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1、下册Unit—IGrewupWhenIWas74Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived・Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce・A)Mymotherdiedlastyear,aged107.AsIwa
2、s74atthattime,andasnooneisfullygrown-upuntilboththeirparentsaredead(sotheysay),Iprobablyremainedachildwellintooldage.Iwasa-bondedllchild.Abondingbetweenmotherandchildwasessentialforthewellbeingandhealthydevelopmentofthebaby,andshedeterminedthatwashowitwouldbebetweenus.Astrong,long-last
3、ingattachmentbetweenababyandmother,father,carer,orwhoever,isthemostimportantfactorininfantdevelopment.B)SoIwascherished.Shehadtriedveryhardtobondwithmybrother,bornthreeyearsearlier,buthehaddemonstratedthathewasnanyofit.HewaspleasedwhenIarrived,therefore,asitmeantthatthespotlightofatten
4、tionmovedfromhimtome.Iwasthebondingtype・Mymummywasthebestmummyintheworld・Nooneunderstoodmelikemymummy,andmostimportantlynoonetalkedtomelikemymummy.Becausetalkshedid.Allaboutherchildhood,hermother,herfather,herbrothersandsisters,andtheFirstWorldWar.A)ShewasMummy.Wehadthewar,wehadHitler—
5、butIwasalwaysgoingtobesafebecauseIhadMummy;IwasseriouslyillbutIgotbetterbecauseIhadMummy;wehadthe1947snowandiceforthreemonthsbutitwasfinebecause,whenIgothome,IhadMummyandsheputmywoolenglovesandsocksontopoftheboilertodry.Inthesummerwehadaheatwaveandshemadejugsoflemonade.B)Butweallgrewup
6、andourperceptionsaltered.TheadultIbecamefoundMothermuchlessperfectthanthechildhaddone.Irealizedthatsomeofheropinionswereracist,someweresnobbish一allwereill-thoughtout.Shewasalsoanuisance—interferinginmylife,worryingaboutmywelfarecontinuallyandwantingtoknoweverylastdetailofmyexistencesot
7、hatshecouldworryaboutmefurther.Shetelephonedmedaily,wemetforshoppingtripsinvolvinglengthy,conversationallunches——andeverytimewechatIletslippersonalinformationIhadintendedtokeeptomyself・A)Whywasthis?Ihadnoidea.Ionlyknewthatthehabitof-tellingMummyeverythingIIand-alwaystellingMummythetr
