江蘇省南京市建鄴區(qū)2019-2021年三年中考二模英語試卷分類匯編：閱讀理解

江蘇省南京市建鄴區(qū)

2019-2021年三年中考二模英語試卷分類匯編

閱讀理解

2021年江蘇省南京市建鄴區(qū)中考英語二模試卷

三、閱讀理解(共15小題;每小題1分，滿分15分)

認(rèn)真閱讀下列材料，從材料后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

He9sallright,mydad.

MydadisntafraidofANYTHING,eventhebigbadwolf.

Hecanjumprightoverthemoon,andwalkonatightrope(withoutfallingoff).

Hecanwrestleagainstgiants,orwinthefather'sraceonsportsday,easily.

He'sallright,mydad.

Mydadcaneatlikeahorse,andhecanswimlikeafish.

Heisasstrongasagorilla,andashappyasahippopotamus.

He*sallright,mydad.

Mydad'sasbigasahorse,andassoftasmyteddy.He'saswiseasanowl,anddaftasa

brush.

He,sallright,mydad

Mydad'sagreatdancer,andabrilliantsinger.

Heisfantasticatfootball,andhemakesmelaugh.Alot.Ilovemydad.Andyouknow

what?

HELOVESME!(Andhealwayswill.)

26.Whatcanthewriter'sfatherdo?

A.Seethingsaswellasanowl.B.Jumphighandswimfast

C.Cleanwallswithbrushes.D.Rideahorseandplayfootball

27.Whyisthesentence"He'sallright,mydad.repeatedfourtimes?

A.ToshowhelovesmegreatlyB.Toshowheisveryhumorous.

C.Totellheisagreatfather.D.Totellheisnotafraidofanything.

28.Wherecanyoumostprobablyfindthematerialabove?

A.Inachildren'sbookB.InanewspaperC.InasciencebookD.Inahistorybook.

“Guesswhat?"Rosiecried.44I'vebeenpickedfbrtheschoolband.Vmgoingtogetan

instrument.Sheflappedanoteathermother.Shedancedaroundthekitchen.46Itsaysthere's

goingtobeameeting.YouandDadneedtogoandhearallaboutit.SodoI!”

Rosie'smumreadthenote.

DearParent,

YourchildRosie,hasbeenchosentoplayaninstrumentinthejuniorband.Ameetingwillbe

heldat7pm.onThursdayinthemusicroomtodiscussthiscommitment.Itisimportantthatall

parentsandchildrenbethere.Pleaseletmeknowifyoucannotattend.

Yourssincerely,

KarenThonuisMusicteacher

“Well,whataboutthat?”saidMum."OurRosiethemusician!Thisisreallygreat.But

MrsThomasisright.Itcertainlywillbeacommitment.”

"What'sacommitment?"Rosieasked.

“It'slikeapromise,“Mumexplained.Ifyougetaninstrumentyouhavetopromisetodo

yourbestandtopractise.Somekidssaythey'llpractisebutthenitallgetstoohardandtheygive

up.，，

“Noproblem,“saidRosie.441won'tgiveup.Iwanttobeinthebandmorethananything.

Whatwouldbedifficultaboutbeingintheband,thoughtRosie.

29.Thepurposeofthemeetingistoletchildrenandparentsknow.

A.whothemusicteacherwillbe

B.whohasbeenpickedfortheband

C.whatthebandmemberswillhavetodo

D.whatprogress-thebandmembershavemade

30.Rosie'snoteisshowninthetext.Thishelpsto.

A.makereadersfeelhappyforRosie

B.knowmoreaboutRosieandtheband

C.tellthereadersomethingRosiedoesn'tknow

D.makethereaderfeelmorepartofRosie'sstory

31.WhydoesRosie'smumsay“Itcertainlywillbeacommitment.v?

A.ToremindRosietoworkhard.

B.TopraiseRosie'sbigsuccess.

C.ToencourageRosietobebrave.

