TherearetwothingsIcancountonmydadaskingeverytimehecallsme:IsthereanythingIcandoforyou?andHow&rsquosthecar?Iguessheaskswhathecandoformebecausehisdad（anairforceofficer）wasneverreallythereforhim，andhe&rsquosdeterminedtoprovidemewiththesupporthelacked.Duringmyyouthhenevermissedaschoolplayorsoftballgame.Infact，hewassosupportivethatIsometimeslongedforoneofthosedadswhodressedbetterandcaredless.Butmydadwouldforeverbetheguywearingshortswithdressshoesandblacksocks，cheeringmeon，expectinggreatness.

Hisotherstandardquestion&mdashHow&rsquosthecar?--usedtostrikemeasawasteoflong-distancedollarsfromamanwhooncesuggestedmakingalistofwhatyouwanttotalkaboutbeforecallingsomeoneoutofstate.WhatInowrealizeisthatHow&rsquosthecar?isnotaboutthecar.It&rsquosafather&rsquoswayofaskinghisadultdaughterhowsheisdoing.Theadvantageisthatifthere&rsquossomethingwrongwiththecar，heknowswhattodoaboutitandhowmuchitwillcost，whereasifyou&rsquorehavingproblemsaboutmarriageordoubtingacareerchoice，hemighthavetoactMomontheline.

AtagethirtyIfinallytooktheplunge（跳进）intoadulthoodbyrentingacarwithoutmydad&rsquoshelporadvice.I&rsquomsuremydadwashurtratherthanproud.Thoughadaughter&rsquosindependenceisevidenceofajobwelldone，itstillimpliesthejob&rsquosdone，andmanyfathersareunwillingtoretire.Evenwhenmydadwasoverworked，he&rsquodhappilyjumponaplaneifIsaidIneededhelp.HisfrequentquestionIsthereanythingIcandoforyou?underlinesthefactthathewishestherewasstillsomethinghecouldprovide.It&rsquosinteresting:Eventhoughwe&rsquoretiedbybloodandIlovehimnomatterwhat，hestillseemstoneedaconcretefunction--suggestingstocks，findingthecheapestplanefare--tofeelhehasaroleinmylife.

小题1:Intheauthor&rsquosopinion，herfatheralwaysattendedherschoolplaysorsoftballgamesto（）.

A．satisfyanydemandshemadetohim

B．showhisinterestandwatchthemforfun

C．makeupwhathewaspreviouslyshortof

D．expecthisdaughterwouldbegreatingames

小题2:TheauthorhaslearnedthatbyaskingHowisthecar?，herfatherisactually（）.

A．remindinghernottowastemoney

B．askinghowhisdaughterisgettingalong

C．expressinghisconcernforherdaughter&rsquossafety

D．askinghisdaughterifthecarbreaksdownornot

小题3:Accordingtotheauthor，herfather，likemanyotherfathers，isunwillingtoretireprobablybecause（）.

A．hewantstocontinuetoearnmoney

B．heisdoubtfulofchildren&rsquosindependence

C．hewon&rsquotputanendtocaringforhischildren

D．heisafraidoflosingconnectionwithchildren

小题4:Wecansafelydrawaconclusionfromthestorythatintheauthor&rsquoseyeherfather（）.

A．hasastrongpassionforhiswork

B．hasthedeepestloveforhischildren

C．hasgreatinterestinhisdaughter&rsquoscar

D．hastoomuchcontroloverhischildren
答案
小题1:C

小题2:B

小题3:C

小题4:B
解析
小题1:C细节理解题。根据第一段提到Iguessheaskswhathecandoformebecausehisdad（anairforceofficer）wasneverreallythereforhim，andhe&rsquosdeterminedtoprovidemewiththesupporthelacked.Duringmyyouthhenevermissedaschoolplayorsoftballgame我认为他所做的是因为他的爸爸没有为他做的，所以才来参加与我有关任何的活动，所以选C项。

小题2:B细节理解题。根据第二段所提到WhatInowrealizeisthatHow&rsquosthecar?isnotaboutthecar.It&rsquosafather&rsquoswayofaskinghisadultdaughterhowsheisdoing这句话不是问车怎么样，而是一种父亲式的关怀，问女儿情况如何，所以选B项。

小题3:C细节理解题。根据第三段提到Thoughadaughter&rsquosindependenceisevidenceofajobwelldone，itstillimpliesthejob&rsquosdone，andmanyfathersareunwillingtoretire.尽管女儿的独立是工作很好的证据，但它也表示工作的结束，许多父亲不愿意退休，所以选C项这意味着他要停止关心女儿，孩子已经长大了，所以选C项。

小题4:B细节推断题。根据最后一段提到Evenwhenmydadwasoverworked，he&rsquodhappilyjumponaplaneifIsaidIneededhelp即使当他非常忙时，如果我说我需要帮助，他会十分开心，Eventhoughwe&rsquoretiedbybloodandIlovehimnomatterwhat，hestillseemstoneedaconcretefunction--suggestingstocks，findingthecheapestplanefare--tofeelhehasaroleinmylife.虽然我们有血缘关系，他仍然需要一个具体的作用来感觉他在我的生活中仍然起着重要的作用，所以体现父亲对女儿常常的爱，所以选B项。