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, “Mum, I can’t peel(削皮) potatoes. I have only one hand.”

Mum 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 from one high steel rod(杆) 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 Mum 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, mum 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 hook the bar with my other elbow. Day after day we practiced, and she praised me for every rung(横杠) 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 Mum came into my room. “Mum,” 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 and cracking. I peeked(偷看) out from my covers to see tears running down her cheeks. Then I knew how much she suffered on my behalf. She had never let me see her tears.

1.Which of the following expressions can be used most suitably to describe Mum’s attitude when she made the child peel potatoes?

A. Cruel.

B. Serious.

C. Strict.

D. Cold.

2.From the passage, we know money bars can help a child train ________.

A. the way to throw and catch things

B. the speed of one’s hand movement

C. the strength and skill to hang and swing

D. the bodily activity to move round a bar

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

A. Mum 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. Mum was determined to prove she herself was better than the teacher.

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

4.When the child 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 wanted to see what the author would do on the bars

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

5.The most probable conclusion we can draw after reading the passage is ________.

A. the last incident was sad enough to make Mum weep

B. the child’s experience reminded Mum of that of her own

C. Mum could solve any problem except the one in the last paragraph

D. Mum suffered more in the process of the child’s growth actually

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.D

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了由于作者身体有残疾，母亲对作者要求很严格，让作者不要把自己的残疾当成一种借口而不去做事；但又经常鼓励作者克服困难，其实母亲在作者成长过程中遭受的更多，但她从不让作者看到她在流泪。

1.推理判断题。由第一段的“I have only one hand.”说明，作者只有一只手，而他的妈妈让他去削土豆，并且还说“don’t ever use that as an excuse for anything again!”让作者不要把自己的残疾当成一种借口而不去做事，坚持让他自己克服困难去完成任务，可见妈妈对他要求很严格。故选C。

2.推理判断题。由第三段的“had each of us race across the monkey bars, swinging from one high steel rod(杆) to the next.”(我们的老师让我们在单杠上从高的杆荡到另一个)，money bar能帮助锻炼悬吊的力量和技巧，故选C。

3.推理判断题。由第四段的“The next afternoon, she took me back to school.”和第五段的“she advised. She stood by as I struggled to lift myself with my right hand until I could hook the bar with my other elbow.”作者的妈妈带他到学校练习，并且建议作者努力练习，证明妈妈是一个有恒心的人。故选A。

4.推理判断题。从第五段的“I’ll never forget the next time, crossing the rungs; I looked down at the kids who were standing with their mouths open.”以及第三段When it was my turn, I shook my head. Some kids behind me laughed, and I went home crying.可知，同学们对我的表现很吃惊，故选D。

5.推理判断题。从最后一段的“Then I knew how much she suffered on my behalf. She had never let me see her tears.”可知，对于我成长中的痛苦妈妈比我承受的还要多。故选D。