Question

Dear God,

Now that I am no longer young. I have friends whose mothers have passed away. I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully thanked their mothers until it was too late to tell them.

I am blessed with the dear mother who is still alive. I appreciate her devotion more each day. My mother does not change, but I do. As I grow older and wiser, I realize what an extraordinary person the is. It’s sad that I am unable to say these words in her presence, but they flow easily from my pen.

How does a daughter begin to thank her mother for life itself? For the love, patience and just plain hard work that go into raising a child? For running after a toddler（学步儿童）, for understanding a moody teenager, and for tolerating a college student who knows everything? For wailing for the day when the daughter realizes what her mother really is?

How does a grown woman thank a mother for continuing to be a mother? For being ready with advice when asked or remaining silent when it is needed? For not saying “I told you so.” when she could have voiced these words dozens of times? For being essentially herself－loving, thoughtful, patient and forgiving?

I don’t know how to thank her, dear God, except to bless her and live up to the example she has set. I pray that I will look as good in the eyes of my children as my mother looks in mine.

1.We can infer from the passage that the author is          .

A. reserved and romantic    B. cold and practical

C. stubborn but responsible    D. talkative and realistic

2.Compared with her friends, the author feels lucky because          .

A. she has her own lovely sons and daughters

B. she is excellent in bringing up her own children

C. it is too late to say thanks to her mother in her presence

D. she still has the chance to express her appreciation to her mother

3.We can know from Paragraph4 that          .

A. mothers should offer advice rather than blame

B. the sentence “I told you so.” can be repealed if necessary

C. the author is very thankful to her mother for her education

D. mothers can instruct their children whenever they want to

4.The authors mother has all the following fine qualities except          .

A. devotion    B. forgiveness

C. consideration    D. self-preservation

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.D

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者对母亲的感激之情。作者不知道该如何感谢她，决定以她所树立的榜样为榜样。并祈祷自己的孩子们对待自己能像母亲在作者的眼睛里一样好看。

1.A

推理判断题。根据第二段I am blessed with the dear mother who is still alive. I appreciate her devotion more each day. My mother does not change, but I do. As I grow older and wiser, I realize what an extraordinary person the is. It’s sad that I am unable to say these words in her presence, but they flow easily from my pen.由此可推知，我们可以从文章中推断出作者是含蓄和浪漫的。故选A。

2.D

推理判断题。根据第一段Now that I am no longer young. I have friends whose mothers have passed away. I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully thanked their mothers until it was too late to tell them.和第二段中I am blessed with the dear mother who is still alive. I appreciate her devotion more each day.可知，与她的朋友相比，作者感到幸运，因为她仍然有机会向她的母亲表达她的感激之心。故选D。

3.C

推理判断题。根据第四段中For being ready with advice when asked or remaining silent when it is needed? For not saying “I told you so.” when she could have voiced these words dozens of times? For being essentially herself－loving, thoughtful, patient and forgiving?由此可知，我们可以从第四段中得知作者非常感谢她的母亲的教育。故选C。

4.D

推理判断题。根据第二段中I appreciate her devotion more each day.根据第三段中for tolerating a college student who knows everything?和第四段中For being ready with advice when asked or remaining silent when it is needed? For not saying “I told you so.” when she could have voiced these words dozens of times? For being essentially herself－loving, thoughtful, patient and forgiving? 由此可知，作者的母亲具备以下所有优秀品质，除了自我保护。故选D。