16．How hard we have all prayed（祈祷） to grow up quickly，and looked forward to the happy days of being a grown-up and enjoying the many interests that a youth should have．?
At last，you have grown up．At least you are no longer a child．They call you"young lady"．You then enjoy the pleasure of being a young lady．You are proud of being a grown-up teenager．People welcome you-this young lady-heartily．You are glad that your prayer has been answered．
But there is always something that troubles you a lot．You say；"Papa and Mama，give me some money please．My pocket money is all gone already．"?
"No"，they say，"your age is a dangerous age．If you have too much money to spend，it won't do you any good．"Then you have to stay at home because you dare not go out with an empty pocket．
Another time you tell your grandma，"Grandma，see，I am a grown-up now．"?
"Good，now，you can sit here and knit （编织） this for me while I go and have a rest．"To show that you are no more a child，you have to sit there the whole afternoon doing the work，which only a grown-up can do．After an hour，you find it hard to do，and give the knitting basket back to your grandma．Your grandma criticizes your work．You hear what she says，"Such a big girl can't do such easy work．"You wish then you were a child again．?
But the fact is，you are growing up，and you can't help it．That's the way it goes!
24．The passage is told aboutC problems．
A．a growing-up boy's
B．an old woman's
C．a teenage girl's
D．a grown-up's
25．How does she know her prayer has been answered？D
A．She is no longer a kid．
B．People begin to call her teenager．
C．She can join women in all kinds of activities．
D．People treat her as a young lady．
26．From what her parents say，we knowA．
A．they still regard her as a child
B．they don't believe she is already a teenager
C．it's dangerous for a girl to spend money
D．they love her more than before
27．Having heard her grandma's criticism（批评），B．
A．she has to lie in bed，doing nothing
B．she wishes she were not growing up
C．she knows she has already worked the whole afternoon
D．she finds it isn't her turn to do knitting．
分析 文章介绍一个热切想要长大的女孩的问题，一心希望长大，却发现在父母眼里孩子孩子，做成人有做成人的烦恼．
解答 24 C 细节理解题． 根据第二段的"then enjoy the pleasure of being a young lady．"可知文章讲的是一个年轻女孩的问题，选C．
25 D推理判断题．根据第二段的At least you are no longer a child．They call you"young lady"可知人们当她是一个年轻的女士，所以她觉得自己的祈祷有效果了，所以选D．
26 A推理判断题．根据第四段…age is a dangerous…If you have too much money to spend，it won't do you any good．可知父母仍然当她是个孩子，所以选A．
27 B 推理判断题．根据倒数第二段的…wish then you were a child again．可知被奶奶批评后，你希望没有长大，所以选B．
点评 本文是一个日常生活类阅读理解，题目涉及多道细节理解题，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．
