Question

My son has poliomyelitis (小儿麻痹)and he suffered from it a lot. When he was young, my wife and I took him to see so many doctors and got different kinds of treatments. But still, he couldn’t walk like a normal kid.

So he was laughed at by his peers for his walking style. His tears burnt our eyes like sulphuric acid (硫酸 ). Then, he became afraid of going to school. He wouldn’t go anymore.

One night, my wife had a breakdown and shouted at him, “I tell you, my kid, you might be like this forever. You are a freak in other people’s eyes, and perhaps it would never change. But in my eyes, in your dad’s eyes, you are not a freak! You are not! Even if you are, we love you and we will love you forever!” My son spoke nothing for two days. He didn’t eat or sleep. We could read he was hurt. We hoped something wonderful would fall in our family. On the third morning, he struggled to walk to my car, with his school bag in his hand of course. He raised his head high and hugged me, saying “want to go to school. Nothing will beat me.”

You know, from then on, he was never afraid of being mocked or despised anymore. If he couldn’t avoid these looks, he chose to look at them in the eyes. Later, something nice really happened and my son went to MIT. When he was asked how he managed to bear the pressure, he said, “Because of my parents.”

My dear fellows, if you care too much about how other people look at you or what their opinions are, you will never become what you want to be.

1.The author’s son was laughed at by his peers, because_________.

A. he didn’t do well in his lessons

B. he walked in a strange way

C. he was from a poor family

D. he often burst into tears

2.After hearing what the mother said, the son__________.

A. quarreled with his mother and left home angrily

B. went to school unwillingly without speaking anything

C. burst out crying complaining about his bad experience

D. didn’t say anything without eating or sleeping for two days

3.Which of the following is NOT right according to the passage?

A. The boy was brave to face any difficulty after being encouraged by his mother.

B. The boy achieved success and was admitted to a famous university.

C. The boy finally could walk like a normal child after some treatments.

D. The boy owed his success to his parents and was grateful to them.

4.From the passage we can say the boy is_________.

A. confident and outgoing    B. brave and hard-working

C. wise and easy-going    D. determined and brave

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。作者儿子因患有小儿麻痹症而受到同龄人的嘲笑，然而在妈妈的鼓励之下，最终获得了成功。

1.细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的he couldn’t walk like a normal kid和第二段中的So he was laughed at by his peers for his walking style可得知，儿子由于患有小儿麻痹症，他不能够像别的孩子一样正常走路，因此被同龄人嘲笑。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的My son spoke nothing for two days. He didn’t eat or sleep可知，听了妈妈的话之后，儿子两天不吃不睡，也不说话。故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据文章第四段可知，在母亲鼓励儿子之后，儿子敢于正视别人异样的眼光,克服困难，最终取得成功，被麻省理工学院录取，而他把自己的成功归功于父母的鼓励和帮助。因此A、B、D项正确，C项在文中没有提及。

4.推理判断题。通读全文，从这个励志小故事中能够看出作者的儿子是一个勇敢、意志坚定、有决心的人。故选D。