B
一个孩子眼里"刻薄"的母亲,会是个好母亲吗？让我们一起来看看作者的母亲是如何"刻薄"地对待自己的孩子的？
I had the meanest mother in the world. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have cereal and eggs. When others had Coke and candy for lunch, I had to eat a sandwich. As you can guess, my supper was different from the other kids'. But at least I wasn't alone. My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did.
My mother knew where we were at all times. She also knew who our friends were and what we were doing. We had to wear clean clothes and take a bath every day. The worst is yet to come. We had to be in bed by 9:00 p.m. and up at 7:45 a.m. We couldn't sleep till noon like our friends. So while they slept, our mother gave us some work to do. We had to wash dishes, make our beds and learn to cook. I believe she lay awake at night thinking up mean things to do to us.
Through the years, things didn't improve a bit. We could not lie in bed "sick" like our friends did in order to miss school.
My mother was the meanest mother. Out of four children, a couple of us went on to higher education. None of us has ever done bad things. She forced us to grow up into educated and honest people. I am trying to raise my children like this. I will feel proud when my children call me mean.
Mother's love to their children can be rather deep, yet this very love must help the child grow away from the mother, and become fully independent. That is where true love lies.
WORD BOX ＞＞
| mean | [miːn] | adj. 刻薄的 | cereal | ['sɪəriəl] | n. 谷类食物 |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| lie awake | 寐而不睡 | | couple | ['kʌpl] | n. 数个 |
| independent | [ˌɪndɪ'pendənt] | adj. 独立的 | | | |
COMPREHENSION CHECK UP ＞＞
Choose the best answer according to the passage.
(
A. The writer's mother was only mean to her.
B. The writer's mother liked her the best.
C. The writer's sister and brothers were mean to her as well.
D. The writer's mother was also mean to her sister and brothers.
(
A. Eat as much candy as they wanted.
B. Learn to do housework.
C. Wear clean clothes.
D. Go to bed and get up at fixed times.
(
A. Eating differently from other kids.
B. Wearing clean clothes every day.
C. Going to bed early and getting up early.
D. Letting Mother know where they were.
(
A. She wanted them to be competitive with each other.
B. She wanted them to make more friends easily.
C. She wanted them to drop out of school early.
D. She wanted them to be educated and honest people.
(
A. Hateful.
B. Thankful.
C. Worried.
D. Angry.
一个孩子眼里"刻薄"的母亲,会是个好母亲吗？让我们一起来看看作者的母亲是如何"刻薄"地对待自己的孩子的？
I had the meanest mother in the world. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have cereal and eggs. When others had Coke and candy for lunch, I had to eat a sandwich. As you can guess, my supper was different from the other kids'. But at least I wasn't alone. My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did.
My mother knew where we were at all times. She also knew who our friends were and what we were doing. We had to wear clean clothes and take a bath every day. The worst is yet to come. We had to be in bed by 9:00 p.m. and up at 7:45 a.m. We couldn't sleep till noon like our friends. So while they slept, our mother gave us some work to do. We had to wash dishes, make our beds and learn to cook. I believe she lay awake at night thinking up mean things to do to us.
Through the years, things didn't improve a bit. We could not lie in bed "sick" like our friends did in order to miss school.
My mother was the meanest mother. Out of four children, a couple of us went on to higher education. None of us has ever done bad things. She forced us to grow up into educated and honest people. I am trying to raise my children like this. I will feel proud when my children call me mean.
Mother's love to their children can be rather deep, yet this very love must help the child grow away from the mother, and become fully independent. That is where true love lies.
WORD BOX ＞＞
| mean | [miːn] | adj. 刻薄的 | cereal | ['sɪəriəl] | n. 谷类食物 |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| lie awake | 寐而不睡 | | couple | ['kʌpl] | n. 数个 |
| independent | [ˌɪndɪ'pendənt] | adj. 独立的 | | | |
COMPREHENSION CHECK UP ＞＞
Choose the best answer according to the passage.
(
D
) 1. What does the underlined sentence "But at least I wasn't alone." mean?A. The writer's mother was only mean to her.
B. The writer's mother liked her the best.
C. The writer's sister and brothers were mean to her as well.
D. The writer's mother was also mean to her sister and brothers.
(
A
) 2. What did NOT the writer's mother often ask her children to do?A. Eat as much candy as they wanted.
B. Learn to do housework.
C. Wear clean clothes.
D. Go to bed and get up at fixed times.
(
C
) 3. Which of the following things did the writer hate to do most?A. Eating differently from other kids.
B. Wearing clean clothes every day.
C. Going to bed early and getting up early.
D. Letting Mother know where they were.
(
D
) 4. Why was the writer's mother mean to her children?A. She wanted them to be competitive with each other.
B. She wanted them to make more friends easily.
C. She wanted them to drop out of school early.
D. She wanted them to be educated and honest people.
(
B
) 5. What is the writer's attitude towards her mother now?A. Hateful.
