单选题 We were in the middle of an argument．My mother wanted me to wear a certain saree(莎丽)for my cousin's wedding．I neither wanted to wear the chosen saree nor was I interested in the wedding．She walked away in anger murmuring something about the present generations'stubborn ways．We finally worked out a compromise．I wore what I wanted to but I did end up going to the wedding．
I can't help looking back on that incident with a trace of amusement．In a way, it stood for that swange relationship between a grown daughter and her middle-aged mother．After years of growing up on her values and following in her footsteps, I was finally struggling to insist on my independence．And she would cut me down in that overprotective motherly way of hers．She firmly believed that my life was hers to plan and rule until I was safely married off．Then it was up to my husband．
Sometimes her softer side would melt my heart．When I stayed up late into the night for exams, she could never really get to sleep．She would constantly keep checking on me，making tea or anything I needed．
When I was leaving the country, it was painful to say goodbye．She was there at the airport with the rest of the family．Somehow she looked old and vulnerable．There were tears in her eyes that I hadn't seen for a long time．
Now it is I who give her the strength whenever she needs it．The role reversal seems incredible but she seems to have accepted it．She sees me as an individual in my own right and respects my decisions．And yet，in some strange way, whenever I run into unsolvable problems, it is my mother that I think of．I may not ask for her advice anymore but the Very thought makes me feel instantly better．It's a nice feeling to know that no matter how much I grow up，I'll always be her little girl．

单选题 The writer's mother was angry because the writer______．
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 推理题。文章第一段提到作者和母亲就参加表哥婚礼时作者的着装 发生了分歧，作者不想穿母亲选定的莎丽，母亲生气地走了，由此可推断 出，母亲生气是由于作者拒绝做母亲想让她做的事，因此[C] 选项正确。
单选题 What compromise did the mother and daughter finally reach?
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 文章第一段最后部分提到，作者和母亲最后折中解决了分歧，作者参 加表哥的婚礼，但她可以穿自己想穿的衣服。由此可得知，作者可以不穿 莎丽参加表哥的婚礼，[D] 选项符合文章内容，为正确答案。
单选题 Judging from what is said in the passage，we can conclude that the writer's mother______．
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 推理题。文章第二、三段详细描述了在成长过程中母亲如何对自己倍加呵护，帮作者规划生活道路，直至她结婚。文章第三段提到作者熬夜准 备考试时，母亲陪着她，为她沏茶，做需要做的事情，由此可推断出，母 亲特别爱作者，因此[B] 选项正确。文章没有提母亲的个性，不可选择[D] 选项。
单选题 After leaving home the writer began to feel______．
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。文章第四段描述作者离家时母亲的感受，文章最后一段的第 一句提到Now it is I who give her the strength whenever she needs it．从现在 起，作者应在需要的时候给母亲力量了，将第四段和最后一段联系起来可知，现在指我离家独立生活，因此[B] 选项正确。
单选题 It can be concluded from the end ofthe passage that the writer______．
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 推理题。文章最后部分提到，每当作者遇到困难，总是想到母亲，虽然她不再征求母亲的建议，但一想到母亲，马上就有了信心，无论何时， 她都是母亲的女儿。由此可判断，作者仍旧在感受母亲的爱，因此[A] 选项正确。
语言点：
1．I neither wanted to wear the chosen saree nor was I interested in the wedding．我既不想穿(她选的)莎丽，对婚礼也不感兴趣。
1) neither…nor既不…又不，也不
2)句子分析：nor放在句首，句子需倒装。
2．work out a compromise做出妥协
3．end up doing…以…结束
4．can't help doing sth．情不自禁做某事
5．look backon回忆
6．a trace of一点点，少许，微量
7．follow in one's footsteps跟随某人的足迹
8．She would cut me down in that overprotective motherly way of hers．她总是 以母亲的过分呵护而使我折服。 cut sb．down胜过某人
9．stay up late into the night熬到深夜
10．in one's own right凭本身的头衔
11．It's a nice feeling to know that no matter how much I grow up，I'll always be
her little girl．知道我不管长多大都是她的小女儿，这种感觉很好： 句子分析：That no matter how much…her little girl为know的宾语从句， 宾语从句中110 matter how much I grow up为让步状语从句。