9．One night，when I was eight，my mother gently asked me a question I would never forget．"Cindy，my company wants to promote （升职） me but needs me to work in Brazil．This is like your teacher telling you that you've done well and allowing you to skip （跳） a grade，but you'll have to leave your friends．Would you say yes to your teacher？"She gave me a hug and asked me to think about it．I was lost in thought．The question kept me wondering for the rest of the night．I had said"yes"but for the first time，I realized the difficult decisions adults had to make．
For almost four years，my mother would call us from Brazil every day．Every evening I'd eagerly wait for the phone to ring and then tell her everything happened during the day．A phone call，however，could never take her place and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times．
During my fourth-grade Christmas break，we flew to Rio to visit her．Looking at her large empty apartment， It was then I started to understand the difficult choices she had to make．She needed to think about both family and work．Faced with difficult decisions，she used to tell me，you wouldn't know whether you make the right choice，but you could always make the best out of the situation，with a positive attitude．
Back home，I reminded myself that what my mother could do，I could，too．If she managed to live in Rio all by herself，I，too，could learn to be independent．I learn how to take care of myself and set high but achievable goals．
My mother is now back with us．But I will never forget what the experience has really taught me．I've learned a lot because of this separation．There are lots of difficult decisions that we have to face in our life．We need to have a positive attitude no matter what happens．
34．It wasB for the writer to say"yes"to her mother's decision．
A．excited
B．difficult
C．unusual
D．happy
35．What's the main idea of the second paragraph？A
A．The writer missed her mother a lot and felt lonely．
B．The writer's mother called her daughter every evening．
C．The writer's mother stayed in Brazil for several years．
D．The writer liked to tell her mother everything happened．
36．Which of the following sentence can be put in the blank in paragraph 3？D
A．I thought my mother might regret her decision．
B．I thought my mother might leave Brazil with us．
C．I realized my mother behaved well in her company．
D．I realized how lonely my mother was in Brazil herself．
37．It can be learned from the passage that the writerC．
A．wanted to go abroad alone like her mother
B．found it hard to make any decision
C．learnt a lot from the unforgettable experience
D．achieved all the high goals in her life．
分析 通过我在小时候与妈妈分开的一段经历，懂得做决定的艰难，理解了妈妈工作的辛苦，学会了自立自强，磨难分离有时会让人坚强．那要看我们用一种怎样的心态来对待了．如果我们学会用积极、乐观感恩的心来面对的话，那就说明我们真得长大了．
解答 答案：34．B 细节理解题．根据第一段最后一段句子I had said"yes"but for the first time，I realized the difficult decisions adults had to make．但是这是我第一次说是的，我意识到这个艰难决定是成人必须做出的．可知作者对妈妈的决定说"是"是非常困难的．故选B．
35．A 细节归纳题．根据第二段内容及其最后一句A phone call，however，could never take her place and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times．但是打电话却永远无法代替她，有时也难免会感到寂寞．可知第二段主要说作者想念自己的母亲，感到孤独．故选A．
36．D 细节推理题．根据前句Looking at her large empty apartment，看着她空荡的公寓，可知作者的母亲住的地方很空荡，就像作者自己一样很孤独的感觉，结合选项，所以后文应是说我意识到我母亲在巴西是多么孤独．故选D．
37．C 细节理解题．根据最后一段句子But I will never forget what the experience has really taught me．I've learned a lot because of this separation．There are lots of difficult decisions that we have to face in our life．We need to have a positive attitude no matter what happens．但我永远不会忘记这段经历给我带来的教训，因为这种分离我学会了很多东西，在我们的生活中我们必须面对很多困难的决定，无论发生什么我们必须需要有一个积极的态度．可知作者从这次难忘的经历中学到了很多．故选C．
点评 在通读全文的基础上，根据全文大意，展开逻辑思维，瞻前顾后，认真观察选项，仔细推敲，确定最佳答案．
