World Cup Dad

　　For most of my 15 years, my father usually said very little to my mother and me. He preferred reading the newspaper or watching football matches on television to talking to his family.

　　Everything changed one morning. As soon as I came downstairs to breakfast, I could see that he wasn't his usual reserved(缄默的)self. "Can't wait! FIFA World Cup! Big match! Must see!"1 quickly figured out what ail the excitement was about: Dad is a big football fan.

　　I had never been interested in football, but Dad's excitement that morning made me more and more curious. I had to find out why this sport was making my normally reserved father act like a five-year-old on his first trip to Disneyland.

　　Dad decided that we should all eat at a little German restaurant so that we could watch the World Cup while eating. Secretly, I think he was hoping to turn Mum and me into football fans.

　　The match started a few minutes after we entered the restaurant. As I was eating my meal, a loud noise came from the television. Surprised, I looked up at the TV: "Why is that man jumping up and down?" Dad patiently explained:"That's Papa Bouba Diop, my son. It's normal for them to jump up and down after they've scored."

　　Dad explained almost everything to me. His monosyliabic(单音节的)answers were a thing of the past. I loved the new Dad! I watched the rest of the match, becoming more and more interested. When I told my father that I planned to watch more matches with him, he smiled and gave me a wink(眨眼). At long last we had something in common.

　　Football has really helped Dad and me get closer and form a stronger relationship with each other. Who says football is only about 22 men running after a silly ball?

　　1.Which of the following words can best describe the authur's father?

　　[A] A parent busy at work.

　　[B] A man of few words.

　　[C] An encouraging father.

　　[D] A talkative football player.

　　2.What made the author curious about his father one morning?

　　[A] His high expectation of the winner.

　　[B] His great interest in the newspaper.

　　[C] His unexpressed eagerness.

　　[D] His unusual excitement.

　　3.The author's growing interest in watching the match mainly came from ____.

　　[A] eating in a restaurant with the excited fans

　　[B] his fathers loye of football and his explanation

　　[C] watching a top level performance of the players

　　[D] his and his fathers's common love of German food

　　4.What can we learn from the text?

　　[A] Personality decides everything.

　　[B] Sharing is the foundation of good relationship.

　　[C] Family members should be fans together.

　　[D] Interest is the mother of success.

　　答案与解析：

　　1. 选B. 题干的意思为“以下哪句话最能描述作者的爸爸?”该题属于细节题。根据全文的意思可以得知，作者的爸爸是一个沉默寡言的人。

　　2. 选D. 题干意思为“早上是什么让作者对爸爸那么好奇?”该题属于细节题。根据文章对爸爸早上的描述可以得知，爸爸那天早上话多，很兴奋。

　　3. 选B. 题干意思为“作者对足球持续增长的兴趣是因为____”，该题属于细节题。是因为作者爸爸对足球的爱好引起了作者的好奇和兴趣，并持续增长。

　　4. 选B. 题干的意思是“我们可以从本文学到什么?”该题属于推理题。A的意思是性格决定一切，B的意思是分享是建立良好关系的基础。

　　译文：

　　世界杯爸爸

　　在过去的15年里，爸爸很少跟我和妈妈讲话，似乎他宁可选择读报看球赛，也不愿意同家人说说话。

　　然而一天早晨，一切都变样了。我下楼吃早饭时，发现他再也不是那个沉默寡言的人了，他唠叨着，“等不及了!世界杯就要开始了!大赛啊!一定要看!”我这才知道为什么他如此兴奋：他是一个大球迷。

　　我原本对足球不感兴趣，然而看着爸爸早上兴奋的表情，我也对它越来越好奇起来。我想弄明白，这项运动有什么魅力能让我一直沉默的爸爸像一个五岁的小孩第一次去迪斯尼乐园一样。

　　爸爸决定全家人去一个小小的德国餐厅吃饭，这样大家就能边吃饭边看球赛。我私下里认为，爸爸是想把我和妈妈也变成球迷。

　　我们进餐厅没多久，球赛就开始了。我在吃饭的时候，电视机里传来很大的喧闹声。我边看边好奇地问“为什么那个人上上下下地跳呢?”爸爸非常耐心地解释到：“儿子，他是巴比?迪奥普，进球后大家跳起来欢呼很正常的!”

　　爸爸跟我解释了所有关于足球的事情，他的单音节的答话成了历史，我爱这个新爸爸!我看完了剩下的比赛，并且越看越爱看。在我跟爸爸说我要和他一起看更多的比赛时，他向我眨了一下眼睛。我们终于找到一个共同点了。