7.The drug store was closing for the night.Young Alfred Higgins,the stop-assistant,was ready to go home.Mr.Carr,the boss,stared at him and said:"Hold on,Alfred.Maybe you'd be good enough to take the things out of your pockets and leave them here before you go."Alfred's face got red.After a little hesitation,he took out what he had stolen.Mr.Carr said,"Maybe I should call your mother and let her know I'm going to have to put you in prison."
Alfred thought his mother would come rushing in,eyes burning with anger.But,to his surprise,she arrived wearing a smile."Hello,I'm Alfred's mother.Is he in trouble?"she said.Mr.Carr was surprised,too.He had expected Alfred's mother to come in nervously,shaking with fear,asking with wet eyes for a mercy for her son.But no,she was most calm,quiet and pleasant and was making Mr.Carr feel guilty….Soon Mr.Carr was shaking his head in agreement with what she was saying."Of course",he said,"I don't want to be cruel.You are right.Sometimes,a little good advice is the best thing for a boy at certain times in his life and it often takes the youths long time to get sense into their heads."And he warmly shook Mrs.Higgins's hand.
Back home,without even looking at Alfred,she said,"You are a bad luck.It is one thing after another,always has been.Why do you stand there so stupidly?Go to bed."In his bedroom,Alfred heard his mother in the kitchen.There was no shame in him,just pride in his mother's strength.He felt he must tell her how great she was.As he got to the kitchen,he saw his mother drinking a cup of tea.He was shocked by what he saw.His mother's face was a frightened,broken one.It was not the same cool,bright face he saw earlier in the drug store.As she lifted the tea cup,her hand shook.And some of the tea splashed on the table.Her lips moved nervously.She looked very old.He watched his mother without making a sound.The picture of his mother made him want to cry.He felt his youth coming to an end.He saw all the troubles he brought his mother in her shaking hand and the deep lines of worry in her grey face.It seemed to him that this was the first time he had ever really seen his mother.
56.The reason why Mr.Carr felt guilty was thatA.
A.Alfred's mother appeared polite and gentle
B.he should have called a policeman in first
C.he found Alfred was in fact innocent
D.he thought he was partly responsible for it
57.Which of the following is probably said by Mrs.Higgins while talking to Mr.Carr?A
A."You know,it takes time for a youth to truly grow up."
B."I can't believe it!You are treating my son like that!"
C."Please,for God's sake,you know,he is just a kid."
D."Punishment makes sense because it teaches about the law."
58.What does the underlined phrase"his mother's strength"(Para.3)refer to?B
A.Mrs.Higgins's attitude towards parental sufferings.
B.Mrs.Higgins's calmness and communicating skills.
C.Mrs.Higgins's love and care for her son Alfred.
D.Mrs.Higgins's greatness as a woman.
59.After the incident,young Alfred would probablyC.
A.feel ashamed of her mother B.learn to live an independent life
C.change his attitudes towards life D.hate Mr.Carr for hurting her mother.
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們講述Alfred在商店偷了東西后,媽媽冷靜溫柔的反應(yīng)和做法打動(dòng)了警官,為我換的一次機(jī)會,而回家后意外看到了媽媽害怕驚恐,這些都足以讓Alfred改變,重新做人.
解答 56.A.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第二段But no,she was most calm,quiet and pleasant and was making Mr.Carr feel guilty…但是沒有,她是最平靜的,安靜的,愉快的,讓Carr先生感到內(nèi)疚了.可知Carr先生覺得內(nèi)疚是因?yàn)槟赣H表現(xiàn)出的溫柔和禮貌;故選A.
57.A.推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章第二段Mr.Carr 說的話it often takes the youths long time to get sense into their heads.你是對的.它往往需要年輕人長時(shí)間才能意識到自己的頭上,可知母親會對他說你知道,一個(gè)年輕人真正長大需要時(shí)間;故選A.
58.B.推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章第二段she was most calm,quiet and pleasant可知母親的力量指的是媽媽的冷靜和交流能力;故選B.
59.C.推理判斷題,根據(jù)文章最后一段的句子:He felt his youth coming to an end.他覺得自己的青春即將結(jié)束可知他真正的長大了,以后會改變的;故選C.
點(diǎn)評 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.