My little guy and I were taking advantage of the extra warm, sunny Fall day in New England. And so were lots of other 1 . Our local community park 2 more like Disney World during April school vacation. There are two playgrounds within our 3 . One is set up for the older 4 ； the other for the little ones. My guy, being very brave, likes to venture (冒险) back and forth and 5 his skills on the climbing towers and rope webs.
Kids were 6 in and out through the gates, and I was 7 the energy generated from their pure enjoyment of youth when two moms and two little 8 asked me to the gate. My toddler (学步的小孩) was just as eager as the older babies that 9 racing through and wanted to make it to the slide in the 10 way. He was about to push past these girls to 11 there, but I put my hand on his 12 . “Buddy, let's 13 the door and let the ladies go in. Ladies first.”
At 2.5, he's still a 14 listener, and he did as I 15 without a second request. One of the 16 said, “Oh, no, it's OK. He can go.” She pulled her daughter 17 . And this raises a hair on my head. I 18 this was a good time to teach a life lesson about how we should act and treat people. Maybe it seems like a 19 thing but many little things have changed into 20 versions. Hopefully, this will help me to teach my son to respect himself.
【语篇解读】 作者带着儿子在公园里玩，在发现儿子想要从女孩中间挤过去玩滑梯时，作者意识到这是一个很好的教育孩子如何与人相处的机会。
1．A.groups B．families
C．tourists D．doctors
解析：选B 作者与孩子是一个家庭的人，而和他们一起的还有一些其他的家庭。
2．A.looked B．moved
C．backed D．posted
解析：选A 因为有很多家庭在，所以我们的社区公园看起来更像学校4月假期时的迪士尼乐园。look like意为“看起来像”。
3．A.house B．yard
C．park D．city
解析：选C 根据第一段第三句中的“Our local community park”可知，这个公园里有两个操场。
4．A.gates B．webs
C．men D．kids
解析：选D 两个操场一个给大孩子玩，另一个给小孩子玩。
5．A.try out B．look out
C．take out D．go out
解析：选A 作者的孩子很勇敢，并且喜欢冒险，所以总是在器材上尝试他自己的技能。
6．A.lying B．flying
C．shaping D．comforting
解析：选B 孩子们到公园玩了起来，动作很快，像“飞”一样来回地在大门间穿梭。
7．A.missing B．controlling
C．enjoying D．worrying
解析：选C 根据上下文语境可知，作者享受着孩子们单纯的活力四射的能量。
8．A.boys B．pets
C．animals D．girls
解析：选D 根据本段第三句中的“push past these girls”可推知，两个母亲和两个女孩儿把作者叫到了门口。
9．A.urged B．meant
C．held D．came
解析：选D 孩子们在公园里来回穿梭。
10．A.lowest B．biggest
C．worst D．least
解析：选C 根据下文中的“He was about to push past these girls”可知，作者的儿子想要从女孩儿们的中间挤过去，在作者看来这是最糟糕的行为方式。
11．A.leave B．get
C．make D．give
解析：选B 根据上文中的“make it to the slide”可知，作者的儿子想要到自己想去的地方。
12．A.feet B．front
C．knees D．head
解析：选D 作者想要教育自己的儿子学会尊重他人，因此把手放在他的头上。
13．A.carry B．keep
C．open D．catch
解析：选C 根据下文中的“let the ladies go in”可知，作者让儿子打开门先让女孩儿们进去。
14．A.poor B．good
C．strict D．common
解析：选B 儿子毫不犹豫地按照作者的要求做了，所以他是一个很听话的好孩子。
15．A.ordered B．heard
C．asked D．invited
解析：选C 此处表示儿子按照作者的要求做了。
16．A.moms B．fathers
C．teachers D．daughters
解析：选A 根据第二段第一句中的“when two moms and two little 8 ”以及下文中的“She pulled her daughter”可知，一位母亲出来表达自己的观点。
17．A.upwards B．backwards
C．outwards D．inwards
解析：选B 根据语境可知，这位母亲向后拉她的女儿。
18．A.realized B．reminded
C．remembered D．informed
解析：选A 通过儿子和那位母亲的反应，作者意识到这是一个教导儿子为人处世之道的好机会。
19．A.big B．normal
C．little D．terrible
解析：选C 根据下文中的“but many little things”可知，这看起来是一件很小的事。
20．A.louder B．higher
C．lower D．larger
解析：选D 根据上文中的“little things have changed into”可知，小事会变成大事件。
