Question

    I had the meanest（最刻薄的）mother in the world. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have cereal（谷类食物）and eggs. When others had Coke 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 mean mother as I did.

My mother knew where we were at all times. She knew who our friends were.

We had to wear clean clothes and take a bath every day. The other kids got to wear the same clothes days.

We had to be in bed by 9:00 pm and up at 8:00 am. 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 beds and learn to cook. I am sure she lay awake at night thinking up mean things to do to us.

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 meanest 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 and honest people. I am trying to raise my children like this. I will feel proud when my children call me mean, because, you see, I am so glad I had the meanest mother in the whole world.

1.What does the underlined sentence “But at least I wasn't alone” in paragraph 1 mean?

A.The writer's mother was only mean to her.

B.The writer's sister and brothers were mean to her as well.

C.The writer's mother was also mean to her sister and brothers.

2.The writer was not allowed to ____________ as a child.

A.eat as much candy as she wanted

B.go to bed and get up at fixed times

C.change clothes or take a shower every day

3.The writer's mother was hard on her children because she wanted them ____________.

A.to receive a high education

B.to become mean people like her

C.to be educated and honest people

4.How does the writer feel about her mother now?

A.Regretful. B.Thankful. C.Worried.

5.What's the best title for the text?

A.Life with My Mean Mom

B.A Strict Mom and Her Family

C.How to Raise Good Children

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。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，她同样无情地对她的孩子。现在作者很感激有一个世界上最无情的母亲。

1.

句义猜测题。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，母亲也是同样的对待我的兄弟和妹妹，故选C。

2.

推理判断题。根据第一段“While other kids ate candy for breakfast．I had to have cereal 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.

细节理解题。根据最后一段“She forced us to grow up into educated 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C。

4.

推理判断题。根据 “ because， you see，I am thankful that I had the unkindest mother in the whole world”可知作者很感激有一个世界上最无情的母亲。故选B。

5.

标题概括题。文章讲述了母亲对作者和孩子们很无情，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，她同样无情地对她的孩子。现在作者很感激有一个世界上最无情的母亲。标题可概括为Life with My Mean Mom。故选A。