A little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was fixing supper, and handed her a piece of paper that he had been writing on. After mom dried her hands on apron, she read it, and this is what it said:
For cutting the grass: $5.00
For cleaning up my room this week: $1.00
For going to the store for you: $0.50
Baby-sitting my kid brother while you went shopping: $0.25
Taking out the garbage: $1.00
For getting a good report card: $5.00
For cleaning up and raking the yard: $2.00
Total owed: $14.75
Well, his mother looked at him standing there, and the boy could see the memories flashing through her mind. She picked up the pen, turned over the paper he'd written on, and this is what she wrote:
For the nine months I carried while you were growing inside me: No Charge
For all the nights that I've sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you: No Charge
For all the trying times, and all the tears that you've caused through the years: No Charge
For the toys, food ,clothes, and even wiping your nose: No Charge
Son, when you add it up, the cost of my love is: No Charge.
When the boy finished reading what his mother had written, there were big tears in his eyes, and he looked straight at his mother and said, "Mom, I sure do love you." And then he took the pen and in great big letters he wrote:" PAID IN FULL".
1. The underlined sentence “the boy could see the memories flashing through her mind.” means _______.
A. the boy found something in his mother’s body burning
B. the boy thought his mother was considering how much she should pay him
C. the boy didn’t thought his mother would give him money
D. the boy thought that his mother recalled something of the past
2.When the mother wrote “No charge” on the paper, she really meant that_____.
A. the boy needn’t pay the money
B. the boy should pay the money
C. what she has done for the boy is uncountable
D. she didn’t know how much she should pay the boy
3. Why did the boy cry?
A. Because he couldn’t get money from his mother.
B. Because he felt shameful to ask his mother for money.
C. Because his mother beat him up.
D. Because he also loved his mother.
4.What’s the main idea of the text?
A.Mother’s love for her children is invaluable.
B.The boy shouldn’t have asked his mother for money.
C.The boy’s mother should have given him money.
D.The writer mainly told us a story that a boy asked his mother for money..
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从26—45各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案（每空1分，共20分）。
When I walked into the living-room, my 12-year-old son looked 26 at me and said “I love you”. I didn’t know what to say. 27 several seconds I stood there and 28 down at him. My first thought was that he must need 29 while doing his homework 30 he was trying to prepare me for some 31 .
“ 32 ,” he said, “My teacher said we should tell our parents that we love them and see what they say. It’s an experiment.”
The next day I 33 his teacher at my office to find out more about this “ 34 ” and how the other parents had responded (反应).
“ 35 , most of the fathers did the same as you ,: the teacher explained, “Feeling 36 is an important part of 37 . It’s something all human beings 38 . What I’m trying to tell the children is that it’s too 39 that we don’t express those feelings. A boy should be 40 to tell his dad that he loves him.”
The teacher, a middle-aged man, understands how difficult it is for 41 of us to say the things that would be good for us to say.
When my son came to me 42 , I held on to him for an extra second. And just 43 he pulled away, I said in my deepest, most manly 44 , “Hey, I love you .”
I didn’t know if saying that would make 45 of us healthier, but we did feel pretty better.
1. A. down B. away C. out D. up
2. A. After B. For C. In D. On
3.. A. glanced B. got C. stared D. knocked
4.. A. surprises B. time C. help D. paper
5. A. or B. but C. when D. while
6. A. money B. news C. test D. explanation
7. A. Anything B. Nothing C. Important D. Interesting
8. A. advised B. told’ C. called D. visited
9. A. trick B. exercise C. notice D. experiment
10. A. Basically B. Fortunately C. Usually D. Frequently
11. A. loved B. helpful C. interested D. trusted
12. A. body B. work C. study D. health
13. A. agree B. understand C. know D. require
14. A. bad B. good C. easy D. hard
15.A. funny B. afraid C. pleased D. able
16. A. both B. neither C. some D. none
17. A. next evening B. next morning C. that evening D. that morning
18. A. before B. after C. because D. as
19.A. sound B. voice C. whisper D. courage
20.A. neither B. either C. most D. few
What ______ will it ______ whether you are a boy or a girl ? As long as you set your mind to it, nothing can be difficult.
A. difference, tell B. sense, make C. use, make D. difference, make
which of the following sentences is right ?
A. It is the first time that I have seen Andy’s concert.
B. It was until her father came back that she didn’t go to bed.
C. We feel that our duty to help the people in disaster-stricken areas.
D. I’m about to go shopping tomorrow.
The policeman stopped him when he was driving home and ______ him ______ speeding.
A. warned; for B. accused; of C. charged; of D. blamed; on
I have experienced quite a number of cases ___ I really wanted to help but could not have anything to ____.
A. when; put on my hands B. that; put my hands on
C. where; put my hands on D. in that; put on my hands
