阅读理解
One day when I was five, my mother scolded me for
not finishing my rice and I got angry. I wanted to play outside and not be made
to finish eating my old rice. In my angry movement to open the screen door with
my foot, I had kicked back about a 12-inch part of the lower left hand corner of
the new screen door. But I had no remorse, for I was happy to be playing
in the backyard with my toys.
Today, I know if my child had done what I did,
I would have scolded my child, and told him about how expensive this new screen
door was, and I would have delivered a spanking for such behavior. My parents never
said a word. They left the corner of the screen door be, creating an opening, a
breach (裂缝) in the defense against unwanted
insects.
For years, every time I saw that corner of the
screen, it would constantly remind me of my mistake. For years I knew that everyone
in my family would see that hole and remember who did it. For years, every time
I saw a fly buzzing in the kitchen, I would wonder if it came in through the hole
that I had created with my angry foot. I would wonder if my family members were
thinking the same thing, silently blaming me every time a flying insect entered
our home, making life more terrible for us all.
My parents taught me a valuable lesson, one that
a spanking or stern (严厉的) words perhaps could not deliver.
Their silent punishment for my behavior delivered a hundred stern messages to me.
Above all, it has helped me become a more patient person and not burst out so easily.
(1)
The underlined word "remorse" in Paragraph 1 most probably means_____________.
A . injury
B . sense
C . regret
D . notice
(2)
When the author damaged the door, his parents_____________.
A . scolded him for his bad behavior
B . gave him a spanking
C . told him how expensive it was
D . left the door unrepaired
(3)
How did the author feel every time he saw the damaged door?
A . He felt it destroyed the happy atmosphere at his home.
B . He found that his family members no longer liked him.
C . He felt ashamed of his uncontrolled anger at that time.
D . He felt he had to work hard to make up for the damage.
(4)
What is the main idea of this text?
A . Silent punishment may have a better effect on educating people.
B . What the best way to become a more patient person is.
C . Adults should ignore their children's bad behavior.
D . Parents are the best teachers of their children.
答案: C
D
C
A