字典翻译 问答 小学 英语 Myfatherneverwantedhischildrentoknowwhathedidforaliving.DadworkedinPlantC.LyingbesideLakeErie,itsawhiminatsunriseandoutatnightfall.Sometimesmymotherwouldtakemysiblings(兄弟姐妹)andmetothepublicbe
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Myfatherneverwantedhischildrentoknowwhathedidforaliving.DadworkedinPlantC.LyingbesideLakeErie,itsawhiminatsunriseandoutatnightfall.Sometimesmymotherwouldtakemysiblings(兄弟姐妹)andmetothepublicbe
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Myfatherneverwantedhischildrentoknowwhathedidforaliving.DadworkedinPlantC.LyingbesideLakeErie,itsawhiminatsunriseandoutatnightfall.Sometimesmymotherwouldtakemysiblings(兄弟姐妹)andmetothepublicbeachinourhometownofAshtabula.She’dgatherusroundandpointtothesmokestacks,coughingcloudsintothesky.
“Wavetodaddy!”she’dshout.Fourlittlehandswouldshootintotheair.IneverknewwhatDaddidinPlantC,butduring34yearsofhardwork,hehadsurgery(手术)onhisshoulderandhand.At48,hehadhisfirstheartattack.Heretiredin1993,rightafterthelastkidgraduatedfromcollege.Butthedamagewasdone.Afewyearslater,thenextheartattackkilledhim.
IsawmydadinplantConlyonce,whenItookdinnertohim.Thatnight,Ilookedatmyfather,coveredinsweatandcoal,andforthefirsttimeIknewwhyhewassooftenangryfornoreason.
Recentlymyfather’sfriend,TobyWorkman,walkedmethere.Iknewmyfatherneverwantedmetoseeit.Ateverystation,hedescribedthejobandthedanger.Itwaslikelisteningtoaforeignlanguage.IwalkedpastmanyDANGERsigns.Tobyputhishandonmyshoulder.“Look”,hesaid,“youneedtounderstandsomething.Yourdadwasamaintenancemechanic.Heworkedthemostdangerousjob.Ifsomethingbroke,hefixedit.”
Afewdayslater,mydaughtergraduatedfromcollege.IgaveherthehardhatTobyhandedtomeasIleft,andthisnote:“Wheneveryoufeelsomethingdifficult,putthison,lookinthemirror,andrememberyourroots.”
小题1:Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Inmemoryoftheauthor’smotherB.toknowaboutwhatthefatherdid.
C.Inmemoryoftheauthor’sfather.D.toremindthefamilytolivewell.
小题2:WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofthefactsabouttheauthor’sfather?A.Hedidn’tsufferaheartattackuntilheretired.B.Healwaysfaceddangerwhileworking.C.Hewassatisfiedwithhisjob.D.HeworkedinPlantCfor48yearsinall.小题3:WhentheauthorsawherfatherinPlantC, ___.A.herfatherwasfixingabrokenmachine.B.shedidn’trecognizeherfather.

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  小题1:C小题2:B小题3:C小题4:D小题5:A   
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