went out with her father on weekend, she would feel         .
    
    A. nervous     B. sorry     C. tired     D. safe
    
    3. What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson?
    
    A. More critical.          B. More talkative
    
    C. Gentle and friendly.     D. Strict and hard-working.
    
    4. The underlined words “my new friend” in the last paragraph refer to          .
    
    A. the author’s son          B. the author’s father
    
    C. the friend of the author’s father         D. the café owner
    
    答案
    
    1.D。
    
    解析：从文章第二段He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A’s and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as “successful” as he was.可知作者父亲以前对她要求很严格。如果自己成绩不好，或者男朋友们的父亲不和他一样“成功”，他就不高兴。
    
    2.A。
    
    解析：从文章第二段最后一句Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard.可知周末自己和父亲出门，自己总是要想好对策，提防着父亲对自己发难。
    
    3.C。
    
    解析：从第三段的内容We walked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my son’s funny facial expressions. Gone was my father’s critical (挑剔的) air and strict rules.可知自己和儿子与父亲及他的一位朋友外出后，发现他也再没有以前那种挑剔的神色和严格的规矩，变得有绅士风度和和蔼可亲了。
    
    4.B。
    
    解析：时过多年，自己终于发现了父亲的另一面，对父亲有了新的认识。my new friend前后都提到了my father(dad) 可知my new friend就是作者的父亲。