第二部分 阅读理解
根据短文内容，选择正确的答案。
Finding an Unexpected Friend
I loved everything about school except for one person: Mildred.
Every day, as we walked home after school, she would step on the backs of my shoes. Then, when I stopped to adjust my shoes, Mildred would slap(拍打) my back. She scared me. Soon, my mother found something was wrong. I told her the whole story. My mom told me not to worry and said she had a plan. The next morning, my mom walked up the hill with me. Just as we got to the top of the hill, we saw Mildred. "Hello, Mildred," my mom said quietly. Mildred stopped, standing as still as a statue(雕像). Her hands and face were bright red. Her oversized coat hung open. There were only two buttons(纽扣) on it. My mother didn't say anything at first. Instead, she buttoned up Mildred's coat and turned the collar up around her neck. "I'm Marion's mother. I need your help, Mildred." My mother's hands held Mildred's as she spoke. "Marion doesn't have any brothers or sisters. She needs a best friend at school, someone to walk up the hill with her after classes. Would you be Marion's friend, Mildred?" Mildred chewed(咀嚼) on her bottom lip and nodded. "Oh, thank you!" my mother said. "I just know you are someone I can depend on." Then she hugged us and left as though nothing unusual had happened. Mildred and I walked on to school. As I looked over at her, I saw that Mildred was smiling! I'd never seen her smile before. We walked up the hill each day after school together and pretty soon we became best friends.
I didn't understand my mom's plan at the time. But finally, I came to understand her message: Love never fails.
By Marion Bond West
()1. What does the underlined phrase "except for" mean in Chinese?
A. 但是 B. 除了 C. 伴随 D. 因此
()2. The author told the story of her and Mildred.
A. her teacher B. her mother
C. Mildred's mother D. her best friend
()3. Mildred was when she first saw the author's mother.
A. happy B. excited C. nervous D. relaxed
()4. The author and Mildred in the end.
A. became best friends B. hate each other
C. were angry D. never talked again
()5. What's the passage mainly about?
A. Look for help from your mother.
B. Be friendly to others.
C. Smile to everyone.
D. Love never let us down.

1.B 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.D

1. 词义猜测题：根据划线短语所在句“I loved everything about school except for one person: Mildred”，可知作者喜爱学校相关的所有事物，唯独不喜欢Mildred，由此可推断"except for"的中文含义是“除了”。
2. 细节理解题：根据文中“Soon, my mother found something was wrong. I told her the whole story.”，可知作者把自己和Mildred之间发生的事全部告诉了妈妈。
3. 推理判断题：根据文中Mildred第一次见到作者妈妈的反应“Mildred stopped, standing as still as a statue. Her hands and face were bright red”，她站得像雕像一动不动，手和脸都涨得通红，能看出她十分紧张。
4. 细节理解题：根据文中“We walked up the hill each day after school together and pretty soon we became best friends.”，可知最后作者和Mildred成为了最好的朋友。
5. 主旨大意题：文章讲述了妈妈用充满善意和爱的方式化解了作者和Mildred的矛盾，最后两人成为好友的故事，结尾点明主旨“Love never fails”，也就是爱永远不会让我们失望，对应D选项。