D.TosupportRosie'scleverdecision.

32.Rosiecanbebestdescribedasapersonwhois.

A.modestB.patientC.successfulD.confident

C

I'maprocrastinator（拖延者）.Incollege,Iwassupposedtospendayearonmy90-page

seniorthesis.Ididn'twriteaworduntilthreedaysbeforethedeadline.Finally,Iwrote90pages

over72hours,pullingnotonebuttwoall-nighterstofinishjustbeforethedeadline.Ofcourse,it

wasaverybadthesis.

Ihaveahypothesisthatthebrainsofprocrastinatorsandnon-procrastinatorsareactually

different.BothbrainshaveaRational（理性的）Decision-Makerinthemwhohasusdowhatever

makessensetobedoingrightnow.Buttheprocrastinator^brainalsohasanInstantGratification

（及時(shí)行樂）Monkeywhodoesn'tlikethatplanandonlycaresabouttwothings:easyandfun.

Fortheprocrastinator,itistheMonkeythatactuallytakesthewheel.But,howcantheystart

workingwhenreallyimportantthingshappen?ItturnsouttheprocrastinatoralsohasaPanic

Monster.Heisnotactivemostofthetime,buthesuddenlywakesupanytimeadeadlinegetstoo

close.He'stheonlythingtheInstantGratificationMonkeyisterrifiedof.

SeeingthePanicMonster,theInstantGratificationMonkeygoesupatreeandhides!The

RationalDecision-Makercanthentakethewheelandtheprocrastinatorcanstartworking.

Thisexplainshowtheprocrastinator^systemworks.Butifitworks,whybother?

Well,it'sbecausetherearesituationsinourlivesthatdon'thavedeadlines,likeseeingyour

familyorexercising.Inallofthesenon-deadlinesituations,thePanicMonsterdoesn'tshowup.

Sotheprocrastinator^systemactuallydoesn'tstartwork.Therefore,somethingmustbedone.

33.Accordingtothewriter,whatdoesthebrainsofnon-procrastinatorshave?

A.PanicMonster.B.RationalDecision-Maker.

C.Procrastinator^system.D.InstantGratificationMonkey.

34.Fromthepassage,weknowthatInstantGratificationMonkey.

A.preventsaprocrastinatorfromworking

B.caresaboutthingsthatneedtobedone

C.isonlyscaredofRationalDecisionMaker

D.takeswheelallthetimeforaprocrastinator

35.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they"inParagraph3referto?

A.Procrastinators.B.Monkeys.C.Wheels.D.Importantthings.

36.Whatwilltheauthortalkaboutinthenextpartofthepassage?

A.Advantagesofprocrastination.

B.Waystodealwithprocrastination.

C.Howaprocrastinator^brainworks.

D.Troublethatprocrastinationmaybring.

D

Theveryfastchangesanddevelopmentsintechnologyareregularnewsitems.

Ourchildrenaregrowingupinaworldthatismore-roundedintechnologythan

everbefore.

Childrennowadaysdon'trecognizethetechnologytheirparentsgrewupwith.

Therearevideosandarticlesthatshowchildrentryingtouseoutdatedtechnology.

Itisfunnytowatchthemtrytoworkoutwhat

todowithatelephonethatdoesn'thaveatouchscreen.Alsowatchthevideoaboutchildren

tryingtoworkoutwhattodowithacassettetapeandaWalkman.Theconceptsandmachines

oncefamiliartoparentsarenowveryalientotheirkids.

Whocanrememberwhenblackandwhitetelevisionbecamecolour

television?

Oneparentpostedonsocialmediathatshewaswatchingare-run

ofashowpopularinthe1950swithheryoungson.Heaskedherwhat

waswrongwiththetelevisionbecausetheshowhadbeenfilmedinblackandwhite.Hehadnever

seenanythingontelevisioninblackandwhite.

