few I thought could be him.Then his face appeared.My heart started beating,and there were tears in my eyes and I knew it was him.It was like looking at myself when I'm 60."
He contacted his father and they decided to meet.Mr SpiersCorbett was also introduced to his two halfbrothers and halfsister.He said,"It was strange,but my father had told them about me so it was like I had been in their lives anyway.It was easier for them because they knew about me,and they greeted me with open arms and hugs."
Mr Corbett met his 11yearold grandson from his son's previous marriage.He said,"It's absolutely unbelievable.I've been looking for him for so long." He had sent a birthday card in April to someone he thought was his son but he turned out to be the wrong person."Once we got talking on the phone he said he wanted to come to see me so he came round at 7:30 pm that night-he didn't leave until 3:30 am.We just talked and talked and talked.It's just great to have him back," he added.
语篇解读 Andy通过Facebook找到了多年未见的父亲。
1.How long had Andy not seen his father?
A.About 37 years. B.About 11 years.
C.About 60 years. D.About 39 years.
解析: 细节理解题。根据第一段的...since he was about two years old和Mr SpiersCorbett,now 39...可知他们大约37年没见了。
答案: A
2.We can learn from the passage that .
A.Andy and his father both looked forward to meeting each other
B.Andy found his father the first time he tried on Facebook
C.Andy found only one Graham Corbett on Facebook
D.Andy received a birthday card in April from his father
解析: 推理判断题。根据第二段的Then his face appeared.My heart started beating...以及最后一段的I've been looking for him for so long.可推出答案。
答案: A
3.What's the best title for the passage?
A.Andy's tough road to finding his father
B.Why did the father leave his son?
C.Father and son reunited through Facebook!
D.Facebook is widely used
解析: 主旨大意题。本文讲述了父子多年后通过Facebook团聚的故事,因此选C。
答案: C