文章大意:这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者儿子跟作者分享了一个伤心的梦,梦里讲述自己五年级的同学都是士兵,大家都非常善良想保护彼此,但最终自己的好朋友牺牲了。作者发现儿子心理已经受到战争的影响,他原本祈祷不要开战,现在每天祈祷战争早日结束。
Just this morning, my 11-year-old son shared with me a “really sad dream”. Keep in mind that this is from a boy who watches very little war news, who rarely hears his parents talk of war, who has no relatives personally involved in the war. The dream went something like this:
All the fifth-grade boys from his school were soldiers in the war. Dylan and my son were on the Ukrainian side. Alex and others were fighting together with the Russians. These and other friends were found on both sides of the conflict, but none of them wanted to kill each other. They were actually trying to help and protect one another. Then a Russian soldier who was not someone the boys knew attacked Dylan. Alex and Andrew tried to warn Dylan and stop the attack, but it was too late. Dylan died. And it was very sad.
Besides the emotional power of the distant war expressing itself in my son’s life, what impressed me about his dream was that there were good people fighting on both sides. Is that an 11-year-old’s myth, or could it really be true? I affirmed (肯定) his concern for all the people directly involved in the war, all of which was pretty much in line with what the experts advise.
My son doesn’t get much news exposure from television, vastly preferring kid entertainment when he has a choice. And that’s. just as well. In fact, limiting children’s media exposure to war is one of the key suggestions the experts make.
However, there are questions and concerns. For weeks, my son has been praying daily that we will not go to war. Now he prays the war will end soon, and that people will not get hurt or killed. A few days ago, he voiced the almost casual question, “Will the war come to Oklahoma?” I answered no, and we agreed that we are fortunate to be far from the war. And yet, I think my son already understands that disaster — including the intentional horror of terrorism — can happen anywhere, like New York, Washington or even Oklahoma City. But still, that’s hardly the same as living with a daily personal fear or expectation of war reaching your home.
Tonight I kissed my boy goodnight and put him to bed, as again he prayed that God would help the war to end soon. I wonder how many more nights he will have to say that prayer…
8. Which of the following word can best describe the war in the boy’s dream?
A.Expected. | B.Natural. |
C.Unrealistic. | D.Boring. |
9. What do the experts advise people to do about the war?
A.Keep children from TV viewing. |
B.Stop thinking too much about the war. |
C.Show concern for whoever suffers from the war. |
D.Encourage children to be concerned about the war. |
10. How does the author feel about the war?
A.Uncertain when it will come to an end. |
B.Fearful that it will come to Oklahoma. |
C.Worried that it will cause more deaths. |
D.Fortunate that it hasn’t affected her family. |
11. What is the purpose of the text?
A.To show how the war affects a kid. |
B.To show what the war is like in a kid’s dream. |
C.To show what a kid should do to stop the war. |
D.To show what attitude a kid should take to the war. |