4．For a long time，a boy wondered why his next-desk-pal was always the first in the class，whereas he could only rank the 21st．
At home，he asked his mom："Am I more stupid than other kids？How can I always fall behind？I just can't come up with an answer．"Mom was aware that her son's self-respect had been damagedby the ranking system，but she didn't know what to say to help．
She intended to say that intelligence differs and that yes，her son's friend really was the smarter boy．But that would so upset her son．Thank goodness she kept herself from saying it．
Her son and his friend went on to high school that year，but although he tried as hard as he could，her son's friend still outdid him．But she was proud of her boy for his hard work，sincerely proud．It was around this time that she decided to take him on a trip to the seaside．On the trip，she at last found an answer for him．
Today her son no longer cares about rankings．He doesn't have to，for he himself is now the top of the class at the top national university he attends．After university his teachers and peers fully expect him to have a bright future．
Invited to speak to his old high school，he mentioned a valuable childhood experience．It concerned that holiday his mother had prepared for them："Once，on a trip to the sea，my mother and I were lying on the beach．She pointed to the sea and said to me：Do you see the seabirds fighting for food out there？When a wave comes near，the little birds rise quickly．The clumsy（笨拙的） seagulls are far slower and have to struggle to get away from the wave．But these clumsy birds prove to have the biggest，strongest wings，which allow the bird to travel the furthest．When the season changes，they leave for foreign shores，leaving the little birds behind．Son，I have a feeling that you are one of those seagulls．"
24．The story mainly conveys the message thatB．
A．competition between students is good for their development．
B．parents should build up children's self-respect
C．Ranking system does damage to students'self-respect
D．only struggling can help you succeed
25．From the 2nd paragraph，we can see thatC．
A．the son was more stupid than other kids
B．the mother knew her son was weak in his study
C．the mother saw the bad effects of the ranking system
D．the mother felt sorry for her son's bad behavior．
26．We can infer from the passage thatA ．
A．the mother was careful to protect her son's self-respect
B．the son did not rely on his mother for help
C．the son would forget his rankings soon after leaving high school
D．the son knew intelligence didn't mean everything
27．Which of the following has the similar meaning with the underlined word"outdid"？C
A．played tricks on
B．was equal to
C．did better than
D．worked harder than．
分析 文章介紹了一個(gè)母親，在孩子考試失利，對(duì)自己?jiǎn)适判牡臅r(shí)候，極力的維護(hù)孩子的自尊心，使孩子最后終于有了成就．
解答 24．B 主旨大意題．文章介紹了一個(gè)母親，在孩子考試失利，對(duì)自己?jiǎn)适判牡臅r(shí)候，極力的維護(hù)孩子的自尊心，使孩子最后終于有了成就，說(shuō)明父母應(yīng)該建立孩子的自尊心，選B
25．C細(xì)節(jié)理解題．從第二段的句子：Mom was aware that her son's selfrespect had been damaged by the ranking system，but she didn't know what to say to help．可知媽媽看見(jiàn)排名對(duì)孩子產(chǎn)生的副作用．選C
26．A推理判斷題．從第三段的句子：But that would so upset her son．Thank goodness she resisted the temption （誘惑）to say it．可知媽媽在極力維護(hù)孩子的自尊心，選A
27．C 猜測(cè)詞義題．從前面的句子：despite trying as hard as he could，可知雖然孩子很努力了，但是兒子的朋友還是比他做的好，所以選C．
點(diǎn)評(píng) 本文是一個(gè)人物故事類(lèi)閱讀理解，題目涉及多道細(xì)節(jié)理解題，做題時(shí)結(jié)合原文和題目有針對(duì)性的找出相關(guān)語(yǔ)句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)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(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測(cè)，一定要做到有理有據(jù)．
