(no more than 9 words)
4. How did the author's father most probably feel when he read (he mails? (no more than 3 words)
5. What was the surprise gift? (no more than 6 words)
1. 【答案】On his 60th birthday。
【试题解析】细节题。根据文章第一第2句I pulled together a surprise gift that he would never forget.作者是打算在她父亲60岁生日时,给她父亲一个惊奇的礼物。
2. 【答案】The people who know/ knew her father。
【试题解析】细节题。根据第三段话3,4行They came from my mother, my siblings, my grandma, my dad's friends from high school, his sister, my dad's first boss, a colleague at his first job, from people who hadn't seen my dad in 5 years, from people I myself hadn't even informed这些人都是认识父亲的人。
3. 【答案】 Because they need to put the mails into envelopes。
【试题解析】细节题。根据文章第四段第一句The night before Dad's birthday, my sister and I stayed up late, putting everything together with some envelopes作者需要把这些mails放入信封。
4. 【答案】 He felt/ was moved/ excited/ happy。
【试题解析】推理题。根据文章倒数第二段最后一句There was a lot of laughter and a few tears, too可知这些邮件让父亲高兴,也很激动,甚至都流泪了。
5. 【答案】 The memories about/ of the author's father。
【试题解析】主旨大意题。通读全文可以得知,作者在其父亲60岁生日时给他的惊奇的礼物便是人们对他父亲过往事情的回忆。
第二节 阅读理解
Elizabeth Freeman was born about 1742 to African American parents who were slaves. At the age of six months she was acquired, along with her sister, by John Ashley, a wealthy Massachusetts slaveholders. She became known as "Mumbet" or "Mum Bett."
For nearly 30 years Mumbet served the Ashley family. One day, Ashley's wife tried