As I sat beside the window of our classroom that afternoon, my heart sank furthe

As I sat beside the window of our classroom thatafternoon, my heart sank further with each passing car. This was a day I’dlooked forward to for weeks: Miss Pace’s fourth-grade, end-of-the-year party. Ihad happily volunteered my mother when Miss Pace looked for cookie volunteers.Mom’s chocolate chips were well-known, and I knew they’d be a hit with my classmates.But two o’clock passed, and there was no sign of her. Most of the other mothershad already come and gone, dropping off their sweet offerings. The threeo’clock bell soon took me away from my thoughts and I took my book bag from mydesk. I decided I would slam the front door, and refuse to return her hug.

But when I arrived, she wasn’t at home. I was lyingface-down on my bed upstairs when I heard her come through the front door.“Robbie,” she called out a bit urgently. “Where are you?” I could then hear herrushing anxiously from room to room, wondering where I could be. I remainedsilent. Coming through the door, she said: “I’m so sorry, honey,” she said. “Ijust forgot. I got busy and forgot.” Then my mother did something completelyunexpected. She began to laugh! How could she laugh at a time like this? Irolled over and faced her, ready to let her see my rage (愤怒). But my mother wasn’t laughing at all. She wascrying. “I’m so sorry,” she said. “I let you down. I let my little boy down.”

I was moved by her tears. I tried to remember her kindwords from times past when I’d skinned knees or cut myself, times when she knewjust the right thing to say. “It’s okay, Mom. We didn’t even need thosecookies. There was plenty of stuff to eat. Don’t cry. It’s all right. Really.”We didn’t say another word. We just held each other. When we came to the pointwhere I would usually pull away, I decided that, this time, I could hold on,perhaps, just a little bit longer.

1.The author was pretty down because ________.

A．he couldn’t go to the party he had been looking forward to

B．his motherdidn’t turn up at the party as she had promised

C．his motherhad refused to make chocolate chips for the party

D．the cookieshis mom made was not popular at the party

2.When the author returned home, ________.

A．he was soangry that he slammed the front door.

B．he was silentand refused to return his mother’s hug.

C．he rushedfrom room to room looking for his mother.

D．he was sodisappointed that he couldn’t express his anger tohis mother.

3.We can tell from the story that _______.

A．the motherdidn’t get to the party because of the trafficjam

B．the motherwas sorry for her absence and laughed at herself

C．the authorwas a caring and thoughtful boy

D．the authorwas overcome with anger

4.The article conveys the message that _______.

A．it is sillyto be angry with your family

B．everybodyshould keep his or her promises

C．true love isbased on understanding

D．understandinghow to comfort people in low spirits is a true skill

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【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.C  

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