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【题目】Is there a magic cutoff period when offspring become accountable for their own actions? Is there a wonderful moment when parents can become spectators (旁观者) in the lives of their children and shrug, "It' s their life," and feel nothing?

When I was in my twenties, I stood in a hospital corridor waiting for doctors to put a few stitches in my son's head. I was asked, "When do you stop worrying?" A nurse said, "When they get out of the accident stage." My mother just smiled faintly and said nothing.

When I was in my thirties, I sat on a little chair in a classroom and heard how one of my children talked incessantly, disrupted (打断) the class, and was headed for a career making license plates. As if to read my mind, a teacher said, "Don't worry. They all go through this stage, and then you can sit back, relax, and enjoy them." My mother listened and said nothing.

When I was in my forties, I spent a lifetime waiting for the phone to ring and the cars to come home, the front door to open.

My friends said that when my kids got married I could stop worrying and lead my own life. I wanted to believe that, but I was haunted by my mother' s wan ( 淡淡的 ) smile and her occasional words, "You look pale. Are you all right? Call me the minute you get home."

Can it be that parents are sentenced to a lifetime of worry? Is concern for one another handed down like a torch to blaze the trail of human frailties and the fears of the unknown? Is concern a curse? Or is it a virtue that elevates us to the highest form of life?

One of my children became quite irritable recently, saying to me, "Where were you? I've been calling for three days, and no one answered. I was worried!!!"

I smiled a wan smile.

【1】What can we know about the author’s mother from the passage?

A. She has a thorough understanding of the author.

B. She is not concerned about the author.

C. She seems to laugh at the author.

D. She tries to give the author some encouragement.

【2】What did the author do in her forties?

A. She would like her children to see her often.

B. She couldn't stop worrying about her children.

C. She was less concerned about her children.

D. She became more patient with her children.

【3】Why did the author smile a wan smile at the end of the passage?

A. She wanted to learn from her mother.

B. She got a kind of satisfaction from her child’s concern.

C. She succeeded in tricking her children.

D. She stopped worrying about her children at last.

【4】The main purpose of the passage is to tell us that ________.

A. parents show more concern for their children

B. Parents’ love for their children is selfless

C. the concern between parents and children is natural

D. parents will worry about their children all their lives

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】A

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了父母与孩子之间相互关心的爱与亲情。在孩子小时候，“我”总是忍不住担心他们，害怕他们受伤。而孩子大了“我”也老了的时候，孩子们反过来关心“我”，这让“我”感到欣慰和满意。

【1】细节理解题。由第二段“My mother just smiled faintly and said nothing.”以及第五段“You look pale. Are you all right? Call me the minute you get home."”可知，母亲在作者担忧孩子时能够体谅理解她急切的心情，相信作者能解决。同时母亲也还是担忧关心自己的女儿。故选A。

【2】细节理解题。由第四段“When I was in my forties, I spent a lifetime waiting for the phone to ring and the cars to come home, the front door to open.”可知，作者等着家里电话响起，车子开回家然后前门被打开。这些都是作者想念孩子，希望他们回来看望的表现。故选A。

【3】推理判断题。由倒数第二段“One of my children became quite irritable recently, saying to me, "Where were you? I' ve been calling for three days, and no one answered. I was worried! ! !"”可知，现在是孩子担心母亲，与以前母亲总是担心孩子对比，母亲感到很满意。故选B。

【4】主旨大意题。本篇文章主要讲述了孩子与父母之间的感情。孩子小时候，父母总是不放心；等到父母老了，孩子开始担忧父母，这是自然的关心与亲情。故选C。