Welcome Unit Section Ⅳ Reading for Writing-【精讲精练】2023-2024学年高中英语必修第一册人教版（课时作业）

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

I had the meanest mother in the whole world.While other kids ate candy for breakfast，I had to have porridge，eggs or toast.When others had Coke and candy for lunch，I had to eat a sandwich.But at least I wasn't alone when I was sad.My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did.

My mother preferred to know where we were at all times.She had to know who our friends were and where we were going.We had to clean clothes and take a bath every day.The other kids got to wear the same clothes for days.We could not lie in bed “sick” in order to miss school.

The worst is yet to come.We had to be in bed by nine each night and get up at eight the next morning.We couldn't sleep till noon like our friends.So while they slept，my mother was brave to break the Child Labour Laws.She made us work.We had to wash dishes，make beds，and learn to cook and all kinds of things at home.I believe she lay awake thinking up all things for us to do.

My mother was a complete failure as a mother.Two of her children received higher education.None of us have ever been taken away by the police or divorced (离婚)．She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults.I am now trying to raise my three children this way.I am filled with pride when my children call me “mean”．Why？Because now I'm grateful to have the meanest mother in the world.

[语篇解读]　记叙文　本文主要讲了作者的妈妈对他们很严格，包括不让他们吃糖，要求他们按时睡觉，让他们刷碗等。虽然作者小时候很讨厌妈妈，但是当作者长大后才明白，妈妈这样做是为了让他们变得更优秀，作者因此很感激妈妈。

1．Why couldn't the author eat candy for breakfast?

A．Her mother couldn't afford (买得起) candy.

B．She preferred porridge，eggs or toast to candy.

C．Her mother thought it not good to eat candy for breakfast.

D．Her mother had to give candy to the author's sister and two brothers.

解析：选C　推理判断题。通读全文，根据对文章的整体理解可知，作者的妈妈对他们很严格，早上不准他们吃糖是因为她认为糖果对身体不好。

2．Why did the author's mother make her children work?

A．She had trouble falling into sleep.

B．She had no time to do the housework.

C．She was teaching her children to live by themselves.

D．She couldn't keep such a big family without her children's help.

解析：选C　推理判断题。通读全文，根据对文章的整体理解可知，作者的妈妈让他们做家务是想让他们学会自理。

3．What can we infer from the text?

A．The author is strict with her children.

B．The author is not happy to have such a mean mother.

C．The author's mother broke the Child Labour Laws to make money.

D．The author's mother failed to educate her children to be honest.

解析：选A　推理判断题。根据最后一段“I am now trying to raise my three children this way.”可知，作者也是用妈妈教育他们的方法教育自己的孩子，所以可以推断出作者对自己的孩子很严格。

4．What can we learn from the text?

A．The author dislikes her mother.

B．The author is very grateful to her mother.

C．The author is polite to her mother.

D．The author is tired of her mother.

解析：选B　细节理解题。根据文中最后一段“I am filled with pride when my children call me ‘mean’．Why？Because now I'm grateful to have the meanest mother in the world.”可知，作者很感激她的妈妈。

B

The night before the first day of school is usually an exciting and sleepless one for me.This virtual(虚拟的) school year，however，didn't give me that same feeling.In my mind，I couldn't communicate with my classmates，and I couldn't have conversations with my favorite teachers.So I went to bed，filled with more curiosity and uncertainty than anything else.

I woke up the next day at 9 a．m.，as my first class that day didn't start until 10 a．m.I sat at my desk waiting for my first online class of the day: AP Statistics.The class could only be described as two things: awkward and a bit boring.Awkward because of the lasting silence that often fell over us，as most of the students，myself included，refused to discuss their summers，and boring because I had to look at a screen instead of truly communicating with my teacher.

I would have preferred sitting in a classroom wearing my picked first­day clothes，but，I didn't say anything.I knew it was much safer for us to learn from home.

Once the class ended，my one­hour lunch block began.My virtual lunch was at 11：20 a．m.

My next two classes flew by.They had the same awkwardness and boredom，with different levels of enjoyability based on the subject and teacher.

At the end of the day，I felt strange，and like I hadn't done anything at all or even actually gone to school.I never felt like I hadn't done anything with myself that day before.I didn't even feel like a student on a “pursuit (追求) of knowledge.” I just felt like I was watching something on my computer screen.

It wasn't my favorite thing in the world，but，it's the new normal (常态)，and my classmates and I will have to get used to it.

[语篇解读]　记叙文　作者记录了开学第一天自己远程学习的情况。

5．How did the writer feel the night before the first day of school?

A．He was too excited to fall asleep.

B．He couldn't wait to meet his classmates.

C．He was unsure about what would happen.

D．He was looking forward to online learning.

解析：选C　推理判断题。根据第一段内容，尤其是“So I went to bed，filled with more curiosity and uncertainty than anything else.”可知，开学前一晚，作者并不像以往那样兴奋，因为他们需要进行线上学习。作者对线上学习这一学习方式充满了好奇和不确定性。

6．Why did the writer feel bored in AP Statistics class?

A．He couldn't have real communication with the teacher.

B．He couldn't understand what the teacher said.

C．He felt the unhappiness of his classmates.

D．He thought the class was valueless.

解析：选A　细节理解题。根据第二段中的“and boring because I had...with my teacher”可知，作者认为无聊的原因是只能看着屏幕，无法真正地和老师进行沟通。

7．What can we say about the writer at the end of the day?

A．He had got used to the new school life.

B．He preferred to have a class online.

C．He hated to do much homework.

D．He felt empty in his heart.

解析：选D　推理判断题。根据倒数第二段可知，作者经历一天的学习之后，觉得自己仿佛什么都没做，只是一直盯着电脑屏幕，心里空荡荡的。

8．How is the passage mainly developed?