Gone was my father’s critical air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around?
The fruits that made it to the UK were green on the outside and, more often than not, hard with an unpleasant taste within. Then in 1966, the Del Monte Gold pineapple produced in Hawaii first hit our shelves.
56. Why did the author feel bitter about her father as a young adult?
A. He was silent most of the time.
B. He was too proud of himself.
C. He did not love his children.
D. He expected too much of her.
這一小題考查學(xué)生根據短文內容推斷的能力。因為短文中沒(méi)有直接提到作者父親的態(tài)度，只是說(shuō)到He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A’s and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as “successful” as he was.顯然，我們可以從這里判斷出The father expected too much of his children.那么答案是D。這是一個(gè)推論題，但學(xué)生只要理解這兩個(gè)語(yǔ)句就能推斷出答案。
57. When the author went out with her father on weekend, she would feel .
A. nervous B. sorry
C. tired D. safe
這其實(shí)是一個(gè)語(yǔ)詞理解題，因為文中提到Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard.這里只是考查學(xué)生對on guard的理解，顯然答案是A。學(xué)生若不理解這個(gè)短語(yǔ)，也可根據上下文推測出答案。
