IV.阅读理解MyteenagesonKarlbecamewithdrawn(孤僻的)afterhisfatherdied.AsasingleparentItriedtodomybesttotalktohim.ButthemoreItriedthemorehepulledaway.Whenhisreportcardarrivedduringhisjunioryearitsai

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IV.阅读理解

  My teenage son Karl became withdrawn (孤僻的) after his father died. As a single parent I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year it said that he had been absent 95  times from classes and had six falling grades for the year. In this way he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser and I even begged him. Nothing worked.

  One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my kneewS and asked God for help. “Please God I can't do anything more for my son. I'm at the end of my hope. I'm giving the whole thing up to you."

  I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. 441 want to talk to you about Karl's absences." Before he could say another word I choked up (P更咽) and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. “I love my son but I just don't know what to do. I've tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked." For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said “Thank you for your time”，and hung up.

  KarFs next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally he was even on the list of the best students at school. In his fourth year I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were surprised at the way he had turned himself around On our way home he said “Mum remember that call from the headmaster last year?” I nodded. 44 That was me. I thought Vd play a joke but when I heard what you said it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That's when I knew I had to make you proud."

1. Karl wasafter his father's death.

A. disappointed       B. exhausted   C. excited          D. in a bad mood

2. Karl's mother was disappointed with her son because.

   A. Karl was impolite to her

   B. Karl felt no interest in his study

   C. Karl couldn’t get along with his classmates

   D. Karl became a criminal

3. Karl's mother asked God for help to show her

A. foolishness     B. anger   C. happiness      D. despair

4. Karl pretended to be to talk with his mother on the phone.

   A. his classmate     B. the teacher

   C. the headmaster    D. his friend

5. When did Karl begin to study hard?

   A. After his mother got down on her knees and asked God for help.

   B. After he had heard what his mother said on the phone.

   C. At the beginning of the fourth year.

   D. After the parent-teacher meeting. 

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