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, “Mom, I can’t peel potatoes. I have only one hand.”

    Mom 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 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 Mom 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, Mom 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 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 Mom come into my room. “Mom,” 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 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 Mom’s attitude when she made the child peel potatoes?

A. Cruel.         B. Serious.          C. Strict.            D. Cold.

2.From the passage, we know monkey bars can help a child train _________.

A. the skill to throw and catch things

B. the speed of one’s hand movement

C. the strength and skill to hang and sway

D. the bodily skill to rotate round a bar

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

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

D. What the child had said brought Mom 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 Mom weep

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

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

D. in fact Mom suffered more in the process of the child’s growth

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲的是一位母亲是如何帮助自己缺一只手的儿子解决成长中的问题。这位母亲严格要求只有一只手的孩子削土豆，学会独立生活。当孩子在学校单杠练习遇到了困难，她陪着孩子到学校反复练习，孩子终于用一只手练得非常好。在孩子的成长中妈妈比我承受的痛苦比孩子承受得还要多。

1.推理判断题。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!不要把自己的残疾当成一种借口而不去做事，他妈妈是想锻炼他的生存能力，坚持让他自己克服困难去完成任务。可见他的妈妈对他要求很严格。故选C。

2.推理判断题。第三段的 had each of us race across the monkey bars, swinging from one high steel rod to the next.我们的老师让我们在单杠上从一个荡到另一个。故选C。

3.推理判断题。第四段的The next afternoon, she took me back to school. 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可知同学们对我的表现都很吃惊，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可知对于我的成长中的痛苦妈妈比我承受得还要多，故选D。

考点：故事类短文阅读。