问题 阅读理解与欣赏
阅读下面的文章,回答问题。
中等生
刘继荣
  ①女儿的班里总共有五十个人,而每次考试,女儿都排名中间,成了名副其实的中等生。丈夫看到一
则九岁孩子上大学的报道,很受伤地问女儿:“孩子,你怎么就不是个神童呢?”女儿说:“因为你不是神父啊。”丈夫无言以对,我不禁笑出声来。
  ②中秋节,亲友相聚,众人的话题渐渐转向各家的儿女,要孩子们说说将来要做什么。钢琴家,明星,政界要人,孩子们毫不怯场,连那个四岁半的女孩,也会说将来要做央视的主持人,赢得一阵赞叹。十二岁的女儿在众人的催促下,大大方方地说:“我想做妈妈,穿着印叮当猫的围裙,在厨房里做晚餐,然后,给我的孩子讲故事,领着他在阳台上看星星。”
  ③亲友愕然,面面相觑。丈夫的神情,极为尴尬。回家后,他叹着气说:“咱们难道真的眼睁睁地看着她当中等生?”
  ④其实,我们也动过很多脑筋。为提高她的学习成绩,请家教,报辅导班,买各种各样的资料。孩子像一只疲惫的小鸟,从一个班赶到另一个班。没多久,孩子就病倒了。
  ⑤我和丈夫,悄无声息地放弃了轰轰烈烈的揠苗助长活动,恢复了女儿正常的作息时间。我们对女
儿,是心疼的,可面对她的成绩,又有说不出的困惑。
  ⑥周末,一群同事结伴郊游,带着丈夫和孩子去野餐。一路上笑语盈盈,这家孩子唱歌,那家孩子表演小品。女儿没什么看家本领,只是开心地不停鼓掌。她不时跑到后面,照看着那些食物,忙忙碌碌,像个细心的小管家。旧来的路上,堵车,一些孩子焦躁起来,可女儿的笑话一个接一个,全车人都被逗乐了。她手底下也没闲着,用装食品的彩色纸盒,剪出许多小动物,引得这群孩子赞叹不已。到了下车时,每个人都拿到了自己的生肖剪纸。听到孩子们连连道谢,丈夫禁不住露出了自豪的微笑。
  ⑦期中考试后,我接到了女儿班主任的电话,得知女儿的成绩仍是中等。不过,他说,有一件奇怪的事想告诉我,语文试卷上有一道附加题“你最欣赏班里的哪位同学,请说出理由”。除女儿之外,全班同学,竟然都写上了女儿的名字。理由很多:热心助人,守信用,不爱生气,好相处等等,写得最多的是,乐观幽默。他感叹道:“你这个女儿,虽说成绩一般,可为人实在很优秀啊。”
  ⑧我开玩笑地对女儿说:“你快要成为英雄了。”正在织围巾的女儿,歪着头想了想,认真地告诉我说:“老师曾讲过一句格言,‘当英雄路过的时候,总要有人坐在路边鼓掌’。”随后她轻轻地说:“妈妈,我不想成为英雄,我想成为坐在路边鼓掌的人。”
  ⑨我猛地一震,默默地打量着她。她安静地织着绒线,淡粉的线,在竹针上缠缠绕绕,仿佛一寸一寸的光阴,在她手里,吐出星星点点的花蕾。我的心,竟是蓦地一暖。那一刻,我忽然被这个不想成为英雄的女孩打动了。如果健康,如果快乐,如果没有违背自己的心意,我们的孩子,又何妨做一个善良的普通人
                            (选自《读者》2008年第8期,有改动)
1.第②段画线部分的句子删掉好不好?请说出你的理由。
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2.请用第⑤段中的一个成语评价第④段中“我”和丈夫的行为。
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3.女儿“乐观幽默”的性格深受同学的喜爱。请从文中找出一处能体现女儿此性格特点的句子并摘抄下来。
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答案

1.不好。画线句子突出了其他孩子的理想远大,用以和女儿作对比,显出女儿理想的“平凡”。

2.揠苗助长。

3.“丈夫看到一则九岁孩子上大学的报道,很受伤地问女儿:‘孩子,你怎么就不是个神童呢?’女儿说:‘因为你不是神父啊。”’或者“回来的路上,堵车,一些孩子焦躁起来,可女儿的笑话一个接一个,全车人都被逗乐了。”

阅读理解

Don’t invite crime--take basic, sensible precautions. Your house and possession are valuable and must be properly protected. When you buy a lock, you buy time --- and this is the one thing a burglar can’t afford. Most thieves are casual opportunists to whom the best deterrents(遏制性因素) are delay and noise which could mean discovery. 

When you leave it, lock it!

First of all, fit security locks to all doors and windows and a safety chain on the front door. Secondly, use them! If you have any ladders or tools, don’t leave them lying about in the garden, lock them away. “Safe” or “secret” places for keys and valuables are not reliable - nine times out of ten, they are the first place a thief will look.

When you move house...

When you move into a new home even if it is fitted with security locks, change them. You don’t know who else may have keys.

Never let strangers into your house. An official - looking cap is not enough, ask for proof of identity and look at it carefully - if you are still not satisfied, don’t let the person in.

Valuables need special protection

Valuables should really be given special protection - preferably by leaving them with your bank. A small security safe works too, but not to the most determined burglar. It is also important to keep an up - to - date list of valuables and their descriptions. In the case of fine art, paintings, or jewelry, color photographs can sometimes be of assistance to the police if you are unfortunate enough to have them stolen. Enter the details on the back of the pictures. But don’t keep such documents in your house, keep them at the hank or with your insurance company.

Going on holiday?

Don’t talk about your holidays and future plans loudly in public. Do remember to cancel the milk and newspapers and also to draw curtains back.

Operate a “Good Neighbor” program to ensure that mail is taken in, the house is checked regularly and that lights are put on.

Call at your local police station and tell them you are going away. Make sure that they know how to contact you in case of trouble.

Don’t leave cash or valuables in the house—take them with you or put them in the bank.

小题1:How should you deal with your ladders or tools?

A.You should leave them in the yard.

B.You should put them in the safe place and lock the door.

C.You should lean them against the tree in the yard.

D.You should take them apart.小题2:When moving into a new house,you are supposed to_______.

A.stop using the original lock

B.buy a safe

C.never let officials into your house unless he wears an official cap

D.stay away from strangers小题3:In case of your jewelry being stolen,you should do the following Except__________.

A.taking a color photo of it

B.keep them at the bank

C.keep the picture in your house

D.keep them with your insurance company小题4:When you are away for holidays,you_________.

A.should cancel your mail

B.shouldn’t leave your keys to your neighbors

C.shouldn’t make it known that your home is empty

D.should ask the police to check your house regularly

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