- 1 - 河北省晋州市 2016高考英语阅读理解含语法填空练习（3）阅读下列短文，从没题所给的四个选项(A, B, C, D)中选出最佳选项。Nine years ago, after Leo had died, people said to me. “I never knew he was your stepfather.“ You see, I never called him that. At first, he was no one special in my life. Then he became my friend. In time, I felt he was also my father. Leo married my mother when I was eleven. Two years later we moved into a house in a new suburban development, where we put down roots. At first our lawn was just a mud with wild grass, but Leo saw bright possibilities. “Well plant trees there to give us shade as well as some flowers,“ he said. And just these little touches made our house different from all the others. More important, a real family was forming. Leo was becoming a full-time parent, and I was learning what it meant to have a father. Weekday mornings when the weather was bad, Leo often drove me to school. Having a father drop you off may have been something my classmates took for granted, but I always thought it was wonderful. Saturday mornings, we went to the hardware shop, then stepped into the five-and-ten, buying a sports magazine or something else. Some people might think that doing shopping together is nothing special, but I, who had ever before spent my childhood watching other families do their everyday activities, experienced them now with extreme delight. Looking back, I realized that Leo gave me what I needed most the experience of doing ordinary things together as a family. Soon after we moved to the suburbs, one of our new neighbors introduced herself to me. She had already met my mother and Leo. “You know,“ she said, “you look just like your father.“ I knew she was just making conversation-but even so. “Thank you“, I said. Why tell her anything different? 1The writers purpose in writing this passage is _. Ato show his pride to have a good stepfather Bto show how interesting a person Leo was Cto remind us of our parents Dto explain why they moved to the suburbs 2The phrase “put down roots”in the second paragraph means . - 2 - Afarmed Bplanted Csettled Dworked 3In the writers opinion, _. Ait is not easyto live with a stepfather Bnot all the stepfathers are as good as Leo Cthe husband and wife must think more about their children before they divorce Din stepfamilies the love and friendship are extremely precious 4The last sentence “Why tell her anything different?”means that . Ahe should have told the truth Bhe wouldnt tell her the truth Che wanted to tell her something that had nothing to do with Leo Dhe wanted to keep silence whenever he met the neighbors 【参考答案】14、 ACDB 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和 D项中，选出最佳选项。【2013 届广东省高三上期末华附、省实、广雅、深中四校联考】A Dear Rudyard Kipling, Father has consistently tried to instill(灌输 ) a sense of being a man in me ever since I was very young. When I reached the age of twelve he began taking me to his auto body shop. He told me this tough job would build me into a man of character. But this all changed a year ago when my mother passed away and stumbled upon your poem, If. My mother was the person who could understand me. If I ever got tired during my work hours at the shop I could call her to come and pick me up. It was my mother who instilled the love of literature and languages in me. My mother spoke six languages fluently and had thousands of books, which still sit in the attic of our house. It was in this “library” of hers that I picked up a book of poetry from a cold metal shelf and found your poem, If. Because of the death of my mother I felt alone, as if I belonged to no family. The image of a man was completely shattered when I saw him break down and cry, which - 3 - looked so pathetic（凄惨的） and “unmanly” compared to his usual stoic（禁欲主义者） and emotionless countenance. Yet I remained silent remembering the golden words: “If you can keep your head when all about you/ Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, you ll be a Man, my son!”If reminded me to remain calm and “keep my head” because I wanted to be a man and wanted to be the one supporting my family. I sacrificed my ability to compete in a winter sport so that I could stay home and cook for my family and clean the house. My father saw this and our relationship has grown much stronger. He finally respected me for who I was and told me he was proud to have a man for his son. Through this poem, I realize that to be a man is not about putting weights on a barbell（杠铃）but rather putting the weight of others on your back. Your poem was so much more than just a simple list of guidelines or morals that some see it as; it really changed my life and my relationship with my dad. 41. According to the passage, what kind of person does the authors father expect him to be? A. A person who will shoulder responsibilities. B. A person who knows how to earn a lot of money. C. A person who knows how to do housework. D. A person who respects his parents. 【答案】 A【解析】细节理解题。根据Father has consistently tried to instill(灌输 ) a sense of