题文
On my eighth birthday, Dad bought me an accordion(手风琴） and said excitedly, "once you learn to play, it'll stay with you for life." But I didn't want to play it. I just wanted to play games, But Dad asked me to take accordion lessons.
One day, I found a box in a corner. When I opened it, I saw a beautiful violin. "It was your father's," Mum said. "His parents bought it for him. I guess he got too busy on the farm to learn to play it."
I had to practice half an hour every day, and every day I tried to get out of it. But Dad didn't allow. I asked why. He answered, "Because you can bring people joy. You can touch their hearts." He added softly, "Someday you'll have the chance I never had: you'll play beautiful music for your family. And you'll understand why you've worked so hard." I was speechless.
The lessons stopped after I finished high school. When I grew up, I got married and moved into a new house. I put the accordion in the attic（阁楼）.
One afternoon, my two children found the accordion by accident (偶然). They got very excited. "Play it. Play it," they laughed and said. I started to play some simple songs. I was surprised I could still remember them. Soon the kids were dancing. Even my wife was laughing and clapping to the beat.
At that moment, my father's words came back to me, "Someday you'll have the chance I never had. And you'll understand." I finally knew why Dad had asked me to practice hard. Dad never learnt to play his violin. But I told my family, "This is my father's music."
小题1:My father didn't learn to play his violin when he was young because _______.A．he didn't like to play the violinB．he had to support his familyC．he wanted to play gamesD．he didn't keep on practicing小题2:How might the writer feel when he had to practice playing the accordion?A．Delighted.B．Excited.C．Bored.D．Relaxed.小题3:"Dad didn't allow" means "_______".A．Dad didn't agree with me.B．Dad didn’t keep me doing it.C．Dad didn't help me do it.D．Dad didn't see me do it.小题4:What were the writer’s children doing when he started to play simple songs?A．SingingB．DancingC．Clapping to the beatD．Screaming小题5:Dad asked me to learn to play the accordion so that _______.A．I could go to a better schoolB．I could give myself much joyC．I could be a useful manD．I could make people happy
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:D
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解析
小题1:根据文章内容“Mum said. "His parents bought it for him. I guess he got too busy on the farm to learn to play it."可知答案为B
小题2:根据文章内容“I had to practice half an hour every day, and every day I tried to get out of it.”可知答案为C
小题3:根据文章的意思，可知答案为A
小题4:根据文章内容“I was surprised I could still remember them. Soon the kids were dancing. Even my wife was laughing and clapping to the beat.”可知答案为B
小题5:根据文章结尾时，作者的的感悟可知答案为D
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