“BANG!” the door caused a reverberation(回聲)．It was just
standing there, with Father standing on one side, and I on the other side．
We were both in great anger．“Never set foot in this house again!” stormed Father．With tears welling up in my
eyes, I rushed out of the flat and ran along the street．
The street lights were shining rather desolately(凄涼的)．I wandered
aimlessly．
A young father who
held a child in his arms walked past me．I felt as if I saw my childhood from another space: happy and
harmonious．
But now… I don’t know whether it is because I have
grown up or because dad is getting old．We differ in our
ways of thinking．He always imposes his opinions and
codes of behavior on me．Whenever I do something wrong,
he never admits it．We are just like two people coming
from two different worlds．It feels like there is an
iron door between us that can never be opened．
I wandered the streets, without a destination in mind．My heart was frozen on this hot summer
night．As I walked on there were fewer and fewer people
on the streets, until I had only the street lights to keep me company．When I finally reached the high-rise apartment block in which I
lived, I saw that the light was still on．
In fact, it was nothing．Perhaps, dad was throwing away some of his old stamps．Perhaps he thought they were useless．I never
had the courage to tell him that I liked collecting stamps．I can’t stand his outrageous(蠻橫的) words: “ I can throw you away, let alone
these old papers．”
All the lights were off except father’s．
Dad was always like this．Maybe he didn’t know how to
express himself．After shouting at me, he never showed
any mercy or any moments of regret．After an argument he
has the habit of creeping up in my sleep and then tucking me underneath the
covers．
This was how he always was．He has been a leader for so long that telling everyone
else what to do has become his second nature．
The light was still on．“Am I wrong?” I whispered, maybe… With the key in hand, I was as nervous as I had ever been．At last, I decided to open the door．As soon
as I opened the door, tears ran down my cheeks．I
suddenly realized that the iron door that I had imagined between us did not
exist at all．Love is second to none．
1. Decide which is the best
order of the following according to what happened in the passage．
a．I
opened the door and entered the house．
b．Sadly
I ran out into the street．
c．I
reached the place where I lived and saw my house still brightly lit．
d．I
thought of my father’s kindness towards me．
e．I
walked about in the street without any aim．
A．b,
e, d, c, a B．b, e, c, d,
a C．b, e, a, c,
d D．b, e, c, a, d
2.What made the writer think of his childhood?
A．The
sight of the desolate street lights．
B．The
sight of the empty street．
C．The
sight of a father with a child in his arms．
D．The
sight of light in his own house．
3. Why do you think the father often shouts at his son?
A．Perhaps
the father is getting older and older．
B．Perhaps
the son has already grown up．
C．Perhaps
they never agree with each other．
4. What conclusion can you draw after reading the passage?
A．The
father is actually kind to his son．
B．The
father treats his son in an unfair way．
C．The
father is neither kind nor cruel to his son．
D．The
father is always finding fault with his son．
