“Can I see my baby?” asked the happy new mother. The bundle (a collection of things wrapped or boxed together) was placed in her arms and when she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped -- the baby had been born without ears. Time, however, proved that the baby’s hearing was perfect except his appearance.
One day when he rushed home from school and threw himself into his mother’s arms, he cried out bitterly, “A boy, a big boy… called me -- a f... freak.” She sighed, knowing that his life was to be endless of heartbreaks.
He grew up, handsome for his misfortune. A favorite with his fellow students, he might have been class president, but for that. He developed a gift for literature and music.
The boy’s father had a talk with the family doctor. Could nothing be done? “I believe we could graft (移植) on a pair of outer ears, if they could be donated (捐獻(xiàn)) ,” the doctor decided. So the search began for a person who would make such a sacrifice for a young man. Two years went by. Then, “You’re going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need. But it’s a secret.” said the father.
The operation was a brilliant success. His talents blossomed into genius. School and college became a series of successes. Later he married and entered the diplomatic (外交) service. “But I must know!” he urged his father. “Who gave so much for me? I could never do enough for him.”
“I do not believe you could,” said the father，“but the agreement was that you are not to know…not yet.” The years kept the secret, but the day did come... one of the darkest days that ever passed through a son. He stood with his father over his mother’s casket (棺材). Slowly and tenderly, the father stretched forth a hand and raised the thick, reddish-brown hair to let out the secret.
小題1:The story is mainly about _______.
A．how a boy had new ears through an operation
B．what a devoted parent privately did for the child
C．how a disabled boy turned into a useful person
D．why a donator made a sacrifice to a bright boy
小題2:From the first paragraph we know that the mother _______.
A．was determined to donate her ears to perfect her son
B．kept her husband unknown about the baby’s situation
C．felt shocked and disappointed to see her new baby
D．complained of her bad luck to have a disabled child
小題3:The underlined word “freak” in Paragraph 2 is the closest in meaning to “_______”.
A．slow-acting personB．funny-looking child
C．badly-behaved studentD．strangely-shaped creature
小題4:What can be inferred from the passage?
A．The agreement was between the donator and the family.
B．The boy was so popular that he was made class president.
C．Finally the boy came to know who the donator was.
D．The mother donated her ears to her son after she died.
小題5:What moral lesson can we draw from this reading?
A．Real love lies in what is done unknown rather than what is done known.
B．It is parents’ responsibility to help their children heart and soul.
C．True beauty lies only in the heart not in appearance.
D．Young generations should learn to be grateful.

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:C
小題5:A

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。
小題1:主旨大意題。從文中最后一段出人意料的結(jié)局可知，故事主要講一位母親如何為了孩子而默默奉獻(xiàn)了自己。選B。
小題2:推理判斷題。句意：當(dāng)嬰兒包放到她臂彎里，她掀開裹著嬰兒的布看到他的小臉時(shí)，不禁倒吸了一口氣。由此可知，母親看到孩子的樣子很震驚很失望(因?yàn)楹⒆由聛砭蜎]有耳朵)。選C。
小題3:詞義猜測(cè)題。由第一段孩子生下來就沒有耳朵，到后面他放學(xué)回家撲在母親懷里哭訴，可以推出有人罵他是怪胎(畸形人)。選D。
小題4:推理判斷題。由最后一段母親去世了，父親和兒子站在母親的棺材前，父親掀開母親濃密的、紅褐色的頭發(fā)，告訴了兒子事實(shí)的真相——母親把自己的耳朵捐了出來。選C。
小題5:理解判斷題。通過母親為兒子捐獻(xiàn)耳朵，我們可從中感覺到母愛的偉大，有時(shí)真愛隱藏在深處而不是炫耀于外表。選A。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：這是一篇感人的故事，文章雖然不難，但主要考查了推理題，注重綜合語言能力的運(yùn)用，結(jié)合語境，做出準(zhǔn)確的判斷。
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"____42_____ did the snake do this?" Sarah asked. I tried to seize the ____43_____ to teach my children that there was almost always something beyond the obvious. I wanted to tell them that there was something else going on ____44_____ what they saw in front of them. "Snakes shed (蛻) their skin because they need to renew themselves," I ____45_____.
"Why do they have to renew themselves?" Sarah asked.
My son Robert laughed and said, "Because they don't ____46_____ what they are and they want to be someone else." I politely ignored him and said that by shedding skins, we could ____47_____ the hidden reality.
"We often need to shed our skin, those coatings that we ____48_____ ourselves with," I said to my children, who listened very ____49_____, with their eyes wide open. "This snake ____50_____ needs this skin. It is probably too hard for him, or he probably doesn't think he looks as ____51_____in it as he once did. It's like buying a new ____52_____."
I'm sure this explanation will not ____53_____ the naturalists. But Sarah was getting to understand that renewal is part of ____54_____. She should learn from it what we need to keep and what we need to ____55_____.
小題1:
A．madeB．seizedC．caughtD．found
小題2:
A．thinkB．jumpC．runD．struggle
小題3:
A．interestingB．smoothC．beautifulD．colorful
小題4:
A．stared atB．took offC．referred toD．brought back
小題5:
A．by accidentB．over and over again
C．in the futureD．for the first time
小題6:
A．honestyB．differenceC．valueD．fear
小題7:
A．WhereB．WhyC．HowD．When
小題8:
A．informationB．possibilityC．opportunityD．question
小題9:
A．besidesB．forC．withoutD．a(chǎn)round
小題10:
A．talkedB．explainedC．whisperedD．shouted
小題11:
A．keepB．wantC．needD．like
小題12:
A．seeB．guessC．ignoreD．remember
小題13:
A．keepB．storeC．coverD．improve
小題14:
A．properlyB．a(chǎn)ttentivelyC．sadlyD．a(chǎn)ngrily
小題15:
A．once moreB．a(chǎn)t timesC．right nowD．no longer
小題16:
A．niceB．healthyC．strongD．big
小題17:
A．hatB．watchC．suitD．home
小題18:
A．moveB．satisfyC．correctD．defeat
小題19:
A．experienceB．a(chǎn)chievementC．progressD．competition
小題20:
A．throw outB．hope forC．find outD．throw away

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