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Dear Dad,
Today, I spent a lot of time selecting and reading the Father’s Day cards at the shopping mall. They all had a special message that in some way or another reflected how I feel about you. Yet it occurred to me that not a single card said what I really wanted to say to you.
You’ll soon be 84 years old. Dad, and you and I will have had 55 Father’s Days together. I haven’t always been with you on Father’s Day, but I’ve always been with you in my heart. You know, Dad, there was a time when we were separated by the generation gap(代沟). You stood on one side of the Great Divide and I on the other.
The Father-Daughter Conflict shifted into high gear(挡) when you taught me to drive the old Dodge while I decided I would drive the Chevy whether you liked it or not. To my surprise, when the police officer sent me home after you reported the Chevy stolen, you were so tolerant(宽容的) about it because I had thought that would probably be the worst night of my life.
Our relationship greatly improved when I married a man you liked, and things really turned around when we began making babies right and left. Somewhere along the line, the generation gap disappeared. I suppose I saw us and our relationship as aging together, rather like a fine wine.
But the strangest thing happened last week. I was at a stop sign and I watched as you turned the corner in your car. It didn’t immediately occur to me that it was you because the man driving looked so elderly and weak behind the wheel of that huge car. Perhaps I saw your age for the first time that day.
I guess what I’m trying to say, Dad, is what every son and daughter wants to say to their Dad today. Honoring a father on Father’s Day is about respect and sharing and acceptance and tolerance and giving and taking. It’s about loving someone more than words can say, and it’s my wish that it never had to end.
I love you, Dad.
Love,
Jenny
【语篇概述】本文是珍妮在父亲节这天写给爸爸的信, 信中提到了她和爸爸之间的往事并向爸爸表达感谢。
1. How did Jenny probably feel on the night she was sent home by the police?
A. Guilty. B. Nervous.
C. Frightened. D. Disappointed.
【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第三段中的“To my surprise, when the police officer sent me home after you reported the Chevy stolen, you were so tolerant about it because I had thought that would probably be the worst night of my life. ”可知, 珍妮认为那可能是她一生中最糟糕的一个夜晚, 但当警察送她回家后, 爸爸表现得很宽容, 这让她感到很惊讶, 由此可知, 爸爸的宽容可能会让珍妮感到很内疚。
2. We can learn from the text that Jenny and her father ______.
A. have been getting along very well
B. kept in touch by writing to each other
C. are separated due to the generation gap
D. had a hard time understanding each other
【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第二段中的“You know, Dad, there was a time when we were separated by the generation gap. You stood on one side of the Great Divide and I on the other. ”可知, 有一段时间, 珍妮和爸爸之间有很深的代沟, 很难理解对方。
3. Why did Jenny feel strange when she saw her father last week?
A. She didn’t expect to meet with him there.
B. She seldom saw him driving that huge car.
C. She had never realized his being old and weak.
D. She had never seen him driving so slowly before.
【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中的“It didn’t immediately occur to me that it was you because the man driving looked so elderly and weak behind the wheel of that huge car. ”可知, 上周珍妮看见爸爸时感觉很奇怪是因为她以前从未意识到爸爸年事已高、身体虚弱。
4. Jenny wrote her father this letter to ______.
A. express her gratitude to him
B. tell him about their conflicts
C. say sorry for her being stubborn
D. remind him of the early incident
【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据最后一段内容I love you, Dad. 可知, 珍妮在父亲节这天给爸爸写这封信是为了表达对爸爸的感谢。
