C

    A little boy invited his mother to attend his school's first teacher—parent meeting. To the little boy's disappointment, his mother said she would go. This would be the first time that his classmates and teachers met his mother and he was embarrassed by her appearance. There was a serious scar (伤疤) that covered nearly the whole right side of her face. The boy never wanted to talk about why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were impressed by the kindness of his mother with the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed and hid himself from everyone. However, he could hear clearly the conversation between his mother and the teacher.
"How did you get the scar on your face?" the teacher asked.
The mother replied, "When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught on fire.
Everyone was too afraid to go in because the fire was out of control, but I went in. As I was running towards his bed, I saw a burning wood falling down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked to be unconscious (无知觉的), but luckily, a fireman came in and saved both of us." She touched the burned side of her face. "This scar will be forever, but until today, I have never regretted doing what I did."
When the little boy heard this, he couldn't help running towards his mother with tears in his eyes. He hugged her and felt his mother was greater than anyone. He held her hand tightly for the rest of the day.
39．Why did the boy hide from others at the meeting?
A．Because he was afraid of his teacher. B．Because he was playing hide—and—seek.
C．Because he felt ashamed of his mother's scar. D．Because he didn't want his mother to find him.
40．How did the mother get the scar?
A．She got the scar in a fire. B．She got the scar in a fight.
C．She was born with the scar. D．She got the scar in a car accident.
41．From the story, we can infer (推断) that ________.
A．no one was curious about the mother's scar
B．no one wanted to make friends with the boy
C．the mother will not go to the parent—teacher meeting again
D．the boy stopped feeling embarrassed about his mother's scar

【答案】
39．C40．A41．D
【解析】
本篇讲述一位小男孩因为妈妈脸上有一很严重的伤疤而不愿妈妈参加家长会，妈妈还是去参加，他感到很尴尬，有意躲避同学。听到妈妈因为在一场火灾中救他而留下了严重的伤疤，小男孩感到很感动，再也没有因此感到尴尬。
39．细节理解题。根据第一段“…he was embarrassed by her appearance. There was a serious scar (伤疤) that covered nearly the whole right side of her face.”和第二段“At the meeting, the people were impressed by the kindness of his mother with the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed and hid himself from everyone.”，可知“男孩因妈妈的伤疤而躲避其他同学”， 故选C。
40．细节理解题。根据第五段“When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught on fire. Everyone was too afraid to go in because the fire was out of control, but I went in”，可知“妈妈因救自己孩子而在一场火灾中留下严重伤疤”， 故选A。
41．推理判断题。根据第六段“… he couldn't help running towards his mother with tears in his eyes. He hugged her and felt his mother was greater than anyone. He held her hand tightly for the rest of the day.”，从孩子的举动可知“他再也没有因为妈妈的伤疤而感到尴尬”， 故选D。