【语篇解读】　本文是记叙文。贝尔氏神经麻痹夺走了作者父亲的微笑，作者立誓加入父亲，直至父亲"重获微笑"。

1. Why did Father choose to play baseballs one summer dawn?

A. They could perform better in the morning.

B. He tried to escape others' attention to his face.

C. Morning air was more suitable for playing baseball.

D. The park was empty and they could enjoy themselves.

答案　B　[细节理解题。根据第七段第一句"A month earlier. . . to avoid stares"可知，贝尔氏神经麻痹使父亲脸部瘫痪，因此他选择在黎明时分打球以避免别人看到他的脸。故选B项。]

2. The underlined phrase "abstain from" in Paragraph 16 is closest in meaning to ________.

A. seek for B. recover from

C. give up D. break into

答案　C　[词义猜测题。根据第十六段中的"But his smile still hadn't returned. . . smiles of any kind"及第十七段中的"Kids called me Frowny the Dwarf""I couldn't let Dad not smile alone"可推测，此处指作者秘密发誓称自己会放弃任何形式的微笑。abstain from意为"放弃"。故选C项。]

3. What can we infer from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 17 ?

A. The boy lost his ability to smile.

B. The boy must have suffered many wrongs.

C. The boy couldn't appreciate pop culture.

D. The boy tried his best to make Father smile.

答案　B　[推理判断题。根据第十七段中的"Kids called me Frowny the Dwarf. (I was three feet ten. )Teachers accompanied me into hallways，asking what was wrong"可推断，作者当时一定遭受了许多不公正。故选B项。]