Question

My dad，Greg Newman，had wanted to be a race  car driver，but things didn’t work out for him.So I guess having a son who could become a race car driver was the next best thing.Don’t get me wrong—Dad didn’t push me into racing.In fact，when I was about 10 years old，my dad was afraid that driving a car wasn’t my dream.So he took the racing away from me.I wasn’t very happy with that decision.It wasn’t long before Dad realized that racing was what I loved.

At four，Dad bought me my first Quarter Midget (袖珍赛车)  and that’s really where it started for us.Back then，Dad coached me.He would stick out (伸出) his foot in the path of the race car，and then tell me to exactly hit his foot.By repeating this again and again，Dad believed that I would be faster and sharper on the race track.

Dad worked really long hours at his car repair business to make money so that I could race each weekend.I can remember that every night before he turned off the lights in the garage，Dad would tell me：“Don’t forget to kiss your race car good night.” He was trying to teach me that if I show respect，it’s returned.He wanted me to show thankfulness and respect for my race car and for all the hard work that we and many others had put into the dream.

My dad，my mom and my sister gave up a lot of things to help me race.For us，there was no better moment than winning the 50th running of the Daytona 500 in 2008.That evening in February 2008，I knew I had gotten a good push.I could hear the excitement.My father couldn’t speak a word，and when he got to  Victory Lane (车道)，he nearly knocked me over and  gave me such a big hug.

56．Why did Greg Newman stop his son to race when his son was 10 years old?

A．Because he thought racing was dangerous.

B．Because he worried that his son didn’t like racing.

C．Because  he didn’t want his son to fail like he did.

D．Because he couldn’t afford the money.

57．Why did Greg Newman let his son hit his foot?

A．To improve his son’s skill.                    B．To help his son to be braver.

C．To have fun with his son.                     D．To make his son more careful.

58．Greg Newman asked his son to kiss his race car good night to________.

A．get help from his family

B．treat the race car as a person

C．feel grateful that he could follow his dream

D．develop a close relationship with his race car

59．In the 50th running of the Daytona 500，Greg Newman couldn’t say anything because he was________.

A．disappointed                                       B．surprised 

C．sad                                                   D．excited

Answer 1

　父子俩共同努力实现赛车梦。

56．B　细节理解题。从第一段my dad was afraid that driving a car wasn’t my dream可知B项正确。

57．A　推理判断题。根据文章第二段的最后一句话By repeating this again and again，Dad believed that I would be faster and sharper on the race track可知，父亲这样做的目的就是要训练和提高他儿子的赛车技术。故选A项。

58．C　推理判断题。从文章第三段最后两句可知，父亲是想教给作者对赛车和大家为实现赛车梦而做出的努力表示感激，即作者能追逐自己的梦想，应该心怀感激，故选C项。

59．D　推理判断题。根据文章最后一段，作者最后赢得了这次车赛，因此，他的父亲是极度地兴奋，以至于说不出话来。故选D项。