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The Board Meeting had come to an end. Bob started to stand up and knocked into the table, spilling his coffee over his notes. “How embarrassing! I am getting so clumsy in my old age.”Everyone had a good laugh, and soon we were all telling stories of our most embarrassing moments. It came around to Frank who sat quietly listening to the others. Someone said, “Come on, Frank. Tell us your most embarrassing moment.”Frank laughed and began to tell us of his childhood. “I grew up in San Pedro. My Dad was a fisherman, and he loved the a. He had his own boat, but it was hard making a living on the a. He worked hard and would stay out until he caught enough to feed the family. Not just enough for our family, but also for his Mom and Dad and the other kids that were still at home.”He looked at us and said, “I wish you could have met my Dad. He was a big man, and he was strong from pulling the nets and fighting the as for his catch. When you got clo to him, he smelled like the ocean. He would wear his old canvas, foul-weather coat and his bibbed overalls. His rain hat would be pulled down over his brow. No matter how much my mother washed them, they would still smell of the a and of fish.”Frank’s voice dropped a bit. “When the weather was bad he would drive me to school. He had this old truck that he ud in his fishing business. That truck was older than he was. It would wheeze and rattle down the road. You could hear it coming for blocks. As he would drive toward the school, I would shrink (畏缩) down into the at hoping to disappear. Half the time, he would slam to a stop and the old truck would belch (喷出) a cloud of smoke. He would pull right up in front, and it emed like everybody would be standing around and watching. Then he would lean over and give me a big kiss on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy. It was so embarrassing for me. Here, I was twelve years old, and my Dad would lean over and kiss me goodbye!”He paud and then went on, “I remember the day I decided I was too old for a goodbye kiss. When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his usual big smile. He started to lean toward me, but I put my hand up and said, “No, Dad.” It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way, and he had this surprid look on his face. I said, “Dad, I’m too old for a goodbye kiss. I’m too old for any kind of kiss.” My Dad looked at me for the longest time, and his eyes started to tear up. Then he turned and looked out the windshield. “ You’re right,” he said. “ You are a big boy....a man. I won’t kiss you anymore.”Frank got a funny look on his face, and the tears began to well up in his eyes, as he spoke. “It wasn’t long after that when my Dad went to a and never came back. It was a day when most of the fleet (船队) stayed in, but not Dad. He had a big family to feed. They found his boat adrift with its nets half in and half out. He must have gotten into a strong wind and was trying to save the nets and the floats.”I looked at Frank and saw that tears were running down his cheeks. Frank spoke again. “Guys, you don’t know what I would give to have my Dad give me just one more kiss on the cheek…to feel his rough old face… to smell the ocean on him… to feel his arm around my neck. I wish I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would never have told my Dad I was too old for a goodbye kiss.”小题1:When his father drove him to the school, Frank would shrink down into the at hoping to disappear becau ________.A．he was ashamed of his father’s old truckB．he thought he was old enough to go to school aloneC．he didn’t want his schoolmates to e his fatherD．he hated the way his schoolmates stared at his father小题2:In Frank’s eyes, when his father said “You are a big boy… a man.”, he probably felt ________.A．disappointedB．hurtC．excitedD．proud小题3:According to the story we can conclude that Frank’s father ________.A．was quite confident in his skills in fishingB．loved his children but hardly expresd itC．ldom gave up faced with challengesD．was full of devotion to his family小题4:Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?A．The Smell of the OceanB．We All Need LoveC．A Goodbye KissD．Father’s Embarrassment 题型：未知难度：其他题型

答案

小题1:A小题2:B小题3:D 小题4:C

解析

文章讲述了一个感人的故事，父亲为了全家的生活而努力工作来挣钱，作者却不能理解，用这篇文章说明了父亲对家人的爱，也表达自己的悔恨之情。小题1:推理题。根据文章第五段的描述“When the weather was bad he would drive me to school. He had this old truck that he ud in his fishing business. That truck was older than he was.我们知道父亲的形象不好，我的虚荣心让我认为有这样的父亲不值得骄傲而是害羞。选A。小题2:推理题。文章第六段的句子：“Dad, I’m too old for a goodbye kiss. I’m too old for any kind of kiss.” My Dad looked at me for the longest time, and his eyes started to tear up.可知作者这么说让爸爸感到受到伤害，选B。小题3:推理题。通读全文父亲为了全家的生活而努力工作来挣钱，说明父亲对家人充满了爱。选D。小题4:主旨大义题。通读全文可知文章是围绕父亲给我们的爱展开的，特别是爸爸的goodbye kiss和文章的最后一句话：If I had been a man, I would never have told my Dad I was too old for a goodbye kiss.”可知 C项是以一个浓缩的点突出的表现出文章的意思。

考点

据考高分专家说，试题“The Board Meeting ha.....”主要考查你对 [人生感悟类阅读 ]考点的理解。 人生感悟类阅读

人生感悟类阅读的概念：

生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。

生活感悟类阅读解题指导：

一、文章特点： 生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。有时故事的结尾会有一句“点睛之笔”，点出全文的中心思想，就像《伊索寓言》里的寓言一样。还可能是夹叙夹议的哲理散文或生活随笔。散文随笔通常会阐述一种朴素易懂，耳熟能详的人生道理或宝贵品质。文章的结构和议论文类似，一般是总分总或总分结构。每段首句或尾句为主题句（论点），其它句子围绕主题展开论述（论据），论证方法多种多样，或举例，或引用名言，或正反对照等。二、解题技巧：针对生活感悟类文章的特点，做这类文章的完形填空时，要特别注意以下几点：1、重点理解全文的首句。如果是记叙文，找出when，where，who，what等基本要素。如果是散文随笔，充分理解文章的中心句—全文的主题。2、阅读全文的结尾段或结尾句，有助于理解文章所阐述或蕴含的哲理、感悟或忠告等。3、调动自己的背景知识和情感。这类文章不会讲大道理也不会涉及到一些很专业的知识技术领域，而是谈一些小事和简单的道理，所以如果读者能和作者产生感情上的共鸣，读者会更好地把握作者的意图态度，从而提高做题的准确度。因此，考生在平时要做一个有心人，即用心去感悟生活中发生的小事，思考人生的一些基本道理，多阅读一些短小精悍的美文，多写写自己的心情故事和对生活学习的感悟。只有平时多用心，做题时才能调动自己的背景知识和情感。