Question

It was Saturday morning. I heard loud noises of moving furniture in the next room. I could almost feel the excitement of John who was soon going to get a room of his own. I remember my own feelings when I was 13. I knew how much he longed for his right to privacy (私人空间) when he was sharing a room with his younger brother, Robot. He said, “Mum, Can I please have a room of my own? I could use Jeff’s. He won’t mind.”

It was true that Jeff had graduated from college and flown from the nest. But would he mind? The room was the place where I told him a thousand stories and we had a thousand talks. As close as we were, though, the time came when Jeff needed a door between us. His life was spreading into areas that had less to do with family. I no longer could-or should-know everything about him.

It turned out that getting Jeff’s permission was easy. He said, “Of course, Mum, it would be selfish of me to hold on to it.” Then his voice softened, “Mum, I won’t be living at home again---you know that.” Behind his glasses, his eyes were lit with all the love. There were no doors closed here---they had all opened up again.

As John and I were cleaning the room, I fixed my eyes on Jeff’s things around me and could almost touch the little boy who I knew was gone forever. I looked at the room and, in my heart, I let it go. To hold on would be, as Jeff said, selfish. Now it was time for John, shouldering through the door, his eyes bright with promise of independence, to disappear behind the door. It was time for letting go to happen again.

1.How did John feel when he finally got a room of his own?

A. Scared.    B. Confused.

C. Excited.    D. Anxious.

2.The underlined sentence in the second paragraph probably means “______”.

A. Jeff finally flew out of the house

B. Jeff needed his right to privacy

C. Jeff would have less to do with his family

D. Jeff got tired of those familiar stories

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. John was sharing a room with Jeff.

B. John was moving to live with his brother.

C. Jeff agreed to let his brother have his room.

D. Jeff disliked living with his parents.

4.It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

A. the children did not like to live with adults

B. all her three kids made the author feel depressed

C. none of the members in the family thought the same way

D. the author loved and missed the time together with her kids

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.D

【解析】这篇文章主要讲了随着孩子大学毕业，要离开父母独立生活。作为责任心很强的父母，我们努力培养孩子们的独立性。可是一旦他们有了独立性，当你站在关上的门外边看着光秃秃的门板时，心里总是有那么一点不安。但是我们还是接受了这个事实—至少可以说我们这么做了。养育儿女实际上就是一个逐步撒手放手的过程。

1.根据I could almost feel the excitement of John who was soon going to get a room of his own. 可知当约翰拥有一个属于自己的房间时，他非常的激动。所以选C。

2.close as we were, though, the time came when Jeff needed a door between us. His life was spreading into areas that had less to do with family. I no longer could-or should-know everything about him. 尽管我们亲密无间，这样一个时刻终于还是来到了：杰夫需要在我们之间隔一扇门，需要一个他自己的成长空间。他的生活正在朝着与他的家和家人毫不相干的领域扩展。对他的事，我再也不能—或者说再也不应该，什么都知道了。可知答案选C，杰夫需要隐私权。所以选B。

3.根据It turned out that getting Jeff’s permission was easy. He said, “Of course, Mum, it would be selfish of me to hold on to it.可知Jeff同意让他的兄弟拥有他的房间。所以选C。

4.根据As John and I were cleaning the room, I fixed my eyes on Jeff’s things around me and could almost touch the little boy who I knew was gone forever. 可知就在那个房间里，四面都堆着杰夫的旧物，我觉得几乎可以触摸到那个小男孩子，虽然我自己也明白他已经一去不复返了。可知作者非常怀念和自己的孩子们在一起的时光。 所以选D。