Question

He slept in my arms last night, with his little head on my shoulder. I stayed awake listening to his breathing. He smiled in his sleep, and I wondered what could be funny to a one-year-old baby. I could sense the safety he felt.

However, my home life is completely different from the scene that greets me each morning at work. As a lawyer at Eastlake Juvenile Court (少年法庭), I always see kids that society has labeled the worst of the worst, the “thief”, the “robber”, the list goes on. But they are still children. As I sit across from them, I have a chance to talk to them about their lives, homes, and dreams. I sit through tears, anger, but mostly  hurt. I see their parents, most of whom sit in the hallways day after day wanting to take their kids home. I also see parents that come to the court ready to walk away from their children forever. Each day I see hope destroyed.

I have come to realize that these children are our future, even if we don’t want to admit it. They also want to sleep on a mother’s shoulder at night, they also had dreams

and smiled in their sleep when they were babies. But then something terrible happened, which robbed (剥夺) them of that youth, that hope, and that joy. I hope one day we can find how to put back the destroyed childhoods and ruined lives.

Every day when I go home, I hold my children tightly in my arms and say “I love you” over and over again. And as I am filled with hope, I cannot forget those children I leave behind. I live in two worlds, one of promise, one of tragedy(悲剧). No matter what they are accused (指控) of, what crimes (罪行) they have carried out and what society thinks of them, they are children, they are our children and our future.

1.The author mentions her son in Paragraph 1 mainly to tell readers _____.

A. her son is lovely

B. it’s hard to raise a child

C. what leads children to break laws

D. children should be taken good care of

2.The underlined word “labeled” in Paragraph 2 can best be replaced by _____.

A. praised B. chosen C. designed  D. described

3.What’s the author’s attitude towards the children who break laws?

A. Doubtful. B. Hopeful.  C. Angry. D. Relaxed.

4.What’s the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A. To accuse those parents who ruin their children’s life.

B. To show the difficulty of her work as a lawyer.

C. To win support for problem children.

D. To show her deep love for her child.

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.B

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文的作者是少年法庭的律师，每天面对失足的少年，感慨万分：尽管这些孩子有污点，但他们只是孩子，也代表我们的未来。

1.D 写作意图题。第一段描述了儿子在我的怀里安静地睡着了，正是父母的保护让他觉得安全；下文提到的那些失足的青少年和他们的父母期盼着带他们回家，二者形成鲜明的对比，说明父母要好好地照顾孩子，及时地帮助孩子，才能避免他们误入歧途。故选D。

2.D 猜测词义题。A被表扬的；B 被选中的；C 被设计的；D被描述的。根据“I always see kids that society has labeled the worst of the worst, the “thief”, the “robber”, the list goes on”并结合本段的内容可知这些孩子被贴上了最坏的标签：小偷、抢劫犯等等，label意为“把……归类为，把……列为，把……视为”，和describe意思接近，故选D。

3.B 观点态度题。A怀疑的；B充满希望的；C 生气的；D放松的。根据第三段的“I have come to realize that these children are our future, even if we don’t want to admit it.”和“I hope one day we can find how to put back the destroyed childhoods and ruined lives.”可知我认为这些孩子是我们的未来，希望有一天能够找到让他们迷途知返的方法，恢复正常的童年生活，故选B。

4.C 主旨大意题。根据最后一段中的“And as I am filled with hope, I cannot forget those children I leave behind.”和“No matter what they are accused (指控) of, what crimes (罪行) they have carried out and what society thinks of them, they are children, they are our children and our future.”

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