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Relax. He is the same little boy you loved yesterday. I smiled trying to hold back the tears. “No, he isn’t. Yesterday I dreamed he would be an astronaut. Today I am hoping he will learn to talk.”

It was like some sort of cosmic joke. I could still recall the day that determined my fate. It was October in Ottawa and the summer breezes had given way to the autumn rainfall of leaves. The snow would begin soon. The crispness (清爽) of coming frost was in the air. My casually mentioning Wyatt’s behavior to Dr. Martin aroused his worries. He started asking me questions about Wyatt’s activities speech pattern and emotions. I still see clearly in my mind the cleanness of the room and all its belongings when the doctor turned to me and said, “He almost sounds autistic (自閉) .”

I couldn’t face that picture in my mind. I had to run to get away from this all too painful place that was reminding me of what was to be my child’s life-being strange.

I could not remember how many times I told myself, “This is normal. He is a little boy who is not talking yet,” when my asking questions met with his blank-eyed response in a restaurant; how many times I would tell myself, “He loves to play on his own for hours at a time and he never gets into trouble,” when Wyatt was playing games that no one else could imagine, let alone join in while other boys in the park were playing together or in small groups played around a sand pail(桶) or toy truck. My life was changing direction. So was Wyatt’s.

I started to hide Wyatt from my friends and neighbor especially from a good friend. It was too painful to let others know about my boy acting strange.

It was a Thursday afternoon and I found one half of a great pair of kitchen scissors was missing. They were unbelievably sharp and could be taken apart so they could be washed or the blades (刀片) sharpened. I knew Wyatt had taken the missing blade.

“Wyatt,” I began as patiently as I could, “Do you see this?” I held up the blade. “Do you know what this is?”

Wyatt put a bunch of Fruit Loops in his mouth. No response.

“Wyatt!” I forced eye contact with him. “Where are the other scissors? See these.” I showed him the half pair.

He smiled big. Ate Fruit Loops. Turned the TV on and off. Still no response.

I didn’t know what to do. It was really hard. “Wyatt,” I tried once more, “Mommy wants these scissors. Can you go get them for Mommy? It will make Mommy so happy if you bring me the scissors.”

“Watch Spongebob.” Wyatt asked as he slid down from his kitchen stool and ran off, leaving me shaking my head and wondering in exactly which way this situation was going to end badly.

Five minutes later, I turned my head to see Wyatt coming downstairs, his favorite doll in one hand, the missing half pair of kitchen scissors in the other. I immediately ran over and took it from him.

“Wyatt!” I hugged him. “Thank you for bringing me the scissors! Good job! You did it! These scissors need to stay in the kitchen. These are Mommy’s scissors!”

Wyatt laughed, looked at me straight in the eye and said, “Mommy so happy!”

I came close to tears. A realization dawned on me that he was the best gift I had ever gotten even though he was not as normal as other children. And why did I hide him from others as if he were some dark and terrible secret. No! He was my pride. It was a long, hard battle to get him to this point, expressing his wants and needs without turning to violence in embarrassment. With love and patience I have found the beautiful, happy boy who would teach me more about life.

And that is the solution.

1.From the first part of the story we can get to know that the son’s problem was _______ to the mother.

A. a heavy blow B. a white lie

C. an unforgettable lesson D. a ridiculous experience

2.Why could the mother recall the day so clearly when the doctor told her his son’s illness?

A. the questions the doctor asked puzzled her.

B. the cleanness of the doctor’s room stuck her

C. His son’s illness was beyond her wildest expectation.

D. The sudden change of weather left her a deep impression.

3.According to the passage, which of the following indicates that Wyatt is not normal?

A. He never gets into trouble

B. He responds with blank eyes.

C. He plays with others for hours.

D. He likes watching TV programmes.

4.Wyatt brought the missing half of the scissors back to his mother because ____________.

A. his mother forced him to do that

B. he could get his favorite doll in reward

C. he intended to delight his mother

D. he realized that the sharp blade would cause danger

5.What seems to be the solution at the end of the passage?

A. Never hiding Wyatt from normal kids.

B. Turning to violence in disappointment occasionally.

C. Making Wyatt a kind and joyful boy with great care.

D. Helping Wyatt learn to talk and become an astronaut.

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.C

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：文章講述的是一個(gè)患有自閉癥的孩子的故事。孩子患有自閉癥這個(gè)壞消息像是一個(gè)晴天霹靂，對(duì)孩子的媽媽打擊很大。剛開始的時(shí)候，媽媽盡量不讓孩子和他人見面，她不想讓別人知道這件事。后來，媽媽意識(shí)到，孩子是天賜的寶貝，應(yīng)該用愛和耐心去呵護(hù)他。

1.Relax... I smiled trying to hold back the tears.”可知，孩子的問題對(duì)媽媽是一個(gè)沉重的打擊，a heavy blow一個(gè)沉重打擊，故選A。

2.It was October in Ottawa and the summer breezes had given way to the autumn rainfall of leaves...”可知，孩子?jì)寢屇軌蚯逦�地回憶起那天的事情，是因�(yàn)楹⒆拥牟∏槌龊鯆寢尩囊饬�。醫(yī)生沒有問她問題，孩子?jì)寢屒逦�記得�?dāng)天的事情，B項(xiàng)偷換概念，根據(jù)“breezes, crispness”可知，天氣沒有突然變化，排除A、B、D，故選C。

3.“This is normal. He is a little boy who is not talking yet,” when my asking questions met with his blank-eyed response in a restaurant”可知，當(dāng)媽媽問問題時(shí)，看到了男孩無神的眼睛。故選B。

4.It will make Mommy so happy if you bring me the scissors... his favorite doll in one hand, the missing half pair of kitchen scissors in the other... “Mommy so happy!””可知，男孩是為了讓媽媽開心才去找剪刀的，故選C。

5.And why did I hide him from others as if he were some dark and terrible secret.

He was my pride... With love and patience I have found the beautiful, happy boy who would teach me more about life.”可知，男孩的媽媽意識(shí)到，應(yīng)該用愛和耐心去呵護(hù)他，與他一起成長，而不是把他藏起來不與他人見面。故選C。

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