Question

I was raised in a house where my sisters and I weren’t trusted by our mother to manage our own appearance．As a result，there were rules，and trends were largely ignored. A few years ago，I was home for a visit when my mom，now in her early 70s，called me into her bedroom．We were about ready to leave for dinner．“I don’t know what to wear” she complained “You girls always look so good．”

I paused in the doorway and looked at her,wondering if I'd misheard．“What do you mean?”I asked her．“You know what to wear‘'No．”she answered．“I don’t．Can you pick something?”I was so surprised．

This was the same woman who，in 1989，told my younger sister she wasn’t allowed to leave the house wearing a pair of ripped(有破洞的)jeans；the same woman who，in high school，called me while l was out at a party to ask if my hair was up．“You look better with it down，”she told me，before I could answer I realized，suddenly,that my mother—always so strong—not only wanted my opinion，but needed it．I pulled a pair of blue jeans from the closet and a light blue sweater from her drawer “Wear this with your black shoes，”I told her．She did My mother certainly doesn’t need anyone to take care of her．In fact，she still cares for my grandmother who lives with her．But with that one question，my mother and I started the role reversal(转变)that happens with all parents and all children，from caregiver to receiver．

Now,if I’m visiting or we’re together,it's rare for her to wear anything without checking with me first．But every so often，it seems like she asks me just to be able to disagree with my answer and pick out something on her own．And when she does，I just tell her what I think of the way she looks. Sometimes it's“great”．And sometimes it’s“awful．’’

1.When the author was young，she____.

A. could never know what to wear

B. always wore trendy clothes and hairstyles

C. was not allowed to go to parties at night

D. had to pick her clothes according to her mother’s rules

2.The first time the author’s mother asked her for advice on clothes，she____.

A. was happy to do something for her mother

B. came to realize that her mother needed her care

C. was worried that her mother was too old to live alone

D. had no idea what was suitable for her mother

3.When the author gives her opinion about clothes，her mother____.

A. always accepts her suggestions happily

B. sometimes chooses to follow her own ideas

C. is often surprised by what the author says

D. still shows uncertainty about what to wear

4.The author wrote this article mainly to____.

A. show what it is like to have a strict mother

B. remind readers to visit their parents often

C. stress her mother’s great influence on her

D. show how the role of parents and their children call change

Answer

1. D

2. B

3. B

4. D

【解析】

本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，讲述了作者小的时候要按照妈妈的规定穿衣服，如今，妈妈变老了，有时在穿着上会征求作者的意见，在这一过程中，作者意识到自己和妈妈的角色发生了转变，上了年纪的妈妈现在需要子女的关心

1.推理判断题。根据第三段中的“This was the same woman who，in 1989，told my younger sister she wasn’t allowed to leave the house wearing a pair of ripped(有破洞的)jeans.the same woman who，in high school，called me while l was out at a party to ask if my hair was up．”可知，作者小时候，妈妈不让她们姐妹俩穿有洞的牛仔裤出门，建议她们的发型。由此可知，作者姐妹俩要按妈妈的规定穿衣服，故D项正确。

2.细节理解题。根据第三段中的“But with that one question，my mother and I started the role reversal(转变)that happens with all parents and all children，from caregiver to receiver”及“I realized，suddenly,that my mother—always so strong—not only wanted my opinion，but needed it．”可知，作者意识到自己和妈妈的角色互换了，妈妈变成需要子女照顾的人，故B项正确。

3.细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“it seems like she asks me just to be able to disagree with my answer and pick out something on her own”可知，妈妈有时会按自己的想法选择穿着，故B项正确。

4.作者意图题。通读全文可知，本文讲述了作者小的时候要按照妈妈的规定穿衣服，如今，妈妈变老了，有时在穿着上会征求作者的意见，在这一过程中，作者意识到自己和妈妈的角色发生了转变，上了年纪的妈妈现在需要子女的关心，作者写这篇文章就是为了介绍父母和子女的角色是如何转变的，故D项正确。