【广东省茂名市2015年中考英语试题】阅读理解（共20小题, 每小题1分, 满分20分)
阅读下面文章，根据文章内容，从每小题所给出的A、 B、 C、 D四个选项中选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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As a young man, Tom was a famous artist with a wife and two fine sons. One night, his older son was ill. Tom and his wife thought it was nothing serious. But the boy died suddenly that night..
After his son died, Tom always felt very sad. To make matters worse, his wife also left him later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son, Emie. Sadly, he turned to alcohol(酒) for help.
As time went by, Tom began to lose everything he had---his land, house, etc. A few months later, Tom passed away alone in a small bar. Hearing of Tom's death, I thought,“What a complete failure!”
But later, I began to change my earlier opinion. I knew Tom's now adult son, Emie. He is one of the kindest, most caring men. I saw the love between Emie and his children. And I thought that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere.
One day, I asked him what made him become such a specia1 person. Emie said quietly, “My father came into my room every night, give me a kiss and said,“love you, son.”
Hearing his words, I understood everything. Tom didn't leave many things behind. But he had been a kind loving father, and left behind his best love.
How many sons did Tom have?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four

What did the writer think of Tom when he heard of his death?

A．Tom was a lazy man.

B．Tom was an unsuccessfill father.

C．Tom was a hard-working man.

D．Tom liked drinking too much.

What happened to Tom's wife later?

A．She was mad.	B．She went to work.
C．She died.	D．She was ill.

Where did Emie's kindness and caring come from?

A．His father's love.	B．His mother's love.
C．His own hard-work.	D．His parent's hard-work.

Finally, the writer thought
A Tom was a good father.
B. Tom was a rich father.
C. Tom was a careless father
D. Tom was a badfather.

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