My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died.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 95 times from classes. In this way he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.
◆ One night I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as a head teacher. “ I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences(缺席).” Before he could say another word I choked up(哽咽). And said sadly, “ I love my son. 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 head teacher seriously said, “ Thank you for your time.”
◆ Karl’s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. He was even on the list of the best students at school. In his fourth year, I took part in a parent-teacher meeting.I noticed that his teachers were surprised at the way he had turened himself around. On our way home, he said, “ Mum, remember that call from the head teacher last year?” I nodded. “That was me. I thought I’d play a joke but 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.”
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小題1:Which of the following has the similar meaning to the underlined word “withdrawn”?
A．Quiet and lonely.B．Relaxed and excited.
C．Active and lively.D．Happy and easygoing.
小題2:According to the first report card, Karl __________.
A．often went to school lateB．did well at school
C．did a good job at school D．failed in the exams
小題3:When the mother said “ it’s out of my hands” to the head teacher, she meant that she __________. 
A．didn’t know what to do about her sonB．would drive her son away from the house
C．had no money to support the familyD．would have to hang up
小題4:Who telephoned Karl’s mother that day?
A．The head teacher.B．The school adviser.
C．Karl himself.D．The passage doesn’t tell us.
小題5:From the passage we can learn that __________.
A．children in single-parent families always have mental problems
B．mother’s love is important to teenagers’life
C．parents should give their children everything that they need
D．school education still works well without the support from parents

小題1:A
小題1:D
小題1:A
小題1:C
小題1:B

小題1:聯(lián)系下文As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him.描述，可知他在父親死后變得沉默孤獨了，故選A。
小題1:根據(jù)第二段“ I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences(缺席).”描述，推理可知他考試不及格，故選A。
小題1:聯(lián)系上文I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked.可知他的母親也沒有什么辦法，故選A，關于兒子不知道該如何做。
小題1:根據(jù)第三段“ Mum, remember that call from the head teacher last year?” I nodded. “That was me. I thought I’d play a joke but I heard what you said,描述，可知前文的電話是卡爾自己打的，故選C
小題1:根據(jù)but 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.”可知是母親對孩子的愛，改變了自己的兒子，故選B，母愛對青少年的生活是很重要的
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