When I learned that 71-year-old mother was playing Scrabble —a word game, I knew I had to do something. My husband suggests we give her a computer to play against herself. I wasn’t sure whether my mother was ready for it. After all, it had taken 15 years to persuade her to buy an electric cooker. Even so, we packed up our old computer and delivered it to my parents’ home. And so began my mother’s adventure in the world of the computers.
It also marked the beginning of an unusual teaching task for me. I’ve taught people of all ages, but I never thought I would be teaching my mother how to do anything.
She has been the one teaching me all my life: to cook and sew; to enjoy the good times and put up with the bad. Now it was my turn to give something back.
   It wasn’t easy at the beginning. There was so much to explain and to introduce. Slowly but surely, my mother caught on, making notes in a little notebook. After a few months of Scrabble and other games, I decided it was time to introduce her to word processing. This proved to be a bigger challenge to her, so I gave her some homework. I asked her to write me a letter, using different letter types, colors and spaces. 
“Are you this demanding with your kindergarten pupils?” she asked.
“No, of course not,” I said.”They already know how to use a computer.”
 My mother isn’t the only one experiencing a fast personal growth period. Thanks to the computer, my father has finally got over his phone allergy(過敏). For as long as I can remember, any time I called, my mother would answer. Dad and I have had more phone conversations in the last two months than we’ve had in the past 20 years.
小題1:What does the author do?
A.She is a cooker
B.She is a teacher
C.She is a housewife
D.She is a computer engineer
小題2:The author decided to give her mother a computer _____.
A.to let her have more chances to write letters
B.to support to her in doing her homework
C.to help her through the bad times
D.to make her life more enjoyable
小題3:The author asked her mother to write her a letter _____.
A.because her mother had stopped using the telephone
B.because she wanted to keep in touch with her mother
C.so that her mother could practice what she had learned
D.so that her mother could be free from the housework

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:C

試題分析:本文講述的是作者幫助自己71歲的媽媽學(xué)習(xí)電腦的故事。
小題1:B 推理題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第三段“Are you this demanding with your kindergarten pupils?” she asked.可知媽媽問我是不是對(duì)幼兒園的孩子也這樣嚴(yán)格?說明我是一名老師。故B正確。
小題2:D 推理題。根據(jù)第一段After all, it had taken 15 years to persuade her to buy an electric cooker. Even so, we packed up our old computer and delivered it to my parents’ home.可知作者把舊電腦給媽媽,是想讓她學(xué)習(xí)新的電腦知識(shí),讓她的生活更精彩。故D正確。
小題3:C 推理題。根據(jù)文章第四段After a few months of Scrabble and other games, I decided it was time to introduce her to word processing. This proved to be a bigger challenge to her, so I gave her some homework. I asked her to write me a letter, using different letter types, colors and spaces.可知我是在給媽媽一些練習(xí),讓她經(jīng)常練習(xí)以取得進(jìn)步。故C正確。
點(diǎn)評(píng):本文講述的是作者幫助自己71歲的媽媽學(xué)習(xí)電腦的故事。測(cè)試考生在閱讀基礎(chǔ)上的邏輯推理能力,要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系,對(duì)未說明的趨勢(shì)或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷;或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點(diǎn)理論,對(duì)文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋?忌紫纫屑(xì)閱讀短文,完整了解信息,準(zhǔn)確把握作者觀點(diǎn)。
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Girls are born to imagine, particularly those at the age of seventeen or eighteen.   小題1:  , I was one of them and sometimes I would go to extremes. I mean I tended to imagine too much. That was exactly what happened this time,    小題2:   me great embarrassment.
I was waiting for my train home at the station when a boy  小題3:  at my side. His beautifully-curved face, his fashionable clothing and everything else about him, was so  小題4:  that I just couldn’t help looking at him.  What was more exciting was that , he was also stealing some  小題5:   at me, which made me blush(臉紅) to the ends of my ears! Still, I tried to be calm and    小題6:  that nothing had happened. However, once again when our eyes met, I could hear my heart beating. I lowered my head to escape his eyes, but my thoroughly red face had made   小題7:   known .
To my pleasant surprise, my imagination came true this time, as the handsome guy was drawing near! “Oh, please! Don’t   小題8:   .” Look at me. I am so sweaty and sloppy(不整潔的). Please don’t ask for my telephone number. You know I will give it to you without  小題9:   , and that is so unladylike.
I was still struggling when he stood right in front of me. “Excuse me…” he said with a slight hesitation. His voice was so nice, but I wish I had not   小題10:  it. “I am sorry, but could you please give me my   小題11:  back? Yours is over there.” Oh my God! Nothing could have been more   小題12:   when I handed his bag back to him, as shame almost brought me to tears.
From that , I drew a big lesson: never imagine too much if someone just gives you a few glances.
小題13:
A.GenerallyB.FinallyC.UndoubtedlyD.Recently
小題14:
A.causingB.leadingC.takingD.helping
小題15:
A.made upB.grew upC.turned upD.rose up
小題16:
A.a(chǎn)ttractiveB.gentleC.uglyD.rude
小題17:
A.opinionsB.soundsC.smilesD.glances
小題18:
A.knewB.pretende C.performedD.a(chǎn)cted
小題19:
A.nothingB.everythingC.a(chǎn)nythingD.none
小題20:
A.a(chǎn)rriveB.shoutC.a(chǎn)pproachD.stand
小題21:
A.hesitationB.concernC.wordsD.enthusiasm
小題22:
A.heardB.seenC.smeltD.found
小題23:
A.luggageB.bagC.cupD.glasses
小題24:
A.embarrassingB.wonderfulC.sorrowfulD.disappointing

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