Question

My teenage son Karl became withdrawn(孤僻) after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six falling grades for the year. In this way he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked. One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and asked God for help. "Please God, I can't do anything more for my son. I'm at the end of my rope. I'm giving the whole thing up to you." I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. "I want to talk to you about Karl's absences." Before he could say another word, I choked up (哽咽) and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. "I love my son, but I just don't know what to do. I've tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It's out of my hands." For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, "Thank you for your time", and hung up. Karl’s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally, he was even on the list of the best students at school. In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were astonished at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, "Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?" I nodded. "That was me. I thought I'd play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That's when I knew I had to make you proud."

1.According to the first report card, Karl __________.

A. often went to school late

B. failed in all the exams

C. did a good job at school

D. didn't do well at school

2.When the mother said "It's out of my hands." to the headmaster, she meant that she________.

A. didn't know what to do about her son

B. would drive her son away from the house

C. had no money to support the family

D. she would have to hang up

3.Who was it that telephoned Karl's mother that day?

A. The headmaster.  B. The school adviser.

C. Karl himself.    D. The passage doesn't tell us.

4.From the passage we can learn that _________.

A. children in single-parent families always have mental problems

B. mother's love plays an important role in teenagers' life

C. parents should give their children as much help as possible

D. school education still works well without support from parents

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：父亲去世以后，Karl开始变得孤僻，他在学校的表现也开始变差，学习成绩开始下降。作为一个单亲妈妈，作者想尽了一切办法来让孩子重返校园，但她的努力没有起到作用。当得知自己深深伤害到妈妈时，Karl决定成为妈妈的骄傲并开始认真学习。

1.When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six falling grades for the year.”可知，Karl在学校的表现不好，他缺课95次，六门科目的成绩下降，故选D。

2.I love my son, but I just don't know what to do. I've tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked.”可知，Karl的妈妈已经尽力去劝他了，但是没有起到作用，Karl的妈妈现在已经不知所措，故选A。

3."Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?"..."That was me.”可知，那个电话是Karl打的，故选C。

4.My teenage son Karl became withdrawn(孤僻) after his father died.”可知，Karl在父亲去世以后开始变得孤僻，但文章没有提到所有单亲家庭的孩子都有心理问题；A项犯了以偏概全的错误；父母并不需要帮助孩子做所有的事情；没有父母的支持，学校教育无法良好运转；根据最后一句“That's when I knew I had to make you proud.”可知，母爱对青少年的成长有很重要的影响，故选B。

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