My mother was a household servant．Through her work, she found that successful people spent a lot more time reading than they did watching television．She announced that my brother and I could only watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week．With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and write book reports．She would mark them up with check marks．Years later we realized her marks were a ruse(计策)．My mother had only received a third-grade education．Although we had no money, between the covers of those books, I could go anywhere, do anything and be anybody．
When I entered high school, I was an A-student, but not for long．I wanted the cool clothes．I wanted to hang out with the guys．I went form being an A- student to a B- student to a C-student, but I didn’t care．
One night my mother came home and I complained about not having enough shirts．She said, “Okay, I’ll give you all the money I make this week cleaning floors and bathrooms, and you can buy the family food and pay the bills．With everything left over, you can have all the shirts you want．”
I was very pleased with that arrangement but once I got through allocating(分配)money, there was nothing left．I realized my mother was a financial genius(天才)to be able to keep a roof over our heads and any kind of food on the table, much less(更不用说)buy clothes．
I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn’t going to get me anywhere．Success required intellectual(理智的)preparation．I went back to my studies and became an A-student again．I dreamed of becoming a doctor when I was just a kid．And now I have achieved my dream．
My story is really my mother’s story －a woman with little formal education or worldly goods who used her position as a parent to change the lives of her children．
(1)
When the author asked his mother to buy him shirts, she ________．
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A．
advised him to earn money by himself
B．
asked him to try to deal with their money
C．
persuaded him not to buy them patiently
D．
agreed to buy them for him immediately
(2)
What do we learn about the author?
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A．
He now works as a doctor．
B．
He disliked watching TV as a kid．
C．
He received little formal education．
D．
He often did housework when young．
(3)
In writing the passage, the author mainly shows us ________．
One night when my wife was preparing dinner, our little son took a piece of paper to her which read：
For washing the car ＄5.00
For making my own bed this week ＄1.00
Going to the provision shop ＄0.50
Playing with little sister ＄0.25
Taking out the rubbish ＄1.00
Getting a good report card ＄5.00
And for sweeping the common corridor ＄2.00
Total ＄14.75
His mother looked at him standing there expecting payment．I could see a thousand memories flashed through her mind．So she picked up the pen and turning the paper over, this is what she wrote：
For nine months I carried you, growing inside me No Charge
For the nights I sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you No Charge
For the toys, food and clothes and wiping your nose No Charge
When you add it all up, the full cost of my love No Charge
Well, when he finished reading, he had big tears in his eyes．He looked at his mother and said,“Mummy, I love you．”Then he took the pen and in great big letters wrote on the“bill”“All paid．”
(1)
What's the best title for this passage?
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A．
Part-time Job
B．
Mother's Love, No Charge
C．
Payment for House Work
D．
Greedy Mother
(2)
The write wrote the passage in order to ________．
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A．
show that children should be paid for their housework
B．
show that children should not be paid for their housework
C．
show a clever way of teaching children
D．
tell children how to spend their spare time
(3)
How do you think of the mother in the passage?
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A．
Clever
B．
Greedy
C．
Cold－hearted
D．
Selfish
(4)
From the last passage we know that ________
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A．
the boy got all the money he wanted
B．
the mother was unwilling to give the money to the boy
C．
the boy realized that it was not right to ask for money for the housework
D．
the mother was angry with what the boy said
阅读理解
Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel．Green said,“Clearly I am the most important．I am the sign of life and hope．I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves．Without me, all animals would 1 ．”
Blue interrupted,“You only think about the 2 , but consider the sky and the sea． 3 the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea．Without my peace, you would all be 4 ．”
Yellow chuckled(笑道),“You are all so serious．I bring laughter, fun, and 5 into the world．”
Orange started next to blow her trumpet,“I am the color of health and strength．I may be 6 , but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life．When I fill the sky 7 , my beauty is so striking that no one gives another 8 to any of you．”
Red could stand it 9 and he shouted out,“I am the ruler of all of you．I am the color of danger and of bravery．I am willing to 10 truth．I am also the color of passion and of love．”
Then came Purple and Indigo(深蓝)…．
The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own 11 ．Their quarreling became louder and louder．Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder．Rain started to pour down 12 ．The colors crouched(蜷缩)down 13 , drawing close to one another for comfort．
In the midst of the clamor(叫嚷), rain began to speak,“You foolish colors, fighting 14 yourselves, each trying to dominate 15 ．Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, 16 ?Join hands with 17 and come to me．”
Doing as they were told, the colors 18 and joined hands．They formed a colorful rainbow．From then on, whenever a good rain 19 the world, a rainbow appears in the sky．They remember to 20 one another．
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