Televisionchannelsnowbroadcast24hoursaday.Inthepast,televisionhadastartand

finishtime.Afterthelastprogram,thetestpatternappearedonthescreen.Itshowedthatthe

transmitterwasworkingbutthatnoprogramwasbeingbroadcast.Thesepatternswerealsoused

whentherewasaproblemwiththebroadcasting.Canyouimaginewhatchildrenwoulddonowif

theysawthiskindofsymbolonthescreeninfrontofthem?

Toshowchildrenthetechnologythattheirparentsonceused,butwhichchildrendon't

understandisthefocusofthetravellingexhibittheNationalHistoryMuseumhasputtogether.It

featuresitemsthatarenowjustamemoryfortheoldergeneration.Goandseetheexhibitionnow!

37.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"grounded“meaninParagraph1?

1.(v)toconnectanelectricaldevicetotheground

e.g.Thelampsweregroundedbysomewires.

2.(v)tobebasedonsomething

e.g.TheprofessorsideaisgroundedonEinsteinstheory.

3.(v)toteachsomeonethoroughlyinasubject

e.g.Thestudentwasgroundedinhowcomputersworkedbyhisteacher.

4.(v)tobepunishedbyyourparents

e.g.Shewasgroundedbecausesheplayedonlinegamesanddidnotdoherhomework.

A.1.B.2.C.3.D.4.

38.InParagraph3,thechildwatchingtelevisionaskedhismotherthequestionbecause

he.

A.wasveryinterestedintheshowinthepast

B.wouldliketoknowmoreaboutsocialmedia

C.enjoyedwatchingashowpopularinthe1950s

D.hadneverwatchedaTVprograminblackandwhite

39.Thetestpatternwasusedto.

A.testwhetherthetelevisionworksornot

B.broadcasttheprogramusingthetransmitter

C.seeifthere'ssomethingwrongwiththetransmitter

D.showthestarttimeandfinishtimeoftheprograms

40.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Developmentofthetelevision

B.Howtouseoutdatedtechnology

C.Technologykidsdon'tunderstand

D.Newtechnologychangestheworld

答案：

26-30BCACD31-35ADBAB36-40BBDCC

2020年江蘇省南京市建鄴區(qū)中考英語二模試卷

閱讀理解

閱讀下面短文，從各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

SortrubbishinShanghai

IfsnowrequiredthatpeoplelivinginShanghaishouldsortrubbishintofourtypes:recyclable,

hazardous,householdfoodandresidual.

OnJuly1st,2019,Shanghaiintroducedanewrubbishsortingpolicy.Peoplethereneedtoput

differentkindsofrubbishintodifferentbinsaccordingtothestrictrules.Bytheendof2020,

rubbish-sortingsystemswillhavealsobeenbuiltin46majorChinesecities,includingBeijingand

Shenzhen,reportedPeoplesDaily.

Hazardousrubbish,

alsocalledharmful

Recyclablerubbishrubbish,includes

includespaper,lamps,batteries,

books,boxes,nailpolish（指

newspapersand甲汕）andotherthings

RECYCLABLE

glassbottles.HAZARDOUSwithharmful

chemicals.

Householdfood

Residualrubbish,also

rubbish,alsocalled

calleddrywaste,is

wetrubbish,1

anythingyoucannot

usuallycomesfrom

Z\1putintotheotherthree

thekitchen,suchas

FLbins.Itincludespens,

food,vegetables,

HOUSEHOLDFOOD

RESIDUALtoiletpaper,tape,hair

flowers,leavesand

andtowels（毛巾）.

eggshells.

26.Bytheendof2020,howmanycitiesinChinawillbuildrubbish-sortingsystems?

A.45.B.46.C.47.D.48.

27.WhereshouldyouputthetoiletpaperifyouareinShanghai?

A.Intorecyclablerubbishbin.B.Intohazardousrubbishbin.

C.Intohouseholdfoodrubbishbin.D.Intoresidualrubbishbin.

