collecting stamps. All the lights were off except my father's.

　　Dad was always like this. Maybe he didn't know how to express himself. After shouting at me, he never showed any mercy or any moments of regret.

　　This was how he always was. He has been a leader for so long that telling everyone else what to do has become his second nature.

　　The light was still on. "Am I wrong？" I whispered, maybe ... With the key in my hand, I was as nervous as I had ever been. At last, I decided to open the door. As soon as I opened the door, tears ran down my cheeks. I suddenly realized that the iron door that I had imagined between us did not exist at all. Love - it's second to none.

　　语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文，作者和爸爸吵架离家后，爸爸一直为深夜未归的作者亮着灯，最后作者意识到爱是第一位的。

　　1．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A．The author fully understood why he and his father had different thinking.

　　B．The author and his father lacked communication.

　　C．The author's father didn't approve of his stamp collecting.

　　D．The author's father opened the door for him when he came back.

　　解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第五段中的"We are just like two people coming from two different worlds. It feels like there is an iron door between us that can never be opened."可知，作者和爸爸之间像是有一扇从未打开的铁门，由此可见他们之间缺少沟通，故B项正确。

　　2．According to the author, why did his father often shout at him?

　　A．Perhaps the father was getting older and older.

　　B．Perhaps the father had been used to doing that.

　　C．Perhaps the son had already grown up.

　　D．Perhaps they never agreed with each other.

　　解析：选B　细节理解题。根据倒数第二段可知，告诉别人做什么已经成了一直当领导的爸爸的第二天性，由此可见，爸爸已经习惯了对他大喊大叫，故B项正确。

　　3．What did the author mean by the underlined sentence "My heart was frozen on this hot summer night"？

　　A．He felt lonely because there were so few people on the street.

　　B．He felt uncomfortable because it was a very hot night.

　　C．He was at a loss because he had nowhere to go.

　　D．He was completely disappointed with his father.

解析：选D　句意理解题。根据画线句前的"I wandered the streets, without a destination