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One evening last summer, when I asked my 14-year-old son, Jack, to help with dinner, his question shocked me. “What is a colander(滤锅)?” he asked.
Nobody else could cook for the family except me! But that night, as I explained that a colander was the thing with holes in it, I knew what else I should teach Jack. As a mother, while I cared about my son's grades and character, I always forgot that I should also raise someone's future roommate, boyfriend, husband, or father. I just raised a boy who would always ask his mother, “What's for dinner?” So I came up with a plan: I would open a housework course for Jack. I was glad to find that he didn't say no.
For two hours, three days a week, Jack was all mine. One day, as his tomato sauce reduced on the stove, he washed and seasoned a chicken for roasting. Then he rolled out the piecrust(馅饼皮) and filled it with apples, all while listening to my explanation of the importance of preheating an oven. I knew that he would like to play basketball, but he had to mend socks with his mother—he tried to stop the sewing lessons, but I refused him.
“I appreciate what you do as a mum,” he told me one day.
Now, not only can he make his own dinner, but also he can make a big meal for his family. That's what I call a man. I'm glad that I prepared a great gift for my future daughter-in-law(儿媳妇).
26. Why was the writer shocked at her son's question?
A. Because he disagreed to help with dinner.
B. Because he was ready to help.
C. Because he didn't even know what a colander was.
D. Because he was so lazy.
27. What did the writer realize that she should do that night?
A. She realized that she should care more about her son's grades.
B. She realized that she should build up her son's healthy characters.
C. She realized that she should do something for her son's future life.
D. She realized that she should not make her son do so much homework.
28. After learning to do housework, Jack
A. did all the housework for his family
B. understood why his mum made him do that
C. could do better in his study
D. never made big meals for his mum
29. What does the underlined phrase “a great gift” in the last paragraph refer to?
A. A good meal.
B. An expensive colander.
C. A lovely baby.
D. A perfect husband.
30. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. A Hard Course
B. The Importance of Cooking
C. A Mum's Role
D. Housework Makes a Man
Nobody else could cook for the family except me! But that night, as I explained that a colander was the thing with holes in it, I knew what else I should teach Jack. As a mother, while I cared about my son's grades and character, I always forgot that I should also raise someone's future roommate, boyfriend, husband, or father. I just raised a boy who would always ask his mother, “What's for dinner?” So I came up with a plan: I would open a housework course for Jack. I was glad to find that he didn't say no.
For two hours, three days a week, Jack was all mine. One day, as his tomato sauce reduced on the stove, he washed and seasoned a chicken for roasting. Then he rolled out the piecrust(馅饼皮) and filled it with apples, all while listening to my explanation of the importance of preheating an oven. I knew that he would like to play basketball, but he had to mend socks with his mother—he tried to stop the sewing lessons, but I refused him.
“I appreciate what you do as a mum,” he told me one day.
Now, not only can he make his own dinner, but also he can make a big meal for his family. That's what I call a man. I'm glad that I prepared a great gift for my future daughter-in-law(儿媳妇).
26. Why was the writer shocked at her son's question?
A. Because he disagreed to help with dinner.
B. Because he was ready to help.
C. Because he didn't even know what a colander was.
D. Because he was so lazy.
27. What did the writer realize that she should do that night?
A. She realized that she should care more about her son's grades.
B. She realized that she should build up her son's healthy characters.
C. She realized that she should do something for her son's future life.
D. She realized that she should not make her son do so much homework.
28. After learning to do housework, Jack
B
.A. did all the housework for his family
B. understood why his mum made him do that
C. could do better in his study
D. never made big meals for his mum
29. What does the underlined phrase “a great gift” in the last paragraph refer to?
A. A good meal.
B. An expensive colander.
C. A lovely baby.
D. A perfect husband.
30. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. A Hard Course
B. The Importance of Cooking
C. A Mum's Role
D. Housework Makes a Man
答案
26. C 27. C 28. B 29. D 30. D
解析
【分析】
做这篇英语阅读理解的思路：1. 通读全文，把握主旨：本文讲述一位母亲发现14岁的儿子不知道滤锅是什么，震惊后意识到要教儿子未来生活所需的技能，于是开设家务课，最终儿子学会做家务并理解母亲的用意，成长为能照顾他人的男子汉。2. 逐题解题：针对细节题定位原文对应段落找答案；针对主旨题梳理全文核心；针对词义猜测题结合上下文推断含义。
【解析】
26. 细节理解题：根据第一段儿子的问题“What is a colander(滤锅)?”，可知母亲震惊是因为儿子连滤锅都不知道，故选C。
27. 细节理解题：根据第二段母亲的感悟“while I cared about my son's grades and character, I always forgot that I should also raise someone's future roommate, boyfriend, husband, or father”，可知母亲意识到要为儿子未来的生活做准备，故选C。
28. 细节理解题：根据第四段儿子的话“I appreciate what you do as a mum”，可知儿子理解了母亲让他做家务的用意，故选B。
29. 词义猜测题：根据最后一段“a great gift for my future daughter-in-law”及前文儿子学会做家务、能照顾家人的内容，可知这份礼物指的是能成为完美丈夫的儿子，故选D。
30. 主旨大意题：全文围绕母亲教儿子做家务，让他成长为有生活能力的男子汉展开，核心是家务造就男子汉，故选D。
【答案】
26. C 27. C 28. B 29. D 30. D
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题、主旨大意题
【点评】
本文是贴近生活的记叙文，题目侧重考查学生对细节的定位、主旨的把握和词义的推断能力，难度适中，适合初中阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.6
做这篇英语阅读理解的思路：1. 通读全文，把握主旨：本文讲述一位母亲发现14岁的儿子不知道滤锅是什么，震惊后意识到要教儿子未来生活所需的技能，于是开设家务课，最终儿子学会做家务并理解母亲的用意，成长为能照顾他人的男子汉。2. 逐题解题：针对细节题定位原文对应段落找答案；针对主旨题梳理全文核心；针对词义猜测题结合上下文推断含义。
【解析】
26. 细节理解题：根据第一段儿子的问题“What is a colander(滤锅)?”，可知母亲震惊是因为儿子连滤锅都不知道，故选C。
27. 细节理解题：根据第二段母亲的感悟“while I cared about my son's grades and character, I always forgot that I should also raise someone's future roommate, boyfriend, husband, or father”，可知母亲意识到要为儿子未来的生活做准备，故选C。
28. 细节理解题：根据第四段儿子的话“I appreciate what you do as a mum”，可知儿子理解了母亲让他做家务的用意，故选B。
29. 词义猜测题：根据最后一段“a great gift for my future daughter-in-law”及前文儿子学会做家务、能照顾家人的内容，可知这份礼物指的是能成为完美丈夫的儿子，故选D。
30. 主旨大意题：全文围绕母亲教儿子做家务，让他成长为有生活能力的男子汉展开，核心是家务造就男子汉，故选D。
【答案】
26. C 27. C 28. B 29. D 30. D
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题、主旨大意题
【点评】
本文是贴近生活的记叙文，题目侧重考查学生对细节的定位、主旨的把握和词义的推断能力，难度适中，适合初中阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.6