答案:

26.C27.D

AfterreleasingashortvideoonApril27thaboutplantingandcookingpeas,Chinesefood

bloggerLiZiqiwitnessedherfollowersonYouTubegobeyond10million.

ThisputsLi,whoisfamousforshortvideosrecordinghertraditionallifestyleinChina's

countryside,amongthelistofthemostpopularChinese-languagecontentcreatorsontheInternet.

Shewassurprisedbyhowforeignnetizenswereattractedbyherworks.

“WhatIpresentisjustalifestyleI'velongfollowedandenjoyed,“shesaid."Maybeit'salso

whatmanyotherpeoplehavevalued.^^

Li'sYouTubevideoscenteronherlifewithhergrandmotherintheruralpartsofSichuan

Province.Inthevideos,Li,oftendressedinbeautifultraditionalclothes,risesatsunrise,restsatset,

plantsseedsandharvestsflowers,cooksChinesedishesandmakesbamboofurniture.

Unlikemanyotherfoodbloggers,Li'svideossetChina'scountrysideasthestageandstart

withhowthefoodsareplantedandharvestedinthefarm.Sherarelyspeaksintheprocess.

Li'soverseasfollowershavepraisedhervideosfbrshowingtheamazingpictures,simpleand

elegantsideofChina'srurallife.

“Inthecountryside,plantingflowers,vegetablesandtreesisnotdifficult.Therearedifficult

partsofrurallifeofcourse,butIdidn'tputtheminmyvideos/5thebloggersaid."Mostpeople

todayarefacinghugestressinworkandlife,soIhopetheycanfeelrelaxedwhenwatchingmy

videos.^^

28.OnApril27th,LiZiqiputhershortvideoabouthowtoontheInternet.

A.plantandcookpeasB.dressinnicetraditionalclothes

C.makebamboofurnitureD.plantseedsandharvestflowers

29.Liisdifferentfromotherfoodbloggersbecause.

A.shegetslotsofhelpfromhergrandmother

B.shebeginswithharvestingfoodinthefarm

C.hervoiceattractsnetizensaroundtheworld

D.hervideosareallfilmedinthecountryside

30.Li'sshortvideosshowtheviewersalifestyle.

A.stressfulB.difficultC.hard-workingD.relaxing

答案：

28.A29.B30.D

C

IwasatadinnerinLondongiveninhonorofoneofthemostcelebratedEnglishmilitarymen

ofhistime,GeneralScoresby.IcannotdescribemyexcitementwhenIsawthisgreatandfamous

man.Therehesat,themanhimself,inperson,allcoveredwithmedals.Icouldnottakemyeyesoff

him.

Nexttomesataman,whowasanoldfriendofmine.Duringthefirsthalfofhislifehewasa

teacherinthemilitaryschoolatWoolwich.Therewasastrangelookinhiseyesasheleanedtoward

meandwhispered—46Privately-heisacompletefool."Hemeant,ofcourse,theheroofourdinner.

Thiscameasashocktome.Ilookedhardatmyfriend.ButIwassureoftwothingsaboutmy

friend.Healwaysspokethetruth.And,hisjudgmentofmenwasgood.Therefore,Iwantedtofind

outmoreaboutourheroassoonasIcould.

Thesearehisexactwords:

Aboutfortyyearsago,IwasateacherinthemilitaryschoolatWoolwich,whenyoung

Scoresbywasgivenhisfirstexamination.Ifeltextremelysorryforhim.Everybodyansweredthe

questionswell,intelligently,whilehe—why,dearme-hedidnotknowanything.Well,allthrough

hisstudies,Istoodbyhim,withthefeelingamotherhasforadisabledchild.Then,theCrimeanWar

brokeout.Hejoinedthearmy.IsaidtomyselfthatImustgowithhimandprotectthenationand

himasfarasIcould.So,Ijoinedupwithhim.Andawaywewenttothefield.

