I had the meanest (最吝啬的) mother in the whole world. While other kids were________ candy for breakfast, I had to have porridge, eggs or toast. _________ others had Cokes and candy for lunch, I had to eat a sandwich. But at least I wasn't_________ when I was sad. My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did.
My mother _________ to know where we were all the time. She knew who our friends were and where we were going. We had to wear clean clothes and take a bath every day. While the other kids could wear the same __________ for days. We could not lie in bed "sick" in order to miss school.
The worst is yet to come. We had to be in bed by nine each night and get up at six the next morning. We couldn't sleep __________ noon like our friends. So while they slept, my mother was brave to ___________ the Child Labour Law (儿童劳动法). She made us work. We had to wash dishes, make beds, and learn to cook and all kinds of things at home. I believe she lay awake __________ all things for us to do.
But my mother was successful as a mother. All of __________ children received further education. She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults. I am trying to keep my three children this way. I am filled with __________ when my children call me mean. Because I had the meanest mother in the world, and yet she gave me a happy life.
小题1:
A．selling
B．buying
C．making
D．eating小题2:
A．Until
B．Before
C．When
D．After小题3:
A．alone
B．excited
C．tired
D．worried小题4:
A．wanted
B．seemed
C．asked
D．preferred小题5:
A．clothes
B．hats
C．glasses
D．shoes小题6:
A．by
B．on
C．at
D．in小题7:
A．follow
B．break
C．obey
D．make小题8:
A．thinking of
B．thinking over
C．thinking about
D．thinking up小题9:
A．her
B．his
C．your
D．my小题10:
A．sadness
B．pride
C．fear
D．surprise
小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:A
小题6:C
小题7:B
小题8:D
小题9:A
小题10:B
题目分析：这篇短文主要介绍了作者有一位非常严厉的母亲，也正是在母亲的严格要求下作者才很有成就感，所以说他的母亲是成功的，作者也像她的母亲那样去教育他的孩子。
小题1:考查动词及语境的理解。A、selling卖；B、buying 买；C. making 制作；D、eating吃，由上下文可知当其他的孩子们正在早饭吃糖果的时候，我不得不吃粥，鸡蛋。故选D
小题2:考查连词及语境的理解。A、Until 知道……才；B、Before在……之前；C、When何时；D、After在……之后；结合上下文可知当别的孩子午饭吃可口可乐和糖果时我不得不吃三明治。故选C.
小题3:考查形容词及语境的理解。A、alone 孤单 的；B、excited 激动的；Ctired 累人的； D、worried担心的；句意：但是最后当我悲伤的时候我不难过不感到孤独，我的弟弟和妹妹也意味着和我有相同的母亲。故选A
小题4:考查动词及语境的理解。A、wanted 想知道；B、seemed 似乎；C、asked 问；D、preferred更喜欢；Prefer to do 更喜欢去做某事结合文章可知，我的母亲更喜欢想知道我们一直在那。故选D
小题5:考查不定副词及语境的理解。A、clothes衣服；B、hats帽子；Cglasses 眼镜；D、shoes鞋；句意：我们不得不穿干净的衣服和每天洗澡，然而别的孩子能整天穿相同的衣服。结合语境故选A
小题6:考查介词及语境的理解。at noon 固定词组在中午。 结合下文可知，在中午我们不能想我的朋友一样睡觉。结合语境故选C
小题7:考查动词及语境的理解。A、follow 跟随；B、break打破；C、obey遵循；D、make使得；句意：然而当他们睡觉的时候我的母亲就会勇敢地打破儿童劳动法。
小题8:考查动词短语及语境的理解。A、thinking of 想出；B、thinking over仔细的考虑；C、thinking about 思考；D、thinking up想出，提出。我相信她醒着躺着想出为我们做得所有的事情。故选D
小题9:考查动词及语境的理解。A、her她的；B、his 他的；C、your 你的；D、my我的；
句意：但是我的母亲是一个成功的母亲，她所有的孩子都受到了更深的教育。故选A.
小题10:考查形容词，副词及语境的理解。A、sadness 悲伤；B、pride骄傲；C、fear 害怕；D、surprise吃惊；句意：当我的孩子给我打电话说明我的心里充满了自豪。
根据语境，故选B