1.I had the meanest mother in the world.While other kids ate candy for breakfast,I had to have cereal (麥片粥),eggs and toast.Others had cokes and candy for lunch,while we had to eat a sandwich.As you can guess,my supper was different from the other kids'.But at least I was not alone in my suffering.My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did.
My mother insisted on knowing where we were at all times.She had to know who our friends were and what we were doing.We had to wear clean clothes every day.Other kids always wore their clothes for days.We reached the height of disgrace (丟臉) because she made our clothes herself,just to save money.
The worst is yet to come.We had to be in bed by 9:00each night and up at 7:45the next morning.So while my friends slept,my mother actually had the courage to break Child Labor Law.She made us work.I believed she lay awake all night thinking up mean things to do to us.Through the years,our friends'report cards had beautiful colors on them,black for passing,red for failing.My mother,however,would merely be content with black marks.None of us was allow the pleasure of being a dropout (輟學(xué)者).
She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults.Using this as a background,I'm now trying to bring up my three children.I'm filled with pride when my children think I am mean because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world.
21.From the passage we can learn that the writer's mother wasB.
A not generous at all
B.very strict with her children
C very mean with money matters
D.very cruel to her children
22.Which of the following things did the writer hate to do most?C
A.Eating differently from other kids.
B.Wearing clean clothes which were made by mother.
C.Going to bed early and getting up early.
D.Letting mother know where they were.
23.It can be inferred from the passage thatA.
A.the writer worked hard and usually got good grades in studies
B.mother was punished for breaking the Labor Law
C.a(chǎn)ll the other kids studied better than the writer
D.the writer's family lived a miserable life
24.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?D
A.Mother practised economy in running her home.
B.The writer is very thankful for her mother.
C.The writer is strict with her children when bringing them up.
D.The writer doesn't love her mother for the past miserable life.
分析 這是一篇記敘文,敘述的是作者的媽媽很"刻薄",但作者對她這個(gè)"刻薄"的母親很崇拜,她很愛她的母親.
解答 21.B 推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章第一段I had the meanest mother in the world,我有在這個(gè)世界上有最無情的母親.還有文章第2,3段可知B正確.22.C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第三段第一行The worst is yet to come.We had to be in bed by 9:00 each night and up at 7:45 the next morning.最壞的情況還沒有到來.我們必須在每晚9上床,在次日早上7:45起床,可知C正確.
23.A 推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章第三段our friends'report cards had beautiful colors on them,black for passing,red for failing.My mother,however,would merely be content with black marks.我們朋友的報(bào)告卡片上有漂亮的顏色,黑色代表通行證,紅色代表失。俏业哪赣H,只會用黑色標(biāo)記的內(nèi)容.可知A正確.
24.D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章最后一段可知作者很感激媽媽對自己的嚴(yán)格要求,D選項(xiàng)說不喜歡他的媽媽是錯誤的,所以答案選D.
點(diǎn)評 閱讀理解題測試考生在閱讀基礎(chǔ)上的邏輯推理能力,要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系,對未說明的趨勢或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷;或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點(diǎn)理論,對文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋.考生首先要仔細(xì)閱讀短文,完整了解信息,準(zhǔn)確把握作者觀點(diǎn).