Sitting in the play area of the doctor’s office, my children, Paul, four, and Bailey, three, built a Lego tower while we waited to be called for Paul’s examination.
“Good job, you guys,”I said, trying not to sound too tired. My husband was away on business, and it was difficult being alone with the kids. At times I felt like I was living in the jungle(叢林) rather than the suburbs.
“Don’t put the Lego in your mouth, Bailey,”I said. Paul grabbed(抓取) it from him.“That’s not nice, Paul,”I said. He gave back the Lego. I looked around the waiting room. A woman was eating something, a couple were talking, and an old gentleman in a blue jacket was reading a magazine. I wished I could sit quietly for a while. I wanted to be able to take a rest, or go shopping alone. At once, I was ashamed of myself. What kind of mother was I? “God,”I thought, “help me to be the very best mom I can be.”
The nurse came into the waiting room to get us. Just at that moment, the old gentleman in the waiting room put down his magazine and came up to me. With a smile on his face, he said, “Your children are most certainly lucky to have such a wonderful mother.”“Thank you,”I replied in a low voice and watched him walk back to his seat. We followed the nurse into the examination room. While she weighed Paul, I told her how that man had made my day.
Motherhood is still a jungle sometimes, but now when I feel tired I remember the encouraging words of the old gentleman.
小題1:The writer went to the doctor’s office because       .
A.one of her children liked to play there
B.her son Paul needed an examination
C.she was tired and needed to see her doctor
D.she wanted to have all her children examined
小題2:.From Paragraph 2, we know the writer felt that looking after her children alone was   .
A.unfairB.happyC.hardD.interesting
小題3:The writer criticized(批評) Paul when he       .
A.put the Lego into Bailey’s mouth
B.took away the toy from Bailey
C.made trouble in the waiting room
D.didn’t follow her advice
小題4:What can we learn from the passage?
A.The writer often went shopping alone.
B.The writer’s husband was always on business.
C.The writer doesn’t know how to be a good mother.
D.The writer was greatly encouraged by the old gentleman’s words.
 
小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:D
 
試題分析:
小題1:B 推理題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容說明我們來到了醫(yī)院。再根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段最后一句While she weighed Paul, I told her how that man had made my day.說明是Paul接受檢查。故B正確。
小題2:C 推理題。根據(jù)第二段My husband was away on business, and it was difficult being alone with the kids. At times I felt like I was living in the jungle(叢林) rather than the suburbs.說明我感覺很累,故C正確。
小題3:B 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段1,2行Paul grabbed(抓取) it from him.“That’s not nice, Paul,”I said. He gave back the Lego.說明當Paul把玩具從Bailey那拿走的時候,我批評了他,故B正確。
小題4:D 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一段when I feel tired I remember the encouraging words of the old gentleman.我們我從老人的話中收到了鼓勵。故D正確。
點評:文章介紹了我?guī)е鴥鹤觼磲t(yī)院接受檢查的時候,收到一位老人的鼓勵的故事。集中考查推理題,如66,67,69題,要求考生根據(jù)題目要求,在文章中準確定位。
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