Question

    I had the meanest mother in the world. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have cereal (麦片粥), eggs and toast. Others had cokes and candy for lunch, while we had to eat a sandwich. As you can guess, my supper was different from the other kids’. But at least I was not alone in my suffering. My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did.

My mother insisted on knowing where we were at all times. She had to know who our friends were and what we were doing. We had to wear clean clothes every day. Other kids always wore their clothes for days. We reached the height of disgrace (丢脸) because she made our clothes herself, just to save money.

The worst is yet to come. We had to be in bed by 9:00 each night and up at 7:45 the next morning. So while my friends slept, my mother actually had the courage to break Child Labor Law. She made us work. I believed she lay awake all night thinking up mean things to do to us. Through the years, our friends’ report cards had beautiful colors on them, black for passing, red for failing. My mother, however, would merely be content with black marks. None of us was allowed the pleasure of being a dropout (辍学者).

She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults. Using this as a background, I’m now trying to bring up my three children. I’m filled with pride when my children think I am mean because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world.

1.From the passage we can learn that the writer’s mother was       .

A.not generous at all B.very strict with her children

C.very mean with money matters D.very cruel to her children

2.Which of the following things did the writer hate to do most?

A.Eating differently from other kids.

B.Wearing clean clothes which were made by mother.

C.Going to bed early and getting up early.

D.Letting mother know where they were.

3.It can be inferred from the passage that       .

A.the writer worked hard and usually got good grades in studies

B.mother was punished for breaking the Labor Law

C.all the other kids studied better than the writer

D.the writer’s family lived a painful life

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A.Mother practised economy in running her home.

B.The writer is very thankful to her mother.

C.The writer is strict with her children when bringing them up.

D.The writer doesn’t love her mother for the past painful life.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。本文主要介绍了作者的母亲一直让她从事各种家务活，严格按照作息时间去学习和休息，她不能和其他的朋友那样玩耍。实际上看似很刻薄的母亲实际上是充当着伟大的教育者的形象。

1.推理判断题。根据文章第一段"I had the meanest mother in the whole world．，"（我有这世界上最吝啬的妈妈．）及下文的描述妈妈一直让孩子们从事各种家务活严格按照作息时间去学习和休息，不能和其他的朋友那样玩耍．可知妈妈对孩子们很严格，故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第三段第一行The worst is yet to come．We had to be in bed by 9：00 each night and up at 7：45 the next morning．最坏的情况还没有到来。我们必须在每晚9上床，在次日早上7：45起床，可知作者讨厌早睡早起。故选C。

3.推理判断题。根据文章第三段our friends' report cards had beautiful colors on them, black for passing, red for failing．My mother, however, would merely be content with black marks.我们朋友的报告卡片上有漂亮的颜色，黑色代表通过，红色代表失败。然而，我的母亲只会满足于黑色的标记。可知作者很努力，通常在学习上取得了好成绩。故选A。

4.细节理解题。根据文章最后一段I’m filled with pride when my children think I am mean because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world.（当我的孩子们认为我刻薄时，我充满了骄傲，因为现在我每天都感谢上帝给了我世界上最刻薄的母亲。）可知作者很感激妈妈对自己的严格要求，D选项说不喜欢他的妈妈是错误的，故选D。