I had the meanest mother in the world. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have cereal, eggs and toast. Others had cokes and candy for lunch, while we had to eat a sandwich. As you can guess, my supper was different than the other kids’. But at least I was not alone in my suffering. My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did.
My mother insisted on knowing where we were at all times. She had to know who our friends were and what we were doing. We had to wear clean clothes every day. Other kids always wore their clothes for days. We reached the height of disgrace because she made our clothes herself, just to save money.
The worst is yet to come. We had to be in bed by 9:00 each night and up at 7:45 the next morning. So while my friends slept, my mother actually had the courage to break Child Labor Law. She made us work. I believed she lay awake all night thinking up mean things to do to us. Through the years, our friends’ report cards had beautiful colors on them, black for passing, red for failing. My mother, however, would merely be content with black marks. None of us was allowed the pleasure of being a dropout.
She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults. Using this as a background, I’m now trying to bring up my three children. I’m filled with pride when my children think I am mean because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world.
小题1:Which of the following things did the writer hate to do most?
A．Eating differently from other kids.
B．Wearing clean clothes made by mother
C．Going to bed early and getting up early
D．Letting mother know where they were小题2:It can be inferred from the passage that____________.
A．the writer worked hard and usually got good grades in studies
B．mother was punished for breaking the Labor Law
C．all the other kids studied better than the writer
D．the writer’s family lived a miserable life小题3:Which of the following statements is Not true according to the passage ?
A．Mother practiced economy in running her home
B．The writer is very thankful for her mother
C．The writer is severe with her children when bringing them up
D．The wrier has a deep hatred for her mother小题4:The passage was written in a way of _________ tone.
A．humorous
B．hateful
C．ridiculous
D．critical
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:A
题目分析:本文是一篇记叙文，记叙了作者有个世界上最无情的母亲，作者的母亲对待自己和别的母亲对待孩子的方法不一样，正因为母亲的无情，把我们都培养成受过教育的、诚实的成年人，作者用母亲的对待自己的方法，来教育自己的孩子，作者感谢上帝，自己有个世界上最无情的母亲。
小题1:细节题，由第三段The worst is yet to come. We had to be in bed by 9:00 each night and up at 7:45 the next morning.可以知道答案，故选C。
小题2:推理题，由倒数第二段最后一句None of us was allowed the pleasure of being a dropout.可以推出答案，所以选A。
小题3:细节题，由最后一段最后一句God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world.可以知道答案，所以选D
小题4:推理题，由第一段第一句I had the meanest mother in the world可以推出答案，所以选A
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