B
It is obvious that all of our childhood memories are not accidental. When you are a child, every scent, every sound, every move, every toy, the first day of school, the first kiss, the first step. . . Everything together makes what is the personality of a man. All these are pieces of one whole entity.
I was about 6 years old. My mom's best friend left to another town and asked my mom to stay at her place with me for two days in order to look after her two sons. One was a little older than I was. and the second boy appeared to be super grown-up, for he was already fourteen. I always enjoyed staying at their place.
I remember the second day we were supposed to have the come-back party for my mom's friend at her place. I woke up. Mom went to work and reminded me to be nice and clean by the time she came back. I stayed with Tony, the older of the boys and suddenly somebody called him and though he was not permitted to leave me alone-he left. He said it would not be long. But it took him forever. I realized that I was alone. I could not come out of the house, so I opened the window. I was so desperate. So lonely. So betrayed. At that moment I pulled the curtain so strongly that I fell on the floor. And there I was standing-one little criminal-desperate to escape and knowing that I would be punished for destroying the curtain that was not even ours.
But then something changed. I stopped weeping. I looked around and realized that I was in a safe place, and that mom would come back and kiss me no matter what I had done.
This was a moment of pure happiness, not the happiness of getting a new toy or a dog, or going to the party of your best friend. It was the moment of clarity for me-the first time in my life when I realized that I was happy to have my mom and that I was safe. My eyes saw the world in different shades that moment. And by the way-I was not punished for the curtain. I fell asleep on my mom's knees.
5. What is the best title for this passage?
A. An Unforgettable Party
B. A Childhood Memory
C. A Happy Day in My Mom's Best Friend's Home
D. The Rules You Should Follow
6. What best describes the author's feelings toward childhood memories?
A. Childhood memories are easy to forget.
B. They make what is the personality of a man.
C. Good memories are always much easier for us to remember.
D. Childhood memories are always strange and incomprehensible.
7. What happened to the author when he was 6 years old?
A. His family moved to another apartment.
B. He always fought with mom's friend's children for toys.
C. He was punished by his mom for destroying her friend's curtain.
D. He was locked inside a house and failed to get out by the window.
8. In the last paragraph, the word " It " refers to______.
A. the moment he received a present from his mom
B. the time he spent in mom's friend's home
C. the moment he realized his mom's love
D. the time he destroyed the curtain
【答案】5. B 6. B 7. D 8. C
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇记叙文，作者讲述了一个让自己印象深刻的童年记忆。
【5题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段中的“It is obvious that all of our childhood memories are not accidental.”可知，我们所有的童年记忆都不是偶然的，作者就讲述了一个让自己印象深刻的童年记忆，故B项正确。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Everything together makes what is the personality of a man. ”可知，作者认为这些童年记忆塑造了一个人的人格，故B项正确。
【7题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段内容，特别是“I could not come out of the house, so I opened the window.”及“At that moment I pulled the curtain so strongly that I fell on the floor.”可知，六岁的时候，作者被锁在屋子里，没能从窗户出去，而且还弄坏了窗帘，故D项正确。
【8题详解】
代词指代题。根据画线词后的“was the moment of clarity for me-the first time in my life when I realized that I was happy to have my mom and that I was safe.”可知，这是我人生中第一次意识到有妈妈在，我很安全，由此可知，it指代的就是意识到妈妈的爱的那一刻，故C项正确。
【点睛】主旨大意题的难度较大，抓住文章主题句是关键，主题句一般在文章首段或末段，例如本篇第1题，根据第一段中的“It is obvious that all of our childhood memories are not accidental.”可知，我们所有的童年记忆都不是偶然的，下文作者就讲述了一个让自己印象深刻的童年记忆，故B项正确。
