《2025年天星教育金考卷一轮复习单元滚动双测卷英语》

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[思辨能力][2025上海市宝山区调研]There is an embroidered (刺绣的) saying that has hung on the wall in my parents’ house, declaring, “I hope my children look back on today and see a parent who had time to play. There will be years for cleaning and cooking, but children grow up when we’re not looking.”
The saying made me uneasy as a parent, particularly during the year I turned 38 with my three daughters, since I could be both aware of the future—when my children will leave—and yet unable to appreciate every single moment.
Parents admit that they are not always looking. Yet the mother in the embroidery is fully present with her children. She has left the housework at home and come out to be with her children, who are throwing red and gold leaves at her. The embroidery reminded me of a weekend outing with my parents, when all of us were laughing heartily.
My mother said she approved the philosophy and tried to spent time playing with her children. Yet I remember my mother driving me to the mall and friends’ houses, but I struggle to remember her playing with me. I once took my young children to the library and children’s museum and I dutifully followed them around. However, they recall none of it. All those years I invested in making my children feel loved and none of the memories have stayed with them.
Then there are years for cleaning and cooking, and I do not always have time to play. Cleaning and cooking is part of being a parent and how I show love. I remember my mother doing so. When I think of all the meals she made for us and our clothes she washed, I know that’s a mother’s love language.
I suppose that is why the embroidery exists. The embroidered saying is a mother’s love for her children, which is always looking.
24. Why did the saying on the wall disturb the author?
A. She was reminded of her childhood.
B. Her mother wasn’t satisfied with her.
C. She wasn’t always with her children.
D. Her children were ready to leave her.
25. What’s the significance of the embroidery?
A. To explain the parent - child relationship.
B. To show a mother’s love for her children.
C. To teach children to appreciate their parents.
D. To advocate for more free time for a mother.
26. What is the fourth paragraph mainly about?
A. The time wasted on the children.
B. The author’s regrets about her life.
C. The forgotten devotion of mothers.
D. The author’s memory of her mother.
27. What does the author consider cleaning and cooking as a mother?
A. Necessary tasks that she wishes she could avoid.
B. A source of happy memories from her childhood.
C. A way to express her love and care for her family.
D. Duties that take away from time with her children.

答案： 24.C 25.B 26.C 27.C