Ⅰ.阅读理解
( 2014·西城区第一学期期末)
A Simple Lesson
“Another bad day at school?” my father asked as I came into the room.
“How could you tell? I didn't shut the door heavily or anything，” I replied. Over the past two months I had either done this or thrown my backpack across the room every time I came home from school. Papa thinks it has something to do with moving to a new house.
“I know this move has been hard on you. Leaving your friends and cousins behind is tough，” Papa said, as he put his arm around my shoulder. “What you must remember is that, with a lot of hard work and some time, you will make new friends.”
“You don't know how hard it is. This year my baseball team would have won the championship. They won't even give me a chance to pitch (投球) here. All I get to play is right field, and that's the worst!”
Papa turned toward me. “Things will get better, I promise you. Let me ask you, do you know why you were named David Lorenzo?”
“Yes, your name is David and grandfather's name is Lorenzo.”
“Very good, and what makes your grandfather so important?”
“He was the first in the family to come to this country and all that，” I answered.
“That is only partly correct. Your grandfather was a very great man. In Mexico, he had been a teacher. When he came to America he could only get lowpaid labor jobs because he didn't speak the language. It took him two years before he spoke English well enough to be allowed to teach here, but he did it. He never complained because he knew change could be difficult. Did he ever tell you that?” my father asked.
I looked down at my feet, ashamed at my behavior. “No. That must have been hard，” I said sheepishly.
“Your grandfather taught me that if you let people see your talent, they will accept you for who you are. I want you to always remember what my father taught me, even if it takes a few years for people to see who you are，” said Papa.
All I could say was, “Okay.” Then I asked, “What should I do now?”
Laughing, Papa said, “How about you pitch a few to me? You need some work.”
文章大意：搬家来到了新学校，面对新环境，作者一直闷闷不乐。父亲把祖父的故事讲给了作者，从祖父的身上作者汲取到了有益的教益。
1.Why was the author unhappy that day?
A.Because he moved to a new country.
B.Because his baseball team lost the game.
C.Because he wasn't offered a chance to pitch.
D.Because he quarreled with his friends at school.
答案：C 细节理解题。由第四段“They won't even give me a chance to pitch (投球) here.”可知，作者到新校后，没有获得投球的机会，所以不高兴。
2.The father successfully changed his son's mood by ________.
A.asking him to train harder
B.playing baseball with him
C.telling his grandfather's story
D.introducing him some new friends
答案：C 推理判断题。由文章后面的介绍可知，作者的父亲给作者讲述了祖父的故事给作者上了有效的一课。
3.The underlined word “sheepishly” probably means ________.
A.shyly B.patiently
C.clumsily D.cautiously
答案：A 猜测词义题。听了祖父的故事，作者非常内疚，所以“害羞地”承认了自己的错误。
4.What can we infer about the author?
A.He thinks his father lives in the past.
B.He'd rather live with his grandfather.
C.He will continue to dislike school and everything.
D.He will try his best to adapt to the new environment.
答案：D 推理判断题。由倒数第四段“I looked down at my feet, ashamed at my behavior.”和倒数第三段可推知，作者从祖父的身上获得了教益，一定会像祖父一样尽力适应新环境。
