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【题目】Two things changed my life: my mother and a white, plastic, daisy bike basket. I would be a different person if my mom hadn’t turned a silly bicycle accessory(配件) into a life lesson I carry with me today.

It was summer and, one day, my mother drove me to the bike shop to get a tire fixed — and there it was in the window. White, shiny, plastic and decorated with daisies, the basket seemed so appealing and I knew I had to have it.

“Mom, please can I get it? I’ll do extra chores for as long as you say. I’ll do anything, but I need that basket. I love that basket. Please, Mom. Please?”

“You know,” she said, gently rubbing my back while we both stared at what I believed was the coolest thing ever, “If you save up, you could buy this yourself.”

“By the time I make enough it’ll be gone!”

“Maybe Roger here could hold it for you,” she smiled at Roger, the bike guy.

“For that long? He can’t hold it for that long, Mom. Someone else will buy it. Please, Mom, please?”

“There might be another choice,” she said. My mother bought the beautiful basket and put it safely out of reach in some hiding place I couldn’t find. Each week I eagerly counted my growing nest egg earned by extra work here and there (washing the car, helping my mother make dinner, delivering milk around the neighborhood). And then, weeks later maybe, I counted, re-counted and jumped for joy. Oh, I made it! I finally had the exact amount we’d agreed upon.

Days later, the unthinkable happened. A neighborhood girl I’d played with appeared with the exact same basket fixed to her shiny, new bike. I rode my bike fast home to tell my mother about this disaster, this horrible turn of events.

And then came the lesson I’ve taken with me through my life: “Honey, your basket is extra-special,” Mom said, gently wiping away my hot tears. “Your basket is special because you paid for it yourself.”

【1】In Paragraph 1, the writer shows a sense of ________.

A. loneliness B. thankfulness

C. helplessness D. cleverness

【2】The writer finally got the basket she desired by ________.

A. working and saving B. crying and begging

C. waiting and sharing D. borrowing and returning

【3】What lesson did the mother want to teach her children?

A. Hard work leads to success.

B. After rain comes fair weather.

C. The fruit of one’s labor tastes sweeter.

D. Understanding and patience bring happiness.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 B

【2】 A

【3】 C

【解析】

本文为一篇记叙文。作者回忆自己母亲对孩子不同寻常的教育方法。通过一个自行车篮子的事情，母亲教会作者什么事情都要自力更生，通过自己的努力得到的东西才是珍贵的。

【1】推理判断题。由第一段 “Two things changed my life: my mother…” 和 “I would be a different person if my mom hadn’t turned…”可知，有两件事情改变了作者的生活，要不是妈妈，他的生活将会是不同的样子。因此他对妈妈持有的态度是感激，故选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据倒数第三段“Each week I eagerly counted my growing nest egg earned by extra work here and there”可知，作者每周都靠加班来挣钱并且积攒下来。故选A。

【3】推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“Your basket is special because you paid for it yourself.”可知，妈妈通过这次事件想告诉作者，通过自己的劳动得到的东西才是珍贵的。选项C The fruit of one’s labor tastes sweeter.劳动的果实尝起来更甜，符合题意。