Question

When a first-time father saw his newborn son, he immediately noticed the baby's ears obviously standing out from his head. He expressed his concern to the nurse that some children might tease his child. A doctor examined the baby and reassured the new dad that his son was healthy- the ears presented only a minor problem with its appearance.

But the nervous father persisted. He wondered if the child might suffer psychological effects of ridicule, or if they should consider plastic surgery. The nurse assured him that it was really no problem, and he should just wait to see if the boy grows into his ears.

The father finally felt more optimistic about his child, but now he worried about his wife's reaction to those large ears. She had been delivered by operation, and had not yet seen the child.

“She doesn't take things as easily as I do,” he said to the nurse.

By this time, the new mother was settled in the recovery room and ready to meet her new baby. The nurse went along with the dad to lend some support in case this inexperienced mother became upset about her baby's large ears.

The baby was in a receiving blanket with his head covered for the short trip through the cold air-conditioned corridor. The baby was placed in his mother's arms, who eased the blanket back so that she could look at her child for the first time.

She took one look at her baby's face and looked to her husband and gasped, “Oh, Honey! Look! He has your ears!”

No problem with Mom. She married those ears...and she loves the man to whom they are attached.

The poet Kahlil Gibran said, “Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.” It's hard to see the ears when you're looking into the light.

1.When the father first saw his baby, he was worried that________.

A. The baby might not grow up healthily

B. The baby might be laughed at by others.

C. The baby might disappoint its mother

D. the baby might have mental problems.

2.According to the doctor and nurse, the baby’s ears________.

A. could not function well.      B. looked the same as others.

C. only caused a small problem.  D. needed to have plastic surgery.

3. What is true about the baby’s mother?

A. She blamed her husband for the baby’s big ears.

B. She was the first to discover the baby’s large ears.

C. She suggested having an operation on the baby immediately.

D. She found something similar between the baby and its father.

4. What does the underlined word they refer to?

A. The ears.    B. The parents

C. The doctor and nurse.   D. The problems

5. What’s the function of the last paragraph?

A. To advise readers to listen carefully.

B. To draw a conclusion from the story.

C. To criticize the wrong attitude to physical beauty.

D. To stress the importance of doctor-patient relationship.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述了父親突然發現剛出生的兒子的耳朵是很明顯的招風耳。他很擔心將來其他孩子會嘲笑他兒子，大夫為嬰兒做了檢查后向這位父親保證，他的兒子很健康，耳朵凸出僅僅有些有礙觀瞻罷了。可是他又擔心妻子不能接受，可是母親看到兒子的耳朵后說她很喜歡這種與丈夫一樣的耳朵。美不呈現在臉上，美是心靈之光。

1.細節理解題。根據He expressed his concern to the nurse that some children might tease his child.父親擔心孩子的耳朵太大會被其他的孩子嘲笑，故選B。

2.細節理解題。根據A doctor examined the baby and reassured the new dad that his son was healthy- the ears presented only a minor problem with its appearance. 大夫為嬰兒做了檢查后向這位父親保證，他的兒子很健康，耳朵凸出僅僅有些有礙觀瞻罷了。故選C。

3.細節理解題。根據Oh, Honey! Look! He has your ears!母親發現孩子的耳朵與父親的一樣，故選D。

4.詞義猜測題。根據She married those ears...可以推測這里指的是耳朵，故選A。

5.推理判斷題。根據It's hard to see the ears when you're looking into the light.從這個故事里得出結論來，故選B。

考點：故事類短文閱讀。