I had the meanest mother in the whole worl

题目内容：

I had the meanest mother in the whole world. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have cereal, eggs or toast. While others had Cokes and candy for lunch, I had to eat a sandwich. As you can guess, my supper was different from the other kids’ too. But at least, I wasn’t alone in my sufferings. My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did.

My mother insisted upon knowing where we were at all times. She had to know who our friends were and where we were going. She insisted if we said we’d be gone an hour, then we should be gone one hour or less -- not one hour and one minute. And she always insisted upon us telling the truth. Now you can see how mean she was.

The worst is yet to come. We had to be in bed by nine each night and up at eight the next morning. We couldn’t sleep till noon like our friends. So while they slept - my mother actually had the courage to break the Child Labor Law. She made us work. We had to wash dishes, make beds, and learn to cook. We had to wear clean clothes and take a bath every day. The other kids always wore their clothes for days. We reached the height of disgrace because she made our clothes herself, just to save money. I believe she laid awake at night thinking up mean things to do to us.

Through the years, things didn’t improve a bit. We could not lie in bed “sick” like our friends did, and miss school. Our marks in school had to live up to expectations. Our friends’ report cards had beautiful colors on them, black for passing, red for failing. My mother, being as different as she was, would be satisfied with nothing less than ugly black marks.

As the years rolled by, first one and then the other of us was put to shame. We graduated from high school. With our mother behind us, talking, hitting and demanding respect, none of us was allowed the pleasure of being a drop-out.

My mother was a complete failure as a mother. Out of four children, a couple of us attained some higher education. None of us have ever been arrested or divorced. Each of my brothers served his time in the service of this country. She forced us to grow up into God-fearing, educated, honest adults. I am now trying to raise my three children. I am filled with pride when my children call me mean. Why? Because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the whole world.

小题1:The author’s mother wanted her children to _________.

A．do their best at school and be educated and respected citizens

B．be top students in school and graduate with honors

C．stop seeing her friends who pretended to be sick to skip classes

D．bring home colored report cards like her friends did小题2:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?

A．The author has a deep hatred for her mother.

B．The author’s mother set timetables for her children whenever they went out.

C．Some of the children weren’t able to go to college because of their mean mother.

D．As a parent, the author is following her mother’s example.小题3:It can be inferred from the passage that________.

A．All the other kids at school studied better than the author.

B．The author worked hard and usually got good grades in studies.

C．Mother was punished for breaking the Labor Law.

D．The author’s family lived a miserable life.

最佳答案：

小题1:A

小题2:D

小题3:B

答案解析：

文章大意：作者记叙母亲从小在学校表现和自立方面，严格要求自己，作者一度认为母亲是讨厌的，直至自己也为人父母，才理解母亲的良苦用心，进而感谢母亲给自己树立榜样。

小题1:A 细节理解题。根据第六段第五句“She forced us to grow up into God-fearing, educated, honest adults.”可知母亲对我们要求严格；故A正确。

小题2:D 细节理解题。根据第六段倒数第二句“I am now trying to raise my three children. I am filled with pride when my children call me mean.”可知作者仿效母亲的做法。故D正确。

小题3:B 推理判断题。根据第四段第三句“Our marks in school had to live up to expectations.”可知：分数要达到所期待的分数，且不能装病不去学校。故B正确。

考点核心：

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