夜深了，下了整整一天的秋雨还在淅淅沥沥地敲打着楼外的玻璃窗，发出滴滴答答的响声，母亲从我的记忆深处蹑手蹑脚地走出她的小房……

　　随着职务的提升，不仅工作忙碌，应酬也多了起来，我回家再无规律。妻子渐渐习惯了，我每每回家太晚，她抱怨几句便不再理睬我。一次深夜回家，看到母亲在她的房门口，显然是在等我。我带着责备地说她：“娘，不用惦记我。您这么大年纪了，该多休息。”母亲结巴着说：“娘知道，娘担心你……”

　　那以后，再没有看到母亲等在房门口。

　　母亲只有我这么一个儿子，因为父亲早亡，我结婚后，母亲便跟着我和妻子同住。只有小学文化的母亲，牵挂着我爱着我，却最大限度地给我飞翔的自由。

　　这一天，夜里回到家门口时，屋里传来了清脆的钟声——是大厅墙上老式挂钟报时的声音。抬手看看表，12点。“她们应该都睡了吧。”我想着，轻手轻脚地开门关门，脱鞋进房间……第二天吃早饭时，母亲突然对我说：“你昨天晚上怎么回来那么晚？都12点了吧？这样不好……”我一下愣住了，不知道母亲怎么会这么清楚。我边往母亲的碗里夹菜，一边敷衍着：“娘，我知道了。”以后，每次我回家晚了，第二天母亲总会大概地说出我回家的时间，但不再多说什么。我知道——母亲是在提醒我别回家太晚，提醒我不能对家过于疏淡。而我心头的疑问也越来越大：我每次晚归，母亲是怎么知道的呢？

　　母亲在她43岁那年，因为一场意外，双眼失明，此后便一直生活在无光的世界。那晚，我又是临近12点才回到家中。因为酒喝的太多，我没有回房间睡觉，悄悄地去了阳台，想吹吹风，清醒一下。站了一会，大厅又传来报时的钟声，十二下，清脆而有节奏感，我开始踱回房间。刚到门口，我呆住了，在月光下，母亲正俯身在鞋架前，摸索着鞋架上的一双双鞋——她拿起一双放到鼻子前闻一闻，然后放回去，再拿起另一双……直到闻到我的鞋后，才放好鞋，直起身，转回她的房间。原来，母亲每天都是等待我的回来，为了不影响我和妻子，她总是凭借鞋架上有没有我的鞋来判断我是否回到家中，总是数着挂钟的钟声来确定时间。而她判断我的鞋子的方法竟然是依靠鼻子闻。我的泪水悄然滑出眼眶。我已经习惯以事业忙碌为借口疏淡了对母亲的关心，但母亲却像从前一样时刻牵挂着我。一万个儿子的心能不能抵得上一位母亲的心呢？那以后，我努力拒绝一些应酬，总是尽量早回家。因为我知道，家中有母亲在牵挂着我。母亲是63岁时病逝的，她去世后，我依然保持着早回家的习惯。我总感觉，那清朗的月光是母亲留下的目光，每夜都在凝视着我。

　　又是深夜，下了整整一天的秋雨还在淅淅沥沥地敲打着楼外的玻璃窗，发出滴滴答答的响声。母亲从我的记忆深处蹑手蹑脚地走出她的小房，走到鞋架前，弯下腰来……

1、“我呆住了，在月光下，母亲正俯身在鞋架前，摸索着鞋架上的一双双鞋——她拿起一双放到鼻子前闻一闻，然后放回去，再拿起另一双……直到闻到我的鞋后，才放好鞋，直起身，转回她的房间。”

（1）请你从描写方法和内容上赏析上段语句。

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（2）此时此刻，“我”感慨万分。发挥合理想象，写出“我”当时的心理活动。

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2、分析文章开头、结尾语段的作用。

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3、文中母亲只说了二句话：①“娘知道，娘担心你……”；②“你昨天晚上怎么回来那么晚？都12点了吧？这样不好……”。上述两句话有何特点，请加以品味。

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4、你在学习生活中，一定感受过母亲无言的关爱，请用一段文字描述出来。

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阅读理解。

     The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a literary masterpiece

written in 1876 by the famous author Mark Twain. The story line

is simple.  The book is like a biography (自传)  of a summer in

Tom Sawyer's life.

     Tom Sawyer is a smart but naughty young boy living in the

small town on the Mississippi River. He is an orphan and lives

with his aunt. He has many clever ideas,but doesn't like school,

and always likes to escape the school to fish. Tom has a trusted

friend,Huck Finn,who few of the adults approve of. Tom Sawyer

and Finn have great adventures on the Mississippi River,

pretending to be pirates, attending their own funeral, and

witnessing a murder. Tom overcomes fear and appears in court and

speaks out the murderer. He and his friends finally discover a lot

of treasures and they become millionaires...

      Mark Twain's writing was based on his own childhood and his

personal experience. What makes this story great is that Tom

Sawyer represents everything that is great about childhood. It is a

story filled with action,adventure,ingenious (巧妙的)  ideas,love,

and schoolyard politics. The whole story is seemingly a complication

of what Twain did or wishes he did during his childhood.

     The book is a little difficult to read at first. Perhaps,it will

take you a little while to get used to the 19th century dialect in the

book. But on the whole,the book is an enjoyable read for people of

all ages. I highly recommend this book for anyone looking forward

to feeling young again.

1.Which of the following doesn't fit in with Tom? 

A. He often escapes the school.

B. He has a trusted friend.

C. He is a good student. 

D. Both of his parents died when he was young.

2. According to the passage, the story is concerned with the  following things EXCEPT _____   .  

A. love                                        

B. schoolyard politics

C. action                                  

D. power

3. The author's purpose of writing this passage is to ____. 

A. let readers know Mark Twain

B. remind people of their childhood

C. tell the story of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

D. recommend the book to others

4. Which of the following is NOT true? 

A. Tom Sawyer prefers fishing to going to school.

B. The story is about Mark Twain's personal experience.

C. There is 19th century dialect in the book.

D. The whole story represents what Twain did or wishes he did during his childhood.