My teenage son Karl became withdrawn(孤僻) after his father died.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. In this way 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 asked God 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 (哽咽) 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 was even on the list of the best students at school. 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 me. 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." 　

1.According to the first report card, Karl __________.

A. often went to school late                 B. failed in all the exams

C. did a good job at school                 D. didn't do well at school

2.When the mother said "It's out of my hands." to the headmaster, she meant that she________.

A. didn't know what to do about her son 

B. would drive her son away from the house 

C. had no money to support the family

D. she would have to hang up 

3.There was silence on the other end of the line because _____.

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

4.Who was it that telephoned Karl's mother that day?

A. The headmaster.                        B. The school adviser.    

C. Karl himself.                           D. The passage doesn't tell us. 　

5.From the passage we can learn that _________.

A. children in single-parent families always have mental problems

B. mother's love plays an important role in teenagers' life

C. parents should give their children as much help as possible

D. school education still works well without support from parents   

It feels like every time my mother and I start to have a conversation, it turns into an argument. We talk about something as simple as dinner plans and suddenly, my mother will push the conversation into World War 3. She’ll talk about my lack of bright future because I don’t plan to be a doctor. And much to her disappointment, I don’t want to do any job related to science, either. In fact, when I was pushed to say that I planned to major(主修) in English and communications, she nearly had a heart attack.

“Why can’t you be like my co-worker’s son?” she bemoans all the time. Her coworker’s son received a four-year scholarship and is now earning 70,000 dollars a year as an engineer. I don’t know what to answer except that I simply can’t be like Mr. Perfect as I’ve called the unnamed co-worker’s son. I can’t be like him. I am the type of the person who loved to help out in the community, write until the sun goes down, and most of all, wants to achieve a career because I love it, not because of a fame or salary.

I understand why my mother is worried about my future major. I’ve seen my mother struggle to raise me on her small salary and work long hours. She leaves the house around 6:30 am and usually comes home around 5 pm or even 6pm. However, I want her to know that by becoming a doctor, it doesn’t mean I’ll be successful. I’d rather follow my dreams and create my own future.

1.Which of the following topics do the writer and his mother often talk about?

2.We can infer from Paragraph 1 that the writer’s mother _____.

3.The underlined word “bemoans” in Paragraph 2 most probably means “________”.

4.Which of the following statements is probably TRUE about the writer?

5.We can know from the last paragraph that ____.

It feels like every time my mother and I start to have a conversation，it turns into an argument.We talk about something as simple as dinner plans and suddenly，my mother will push the conversation into World War Ⅲ.She’ll talk about my lack of a bright future because I don’t plan to be a doctor.And much to her disappointment，I don’t want to do any job related to science，either.In fact，when I was pushed to say that I planned to major (主修) in English and communications，she nearly had a heart attack.

“Why can’t you be like my co­worker’s son？” she bemoans all the time.Her co­worker’s son received a four­year scholarship and is now earning 70,000 dollars a year as an engineer.I don’t know what to answer except that I simply can’t be like Mr Perfect as I’ve called the unnamed co­worker’s son.I can’t be like him.I’m the type of person who loves to help out in the community，write until the sun goes down，and most of all，wants to achieve a career because I love it，not because of fame (名声) or salary.

I understand why my mother is worried about my future major.I’ve seen my mother struggle to raise me on her small salary and work long hours.She leaves the house around 6∶30 am and usually comes home around 5 pm or even 6 pm.However，I want her to know that by becoming a doctor，it doesn’t mean I’ll be successful.I’d rather follow my dreams and create my own future.

60. Which of the following topics do the writer and his mother often talk about?

A．The writer’s studies.                           B．The writer’s future job.

C．Dinner plans.                                      D．Wars around the world.

61．We can infer from Paragraph 1 that the writer’s mother________.

A．doesn’t want the writer to major in English

B．doesn’t think the writer should be a doctor

C．gets along very well with the writer

D．doesn’t think working in the science field is a good idea

62．The underlined word “bemoans” in Paragraph 2 most probably means “________”．

A．agrees                                              B．shouts  

C．complains                                          D．smiles

63．Which of the following statements is probably TRUE about the writer?

A．He wants to be like his mother’s co­worker’s son.

B．He wants to find a job in his community in the future.

C．He doesn’t think his mother’s co­worker’s son is perfect.

D．He wants to do something he really likes in the future.