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My teenage son Karl became withdrawn(孤僻) after his father died.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." 　
小題1:According to the first report card, Karl __________.
A．often went to school lateB．failed in all the exams
C．did a good job at schoolD．didn't do well at school
小題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
小題3:There was silence on the other end of the line because _____.
A．the speaker was unable to interrupt the mother
B．the speaker waited for the mother to finish speaking
C．the speaker didn't want the mother to recognize his voice
D．the speaker was too moved to say anything to the mother
小題4: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.
小題5: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

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:C
小題5:B

試題分析：文章大意：丈夫去世后，兒子性格變得孤僻起來，單親母親想盡一切辦法想幫助兒子，卻沒有任何好轉。終于一次兒子想借校長的名義跟媽媽打電話開個玩笑時聽到了母親的心聲，從此振作起來，逐漸成了母親的驕傲……
小題1:D 推斷題。根據第一段里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.兒子有95次曠課，六門公課不及格，由此推斷兒子在學校里表現并不好，所以答案選D。
小題2:A 句意理解題。 根據文章句子"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."得知，母親愛兒子，她已經竭盡全力在幫助兒子，但是毫無效果，所以最后一句It's out of my hands.是說明母親這時的心理，感覺自己已經無能為力了，不知道該怎么做好了。所以A正確。
小題3:D 推理題。從后文兒子的告白it really hit me how much I was hurting you，自己意識到自己的行為對母親的傷害有多深，所以他是激動地說不出話來從而沉默了，因此選D。
小題4:C 細節(jié)題。根據最后一段中句子Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?" I nodded. "That was me. 直接可以得出答案為C。
小題5:B 推斷題。整篇文章都是在表明一個偉大的單親母親在為兒子默默地付出，用自己的真心感動兒子，使兒子振作起來。所以答案B正確，母親的愛在青少年的生活中起著重要作用。
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It appeared from his description of this employee, Maria, that she was having a lot of problems performing her duties, and had difficulties with her boss, and did not appear to respond to any attempts he, the manager, had made to settle the issues. Now, after listening to his explanation, I really had severe doubts. What crossed my mind, after this discussion, was that he wanted me to take a problem off his hands.
I told him I would think about it and would let him know the next day. As promised, after thinking more about this potential performance issue, I decided that I would agree to speak with Maria privately before I made any decision.
And, what I found out during this interview, left me deep in thought. As it turned out, the    performance issue appeared to result from working for a boss who never extended a good morning greeting, never gave a word of encouragement, and was constantly changing the work load and routines. The end result was a totally ruined employee who was unconfident, hated to see a new work day start.
I decided to accept her transfer to my unit. What started out as a shy, withdrawn and frightened employee turned out to be one of the most productive and loyal employee that I had ever worked with. Maria couldn't do enough and was constantly asking for more and for more responsibility. I was more than happy to give her what she needed-praise for work well done, respect as a person, and encouragement for doing well in anything she dealt with.
Sometimes, we are guilty of holding others back from accomplishing or doing or developing as they should or could. It may be a wise idea that we all look in the mirror, from time to time, to see what we are really like.
小題1:What can we learn about the writer from the first paragraph?
A．He is a manager in the company.
B．He doesn't like his receptionist.
C．He likes to compete with others.
D．He wants to find another position.
小題2:After hearing his colleague's description of Maria, the writer thought that Maria_______.
A．attempted to settle the issues
B．was a problem to her boss
C．shouldn't stay in the company
D．could get on well with others
小題3:Why did Maria fail to perform well in her previous job?
A．Her previous job was not suitable for her.
B．She had difficulty responding to her manager.
C．Her boss didn't inspire her working enthusiasm.
D．Her boss showed no trust in her ability.
小題4:The writer accepted Maria's transfer to unit probably because he thought that________.
A．she was a ruined employee
B．she would need his protection
C．she would turn out to be a good employee
D．she was a shy and frightened employee
小題5:The writer probably believes that a good boss should________.
A．praise and award his employees a lot
B．respect, praise and encourage his employees
C．greet his employees and give them much work
D．always give his employees guidance in working

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