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     “Can I see my baby?” asked the happy new mother. When the baby was in her arms,she couldn’t believe her eyes. The baby was born without ears.

      Time proved that the baby's hearing was perfect though he had no ears. He got on well with his classmates. But one day,he said to his mother with tears in his eyes ,“A big boy called me a freak. ”

      The boy's father asked the family doctor ,“Could nothing be done?”

     “I believe I could graft on a pair of outer ears if they could be gotten ,” the doctor said. They tried to find a person who would be helpful to the boy.

      One day,his father said to the son ,“You’re going to the hospital,son. Mother and I have found someone who will donate the ears you need. But we must keep it a secret who the person is. 

      The operation was a great success,and a new person appeared. His cleverness and hard work made him a very successful person. He married and lived a happy life.

      He would ask his father, “Who gave me the ears? I could do enough for him or her. ”

     “I can't tell you”，said the father. “The agreement says that you are'not allowed to know. .. not yet. ”

      It was kept a secret for years,but the day did come. He stood with his father over his mother's body.Slowly,the father raised the thick,brown hair. To his surprise,the son found his mother had no outer ears.

    “Mother said she was glad she never had her hair cut ,” his father said in a low voice. “And nobody ever thought Mother less beautiful,did they?”

() 1. The mother was surprised at the first sight of her baby because the baby .

   A. had no outer ears   B. was born without hair

   C. was in her arms   D. could not hear her

() 2. The underlined part means .

   A. a new baby was born in the hospital

   B. a stranger came into the hospital

   C. a new doctor took care of the baby

   D. the boy came to live a new life

() 3. Why did the boy's mother never have her hair cut?

   A. Because she liked her thick,brown hair.

   B. Because her work didn't allow her to do that.

   C. Because her hair was good for her health.

   D. Because she wanted to keep the fact a secret.

() 4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A. The boy couldn’t hear without ears at first.

   B. The boy didn't know the truth until his mother died.

   C. The boy's parents often encouraged him to work hard

   D. The boy's classmates were always making fun of him.

() 5. Which is the best title for the passage?

   A. A Clever Boy. B. Kind Parents.

   C. Great Love. D. An Ear Operation.

A 閱讀提示：男孩因?yàn)樯鷣?lái)沒(méi)有耳朵而被人嘲笑，后來(lái)終于有人愿意把自己的耳朵移植給他，自此他過(guò)上了正常人的生活。直到母親死后，他才知道這個(gè)秘密：是母親把耳朵給了自己，為了不讓兒子 知道，母親從那以后再也沒(méi)理過(guò)發(fā)。

1. A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段“…，she couldn’t believe her eyes.

The baby was bom without ears”可知，母親第一次看到自己的孩 子，發(fā)現(xiàn)兒子沒(méi)有耳朵。

2. D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“The operation was a great success."以 及下文可知，男孩成功地進(jìn)行了耳朵移植，過(guò)上了一種新的生活。

3. D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。母親把耳朵移植給了兒子，為了不讓兒子知道真相，就一直沒(méi)有理發(fā)，好讓頭發(fā)能遮住。

4. B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后兩段可知，直到母親去世，父親才告訴兒子真相。

5. C主旨大意題。本文中，母親將自己的耳朵移植給了兒子，說(shuō)明了母愛(ài)的無(wú)私和偉大。

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