Question

Everybody makes decisions in daily life. They can be as important as what you will do in the future or as simple as what you will eat for breakfast. Any decision could be the turning point of your life.

I made an important decision when I was in Junior 3.

Before I made that decision I was one of the boys who tried too hard to act as an adult. I didn’t know that only kids want to show themselves as adults.

I didn’t listen to my parents and teachers, and my grades became poor. Then came the high school entrance exam.

At the turning point of my life, my mom wanted to have a conversation with me. I wanted to turn it down but when I looked at her eyes, I felt I couldn’t refuse. Instead of asking me to study hard, to my surprise, Mom just asked what I wanted to do in the future. Without thinking too much, I just said I would like to study hard.

Mom smiled and asked again: “I asked: what do you WANT to do?”

I never seriously thought about the question. So, I kept silent.

“Whether you want to go on studying or enter the society,” she went on, “it is your own decision. Your life ought to be decided by you, not by anyone else, including me. ” After saying that, she had tears in her eyes.

For the first time in my life I was asked to make my own decision. I sat in my chair and thought about myself, my life and what kind of person I wanted to become.

It took me what seemed to be ages to make the biggest decision so far in my life—I wanted to be a man who makes a difference in the world. To achieve that, I needed to study hard.

The path to my future became clear to me. I didn’t act rebelliously(叛逆地) any more. With passion (激情) in my heart, I studied hard.

Now, I’m 17 and I’m in one of the best schools in my city, in one of the best classes at the school and I am one of the best students in the class.

Thanks to that decision, I have become what I am today.

1.When did the writer make the important decision?

A. After he was 17 years old.

B. After he was in one of the best classes.

C. When he was a pupil.

D. When he was studying in Junior 3.

2.What was the writer like before the decision?

A. His grades became poor.

B. He tried too hard not to act as an adult.

C. He was one of the top students in his class.

D. He did what his teachers and his parents asked him to do.

3. Why did the writer make the decision?

A. Because his teacher talked with him patiently.

B. Because he didn’t want to act rebelliously any more.

C. Because his mother asked him to study hard as usual.

D. Because his father asked him to think about his future by himself.

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The writer made the decision that he should work hard.

B. It took the writer several years to make the decision.

C. After hearing his mother’s words, the writer had tears in his eyes.

D. At the turning point of his life, the writer wanted to have a conversation with his mother

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：一开始作者的学习成绩差。但在初三年级时他认识到了学习的重要性，于是作出了一个重要的决定，不能再叛逆，应该努力学习。

1.D细节理解题。根据第二段中I made an important decision when I was in Junior 3.可知作者在初三年级时做了一个重要的决定。所以该选D。

2.A细节理解题。根据文中It took me what seemed to be ages to make the biggest decision so far in my life—I wanted to be a man who makes a difference in the world. To achieve that, I needed to study hard.的描述可知作者在作出决定前学习成绩差，所以该选A。

3.B细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中I didn’t act rebelliously(叛逆地) any more. With passion (激情) in my heart, I studied hard可知作者作出重大决定是因为他不想再更多地叛逆了，所以该选B。

4.袋数第三第四段就很容易知道作者是做出了应该努力学习的决定，所以该选A。

考点：日常生活类阅读。