文章大意:本文是一篇记叙文。文章中作者在收到儿子的电子邮件时回想起儿子小时候曾经不小心撞倒颜料,弄得地上墙上到处都是,作者不但没有责怪儿子,还和他一起用这些颜料装饰了房屋的往事,作者的这个举动使他的儿子认识到犯错误并不可怕,总有办法解决问题的。
This morning I got an email from Roy. It seems that my boy really enjoys his new life at Harvard University. The email made me think of the first day when we moved into this house.
Little Roy was very excited to run around the new house and tried to move his own things into the house, such as his toys, books and clothes. Suddenly his little hand knocked over a bottle of paint on the shelf. The paint made the tidy floor and white wall a terrible mess (混乱). “Oh, my God!” My wife rushed in angrily. I looked at my son, and his small face was filled with fear (害怕).
I smiled and held his hand, “Take it easy, Roy. Now let’s do something to make it look nice.” I took out a brush. “You see. Dad is a magician. I can change it into a big tree.”
His mother soon joined us and helped paint some flowers on the wall. We spent the whole afternoon painting and laughing. The wall became a beautiful forest with plants, birds and small animals. Blue sky and white clouds were also painted by Roy. On that day, everyone in the house knew something special happened.
The night before Roy left for Harvard, he asked me if I still remembered the day when he had knocked over the paint. “Since then I’ve never worried about making mistakes,” he went on. “I believe I can always find out ways to work out the problems.”
That’s for sure. Mistakes are unavoidable. Making mistakes is part of life. When we make a mistake, what we shouldn’t do is to run away from it. The mistake can be useful if we can make full use of it. In fact, our attitudes (态度) towards them may make a difference.
31. When Roy knocked over the bottle of paint, ________.
A.he fell down and hurt himself | B.his mother cleaned the floor |
C.his father did something special | D.the whole house became a mess |
32. How did Roy feel that whole afternoon?
A.Excited but tired. | B.Busy but happy. |
C.Useless and bored. | D.Afraid and worried. |
33. What does the underlined word “unavoidable” mean in Chinese?
A.不可避免的 | B.可以忍受的 | C.出乎意料的 | D.出其不意的 |
34. From the passage, we know Roy ________.
A.learns a lot from his mother |
B.will become braver to face trouble |
C.gets on badly with his mother |
D.will try to stay away from mistakes |
35. What does the writer mainly tell us?
A.It is usual for a person to make mistakes. |
B.Everyone must learn to pay for their mistakes. |
C.We should try not to make mistakes. |
D.One’s attitude towards mistakes is very important. |