Question

Each time I see a balloon, my mind flies back to a memory of when I was a six-year-old girl. It was a rainy Sunday and my father had recently died. I asked my mom if Dad had gone to heaven. “Yes, honey. Of course.” she said.

    “Can we write him a letter?”

    She paused, the longest pause of my short life, and answered, “Yes.”

    My heart jumped. “How? Does the mailman go there?” I asked.

    “No, but I have an idea.” Mom drove to a party store and returned with a red balloon. I asked her what it was for.

    “Just wait, honey. You’ll see.” Mom told me to write my letter. Eagerly, I got my favorite pen, and poured out my six-year-old heart in the form of blue ink. I wrote about my day, what I learned at school, how Mom was doing, and even about what happened in a story I had read. For a few minutes it was as if Dad were still alive. I gave the letter to Mom. She read it over, and a smile crossed her face.

    She made a hole in the corner of the letter where she looped (缠绕) the balloon string. We went outside and she gave me the balloon. It was still raining.

    “Okay, on the count of three, let go. One, two, three.”

The balloon, carrying my letter, darted upward against the rain. We watched until it was swallowed by the mass of clouds.

Later I realized, like the balloon, that Dad had never let his sickness get him down. He was strong. No matter what he suffered, he’d persevere, dart up, and finally transcend this cold world and his sick body. He rose into sky and became something beautiful. I watched until the balloon disappeared into the gray and white and I prayed that his strength was hereditary. I prayed to be a balloon.

1.What does the underlined sentence imply?

A. When the girl asked if they could write to her father, her mother felt it hard to answer.    

B. When the girl asked if they could write to her father, her mother thought her a creative girl.

C. When the girl asked if they could write to her father, her mother believed it easy to do so.        

D. When the girl asked if they could write to her father, her mother found it easy to lie.

2.When the girl was told that she could send a letter to her father, she _________.

A. jumped with surprise                     B. became excited

C. didn’t know how to write                           D. was worried that it couldn’t be delivered

3.In the eyes of the author, what was the rain like?

A. An incurable disease.                              B. An unforgettable memory.

C. The hard time her father had.        D. The failures her father experienced.

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. An unforgettable experience.                     B. The strong red balloon.

C. Fly to paradise.                       D. A great father.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了作者小时候把给病逝的父亲的写信用气球放飞的故事，表达了对父亲的怀念和对父亲坚强精神的敬佩。

1.推断题：根据第一段内容可知作者的父亲已经去世了，她不知道如何完成女儿的心愿，多她来说很难。故选A。

2.细节题：根据“ Eagerly, I got my favorite pen, and poured out my six-year-old heart in the form of blue ink. I wrote about my day, what I learned at school, how Mom was doing, and even about what happened in a story I had read”我急切地拿出我最喜爱的笔，用蓝色的墨水倾诉者我六岁是的心里话。我写我一天中的事情，有我在学校学到了什么，妈妈是如何做的，甚至我读的故事里发生的事，由此可知小女孩很激动。故选B。

3.推断题：根据文章最后两段内容可知在父亲病重时，父亲依然很坚强，并没有被疾病打到，虽然最后他去世了，但他的精神还在，红色的气球就是父亲，而雨就是父亲度过的那段时光。故选C。

4.推断题：通读全文可知作者用带着信件在雨中不断上升的红气球隐射这对父亲病痛中依然保持乐观精神的敬佩和对已逝父亲的怀念。故选B。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读