Thebattlegrewhotter.Onemistakenowwouldbringtotaldisaster.AndwhatdidScoresbydo

thistime—hejustmistookhislefthandforhisrighthand...thatwasall.Anordercameforhimto

fallbackandsupportourright.Instead,hemovedforwardandwentoverthehilltotheleft.And

whatdidwefind?AlargeandunknownRussianarmywaiting!Andwhathappened-those

surprisedRussiansthoughtitmustbethewholeBritisharmy.Theyturnedtail,awaytheywentover

thehillanddownintothefieldinwilddisorder,andweafterthem.Innotime,therewasthegreatest

turnaroundyoueversaw.Weturneddefeatintoasweepingandshiningvictory.

Scoresbybecamefamousthatdayasagreatmilitaryleader-honoredthroughouttheworld.

Thathonorwillneverdisappearwhilehistorybookslast.

31.Atfirst,thewriterGeneralScoresbyalot.

A.dislikedB.admiredC.helpedD.taught

32.Thewriterfeltwhenhisfriendwhisperedsomethingtohim.

A.proudB.guiltyC.excitedD.

surprised

33.YoungScoresbydidathisschoolworkinhisclass.

A.theworstB.wellC.commonlyD.thebest

34.HowdidtheBritisharmyturndefeatintoasweepingandshiningvictory?

A.Theweatherwastoohotthen.

B.ThewholeBritisharmycame.

C.TheRussiansmistookthemforthewholearmy.

D.TheRussianscouldnottelltherightandtheleft.

35.Fromthestory,wecanlearnthatScoresbyisamanfullof.

A.clevernessB.honestyC.kindnessD.luck

答案:

31.B32.D33.A34.C35.D

D

Peoplehavemanydifferentwaystorelaxduringbreaktimeatworkorschool.Smartphones

areprobablythenumberonechoiceforaquickmentalvacation.Althoughitmightseemlikeagood

time,lookingatyourcellphonemayharmyourmentalpower,accordingtoarecentpsychological

studyfromRutgersUniversityintheUnitedStates.

Forthestudy,morethan400studentswereaskedtofinishasetof20wordpuzzles.Halfway

throughthetask,thestudentsweredividedintothreegroups.Grouponewasallowedtotakeabreak

andusecellphonestobuythingsonline.Grouptwowasaskedtohavearestandbuythingsusinga

computer.Thelastgroupdidn'ttakeanybreakatall.

Interestingly,thegroupthatusedtheircellphonesduringthebreakwentbacktoworkfeeling

themosttiredanddidnotwanttocontinue.Theyalsohadthehardesttimesolvingtheremaining

wordpuzzles.Thecellphonegrouptook19percentlongertofinishtherestofthetask,andsolved

22percentfewerproblemsthanthoseintheotherbreakconditionscombined.

TerriKurtzberg,co-authorofthestudy,explainedthattheyassumedlookingatcellphones

duringabreakwouldbenodifferentfromanyotherbreak-一butinstead,thephonemayincrease

levelsofdistractionthatmakeitdifficulttopayattentiontoworktasks.

"Cellphonesmayhavethiseffectbecauseevenjustseeingyourphoneremindyouofchecking

messages,connectingwithpeopleandmore,inwaysthataredifferentfromhowweuseother

screenslikecomputers,andlaptops/5KurtzbergtoldScienceDaily.

So,duringyournextbreak,tryputtingyoursmartphoneaway.Gooutforawalk,gettoknow

yourclassmatesoreventakealittlesleep.Youmaybesurprisedbytheresults!

36.Thestudyshowsthatusingcellphonesduringbreakscould.

A.helppeoplerelaxduringaquickmentalvacation

B.reduceone'sabilitytosolveproblems

C.makepeoplemoreactiveatwork

D.bebeneficialbothphysicallyandmentally

37.Whichgroupfeltthemosttiredwhentheywentbacktoworkafterthebreak?

