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Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved there a few years ago, and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends. My earliest memories of my father are of a tall, handsome, successful man devoted to his work and family, but uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him, as a school girl and young adult I feared him and felt bitter about him. 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. Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard.
On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father’s friends for lunch at an outdoor café. We walked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my son’s funny facial expressions. Gone was my father’s critical (挑剔的) air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around? What had held him back before?
The next day，my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that moment. After so many years, I’m at last seeing another side of my father. And in so doing, I’m delighted with my new friend. My dad, in his new home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was.
1. Why did the author feel bitter about her father as a young adult?
A. He was silent most of the time. B. He expected too much of her.
C. He did not love his children. D. He was too proud of himself.
2. When the author went out with her father on weekends, she would feel_______.
A. longing B. nervous C. tired D. safe
3. What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson?
A. More critical. B. More talkative.
C. Gentle and friendly. D. Strict and hard-working.
【答案】1. B 2. B 3. C
【解析】
本文是记叙文。父亲以前对作者挑剔严格，使作者感到害怕和痛苦。但多年后作者去父亲的新家探望时发现了一个变化了的父亲，一个温柔友善的父亲。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段as a school girl and young adult I feared him and felt bitter about him. 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.可知，作者年轻时由于父亲对自己期望过高，从而害怕父亲，和父亲相处感到痛苦。故选B。
【2题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard.可知，作者每次周末和父亲一起出去时，总是绞尽脑汁想要说什么，感觉自己处于戒备状态。由此可知，作者很紧张。故选B。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段Gone was my father’s critical (挑剔的) air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around? What had held him back before? 可知，现在的父亲对作者不再挑剔和严格，而是温柔友善。故选C。
