Question

The singer, Mick Jagger, sings a song that tells us we can’t always get what we want but if we try sometimes we can get what we need. In the past years my parents have told me this saying many times. But I didn’t listen to them.

This year my girlfriend flew off to college in West Palm, Florida. This has been a killer for me because I can’t see her and she is having a difficult time in school. So last month, I tried to get my dad to buy me a plane ticket to go there. My dad told me if I brought him some money he would help me pay for the ticket. I started to complain to him because I had no way of getting any money. I spent several days and nights thinking of ways to earn money. Finally I thought I could get a job and work hard to earn some money. I applied to Safeway Company and I succeeded.

I have worked at Safeway for about a month now and work hard to earn money to see my girlfriend. The other day my mom had surprised me and told me that she asked her boss if she could use their business miles(旅费) to buy me a ticket down to Florida for two weeks. I was very thankful and told her I would help pay for anything that I have to. We both smiled. I believe that you can’t always get what you want but if you try sometimes, you get what you need.

1.The author’s parents often told him the saying from the song because .

A．He liked to complain to them about his life

B．They expected him to learn from the singer

C．He always wanted to get everything he wanted

D．They tried to educate him to do things for himself

2.What does the word “killer” underlined in the second paragraph refer to?

A．Something that is quite troublesome.

B．Something that is very boring.

C．A person who kills others

D．A person who treats women very badly.

3.By writing the passage, the author tries to show .

A．we can do nothing without money

B．fathers are strict while mothers are kind

C．it’s hard for parents to raise their children

D．we should try to depend on ourselves for everything

Answer 1

1.D

2.A

3.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是作者的父母经常用一首歌的歌词告诉作者，只有经过努力才能得到自己想要的东西。开始作者并不理解，后来作者的真实事例告诉我们父母的话是对的。

1.细节理解题。根据短文的第一段sings a song that tells us we can’t always get what we want but if we try sometimes we can get what we need. In the past years my parents have told me this saying many times可知，作者的父母经常用这首歌的歌词告诉他我们只有通过努力才能得到自己想要的东西。故选D。

2.词义猜测题。根据第二段的意思和划线单词所在的句子可知，作者的女朋友去了Florida，他见不到他的女朋友了，所以这对于作者来说是一件很痛苦的事情。故选A。

3.主旨大意题。这篇短文的开头就告诉我们，作者的父母经常用一首歌的歌词告诉他，人们应该经过自己的努力，去得到自己想要的东西。并且作者通过自己的真实事例告诉我们，父母是对的。故D选项，我们应该靠自己来得到自己想要的东西，符合文章的大意。故选D。

考点：人生哲理类短文阅读。