1．When we are little，the whole world feels like a big playground．I was living in Conyers，Georgia t he whole summer．I was a second grader，but my best friend Stephanie was only in the first grade．Both of our parents were at work and most of the time they let us go our own way．
It was a hot afternoon and we decided to have an adventure in Stephanie's basement．As I opened the basement door，before us lay the biggest room，full of amazing things like guns，dolls，and old clothes．I ran downstairs，and spotted a red steel can．It was paint．I looked beyond it and there lay even more paint in bright colors like purple，orange，blue and green．
"Stephanie，I just found us a project for the day．Get some paintbrushes．We are fixing to paint．"She screamed with excitement as I told her of my secret plans and immediately we got to work．We gathered all the brushes we could find and moved all of our materials to my yard．There on the road in front of my house，we painted big stripes（条纹） of colors across the pavement（人行道）．Stripe by stripe，our colors turned into a beautiful rainbow．It was fantastic!
The sun was starting to sink．I saw a car in the distance and jumped up as I recognized the car．It was my mother．I couldn't wait to show her my masterpiece．The car pulled slowly into the driveway and from the look on my mother's face，I could tell that I was in deep trouble．
My mother shut the car door and walked towards me．Her eyes glaring，she shouted，"What in the world were you thinking？I understood when you made castles out of leaves，and climbed the neighbors'trees，but this!Come inside right now!"I stood there glaring back at her for a minute，an gry because she had insulted（侮辱） my art．
"Now go clean it up!"Mother and I began cleaning the road．Tears ran down my cheeks as I saw my beautiful rainbow turn into black cement（水泥，混凝土）．
Though years have now passed，I still wonder where my rainbow has gone．I wonder if，maybe when I get older，I can find my rainbow and never have to brush it away．I guess we all need some sort of rai nbow to brighten our lives from time to time and to keep our hopes and dreams colorful．
21．What did the writer want to do when his mother came home？D
A．To introduce Stephanie to her．
B．To prevent her from seeing his painting．
C．To put the materials back in the yard．
D．To show his artwork to her．
22．In his mother's eyes，the writerB．
A．was a born artist
B．always caused trouble
C．was a problem solver
D．worked very hard
23．The underlined word"rainbow"in the last paragraph refers toC．
A．the rainbow in the sky
B．the stripes on the pavement
C．something imaginative and fun
D．important lessons learned in childhood
24．It can be learned from the passage that parents shouldD．
A．encourage children to paint
B．value friendship among children
C．discover the hidden talent in children
D．protect rather than destroy children's dreams．
分析 作者通过对自己童年的经历的描写，说明我们需要各种各样的彩虹来照亮我们的人生，并使我们的梦想多姿多彩．
解答 D B C D
21．D 细节题理解．从文章中第三段这句话"I couldn't wait to show her my masterpiece．"可以知道，作者是迫不及待地想象母亲展示自己的杰作．
22．B 细节理解题．从文章的"Her eyes glaring，she shouted，"What in the world were you thinking？I understood when you made castles out of leaves，and climbed the neighbors'trees，but this!Come inside right now!""可以看出，在妈妈眼里，作者总是惹麻烦，造城堡、爬邻居家大树，现在又乱涂乱画．
23．C 词义猜测题．从文章最后一段可以看出来，在作者眼中，儿时画的雨虹是非常美的，富有想象力，承载着梦想和美好寄托．
24．D 推理判断题．从文章中的"angry because she had insulted （侮辱） my art．"可以知道，父母要善于呵护孩子的梦想，不然的话，会让孩子难过的．
点评 本文是人生感悟类阅读理解．这类题材是高考常考的内容，它注重考查考生整体理解文章大意的能力，在做题时要结合题干以及上下文做出正确的选择
