One day at the day care centre（日间托儿所）I watched a mother try to pick up her daughter. The girl wanted to go to McDonald’s. The mother replied, “Susie, not tonight. Maybe we can go tomorrow.”. Susie
16 dropped to the floor, kicking and screaming. “I want to …”
Her mother tried to
17 Susie’s tantrum（发脾气）. Finally her mother
18 . I was surprised that we could have almost anything we wanted by throwing a tantrum.
That day my mother
19 me up early because we were going to a department to do the shopping for
20 Day. I was excited to see a toy telephone. Looking lovingly
21 at my mother, I asked, “Can I have that telephone?”
She replied, “Baby, not now, but
22 you are a good girl, maybe Santa Clause will
23 you.” “But Mama, I want that telephone right now,” I said. My mother’s eyes
24 and her hand tightened（紧握）on mine. “Becky, you
25 have that telephone today, and if you
26 you can have a spanking（打屁股）.”
We were standing in the long
27 ,and I knew from my experience that it was now or
28 . So I lay down on the ground and began screaming, “I want that telephone.” Tired Christmas
29 looked as my mother calmly said, “Becky, you’d better get up by the
30 of three or else.” “One…Two…Three.” But I was
31 in full tantrum. Then she lay down beside me on the 32and began screaming, “I want a new car, I want some jewellery, I want…”
33 , I stood up. “Mama, stop, Mama, get up,” I tearfully
34 .
She stood up. The others waiting began to laugh. The next thirty minutes was complete
35 for me. Then one parent said to me with a smile, “I bet you’ll never try that again”.
| 小题1: | | A．heavily | B．immediately | C．directly | D．hopelessly |
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| 小题2: | | A．cover | B．free | C．resist | D．stop |
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| 小题3: | | A．gave in | B．gave off | C．gave out | D．gave up |
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| 小题4: | | A．carried | B．picked | C．held | D．sent |
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| 小题5: | | A．Mother’s | B．Children’s | C．Christmas | D．National |
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| 小题7: | | A．if | B．unless | C．until | D．while |
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| 小题8: | | A．praise | B．believe | C．love | D．help |
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| 小题9: | | A．opened | B．closed | C．narrowed | D．shone |
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| 小题10: | | A．won’t | B．daren’t | C．mustn’t | D．can’t |
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| 小题11: | | A．lie | B．risk | C．scream | D．steal |
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| 小题12: | | A．line | B．street | C．row | D．passage |
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| 小题13: | | A．never | B．ever | C．later | D．then |
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| 小题14: | | A．managers | B．sellers | C．families | D．shoppers |
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| 小题15: | | A．noise | B．count | C．voice | D．word |
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| 小题16: | | A．again | B．even | C．still | D．more |
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| 小题17: | | A．bench | B．mat | C．counter | D．floor |
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| 小题18: | | A．Frightened | B．Satisfied | C．Embarrassed | D．Amused |
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| 小题19: | | A．begged | B．resigned | C．explained | D．promised |
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| 小题20: | | A．luck | B．discomfort | C．complaint | D．anger |
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