B. Thankful.
C. Worried.
D. Angry.
答案：1. D
2. A
3. C
4. D
5. B
2. A
3. C
4. D
5. B
解析：
翻译:
B
一个孩子眼里“刻薄”的母亲，会是个好母亲吗？让我们一起来看看作者的母亲是如何“刻薄”地对待自己的孩子的？
我有世界上最刻薄的母亲。当别的孩子早餐吃糖果时，我却得吃谷类食物和鸡蛋。当别的孩子午餐喝可乐、吃糖果时，我却得吃三明治。正如你能猜到的，我的晚餐也和别的孩子不一样。但至少我不是一个人（这样）。我的姐姐和两个哥哥也和我一样，有个同样刻薄的母亲。
我的母亲随时都知道我们在哪里。她也知道我们的朋友是谁，我们在做什么。我们每天都得穿干净的衣服、洗澡。最糟糕的还在后头。我们晚上9点前必须上床睡觉，早上7点45分就得起床。我们不能像我们的朋友那样睡到中午。所以当他们睡觉的时候，我们的母亲会给我们安排一些活儿干。我们得洗碗、整理床铺还要学做饭。我相信她晚上会醒着躺在床上，想出一些对我们刻薄的事情来做。
这么多年来，情况一点都没有改善。我们不能像我们的朋友那样，为了逃学而躺在床上装“病”。
我的母亲是最刻薄的母亲。在四个孩子中，我们中有几个接受了高等教育。我们中没有人做过坏事。她强迫我们成长为有教养、诚实的人。我正努力这样养育我的孩子。当我的孩子说我刻薄的时候，我会感到自豪。
母亲对孩子的爱可能相当深沉，但正是这种爱必须帮助孩子离开母亲成长，变得完全独立。那才是真爱的所在。
词汇框＞＞
| mean | [miːn] | adj. 刻薄的 | cereal | ['sɪəriəl] | n. 谷类食物 |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| lie awake | 寐而不睡 | | couple | ['kʌpl] | n. 数个 |
| independent | [ˌɪndɪ'pendənt] | adj. 独立的 | | | |
阅读理解检测＞＞
根据短文选择最佳答案。
( ) 1. 划线句子“But at least I wasn't alone.”是什么意思？
A. 作者的母亲只对她刻薄。
B. 作者的母亲最喜欢她。
C. 作者的姐姐和哥哥也对她很刻薄。
D. 作者的母亲对她的姐姐和哥哥也很刻薄。
( ) 2. 作者的母亲不常要求她的孩子做什么？
A. 想吃多少糖果就吃多少糖果。
B. 学习做家务。
C. 穿干净的衣服。
D. 按时上床睡觉和起床。
( ) 3. 作者最讨厌做以下哪件事？
A. 吃的东西和别的孩子不一样。
B. 每天穿干净的衣服。
C. 早睡早起。
D. 让母亲知道他们在哪里。
( ) 4. 为什么作者的母亲对她的孩子很刻薄？
A. 她想让他们互相竞争。
B. 她想让他们更容易交到更多朋友。
C. 她想让他们早点辍学。
D. 她想让他们成为有教养、诚实的人。
( ) 5. 作者现在对她母亲的态度是什么？
A. 憎恨的。
B. 感激的。
C. 担心的。
D. 生气的。
B
一个孩子眼里“刻薄”的母亲，会是个好母亲吗？让我们一起来看看作者的母亲是如何“刻薄”地对待自己的孩子的？
我有世界上最刻薄的母亲。当别的孩子早餐吃糖果时，我却得吃谷类食物和鸡蛋。当别的孩子午餐喝可乐、吃糖果时，我却得吃三明治。正如你能猜到的，我的晚餐也和别的孩子不一样。但至少我不是一个人（这样）。我的姐姐和两个哥哥也和我一样，有个同样刻薄的母亲。
我的母亲随时都知道我们在哪里。她也知道我们的朋友是谁，我们在做什么。我们每天都得穿干净的衣服、洗澡。最糟糕的还在后头。我们晚上9点前必须上床睡觉，早上7点45分就得起床。我们不能像我们的朋友那样睡到中午。所以当他们睡觉的时候，我们的母亲会给我们安排一些活儿干。我们得洗碗、整理床铺还要学做饭。我相信她晚上会醒着躺在床上，想出一些对我们刻薄的事情来做。
这么多年来，情况一点都没有改善。我们不能像我们的朋友那样，为了逃学而躺在床上装“病”。
我的母亲是最刻薄的母亲。在四个孩子中，我们中有几个接受了高等教育。我们中没有人做过坏事。她强迫我们成长为有教养、诚实的人。我正努力这样养育我的孩子。当我的孩子说我刻薄的时候，我会感到自豪。
母亲对孩子的爱可能相当深沉，但正是这种爱必须帮助孩子离开母亲成长，变得完全独立。那才是真爱的所在。
词汇框＞＞
| mean | [miːn] | adj. 刻薄的 | cereal | ['sɪəriəl] | n. 谷类食物 |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| lie awake | 寐而不睡 | | couple | ['kʌpl] | n. 数个 |
| independent | [ˌɪndɪ'pendənt] | adj. 独立的 | | | |
阅读理解检测＞＞
根据短文选择最佳答案。
( ) 1. 划线句子“But at least I wasn't alone.”是什么意思？
A. 作者的母亲只对她刻薄。
B. 作者的母亲最喜欢她。
C. 作者的姐姐和哥哥也对她很刻薄。
D. 作者的母亲对她的姐姐和哥哥也很刻薄。
( ) 2. 作者的母亲不常要求她的孩子做什么？
A. 想吃多少糖果就吃多少糖果。
B. 学习做家务。
C. 穿干净的衣服。
D. 按时上床睡觉和起床。
( ) 3. 作者最讨厌做以下哪件事？
A. 吃的东西和别的孩子不一样。
B. 每天穿干净的衣服。
C. 早睡早起。
D. 让母亲知道他们在哪里。
( ) 4. 为什么作者的母亲对她的孩子很刻薄？
A. 她想让他们互相竞争。
B. 她想让他们更容易交到更多朋友。
C. 她想让他们早点辍学。
D. 她想让他们成为有教养、诚实的人。
( ) 5. 作者现在对她母亲的态度是什么？
A. 憎恨的。
B. 感激的。
C. 担心的。
D. 生气的。