Question

First, you ought to know that I’m “only” fourteen. My mother points this out often. I can make my own decisions when I’m old enough to vote, she says. Second, I should tell you that she’s right — I’m not always responsible. I sometimes take the prize for grade-A dork（呆子）. Take last weekend for instance. I was staying at Dad’s, and I decided it was time I learned to drive. It was Sunday morning, 7 A.M., and I hadn’t slept well. I’d been up thinking about an argument, which I’ll tell you about in a minute. Well, nobody was up yet in the neighborhood, so I thought it couldn’t hurt to back the car out of the garage and drive around the block. But Dad has a clutch（离合器）car. The “R” on the shift handle was up on the left side, right next to first gear（档位）. I guess you can guess the rest.

Dad’s always been understanding. He didn’t say, “Okay, little Miss Know-It-All, you can just spend the rest of the year paying this off,” which is what Mom would have said. Instead, Dad worried about what might have happened to me. And that made me feel more guilty than anything. I think he’d be a better number-one caregiver, but I can’t say things like that to Mom. To her, I have to say, “But Mom, Dad’s place is closer to school. I could ride my bike,” to which she replies, “Amy Lynn, you don’t own a bike. Remember? You left it in the yard, and it was stolen. And you haven’t got the patience to earn the money to replace it.”

1.The writer feels guilty because she ________.

A. made her dad worry

B. ruined the car

C. broke the law

D. didn’t tell her mom about the car incident

2.The main conflict between the writer and her mother is about whether she ________.

A. can make her own decisions

B. should live with her mom or her dad

C. should be allowed to drive

D. should pay for things she loses or breaks

3.The writer’s mother thinks the writer is ________.

A. too attached to her dad

B. too emotional

C. too shy

D. irresponsible

4.In the first sentence, the writer used “only” to suggest that she ________.

A. doesn’t want to grow old

B. thinks fourteen is old enough for some things

C. wishes she were older

D. thinks fourteen is an embarrassing age

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.D

4.B

【解析】

试题分析: 本文以一个14岁的少女的口气写出了自己和妈妈自己对一些事的看法的分歧，妈妈总是说她还小，可是她觉得自己应该做些事了。

1.A 细节理解题。根据Instead, Dad worried about what might have happened to me. And that made me feel more guilty than anything.可知，作者因为父亲担心而感到很内疚。故选A。

2.A 细节理解题。根据My mother points this out often. I can make my own decisions when I’m old enough to vote, she says. 只有我长大了才能自己做决定，现在不行。最后举例说道作者想骑自行车去上学结果被妈妈数落了一番，故选A。

3.D 推理判断题。根据Second, I should tell you that she’s right — I’m not always responsible. 和后面的例子可知，作者的妈妈认为她做事不负责任，故选D。

4.4】B 推理判断题。根据My mother points this out often. 可知，作者认为自己已经14岁了可以自己做决定了。故选B。

考点：考查生活类短文阅读。