Question

I had the unkindest mother in the whole world．While other kids ate candy for breakfast．I had to have cereal(谷物)and eggs．When others had Cokes and candy for lunch，I had to eat a sandwich．But at least I wasn’t alone．My sister and two brothers had the same unkind mother as I did．

My mother knew where we were at all times．She knew who our friends were．We had to clean clothes and take a bath every day．We had to be in bed by 9：00 p．m．and up at 8：00 a.m. We couldn’t sleep till noon like our friends．So while they slept，our mother gave us work to do．We had to wash dishes，make our beds and learn to cook．I believe she lay awake at night thinking up unkind things for us to do．

Through the years，things didn’t improve a bit．We could not lie in bed “sick” like our friends did in order to miss school．

My mother was the unkindest mother．Out of four children，a couple of us went on to higher education．None of us have ever done bad things．She forced us to grow up into educated(受教育)and honest people．I am trying to raise my three children like this．I will feel proud when my children call me unkind．Because you see，I am thankful that I had the unkindest mother in the whole world．

1.What does the sentence “But at least I wasn’t alone” mean ?

A．The writer’s mother was only unkind to her．

B．The writer，s mother liked her best．

C．The writer’s sister and brothers were unkind to her as well．

D．The writer’s mother was also unkind to her sister and brothers．

2.The writer’s mother often asked her children to do the following EXCEPT        ．

A．eat as much candy as they wanted

B．learn to cook

C．wear clean clothes

D．go to bed and get up at fixed time

3.The writer’s mother was unkind to her children because she wanted her children       ．

A．to be competitive(竞赛)with each other

B．to make more friends easily

C．to work instead of going to school

D．to be educated and honest people

4.What is the writer’s attitude(态度)toward her mother now?

A．Hateful．    B．Thankful．    C．Worried．D．Angry．

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.D

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了作者的母亲对他们很无情，让他们做很多事情。其实，她是在使他们长成为受教育而且诚实的人。当作者做母亲时，她同样无情的对她的孩子。现在作者很感激有一个世界上最无情的母亲。

1.D 词义猜测题。根据My sister and two brothers had the same unkind mother as I did．可知我妹妹和两个兄弟和我有同一个无情的母亲，因此我不是唯一一个有无情母亲的人，故选D。

2.A 推理判断题。根据While other kids ate candy for breakfast．I had to have cereal(谷物)and eggs．“当其他孩子早餐吃糖果时，我却不得不吃谷物和鸡蛋”，故推断我母亲不让我吃糖果。故选A。

3.D 细节理解题。根据She forced us to grow up into educated(受教育)and honest people．可知作者的母亲对他们无情是想让他们长成为受教育而且诚实的人。故选D。

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考点：人生百味类短文阅读。