“Can I see my baby?” the happy new mother asked. When the bundle was in her arms and she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped. The doctor turned quickly and looked out of the tall hospital window. The baby had been born without ears.

Time proved that the baby’ s hearing was perfect. It was only his appearance that was imperfect. When he rushed home from school one day and threw himself into his mother’s arms, she sighed, knowing that his life was to be misfortunate. He cried out the tragedy, “A boy, a big boy... called me a freak (怪人).”

He grew up, handsome. A favourite with his fellow students, he might have been class president, but for that. He developed a gift, a talent for literature and music. “But you might communicate with other young people,” his mother blamed him, but felt a kindness in her heart.

Two years went by. One day, his father said to the son, “You’ re going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need. But it’ s a secret.” The operation was a brilliant success, and a new person emerged.

Later he married and entered the diplomatic service. One day, he asked his father, “Who gave me the ears? Who gave me so much? I could never do enough for him or her.” “I do not believe you could,” said the father, “but the agreement was that you are not to know... not yet.”

The years kept their secret, but the day did come. He stood with his father over his mother’ s casket. Slowly, tenderly, the father stretched forth a hand and raised the thick, reddish brown hair to reveal the mother had no outer ears.

“Mother said she was glad she never let her hair be cut,” his father whispered gently, “and nobody ever thought Mother less beautiful, did they?”

1.Why did Mother gasp when she saw her newborn baby?

A. Because her son had a tiny face.

B. Because she saw her son crying.

C. Because her son was born imperfect.

D. Because her son was in her arms.

2.Which word can describe Mother’ s feeling when the son threw himself into her arms?

A. Nervous. B. Sympathetic. C. Proud. D. Angry.

3.Who gave the son the ears?

A. A doctor. B. His father.

C. His mother. D. A stranger.

4.The underlined word “reveal” in the last but one paragraph means “________”.

A. see B. show C. find D. search

5.The best title for the passage would be ________.

A. Mother’s hair

B. An unforgettable memory

C. Who gave me the ears?

D. Who is my best respectable person?

 

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.B

5.C

【解析】

試題分析:這篇文章講述了一個(gè)感人的故事,媽媽為孩子捐獻(xiàn)了耳朵,展現(xiàn)了偉大的母愛

1. 推理題:從文章第一段的句子:The baby had been born without ears. 和第二段的It was only his appearance that was imperfect.可知孩子天生有殘疾,選C

2. 推理題:從第二段的句子:she sighed(嘆息), knowing that his life was to be unfortunate.可以推斷媽媽對(duì)孩子是同情。選B

3. 推理題:從倒數(shù)第二段的句子:the father stretched forth a hand and raised the thick, reddish brown hair to show the mother had no outer ears.可知是媽媽給孩子捐獻(xiàn)了耳朵。選C。

4. 推理題。根據(jù)第一段she gasped說明她為自己兒子沒有了耳朵而難過。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段她把自己的耳朵給了兒子說明兒子對(duì)她很重要,是她的一切。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段可知直到媽媽去世以后,爸爸才告訴兒子:耳朵是媽媽給他的。B項(xiàng)闡述:醫(yī)生不喜歡這個(gè)嬰兒。與第一段內(nèi)容不符。第一段中只是說醫(yī)生不忍心看到這個(gè)嬰兒沒有了耳朵。并不是說明不喜歡這個(gè)嬰兒。故B正確。

5. 主旨大意題。本文主要講述的是一個(gè)母親把自己的耳朵捐給了自己的兒子的故事,表達(dá)了母親對(duì)兒子深沉的愛。故C正確。

考點(diǎn):故事類閱讀。

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