1.My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died.As a single parent,I tried to do my best to talk to him.But the more I tried,the more he pulled away.When his report card arrived during his junior year,it said that he had been absent 95times from classes and had six falling grades for the year.In this case he would never graduate.I sent him to the school adviser,and I even begged(乞求)him.Nothing worked.
One night I felt so powerless that l got down on my knees and begged for help."Please God,I can't do anything more for my son.I'm at the end of my rope.I'm giving the whole thing up to you."
I was at work when I got a phone call.A man introduced himself as the headmaster."I want to talk to you about Karl's absences."Before he could say another word,I choked(哽咽) up and all my disappointment(失望) and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger."I love my son but I just don't know what to do.I've tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked.It's out of my hands."For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line.The headmaster seriously said,"Thank you for your time."and hung up.
Karl's next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades.Finally,he was even on the list of the best students at school.In his fourth year,I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl.I noticed that his teachers were surprised at the way he had turned himself around.
After the meeting,Karl said,"Mum,remember that call from the headmaster last year?"I nodded.
"That was me.I thought I'd play a joke but when I heard what you said,it really hit me how much I was hurting you.That's when I knew I had to make you proud."
36.By saying"Karl became withdrawn",the writer means the boy changed completely andC.
A.preferred to stay alone at home
B.lost interest in his studies
C.refused to talk to others
D.began to dislike his mother
37.There was silence on the other end of the line because the speakerA.
A.was too moved to say anything to the mother
B.waited for the mother to finish speaking
C.didn't want the mother to know who he was
D.didn't want to say to his mother
38.The phrase"at the end of my rope"meansD in Chinese.
A.心如刀割
B.心意冷
C.失魂落魄
D.山窮水盡
39.What does this passage mainly tell us?B
A.Being understood by parents is very important to teenagers.
B.Mother's love plays an important part in teenagers'life.
C.School education doesn't work without full support from parents.
D.Children in single-parent families often have problems with their mind.
40.The best title for the passage isD.
A.A lonely boy
B.How to get on with a teenager
C.A student who turned himself around
D.A joking phone call.
分析 文章大意:丈夫去世后,兒子性格變得孤僻起來,單親母親想盡一切辦法想幫助兒子,卻沒有任何好轉(zhuǎn).終于一次兒子想借校長的名義跟媽媽打電話開個(gè)玩笑時(shí)聽到了母親的心聲,從此振作起來,逐漸成了母親的驕傲…
解答 36-40CADBD
36.C 從As a single parent,I tried to do my best to talk to him,but the more I tried,the more he pulled away作為一名單身母親,我盡自己最大努力與兒子談心,但是我嘗試越多,他越是不跟我說.所以Karl became withdrawn,相當(dāng)于refused to talk to others.可知選擇C.而withdrawn本意是孤僻的,沉默寡言的.
37.A 推理題.從后文兒子的告白it really hit me how much I was hurting you,自己意識到自己的行為對母親的傷害有多深,所以他是羞愧地說不出話來從而沉默了,故選A.
38.D 從上文Nothing worked(不起任何作用).One night I felt so powerless that l got down on my knees and begged for help."Please God,I can't do anything more for my son.我感覺很無力,以致跪下來祈求幫助,說:我無法為我兒子多做任何事情. 所以推測作者是走投無路,山窮水盡了,故選擇D.
39.B 推斷題.整篇文章都是在表明一個(gè)偉大的單親母親在為兒子默默地付出,用自己的真心感動(dòng)兒子,使兒子振作起來.所以答案B正確,母親的愛在青少年的生活中起著重要作用.Mother's love plays an important part in teenagers'life.故選B.
40.D 從下文After the meeting,Karl said,"Mum,remember that call from the headmaster last year?"I nodded."That was me.I thought I'd play a joke but when I heard what you said,it really hit me how much I was hurting you.That's when I knew I had to make you proud."推測:終于一次兒子想借校長的名義跟媽媽打電話開個(gè)玩笑時(shí)聽到了母親的心聲,從此振作起來,逐漸成了母親的驕傲…因此D項(xiàng)答案A joking phone call符合題目要求.
點(diǎn)評 閱讀理解題要站在全文的高度,深刻把握作者的寫作意圖,做題時(shí)既要忠實(shí)于原文的表達(dá),又要合理適當(dāng)?shù)赝茰y作者的寫作意圖和行文邏輯.