Question

Even before my father left us, my mother had to go back to work to support our family. Once I came out of the kitchen, complaining, “Mom, I can’t peel potatoes. I have only one hand.” Mom never looked up from sewing. “You get yourself into that kitchen and peel those potatoes,” she told me. “And don’t ever use that as an excuse for anything again!”

In the second grade, our teacher lined up my class on the playground and had each of us race across the monkey bars, swinging(荡秋千) from one high steel rod to the next. When it was my turn, I shook my head. Some kids behind me laughed, and I went home crying.

That night I told Mom about it. She hugged me, and I saw her “we’ll see about that” look. The next afternoon, she took me back to school. At the deserted playground, Mom looked carefully at the bars.

“Now, pull up with your right arm,” she advised. She stood by as I struggled to lift myself with my right hand until I could hold the bar with my other elbow(肘). Day after day we practiced, and she praised me for every rung(横档) I reached. I’ll never forget the next time, crossing the rungs, I looked down at the kids who were standing with their mouths open.

One night, after a dance at my new junior high, I lay in bed sobbing. I could hear Mom come into my room. “Mom,” I said, weeping, “none of the boys would dance with me.”

For a long time, I didn’t hear anything. Then she said, “Oh, honey, someday you’ll be beating those boys off with a bat.” Her voice was faint. I peeked out from my covers to see tears running down her cheeks. Then I knew how much she suffered on my behalf. She just never let me see her tears.

1.Which can be used to describe Mom’s attitude when she made the child peel potatoes?

A. Cruel.          B. Favorable.

C. Strict.         D. Sympathetic.

2.From the passage, we know monkey bars can help a child train ______.

A. the strength and skill to hang and sway

B. the speed of one’s hand movement

C. the skill to throw and catch things

D. the bodily skill to rotate round a bar

3.What does the underlined sentence “I saw her ‘we’ll see about that’ look” imply?

A. Mom believed every aim could be achieved if you stuck to it.

B. The race across monkey bars was not difficult enough for a child to give up.

C. Mom was determined to prove she herself was better than the teacher.

D. What the child had said brought Mom great attraction and curiosity.

4.When the author looked down at the kids, they were standing with their mouths open because _______.

A. they felt sorry for what they had done before

B. they were afraid the author might fall off and get hurt

C. they felt amused to see what the author would do on the bars

D. they were astonished to find the author’s progress

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.A

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：作者是一个只有一只手的残疾人，但是母亲的要求很严格，不允许他把这当成无法做成一件事的借口。并列举母亲坚持让我学会monkey bars。

1.C 推理判断题。根据文章第一段最后一句“And don’t ever use that as an excuse for anything again”妈妈不让再把只有一只手当成无法做事情的借口。可知他妈妈对他要求很严，即答案选C。

2.A 推理判断题。根据第二段第一句“.....swinging(荡秋千) from one high steel rod to the next”可知monkey bars要求孩子能够从一个杆子荡到另外一个杆子，既要孩子能够挂在杆子上，还要有技巧荡到另外一个杆子上。所以这一项目需要力量和技巧。故A正确。

3.A推理判断题。第二天妈妈带我去学校帮助我练习monkey bars，以及第四段第二句She stood by as I struggled to lift myself with my right hand until I could hold the bar with my other elbow.可推知妈妈是个很有恒心的人，故答案选A。

4.

考点：考查记叙文阅读