Question

My teenage son Karl became withdrawn(孤僻) after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six falling grades for the year. In this way he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked. One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and asked God for help. "Please God, I can't do anything more for my son. I'm at the end of my rope. I'm giving the whole thing up to you." I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. "I want to talk to you about Karl's absences." Before he could say another word, I choked up (哽咽) and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. "I love my son, but I just don't know what to do. I've tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It's out of my hands." For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, "Thank you for your time", and hung up. Karl’s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally, he was even on the list of the best students at school. In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were astonished at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, "Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?" I nodded. "That was me. I thought I'd play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That's when I knew I had to make you proud."

1.According to the first report card, Karl __________.

A. often went to school late

B. failed in all the exams

C. did a good job at school

D. didn't do well at school

2.When the mother said "It's out of my hands." to the headmaster, she meant that she________.

A. didn't know what to do about her son

B. would drive her son away from the house

C. had no money to support the family

D. she would have to hang up

3.Who was it that telephoned Karl's mother that day?

A. The headmaster. B. The school adviser.

C. Karl himself. D. The passage doesn't tell us.

4.From the passage we can learn that _________.

A. children in single-parent families always have mental problems

B. mother's love plays an important role in teenagers' life

C. parents should give their children as much help as possible

D. school education still works well without support from parents

Answer 1

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：父親去世以后，Karl開始變得孤僻，他在學(xué)校的表現(xiàn)也開始變差，學(xué)習(xí)成績(jī)開始下降。作為一個(gè)單親媽媽，作者想盡了一切辦法來(lái)讓孩子重返校園，但她的努力沒(méi)有起到作用。當(dāng)?shù)弥�自己深深傷害到媽媽時(shí)，Karl決定成為媽媽的驕傲并開始認(rèn)真學(xué)習(xí)。

1.When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six falling grades for the year.”可知，Karl在學(xué)校的表現(xiàn)不好，他缺課95次，六門科目的成績(jī)下降，故選D。

2.I love my son, but I just don't know what to do. I've tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked.”可知，Karl的媽媽已經(jīng)盡力去勸他了，但是沒(méi)有起到作用，Karl的媽媽現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)不知所措，故選A。

3."Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?"..."That was me.”可知，那個(gè)電話是Karl打的，故選C。

4.My teenage son Karl became withdrawn(孤僻) after his father died.”可知，Karl在父親去世以后開始變得孤僻，但文章沒(méi)有提到所有單親家庭的孩子都有心理問(wèn)題；A項(xiàng)犯了以偏概全的錯(cuò)誤；父母并不需要幫助孩子做所有的事情；沒(méi)有父母的支持，學(xué)校教育無(wú)法良好運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)；根據(jù)最后一句“That's when I knew I had to make you proud.”可知，母愛對(duì)青少年的成長(zhǎng)有很重要的影響，故選B。

考點(diǎn)：教育類短文閱讀