A.Groupone.B.Grouptwo.

C.GroupthreeD.Notmentioned

38.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedworddistractioninparagraph4?

A.toomuchworkforsomepeopletodo.

B.Alongwayforyoungpeopletogo.

C.somethingthatturnyourattentionaway.

D.Anunhappyexperienceforyoutoshare.

39.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestpeopledoduringbreaktime?

A.Turnofftheircellphones.

B.Keeptheircellphonesoutofsight.

C.Keeptheircellphonesfacedown.

D.Replacecellphoneswithlaptops.

40.Howdoestheauthorshowpeoplethebadinfluenceofusingcellphonesduringthebreak?

A.Bygivingsuggestionstopeopleatschoolorwork.

B.Byexplainingthewordsoftheprofessors.

C.Bytellinghisownexperience.

D.Byintroducingtheexperimentandshowingtheresult.

答案：

36.B37.A38.C39.B40.D

江蘇省南京市建鄴區(qū)2019屆中考二模英語試題

閱讀理解

閱讀下列材料，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C、D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上

將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

A

MajorRivers

Ariverisnaturallyflowingwaterwhichslowsbetweentwowatersources

Amazon,SouthAmerica4,345mi(6,992km)Nile,Africa4,258mi(6,853km)

ChangJiang(Yangtze),Asia3,915mi(6,300km)

Mississippi/Missouri,NorthAmerica3,710mi

(5,970km)

MajorDeserts

Desertsarelandsthataregenerallycoveredwithsand.

Sahara,NorthAfrica3,552,140sqmi

(9,200,000sqkm)

Arabian,MiddleEast899,618sqmi

(2,330,000sqkm)

Kalahari,SouthernAfrica359,075sqmi

(930,000sqkm)

Syrian,Syria,Jordan,Iraq200,000sqmi

(500,000sqkm)

Mountains

Mountainsareformedbytheeruptionofvolcanoes,whichthemselveswereformedbythe

movementoftectonicplates(地殼板塊).

MountEverest29,035ft(8,850m)Nepal/ChinaQogir(K2)28,250ft(8,611m)Pakistan

Kangchenjunga28,169ft(8,586m)NepalLhotse27,920ft(8,501m)Nepal

Note:Thedormant(休眠的)volcanoMaunaKea(ontheBigIslandofHawaii)couldbe

consideredthetallestmountainintheworld.IfyoumeasureitfromitsbaseintheHawaiian

Trough(3,300fathomsdeep)toitssummitof13,796feet,itreachesaheightof33,476feet.

26.Accordingtotheinformationintheboxes,wecanlearnallthefactsEXCEPT_.

A.ThesecondlongestriverisinAfrica.B.ThebiggestdesertisinAfrica.

C.MountEverestisonlylocatedinNepal.D.KalahariDesertisnotasbigas

ArabianDesert.

27.Accordingtothepassage,whatdoyouknowaboutthemountains?

A.K2inPakistanisthefourthtallestmountainintheworld.

B.MaunaKeainHawaiiisanactivevolcano.

C.MaunaKeaishigherthanMountEverestifitismeasuredfromitsbase.

D.Themovementoftectonicplateshasnothingtodowiththeformingofvolcanoes.

28.Whereisthearticleprobablyseen?

