A
Even before my father left us, my mother had to go back to work to support our family. Once I came out of the kitchen, complaining, “Mom, I can’t peel potatoes. I have only one hand.”
Mom never looked up from sewing. “You get yourself into that kitchen and peel those potatoes,” she told me. “And don’t ever use that as an excuse for anything again!”
In the second grade, our teacher lined up my class on the playground and had each of us race across the monkey bars, swinging from one high steel rod(棒) to the next. When it was my turn, I shook my head. Some kids behind me laughed, and I went home crying.
That night I told Mom about it. She hugged me, and I saw her “we’ll see about that” look. The next afternoon, she took me back to school. At the deserted playground, Mom looked carefully at the bars.
“Now, pull up with your right arm,” she advised. She stood by as I struggled to lift myself with my right hand until I could hook the bar with my other elbow. Day after day we practiced, and she praised me for every rung I reached. I’ll never forget the next time, crossing the rungs, I looked down at the kids who were standing with their mouths open.
One night, after a dance at my new junior high, I lay in bed sobbing. I could hear Mom come into my room. “Mom,” I said, weeping, “none of the boys would dance with me.”
For a long time, I didn’t hear anything. Then she said, “Oh, honey, someday you’ll be beating those boys off with a bat.” Her voice was faint. I peeked out from my covers to see tears running down her cheeks. Then I knew how much she suffered on my behalf. She had never let me see her tears.
21. Which of the following expressions can be used most suitably to describe Mom’s attitude when she made the child peel potatoes?
A. Cruel. B. Serious. C. Cold. D. Strict.
22. What does the sentence “I saw her ‘we’ll see about that’ look” in Paragraph 4 imply?
A. Mom believed every aim could be achieved if you stuck to it.
B. The race across monkey bars was not difficult enough for a child to give up.
C. Mom was determined to prove she herself was better than the teacher.
D. What the child had said brought Mom great attraction and curiosity.
23. When the child looked down at the kids, they were standing with their mouths open because ______.
A. they felt sorry for what they had done before
B. they were afraid the author might fall off and get hurt
C. they were astonished to find the author’s progress
D. they wanted to see what the author would do on the bars
24. The most probable conclusion we can draw after reading the passage is that ______.
A. the last incident was sad enough to make Mom weep
B. the child’s experience reminded Mom of that of her own
C. Mom could solve any problem except the one in the last paragraph
D. in fact Mom suffered more in the process of the child’s growth
【答案】21. D 22. A 23. C 24. D
【解析】
本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了由于作者身体有残疾，母亲对作者要求很严格，让作者不要把自己的残疾当成一种借口而不去做事；但又经常鼓励作者克服困难，其实母亲在作者成长过程中遭受的更多，但她从不让作者看到她在流泪。
【21题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中I have only one hand.(我只有一只手)说明，作者只有一只手，而他的妈妈让他去削土豆，并且还说“And don’t ever use that as an excuse for anything again!”(“以后再也不要用这个作为任何事情的借口!”)让作者不要把自己的残疾当成一种借口而不去做事，坚持让他自己克服困难去完成任务，可推知妈妈对他要求很严格。故选D。
【22题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段中The next afternoon, she took me back to school.(第二天下午，她带我回学校)和第五段中“Now, pull up with your right arm,” she advised. She stood by as I struggled to lift myself with my right hand until I could hook the bar with my other elbow. Day after day we practiced, and she praised me for every rung I reached.可知“现在，靠你的右臂拉把自己拉上来，”她建议道。她站在旁边，我挣扎着用右手把自己举起来，直到我能用另一只肘勾住杠子。我们日复一日地练习，我每爬到一个杠子，她都会表扬我。由此可推知，作者的妈妈带他到学校练习，并且建议作者努力练习，证明妈妈是一个有恒心的人，相信只要你坚持，任何目标都是可以实现的。故选A。
【23题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段When it was my turn, I shook my head。当轮到我时，我摇了摇头。根据第五段中I’ll never forget the next time, crossing the rungs; I looked down at the kids who were standing with their mouths open.可知，我永远不会忘记跨过横档时，我低头看着那些张着嘴站着的孩子们。由此可知，同学们对作者的进步很吃惊。故选C。
【24题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中I peeked out from my covers to see tears running down her cheeks. Then I knew how much she suffered on my behalf. She had never let me see her tears.可知我从被子里偷看，看到眼泪顺着她的脸颊流了下来。我才知道她为我受了多少苦。她从不让我看到她的眼泪。由此可推知，实际上母亲在孩子的成长过程中遭受了更多的痛苦。故选D。
