Once upon a time there was a great man who married the woman of his dreams. With

Once upon a time there was a great man whomarried the woman of his dreams. With their love, they created a little girl.She was a bright and cheerful little girl and the great man loved her verymuch.

  When the little girl was growing up,the great man would hug her and tell her, “ I love you, little girl.” Thelittle girl would shout and say, “ I’m not a little girls anymore.” Then theman would laugh and say, “ But to me, you’ll always be my little girl.”

  The little girl who- was- not-little- anymore left her home and went into the world. As she learned moreabout herself, she learned more about the man. She saw that he truly was greatand strong, for now she recognized his strengths. One of his strengths was hisability to express his love to his family. It didn’t matter where she went inthe world, the man would call her and say, “ I love you, little girl.”

  The day came when the little girlwho-was- not- little-anymore received a phone call. The great man was damaged.He had had a stroke(中风 ). He couldn’t talk anymore and they weren’t sure that he couldunderstand the words spoken to him.

  And so she went to the side of thegreat man. When she walked into the room and saw him, he looked small and notstrong at all. He looked at her and tried to speak, but he could not.

  The little girl did the only thingshe could do. She climbed up on the bed next to the great man. Tears ran fromboth of their eyes and she drew her arms around the useless shoulders of herfather.

  Her head on his chest, she thought ofmany things. She remembered the wonderful times together and how she has alwaysfelt protected. And then she heard from within the man, the beat of his heart.The heart where the musid and the words had always lived. The heart beat on,steadily unconcerned about damage to the rest of the body. And while she restedthere, the magic happened. She heard what she needed to hear.

  His hear beat out the words that hismouth could no longer say…

   I love you

   I love you

   I love you

   Little girl

   Little girl

   Little girl

   And she was comforted.

1. In the 2^nd paragraph, the little girl showed her ____by pouting.

 A. displeasure   B.disappointment   C. agreement   D. excitement

2. The following except ____ can be inferred as the consequencesof the father’s stoke.

 A. the loss of speaking ability  B. the inability to move around

 C. that his arms could no longerfunction properly  D. the beat of his heart

3. The girl felt _____ when she returned home and saw her father inbed.

 A. she was protected just asbefore   B. she could never have left home

 C. the difficulty of being old andsick  D. the need to show him her love

4. Which statement is true according to the story?

A. The daughterleft her home because she had a fight with her father.

B. The girlreturned home when she got a letter from his father about his illness.

C. The fatherrecovered as if by magic soon after the daughter’s return.

D．From the father’s example, the daughter learnedhow to express her love.

试题答案

【答案】

1.A2.D3.D4.D

【解析】略