Question

When I was 11, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. In the end, I became so angry that I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.
He listened to me quietly, then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.” I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could—and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I go to fairly clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Dad. He refused to take it.” That’s just for you,” he said.
“You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”
Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.
【小题1】What did the father do after he had heard his daughter’s complaint? 

A．He told her not to pay any attention to what her” enemy” had said.

B．He criticized (批评) her and told her to overcome her shortcomings.

C．He told her to write down all that her” enemy” had said about her and pay attention only to the things that were true.

D．He refused to take the list and have a look at it.

【小题2】What does “Week by week her list grew” mean? 

A．Week by week, my shortcomings grew more serious.

B．She had made a list of my shortcomings and she kept on adding new ones to it so that it was growing longer and longer.

C．I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on.

D．Week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out to me.

【小题3】Why did her father listen to her quietly? 

A．Because he wasn’t quite sure which girl was telling the truth.

B．Because he had been so angry with his daughter’s shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while.

C．Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment.

D．Because he believed that what her daughter’s “enemy” said was mostly true.

【小题4】Which do you think would be the best title for this passage? 

A．The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had

B．Not an Enemy,but the Best Friend

C．My Father

D．My Childhood

Answer 1

【小题1】C
【小题2】D
【小题3】D
【小题4】A

解析试题分析：本文讲述了作者的一个女同学老喜欢指出他的缺点，作者为此生气，困惑。在父亲有意识的开导建议下，作者认识到了真正的自己，从而改正自己的缺点，最后得出结论：这是他听过的最好的建议。
【小题1】从第二段第三行Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true可知选择答案C
【小题2】从第一段第二句 a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Week by week her list grew可知是指她发现我更多的缺点并指出来，故选答案D，
【小题3】从第三段父亲对作者的教诲可知他认为她女儿的所谓的敌人的话大部分是真的，他沉默只是思考怎样帮女儿打开心结，故选D。
【小题4】从文章最后一段总结句In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice可推断出文章的最佳标题为A。
考点：日常生活类阅读。
点评：本文讲述了作者因为一个女同学老喜欢指出他的缺点而生气，困惑，在父亲有意识的开导建议下，作者认识到了真正的自己，从而改正自己的缺点的故事。阅读时要通过作者的重要细节描写联系故事情节去领会作者的意图，抓住了故事情节，就理解了文章的脉络。