云南省昆明市2014届高三复习教学质量检测 英语试题
第一节 (共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡
上将该项涂黑。
My son David, who was 3.5 years old, taught me a beautiful lesson today. After we finished playing with the beads (珠子) , David slowly picked up each bead, looking at it as if it were made of chocolate and then put it into the box they were stored in. With over a hundred beads to go, I was getting impatient. "Why could he not pick up 10 in one go and put them in? My morning was going to be ruined today!"
But then it hit me like a brick. I noticed that he did this with as much interest as he had while we were playing. The boy was enjoying the whole process. For him the fun was in the game itself as well as in the process of properly packing up and cleaning up. It was not just about his turn or the fun part. Every bit was as fun as the other.
I thought of myself as a kid when we would go out to play cricket (板球). If I was not batting or bowling (击球或掷球), I was unhappy as I impatiently waited for my turn to do so. As a result, I was unhappy while waiting for my turn and only happy for the few moments I either batted or bowled. Only the process of doing something I combined with happiness made me cheerful. The rest of the time I was waiting for my rum in the future or recalling great bowling from the past.
Looking at how peacefully my son was putting beads into the box taught me that the process is the goal. The joy of journey is not in getting there but in every step of it.
1. Why was the father getting upset?
A. He wasn't interested in the game
B. His son didn't do it as he was told to.
C. It'd take long to put away the beads.
D. David put away the beads casually.
2. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. I was hit by David with a brick.
B. I felt very annoyed at what David did.
C. I was at a loss what to do with David.
D. I suddenly understood David's behavior.
3. We can learn from the text that the author _____.
A. felt satisfied with his teammates
B. happily watched his teammates play
C. was eager to join in the game
