We tried so hard to make things better for our kids but we made them worse. For

We tried so hard to make things better for our kidsbut we made them worse. For my naughty boys, I’d know better. I’d really likefor them to know about hand-me-down clothes and home-made ice cream andleftover meatloaf. I really would.

My cherished boys, I hope you learn humility(谦逊) by surviving failure and that youlearn to be honest even when no one is looking. I hope you get a black eyefighting for something you believe in. I hope you have to share a bedroom withyour younger brother. And it is all right to draw a line down the middle of theroom, but when he wants to crawl (爬) underthe covers (被子) with you because he’s scared, I hopeyou’ll let him. And when you want to see a Disney movie and your kid brotherwants to tag along, I hope you take him.

I hope youhave to walk uphill with your friends and that you live in a town where you cando it safely. I hope you learn to dig in the dirt and read books, and when youlearn to use computers, you also learn how to add and subtract (减) in your head.

May you skin your knee climbing a mountain, burn yourhand on the stove and stick your tongue on a frozenflagpole (旗杆). I hope you get sick when someone blowssmoke in your face. I don’t care if you try beer once, but I hope you won’tlike it.

I sure hope you make time to sit on a porch with yourgrandpa or go fishing with your uncle.

I hope your father punishes you when you throwa baseball through a neighbor’s window, and that your mother hugs youand kisses you when you give her a plaster of pared mold (一个石膏模型) of your hand.

　 These thingsI wish for you—tough times and disappointment, hard work and happiness.

1.Who wrote the letter?

A．Agrandmother.     B．Agrandfather.      C．A father.          D．A mother.

2.What does the author hope for the boys?

A．they learn alesson from a fight with others.

B．they know howto calculate with computers.

C．they get onwell with family members.

D．they burntheir hand on the stove and stick their tongue on a frozen flagpole.

3.It can be inferred from the text that the boys_________________.

A．often fightwith others                   B．are todevelop good qualities

C．always keeptheir grandpa company         D．score high inthe exam

4.Why does the author write the letter?

A．To show theboys it’s not easy growing up.

B．To teach theboys dos and don’ts on the way growing up.

C．To help theboys to avoid making mistakes on the way growing up.

D．To encouragethe boys to fully experience life on the way growing up.

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【答案】

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

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