A.AhistorybookB.Atourguidebook

C.AnovelD.Awebsitelistinggeographyfacts

答案：

26.C27.C28.D

I'vebeenthinkingaboutyouandme

Andhowourfriendshipcametobe

HowlongagoIhopedthatwe

CouldbeForeverFriends

AndhowIlookbackonthesedays

Andsmileatallthelittleways

Wemadethehardtimesseemokay

LiketrueForeverFriends

Attimeswe'dlaughsohardandthen

We'dcatchoutbreathandstartagain

Cause'havingfiincomeseasywhen

You'rewithForeverFriends

Togetherwe'vesharedwonderfulsights

Likesoftspringdaysandstarlight

Whenalltheworldseemsstillandright

WithmyForeverFriend

Andonthosedayswhenrainwouldfall

Andlifewasnotmuchfunatall

Youwerealwaystheretotakemycall

AtrueForeverFriend

Life'swanderingroadsmaytakeusfar

Butifwe'reapartleteachbrightstar

Remindushowblessedweare

TobeForeverFriends

Andwhenthestarsshinedownwe'Hsee

Perhapsbyfateordestiny

Afriendshipthatwasmeanttobe

YouandMe

ForeverFriends

29.Whatisthispoemmainlyabout?

A.Family.B.Hope.C.Friendship.D.Dream.

30.Whichofthefollowingwordisthemostsuitableonetobeintheblank?

A.evening.B.kites.C.flights.D.nights.

31.Accordingtothewriter,truefriends_.

A.alwayssupporteachother.B.willneverbeapart.

C.havedifficultyhavingfun.D.won'tmeethardtimes.

答案：

29.C30.D31.A

Nightafternight,shecametomakemecomfortableinbed,evenlongaftermychildhoodyears.

Followingherdailyhabit,she'dbenddownandpushmylonghairoutoftheway,thenkissmy

forehead（額頭）.

Idon'trememberwhenitfirststartedannoying（使人t齒怒的）me——herhandspushingmyhair

thatway.Butitdidannoyme,fortheyfeltrough（粗糙的）againstmyyoungskin.Finally,onenight,

Ishoutedoutather,"Don'tdothatanymore-yourhandsaretoorough!"Shedidn'tsayanythingin

reply.Butneveragaindidmymothercloseoutmydaywiththatexpressionofherlove.

Timeaftertime,withthepassingyears,mythoughtsreturnedtothatnight.BythenImissed

mymother'shands,missedhergoodnightkissonmyforehead.Sometimesitseemedveryclose,

sometimesfaraway.Butalwaysitexisted,inthebackofmymind.

Well,theyearshavepassed,andI'mnotalittlegirlanymore.Momisinhermid-seventies,and

thosehandsIoncethoughttobesorougharestilldoingthingsformeandmyfamily.She'sbeenour

doctor,reachingforthemedicinetocalmayounggirfsstomachorhelpwiththeboy'sinjuredknee.

Shecooksthebestfriedchickenintheworld...washesbluejeansmorecarefullythanIcan...

Now,myownchildrenaregrownandgone.MomnolongerhasDad,andonspecialdays,I

spendthenightwithher.SoitwaslateonThanksgivingEve,asIsleptinthebedroomofmyyouth,

ahandrunacrossmyfacetobrushthehairfrommyforehead.Thenakiss,eversogently,touched

mybrow.

Inmymemory,forthethousandthtime,Irememberedthenightmyyoungvoicecomplained,

"Don'tdothatanymore—yourhandsaretoorough!"CatchingMom'shandinhand,Icriedouthow

sorryIwasforthatnight.Ithoughtshe*dremember,asIdid.ButMomdidn'tknowwhatIwas

talkingabout.Shehadforgotten—andforgiven（原諒）一longago.

Thatnight,Ifellasleepwithanewunderstandingformygentlemotherandhercaringhands.

AndtheguiltthatIhadcarriedaroundforsolongwasnowheretobefound.

32.Whatannoyedmethatnight?

AMymother'sroughhandsB.Mymother'sreply

C.Mymother'skissD.Mymother'sexpressionoflove

33.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat—.

A.Inevermissedmymother'sgoodnightkiss.

B.Ihadcarriedtheguiltformanyyearsuntilmymotherkissedmeagain.

CMymotheralwaysrememberswhatIsaidthatnight.

D.Myfatherisstillaliveandliveswithmymom..

34.Mymotherdoesthesethingsformeandmyfamilyexcept

A.CookingmealsB.Washingclothes

C.Takingcareofthechildr