Question

My teenage son Karl became withdraw after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six falling grades for the year. At this rate he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.
One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and pleaded for help. “Please God, I can’t do anything more for my son. I’m at the end of my rope. I’m giving the whole thing up to you.”
I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. “I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences.” Before he could say another word, I choked up and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. “I love my son but I just don’t know what to do. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands.” For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, “thank you for your time”, and hung up.
Karl’s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally, he even made the honor roll. In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were astonished at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, “Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?” I nodded. “That was I. I thought I’d play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That’s when I knew I had to make you proud.”
【小题1】By saying “Karl became withdrawn”, the author means that the boy changed entirely and _____.

A．preferred to stay alone at home	B．often escaped school
C．refused to talk to others	D．began to dislike his mother

【小题2】There was silence on the other end of the line because _____.

A．the speaker was too moved to say anything to the mother

B．the speaker waited for the mother to finish speaking

C．the speaker didn’t want the mother to recognize his voice

D．the speaker was unable to interrupt the mother

【小题3】What is the main idea of this passage?

A．Children in single-parent families often have mental problems.

B．Mother’s love plays an important role in teenagers’ life.

C．Being understood by parents is very important to teenagers.

D．School education doesn’t work without full support from parents.

Answer 1

【小题1】C
【小题2】A
【小题3】B

解析试题分析：本文叙述了一个单亲母亲在孩子的父亲去世后，不知怎样教育自己的孩子，以致于孩子的学习下降很快，母亲找孩子谈话，孩子不听，可有一次孩子和母亲的一次通话却让孩子彻底明白了做母亲的心里，后来孩子的成绩有了提高。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled away. 儿子不愿意与别人交流，故选C。
【小题2】细节理解题。根据when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That’s when I knew I had to make you proud.”听到母亲的话儿子很受感动，故选A。
【小题3】主旨大意题。根据本文而主要叙述了母亲的爱的力量，故选B。
考点：故事类短文阅读。
点评：主旨大意题的难度较大，此类题目一般不易直接找到答案，最简单的方法是仔细研究文章开头的一二句，因为他们常是文章的主题句，然后，快速浏览文章首句和结尾句。如果第一句的主题不明，可注意结尾是否有概括总结，对选项要注意全面性和概括性。