Question

    My son Leon’s passion for surfing began at the age of 13. After school each day, he put on his wet suit, paddled out beyond the surf line and waited to be challenged by his companions.

One afternoon, the lifeguard reported over the phone to my husband Wilson that Leon’s eye was badly injured by his board. Wilson rushed him to the emergency room. He received 26 stitches (缝针) from the corner of his eye to the bridge of his nose.

I was on an airplane flying home. Wilson drove directly to the airport after they left the doctor’s office. He greeted me at the gate and told me Leon was waiting in the car.

“Leon?” I questioned. I remember thinking the waves must have been terrible that day.

“He’s been in an accident, but he’s going to be fine.”

A traveling working mother’s worst nightmare had come true. I ran to the car so fast that the heel of my shoe broke off. I swung open the door, and my son with the patched eye was leaning forward crying, “Oh, Ma, I’m so glad you’re home.”

I cried in his arms telling him how awful I felt about not being with him.

“It’s okay, Mom,” he comforted me. “You don’t know how to surf anyway.”

“What?” I asked, confused by his logic.

“I’ll be fine. The doctor says I can go back in the water in eight days.”

I wanted to tell him he wasn’t allowed to go near water again until he was 35, but instead I bit my tongue and prayed he would forget about surfing.

For the next seven days he kept pressing me to let him surf again. One day after I had repeated “No” to him for the 100th time, he beat me at my own game.

“Mom, you taught us never to give up what we love.”I gave in.

Back then Leon was just a boy with a passion for surfing. Now he ranks among the top 25 professional surfers in the world.

1.How did the author feel when she was told her son was waiting in the car?

A.Anxious. B.Concerned. C.Heartbroken. D. Surprised.

2.What does the underlined part “he beat me at my own game” mean?

A.He decided to follow the author’s advice.

B.He persuaded me with my common method.

C.He was upset about not being able to surf.

D.He felt like he’d experienced a nightmare.

3.What can we infer about the mom according to the passage?

A.She is a working mom who rarely supports her son’s hobby.

B.She immediately told her son to stop surfing after the accident.

C.She fell into grief when she saw her injured son.

D.She placed her son’s safety second to his dream.

4.Which of the following words can best describe Leon?

A.Strong-willed and creative. B.Considerate and persistent.

C.Optimistic and reliable. D.Responsible and sensitive.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了热爱冲浪的莱昂虽然受伤了，但还安慰担心的妈妈并用“你不是让我坚持自己所爱的嫲”成功说服妈妈让他继续冲浪的故事。

1.细节理解题。根据第四段中的““Leon?” I questioned. I remember thinking the waves must have been terrible that day.”可知，“莱昂？”作者问，她认为儿子一定会伤得很重，由此可知，当被告知儿子在车里等她时，作者感到很惊讶，故D项正确。

2.词句猜测题。根据倒数第二段““Mom, you taught us never to give up what we love.”I gave in.”可知，儿子说：“妈妈，你教我们永远不要放弃我们所热爱的”，然后作者就屈服了，由此可知，作者说这句话的意思是儿子用作者惯用的方法（经常教育他的那句话）说服了她，故B项正确。

3.推理判断题。根据倒数第八段“I cried in his arms telling him how awful I felt about not being with him.”可知，看到儿子后，作者在他怀里哭了起来，告诉他自己对不能和他在一起感到多么难过，由此可知，当作者看到受伤的儿子时，她陷入了悲伤之中，故C项正确。

4.推理判断题。根据倒数第七段中的“he comforted me.”可知，莱昂虽然受伤了但还安慰担心的妈妈，这说明他很体贴，再根据倒数第二、三段内容可知，莱昂一遍遍地央求妈妈再让他去冲浪，最后用“你不是教我让我坚持自己所爱的嫲”成功说服了妈妈，这说明他具有坚持的精神，因此，莱昂既体贴又有坚持的精神，故B项正确。