I had the meanest mother in the world．While other kids ate candy for breakfast．I had to have cereal, eggs and toast．Others had cakes and candy for lunch, while we had to eat a sandwich．As you can guess, my supper was different from the other kids'．But at least I was not alone in my suffering．My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did．
My mother insisted on knowing where we were at all times．She had to know who our friends were and what we were doing．We had to wear clean clothes every day．Other kids always wore their clothes for days． We reached the height of disgrace （恥辱） because she made our clothes herself, just to save money．
The worst is yet to come．We had to be in bed by 9:00 each night and up at 7:45 the next morning．So while my friends slept, my mother actually had the courage to break Child Labor Law．She made us work I
believed she lay awake all night thinking up mean things to do to us．Through the years, our friends' report cards had beautiful colors on them, black for passing, red for failing．My mother, however, would only be satisfied with black marks．None of us was allowed the pleasure of being a dropout （輟學(xué)者）．
She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults．Using this as a background, I'm now trying to bring up my three children．I'm filled with pride when my children think I am mean because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world．
小題1:From the passage we can learn that the writer's mother was____．
A．not generous at allB．very cruel to her children
C．very mean with money mattersD．very strict with her children
小題2:Which of the following things did the writer hate to do most?
A．Eating differently from other kids． B．Letting mother know where they were．
C．Going to bed early and getting up early．D．Wearing clean clothes made by mother．
小題3:It can be inferred from the passage that____．
A．the writer's family lived a miserable life
B．a(chǎn)ll the other kids studied better than the writer
C．Mother was punished for breaking the Labor Law
D．the writer worked hard and usually got good grades in studies
小題4:Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A．The writer is very thankful to her mother．
B．The writer has a deep hatred for her mother．
C．Mother practiced economy in running her home．
D．The writer is strict with her children when bringing them up．
小題5:The passage was written in a way of__  __tone．
A．humorousB．hatefulC．ridiculousD．impatient

小題1:D
小題1:C
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D.
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C．in letters and drawings D．with smiles, tears and hands
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A．understand the world and other people better around us.
B．teach each other to speak, write, read and draw.
C．know what other people are thinking about
D．learn about mountains,blue sea and other things.
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A．they wore sunglasses
B．they went out in the sun too much
C．the lights on movie sets were too bright
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