16．When she moved the covering cloth to look upon his tiny face，she was shocked．The doctor turned quickly and looked out of the tall hospital window．The baby had been born without ears．
Time proved that the baby's hearing was perfect．When he rushed home from school one day and threw himself into his mother's arms，she sighed，knowing that his life was to be full of heart-breaks for his imperfect appearance．
He grew up，handsome for his misfortune and popular with his fellow students．He might have been class monitor，but for that．He developed a gift，a talent for literature and music．
Two years went by．One day，his father said to the son，"You're going to the hospital，son．Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need．But it's a secret．"The operation was a brilliant success，and a new person turned up．His talents blossomed into genius，and his school and college became a series of success．Later he married and entered the diplomatic service．
One day，he urged his father，"Who gave so much for me？I must know!I could never do enough for him．"
"I do not believe you could，"said the father，"but the agreement was that you are not to know…not yet．"
The years kept their secret，but the day did come---one of the darkest days that a son must endure．He stood with his father over his mother's casket （棺材）．Slowly，tenderly，the father reached out a hand and raised the thick，reddish-brown hair to show that the mother had no outer ears．
"Mother said she was glad she never let her hair be cut，"he whispered gently，"and nobody ever thought Mother less beautiful，did they？"
Real beauty lies not in the physical appearance，but in the heart．Real treasure lies not in what can be seen，but in what cannot be seen．Real love lies not in what is done and known，but in what is done and not known．
21．The underlined word"that"（in Para.3）stands forB．
A．his handsome appearance B．his imperfect appearance
C．his popularity D．his talent for literature and music
22．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？A
A．The boy couldn't hear clearly without ears at first．
B．The son didn't know the truth until his mother died．
C．With donated ears，the son's life developed smoothly．
D．The son attempted to repay the donator's kindness．
23．Why did the boy's mother never have her hair cut？D
A．Because she liked her thick and brown hair．
B．Because her hair added to her beauty．
C．Because her long hair was her pride．
D．Because her hair helped to keep a secret．
24．Which is the best title for the passage？C
A．An Unfortunate Boy B．Mother's Hair
C．Mother's Secret Love D．A Successful Ear Operation．
分析 本文主要講述著一個母親將自己的耳朵捐給殘缺雙耳的兒子并且將這個秘密保守至死的感人故事，意在告訴人們真正的愛并不在于那些讓你知道的付出，而是在于那些你所不知道的付出．
解答 21：B 推斷題．根據(jù)第三段第二句"He might have been class monitor，but for that"可知，要不是件事，他很可能就是班長了，這里的 that 指代的是他無法成為班長的原因，縱觀上文，他唯一的缺憾就是 his imperfect appearance"他殘缺的外表"，故正確答案為B．
22：A 細節(jié)題．根據(jù)第二段第一句話"Time proved that the baby's hearing was perfect"可知，男孩兒的聽力從未出現(xiàn)過問題，A項"男孩起初無法用耳朵聽清楚"和原文不符，故正確答案為A．
23：D 推斷題．根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段最后一句"Slowly，tenderly，the father reached out a hand and raised the thick，reddish-brown hair to show that the mother had no outer ears"和倒數(shù)第二段"'Mother said she was glad she never let her hair be cut'…"可知，媽媽一直沒有剪發(fā)是因為媽媽是那個真正捐獻耳朵給他的人，而在此之前這個秘密隱瞞很久，由此可以推斷媽媽沒有理發(fā)的原因是她必須要保守秘密，D項符合文意．故正確答案為D．
24：C 主旨題．全文在講述著一個母親將自己的耳朵捐給殘缺雙耳的兒子并且將這個秘密保守至死的感人故事，意在告訴人們真正的愛并不在于那些讓你知道的付出，而是在于那些你所不知道的付出．A項"一個不幸的男孩"，B項"媽媽的頭發(fā)"．D項"一個成功的耳朵手術(shù)"均背離了文章的中心思想，只有C項"媽媽秘密的愛"最能體現(xiàn)文章主旨．故正確答案為C．
點評 本文是人物故事類閱讀理解．做這類題材閱讀理解時要求考生對文章通讀一遍，做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進行仔細分析，結(jié)合選項選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據(jù)
