An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-o

An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in hishouse along with his 45-year-old son. Suddenly a crow (乌鸦) landed on their window.

The father asked his son, “What is that?”

The son replied, “That is a crow.”

After a few minutes, the father asked his son for thesecond time, “What is this?”

The son said, “Father, I told you just now. It’s acrow.”

After a little while, the father asked his son thesame question for the third time, “What is this?”

This time, the son said to his father in a low andcold tone, “It’s a crow, a crow.”

After a moment, the father yet again asked his son forthe fourth time, “What is this?”

This time his son shouted at his father, “Why do youkeep asking me the same question again and again? I have told you already, ‘ITIS A CROW’. Are you not able to understand this?”

A minute later the father went to his room and came backwith a diary, which he had kept since his son was born. On opening a page, heasked his son to read that page.

Today my little son aged three was sitting with me onthe sofa when a crow suddenly landed on the window edge. My son asked me 23times what it was, and I replied him 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged himlovingly each time he asked me the same question. I didn’t at all feel angry,but instead felt affection for my son.

If your parents reach old age, do not look at them asa burden, but speak to them gently, and be kind to them. From today say thisaloud, “I want to see my parents happy forever. They have cared for me eversince I was a little child. They have always showered me with love. I will takecare of my old parents in the best way no matter how they behave.”

1.The writer mainly intends to ______ .

A．tell us thefunction of a diary

B．call on us tolove our parents

C．teach us whata crow is

D．introduce apair of son and father

2.The underlined word “affection” (last but one Para.)probably means______.

A．puzzlement        B．hatred(恨)         C．worry            D．love

3.We can infer that the father wrote that piece ofdiary at the age of ______.

A．eighty            B．three             C．thirty-eight        D．forty-five

4.The old man brought out the diary, which he had keptsince his son was born, because ______.

A．he forgotwhat had happened

B．he would likehis son to read it

C．it couldremind himself of the past

D．he wanted tofind what a crow was

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【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.B

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