2.(　 ) Which is true about the boy and the woman?

　　 A. He became too shy to ask her for a drink of water.

　　 B. She thought he was not hungry but thirsty.

　　 C. She wanted him to pay for the glass of milk.

　　 D. She never thought he would save her life later.

1.(　 ) The boy sent newspaper door to door in order to 　　　.

　　 A. continue his schooling　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. become a famous doctor

　　 C. thank the woman for her kindness　　　　　　　 D. support his poor family

5. 选D.最后一段说母亲有世界上最宽容的心，她是一位 strong母亲，她是一位真正的英雄，这些都说明了在作者心中母亲很great(伟大)。

4. 选B.在短文的最后一段，作者反复提到这样的字眼：a strong mother，had the biggest heart，an angel，字里行间都充满着自豪之情。故答案选B.

3. 选B.在短文的第3段开头讲到了第二天发生的事。校长告诉我的两个老师发生了什么事，然后紧接着借妹妹之口：She‘s gone. Teresa，mommy’s gone. She‘s dead.使读者知道，校长告诉老师的事是My mother had been dead(我的母亲死了)。

2. 选D.根据第2段的句子The police officer told me what had happened and…可知，老师叫我去校长办公室，但真正告诉我发生了什么事的是the police officer.故答案选D.

1. 选C.根据短文的第2段句子When we returned to school，my teacher told me to…可知，当我回到学校以后，才得知母亲生病的消息，即当作者得知母亲病重时，当时她is at school(在学校)。

5. The writer must think her mother is a _______ woman.

　　 A. famous　　　　　　　　 B. free

　　 C. rich　　　　　　　　　 D. great

　　 「答案与解析」

4. From the last paragraph of the passage we know that _______.

　 A. the writer is afraid of her mother

　　 B. the writer is proud of her mother

　　 C. the writer feels sad about her mother

　　 D. the writer feels sorry for her mother

3. What did the headmaster tell the two teachers on the next day？

　 A. Her mother had been very ill.

　　 B. Her mother had been dead.

　　 C. Her mother had gotten better.

　　 D. Her sister came to see her.