8．The day I became a mom was not the day my daughter was born，but seven years later．Up until that day，I had been too busy trying to survive my abusive marriage．I had spent all my energy trying to run a"perfect"home that would pass inspection each evening，and I didn't see that my baby girl had become a child．I'd tried endlessly to please someone who could never be pleased and suddenly realized that the years had slipped by and could never be recaptured（重现）．
Oh，I had done the normal"motherly"things，like making sure my daughter got to ballet and tap and gym lessons．I went to all of her recitals and school concerts，parent-teacher conferences and open houses-alone．I ran interference during my husband's anger when something was spilled at the dinner table，telling her，"It will be okay，Honey．Daddy's not really mad at you．"I did all I could to protect her from hearing the awful shouting after he returned from a night of drinking．Finally I did the best thing I could do for my daughter and myself：I removed us from the home that wasn't really a home at all．
That day I became a mom was the day my daughter and I were sitting in our new home having a calm，quiet dinner just as I had always wanted for her．We were talking about what she had done in school and suddenly her little hand knocked over the full glass of chocolate milk by her plate．As I watched the white tablecloth and freshly painted white wall become dark brown，I looked at her small face．It was filled with fear，knowing what the outcome of the event would have meant only a week before in her father's presence．When I saw that look on her face and looked at the chocolate milk running down the wall，I simply started laughing．I am sure she thought I was crazy，but then she must have realized that I was thinking，"It's a good thing your father isn't here!"She started laughing with me，and we laughed until we cried．They were tears of joy and peace and were the first of many tears that we cried together．That was the day we knew that we were going to be okay．
Whenever either of us spills something，even now，seventeen years later，she says，"Remember the day I spilled the chocolate milk？I knew that day that you had done the right thing for us，and I will never forget it．"
That was the day I really became a mom．I discovered that being a mom isn't only going to ballet，and tap and gym recitals，and attending every school concert and open house．It isn't keeping a spotless house and preparing perfect meals．It certainly isn't pretending things are normal when they are not．For me，being a mom started when I could laugh over spilled milk．
29．According to the writer，C is not the normal"motherly"things．
A．signing up kids for ballet and gym lessons
B．attending parent-teacher conferences
C．protecting kids when they are scolded by the father
D．going to kids'school concerts and open houses
30．The underlined phrase"ran interference"can best be replaced byB．
A．pardoned her B．covered her C．pleased her D．informed her
31．It can be inferred from the passage thatA
A．mum and daughter had led a miserable life before moving out
B．being a mum is not pretending things are normal when they are not
C．the daughter spilled the chocolate milk deliberately in the new home
D．mum and daughter laughed together at the funny paints on the wall
32．According to the passage，when did the writer become a real mom？
C
A．The day she gave birth to her daughter
B．The day she lost contact with her husband
C．The day she created a relaxing family atmosphere
D．The day she laughed at the spilled chocolate milk．
分析 本文属于记叙文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们介绍作者一直做着一般的妈妈该做的事情，但是真正成为妈妈是在遭受丈夫的辱骂和虐待7年后，终于下决心离开丈夫，和女儿过着放松的生活，这时作者觉得自己像个真正的妈妈．
解答 29．C．细节理解题．根据文章第二段中的"I had done the normal‘motherly'things，like making sure my daughter got to ballet and tap and gym lessons．I went to all of her recitals and school concerts，parent-teacher conferences and open houses"可知，让孩子上芭蕾体操课，参加学校音乐会，家长会等，都是所谓的normal"motherly"things，故用排除法可知，故选C．
30．B．词义猜测题．根据文章第二段"I ran interference during my husband's anger when something was spilled at the dinner table，telling her，‘It will be okay，Honey．Daddy's not really mad at you．'"可知，当孩子把东西洒在餐桌上，丈夫大发雷霆的时候，作者会从中调解，告诉孩子："没关系，孩子，你的爸爸并不是真正在生气"．cover sb．意为"保护某人，庇护某人"；故选B．
31．A．推理判断题．根据文章第二段中的"Finally I did the best thing I could do for my daughter and myself：I removed us from the home that wasn't really a home at all"可知，作者认为和丈夫离婚，搬到新家对于自己和女儿来说都是一件好事，由此可以推知，在此之前，作者和女儿过着非常不好的生活．故选A．
32．C．细节理解题．根据文章第三段中的"That day I became a mom was the day my daughter and I were sitting in our new home having a calm，quiet dinner just as I had always wanted for her"以及最后一段中的"being a mom started when I could laugh over spilled milk"可知，当作者和丈夫离婚，带着女儿搬到新家，作者和女儿在新的环境里，心情平静愉悦，这是作者作为一个母亲真正的开始．故选C．
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
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