文章大意:本文讲述了作者的父亲看见2岁的弟弟在他的书上画满了画,他没有惩罚他,而是写到:“约翰的作品,1959年,2岁。”从中,作者知道父亲简单的行为,教会了他们:生活中每一件坏事都有它积极的一面,也教会了他们,生活中真正重要的是人,而不是物体;是宽容,而不是判断;是爱,而不是愤怒。
As my father walked into the room, my brother became nervous. He knew that he had done something ______. From a distance I could see that he had opened my father’s new book and drawn all over the first page with a pencil. Now, staring at my father fearfully, he and I both waited for his ______.
My father picked up his much-loved book, looked at it ______ for quite a while, and then sat down, without saying a word. Books were ______ to him. He was a teacher and had several degrees (学位). For him, books were knowledge, and he also loved his children. What he did next was unforgettable. Instead of punishing my brother, he sat down, took the pen from my brother’s hand, and then ______ in the book himself, along with the drawings made by John: John’s work, 1959, age 2. You have made the book priceless, so I’m very thankful to you for the drawing in my book.
The years and the books came and went. Our family ______ what all families went through and perhaps a little bit more: success and failure, gain and loss, ______ and tears. Each time we opened the book, looked at the drawings and read my father’s words of love, we would feel cheerful.
Now I know that through this simple act my father ______ us how every bad event in life can have a positive side - if we are prepared to look at it from another angle (角度) - and how precious (宝贵的) it is when our lives are touched by the ______ of others. But he also taught us about what really ______ in life: people, not things: understanding, not judgement; love, not anger.
Each time I think about these things, I will smile and whisper (悄悄说), “Thank you, Dad.”
11. A.wise | B.proper | C.wrong | D.brave |
12. A.praise | B.reply | C.punishment | D.support |
13. A.angrily | B.carelessly | C.quickly | D.carefully |
14. A.common | B.important | C.convenient | D.meaningful |
15. A.drew | B.wrote | C.put | D.stuck |
16. A.recalled | B.valued | C.experienced | D.regretted |
17. A.sadness | B.laughter | C.pain | D.pride |
18. A.gave | B.taught | C.warned | D.encouraged |
19. A.kindness | B.pleasure | C.power | D.wisdom |
20. A.cares | B.needs | C.hopes | D.matters |