Question

It was 9:00 am already! Richard had to leave for work! Before leaving he hurriedly looked at the newspaper and stood still! Is he seeing it right? He rubbed his eyes and saw again… Yes, it was his name in the obituary(讣告)! He threw the paper in the bin and screamed.

Richard started to recollect. He remembered that last night when he went to bed he had a chest pain and he was rushed to hospital. Then he went into a sound sleep. But what happened after that?

He could suddenly see his living room filled with people… all in tears; his mom, his wife and his children. He also saw his best friend, the one he had a serious misunderstanding a few days back. He wanted to say “Sorry” to him… but now no one could hear his voice.

He wondered how he could tell his mom that he felt so thankful to have her in his life! He wanted to tell his children how much he loved them. He wanted to tell his wife how much he loved her; he felt sorry to have hurt her sometimes.

Richard started crying and pleading to God for one LAST chance! “God, one last chance, please”, shouted Richard and opened his eyes.

Oh, this was a dream!

He woke up; looked around everywhere. He was on his bed; his wife lay beside him, deep in sleep. Richard whispered in her ears, “You are the best thing to have ever happened to me!”

He went up to the window, looking outside. Yes, everything was just the way he has been knowing so long. He decided to meet up his friends and clear all misunderstandings; he also decided to tell everyone who mattered to him all that has remained unsaid so far!

1.When Richard saw his name in the newspaper, he felt _________.

A. sad                                             B. shocked                           C. regretful                          D. worried

2.Richard felt sorry to his wife because _________.

A. they had a quarrel the other day                              B. he misunderstood her

C. he hurt her sometimes                                                D. he didn’t love her

3.After the dream, Richard would probably _________.

A. be on good terms with his friend again

B. express appreciation and thanks to his friend

C. demand an apology from his friend

D. break up with his friend

4.The writer of the story mainly tells us that _________.

A. misunderstanding between friends is common

B. we need to see a doctor when having a chest pain

C. getting along well with friends is important

D. we should tell our family how much we love them

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

【解析】

试题分析:理查德在梦中看到自己的名字出现在了报纸的讣告中，看到自己家的客厅里挤满了人，有妻子、孩子、母亲、还有自己误会过的朋友，他想向朋友说声对不起，想告诉母亲自己是多么感激她，想告诉妻子自己是多么爱她，但是没人能听到他的声音，醒来后，理查德决定把一切想说的都说出口。

1.B细节理解题。根据文章第一段的描述He rubbed his eyes and saw again… Yes, it was his name in the obituary! He threw the paper in the bin and screamed.可知他当时看到讣告时，他很震惊，答案选B。

2.C 细节理解题。根据文章第四段末句he felt sorry to have hurt her sometimes.可知答案选C。

3.A推理判断题。根据文章末段He decided to meet up his friends and clear all misunderstandings可以推测他要向朋友道歉，由此可知他们会恢复友好的关系，选A。

4.D主旨大意题。文章讲述了Richard梦到自己死去，好多事情想做也来不及做，醒来后他决定要和朋友和好如初，要告诉那些他在意的人们他是爱他们的，由此推断作者是想借用这个故事告诉人们不要把对亲人朋友的爱埋在心里，而是要表达出来。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。