Tears filled my eyes when I stood in our room. I was washing new jeans and a shirt of my 16-year- old stepson(繼子), Brett. He drank a lot last night. The clothing was already dirty.
I was very tired. The clothes were just one thing. He had already kicked a large hole in his bedroom wall. Many windows were broken because of his breaking in to steal money. Brett came to live with us when he was 12 years old. During those four years I had dealt with Brett as patiently as possible, but inside I was feeling sad. Later, I cheered up again and continued parenting Brett. Still, Brett did not change his behavior.
When Brett was nearly 18, my husband and I decided to send Brett to a boarding school that had very good result with troubled teenagers.
At the graduation ceremony the graduates stood one by one to thank those who had helped them. Each graduate held a rose to give to the person who had meant the most to him or her.
Brett spoke lovingly to me, “You did so much. You were always there, no matter what
happened.You always showed me such love. And I want you to know that I love you for “it”.
Surprised, I stood as Brett placed the white rose in my hand and hugged me hard. At that moment I realized the truth-although I had been angry in my heart toward my stepson, Brett had seen only my actions.
小題1:How did the writer treat her stepson?
A．Strictly.B．Hopelessly.
C．Patiently.D．Carelessly .
小題2:What does the underlined word “it” refer to?
A．What his stepmother did for him.
B．The rose he sent to his stepmother.
C．The training he received at school.
D．The graduation ceremony the school held.
小題3:Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．The writer didn’t treat her stepson patiently during those four years.
B．The writer stopped parenting Brett when he caused so much trouble.
C．Brett changed a lot after he went to a boarding school.
D．Brett came to live with the writer when he was 18.
小題4:What’s the main idea of this passage?
A．Love is everywhere.B．Love is action.
C．Love is coming.D．Love is surprise.

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:B

小題1:．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章第二段知道作者一直耐心地對待繼子，但是他總是不改他的壞行為，可推知作者失望了，故選B。
小題2:．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中“You did so much. You were always there, no matter what
happened.You always showed me such love.”可知是作者所做的事感動了他，故選A。
小題3:．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章的后三段知道作者的繼子在國外學(xué)校的畢業(yè)典禮上向作者表示感謝，說明他改變了很多，故選C。
小題4:．主旨大意題。根據(jù)小題3:和文中最后一句“At that moment I realized the truth-although I had been angry in my heart toward my stepson, Brett had seen only my actions”，可知選B。
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