I had the meanest mother in the whole world. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have porridge, eggs or toast. When others had Cokes and candy for lunch, I had to eat a sandwich. But at least I wasn’t alone when I was sad. My sister and two brothers had the same mean(刻薄的) mother as I did.?
My mother preferred to know where we were all the time. She had to know who our friends were and where we were going. We had to clean clothes and take a bath every day. The other kids got to wear the same clothes for days. We could not lie in bed “sick” in order to miss school.?
The worst is yet to come. We had to be in bed by nine each night and get up at eight the next morning. We couldn’t sleep till noon like our friends. So while they slept, my mother was brave to break the Child Labour Law. She made us work. We had to wash dishes, make beds, and learn to cook and all sorts of things at home. I believe she lay awake thinking up all things for us to do. ?
My mother was a complete failure as a mother. Two of her children received higher education. None of us have ever been arrested(taken away by the police) or divorced. She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults. I am trying to raise my three children this way. I am filled with pride when my children call me “mean”. Why? Because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world.?
【小题1】 How many children does the writer’s mother have??

A．Four.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Six. ?

【小题2】 What can you infer(推测) from the passage??

A．My family was rich, so I ate a sandwich for lunch.?

B．My mother was a great success. We love her.?

C．If we didn’t want to go to school, the best way was to pretend to be sick.?

D．We needn’t share the housework at home. ?

【小题3】The best title for this passage may be     . ?

A．My childhood	B．The meanest mother?
C．I do as my mother did	D．Unforgettable memories

根据表格内容，选择正确最佳答案。

Driver Wanted Drive for busy restaurant some evening and weekend work All meals are free Ring 33335678	House for Sale ¥150, 000, built in 1995 The house with 3 bedrooms, a bathroom, a living room, a kitchen and a breakfast room. It’s on the south side of the city
Yingbin Supermarket, the biggest shopping centre in our city will open on July  8, 2005. Everybody with today’s Tianjin Daily will get a small present that day. You are welcome. Tel: 27984321 Add: No. 6 Huanghe Road Tianjin Daily June 1, 2005	Rose’s Special Concert Time: 2 p. m. , July 3, Saturday Place: People’s Stadium Ticket Price: RMB: 150 yuan for adults; 70 yuan for students June 25, 2005

【小题1】If you work as a driver in the restaurant, you may _______.

A．never pay for meals	B．pay a little for meals
C．work on weekends	D．work in the afternoon

【小题2】If you buy the house, you _________.

A．may pay more than ¥150, 000 for it

B．must have breakfast in the kitchen

C．have to take a bath in the public bathroom

D．may live on the south side of the city

【小题3】Any customer with a Tianjin Daily of June 1, 2005 will get a small present from _____.

A．every supermarket	B．Huanghe Road
C．Tianjin Daily	D．Yingbin Supermarket

【小题4】When will the concert be?

A．July 1, 2005.

B．June 8, 2005.

C．July 3, 2005.

D．June 25, 2005.

【小题5】If two adults and two students want to go to the concert, the tickets will cost RMB ___.

A．220 yuan

B．440 yuan

C．270 yuan

D．370 yuan

The Korean lunar(阴历) New Year falls on a day in late January or February. ____66_____
Before the New Year people have an overall(全部地) cleaning. When the New Year comes, nobody should sleep. They think that if someone slept on that night, the eyebrows would turn white. ____67_____
Have you ever heard of “bokjori”? It is actually a sieve(筛子). It is a tool to clean the rice from small stones. In the morning of New Year’s Day, the hang it up on the wall. ____68____
Offering to ancestor(拜祭祖先) is a common thing in Korean holidays. Women get busy making the food from the day before. They make “ttokuk”, a kind of soup, and dumplings and fried meats. Very early in the morning of the New Year’s Day, Korean people take a bath and put new clothes on. ___69____ Family members drink a glass of a liquor(烧酒). The drink can help people hear clearly all year long.
“Say hay boke-mahn he pah du say oh!” _____70____ But more and more Koreans, especially the young people, have started to say it in English, “Make a lot of blessings(祝福) this year.”

A．Korean people believe it brings good luck.

B．So the light is on in every room.

C．It is the biggest holiday in Korea.

D．Usually it is the traditional costume (装束).

E. It is the New Year’s greeting in Korea.

I had the meanest mother in the whole world. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have porridge, eggs or toast. When others had Cokes and candy for lunch, I had to eat a sandwich. But at least I wasn’t alone when I was sad. My sister and two brothers had the same mean(刻薄的) mother as I did.?

My mother preferred to know where we were all the time. She had to know who our friends were and where we were going. We had to clean clothes and take a bath every day. The other kids got to wear the same clothes for days. We could not lie in bed “sick” in order to miss school.?

The worst is yet to come. We had to be in bed by nine each night and get up at eight the next morning. We couldn’t sleep till noon like our friends. So while they slept, my mother was brave to break the Child Labour Law. She made us work. We had to wash dishes, make beds, and learn to cook and all sorts of things at home. I believe she lay awake thinking up all things for us to do. ?

My mother was a complete failure as a mother. Two of her children received higher education. None of us have ever been arrested(taken away by the police) or divorced. She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults. I am trying to raise my three children this way. I am filled with pride when my children call me “mean”. Why? Because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world.?

1. How many children does the writer’s mother have??

A．Four.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Six. ?

2. What can you infer(推测) from the passage??

A．My family was rich, so I ate a sandwich for lunch.?

B．My mother was a great success. We love her.?

C．If we didn’t want to go to school, the best way was to pretend to be sick.?

D．We needn’t share the housework at home. ?

3.The best title for this passage may be     . ?

A．My childhood	B．The meanest mother?
C．I do as my mother did	D．Unforgettable memories

 

House for Sale
¥250, 000, built in 2010
The house with 3 bedrooms, a bathroom, a living room, a kitchen and a breakfast room. It’s in the south of Hezhou.
Shiji Supermarket, the biggest shopping centre in our city will open on July 8, 2011. Everybody with today s Hezhou Daily will get a small present that day. You are welcome.
Tel: 6668888
Add: No. 8 Renmin Road Hezhou Daily
June 8, 2011
Rose’s Special Concert
Time: 2 p. m. , July 2, Saturday
Place: People’s Stadium
Ticket Price: RMB 150 yuan for adults; 70 yuan for students June
25 , 2011
【小题1】If you buy the house, you______.

A．may pay more than ¥250 , 000 for it

B．must have breakfast in the kitchen

C．have to take a bath in the public bathroom

D．may live in the south of Hezhou

【小题2】Everybody with a Hezhou Daily of June 8, 2011 will get a small present from______.

A．every supermarket	B．Renmin Road
C．Hezhou Daily	D．Shiji Supermarket

【小题3】 If two adults and two students want to go to the concert, the tickets will cost RMB_.

A．220 yuan

B．440 yuan

C．270 yuan

D．370 yuan