Question

    Our mother didn’t trust us, my sister and me, to manage our own appearance when we were young. 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 early70s, called me into her bedroom. We were about ready to leave for dinner. “I don’t know what to wear,” she complained from her seat. “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 I 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 my care.

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 (改变) 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.

I’m still always a bit surprised by her admission of the uncertainty.

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.came to realize that her mother needed her care

B.was happy to do something for her mother

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.show how the role of parents and their children can change

D.stress her mother’s great influence on her clothes and hairstyles.

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。本文主要讲述了作者从小时候穿衣打扮必须遵从妈妈的意见，到后来妈妈开始向作者询问穿衣意见。文章表明在时间的流逝中，父母和孩子的角色在进行着转变，我们都会由照顾者变成被照顾者。

1.推理判断题。根据第一段中Our mother didn’t trust us, my sister and me, to manage our own appearance when we were young. 可知，作者小的时候，母亲不相信作者和她姐姐能够管理好自己的外表。以及第六段中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 jeans; the same woman who, in high school, called me while I was out at a party to ask if my hair was up.可知，就是这个女人，在1989年，告诉作者妹妹她不能穿着破洞牛仔裤出门；还是那个女人，在高中的时候，作者去参加一个聚会，她打电话问作者有没有把头发竖起来。由此可知，当作者小时候，她不得不按照她母亲的规定挑选衣服。故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据第七段I realized, suddenly, that my mother-always so strong-not only wanted my opinion, but needed my care.可知，作者突然意识到，她的母亲——总是那么坚强——不仅想要作者的意见，而且需要作者的照顾。由此可知，当作者的母亲第一次向她询问服装方面的建议时，她意识到她的母亲需要她的照顾。故选A。

3.推理判断题。根据最后一段中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.(但她经常问我，似乎只是想不同意我的回答，自己挑衣服穿。)可知，当作者给出她对服装的看法时，她的母亲有时会选择跟随她自己的想法。故选B。

4.推理判断题。根据倒数第四段中But with that one question, my mother and I started the role reversal (改变) that happens with all parents and all children, from caregiver to receiver.(但就这个问题，我和妈妈开始了角色转换，所有的父母和孩子都会这样，从照顾者到接受者。)可推知，作者写这篇文章主要是为了说明父母和他们的孩子的角色是如何改变的。故选C。