A son and his father were walking on the mountains. Suddenly, his son falls, hurts himself and screams: “AAAhhhhhhhhhh!!!” To his surprise, he hears the voice repeating, somewhere in the mountains: “AAAhhhhhhhhhh!!!”
Curious, he shouts: : “Who are you?” He receives the answer:” “Who are you?” And then he screams to the mountain: “I admire you!” The voice answers: “I admire you!”
Angered at the response, he screams: “Coward (one without courage)!” He receives the answer: “Coward!”
He looks to his father and asks: “What's going on?” The father smiles and says: “My son, pay attention.”
Again the man screams at the top of his voice: “You are a champion!” The voice answers: “You are a champion!”
The boy is surprised, but does not understand. Then the father explains: “People call this ECHO (回音) , but really this is LIFE. It gives you back everything you say or do. Our life is simply a reflection of our actions. If you want more love in the world, create more love in your heart. If you want more competence in your team, improve your competence.”
This relationship applies to (适用于) everything, in all aspects of life; life will give you back everything you have given to it.”
小题1:The boy is surprised because __________.
A．he falls over his own feet.
B．his father can shout as loud as he does.
C．he hears his screams repeated.
D．someone calls him a coward.小题2:What’s the father’s attitude towards life?
A．hopeful
B．disappointed
C．upset
D．hopeless小题3:Which of the following sayings is in keeping with the father’s teachings?
A．Faith will move mountains.
B．A great talker is a great liar (说谎者).
C．Love me, love my dog.
D．Do well and have well.
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:D
题目分析：生活，犹如山谷回音，你付出多少，它还你多少。你抱怨，它还你抱怨；你热爱它，它也会热爱你。
小题1:从文章第一段中的Tohis surprise，he hears the voice repeating…可知，小男孩发现山谷对他的声音有回音，这让他感到吃惊，所以答案选C项。
小题2:考查推理题：从倒数第二段的句子：可知父亲是很抱有希望的，选A
小题3:主旨题：从最后一段的句子：This relationship applies to (适用于) everything, in all aspects of life; life will give you back everything you have given to it.”可知和父亲观点一致的说法是：付出总是会有回报的。选D。
点评：人生百味类短文要注意细节的理解。把握文章的故事发展的过程，从而判断作者的意图，以理解题居多。