Once upon a time there was a great man who married the woman of his dreams. With their love, they created a little girl. She was a bright and cheerful little girl and the great man loved her very much.
When the little girl was growing up, the great man would hug her and tell her, “ I love you, little girl.” The little girl would shout and say, “ I’m not a little girls anymore.” Then the man would laugh and say, “ But to me, you’ll always be my little girl.”
Th
e little girl who- was- not- little- anymore left her home and went into the world. As she learned more about herself, she learned more about the man. She saw that he truly was great and strong, for now she recognized his strengths. One of his strengths was his ability to express his love to his family. It didn’t matter where she went in the world, the man would call her and say, “ I love you, little girl.”
The day came when the little girl who-was- not- little-anymore received a phone call. The great man was damaged. He had had a stroke(中风 ). He couldn’t talk anymore and they weren’t sure that he could understand the words spoken to him.
And so she went to the side of the great man. When she walked into the room and saw him, he looked small and not strong at all. He looked at her and tried to speak, but he could not.
The little girl did the only thing she could do. She climbed up on the bed next to the great man. Tears ran from both of their eyes and she drew her arms around the useless shoulders of her father.
Her head on his chest, she thought of many things. She remembered the wonderful times together and how she has always felt protected. And then she heard from within the man, the beat of his heart. The heart where the musid and the words had always lived. The heart beat on, steadily unconcerned about damage to the rest of the body. And while she rested there, the magic happened. She heard what she needed to hear.
His hear beat ou
t the words that his mouth could no longer say…
I love you
I love you
I love you
Little girl
Little girl
Little girl
And she was comforted.
小题1: In the 2nd paragraph, the little girl showed her ____ by pouting.
A．displeasure
B．disappointment
C．agreement
D．excitement小题2: The following except ____ can be inferred as the consequences of the father’s stoke.
A．the loss of speaking ability
B．the inability to move around
C．that his arms could no longer function properly
D．the beat of his heart小题3: The girl felt _____ when she returned home and saw her father in bed.
A．she was protected just as before
B．she could never have left home
C．the difficulty of being old and sick
D．the need to show him her love小题4: Which statement is true according to the story?
A．The daughter left her home because she had a fight with her father.
B．The girl returned home when she got a letter from his father about his illness.
C．The father recovered as if by magic soo
n after the daughter’s return.
D．From the father’s example, the daughter learned how to express her love.
