1. (2023八下·义乌期中) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

After my father left us, my mother had to go back to work to support our family. Once I came out of the kitchen, complaining. "Mom. I can't peel potatoes. I have only one hand. "

Mom never looked up from her work. "You get yourself into that kitchen and peel those potatoes, " she told me. "And don't ever use that as an excuse for anything again!"

In the second grade, our PE teacher lined up my class on the playground and had each of us race across the monkey bars, swinging（摆动）from one high steel rod to the next. When it was my turn. I shook my head. Some kids behind me laughed and I went home crying.

That night I told Mom about it. She hugged me and I saw the "we'll see about that" look. The next afternoon, she took me back to school. At the empty playground, Mom looked carefully at the bars. "Now, pull up with your right arm. " she advised. She stood by as I struggled to lift myself with my right hand until I could hook the bar with my other elbow（手肘）. Day after day, we practiced, and she praised me for every rang（横档）I reached. I'll never forget the next time, crossing the rungs, I looked down at the kids who were standing with their mouths open.

One night, after a dance at my new junior high. I lay in bed crying. I could hear Mom come into my room. "Mom. "I said, crying sadly, "none of the boys would dance with me. "

For a long time, I didn't hear anything. Then she said. "Oh, honey, someday you'll be beating those boys off with a bat. " Her voice was weak and trembling. I peeked(偷看) out from my covers to see tears running down her face. At that moment, I knew how much she suffered because of me. She had never let me see her tears.

1. （1） What is Mom's attitude when she made her child peel potatoes?

   A . Cold. B . Serious. C . Strict D . Hopeful.
3. （2） What does the underlined sentence "we'll see about that" in Paragraph 4 mean?

   A . Mum wanted to show that she herself was better than the teacher. B . Mum thought the race across monkey bars was not difficult. C . What the child had said brought Mum great interest. D . Mum believed every difficulty could be overcome if you stuck to it.
5. （3） The kids were standing with their mouths open because ________.

   A . they felt sorry for what they had done before B . they were afraid the writer might fall off and get hurt C . they wanted to see what the writer would do on the bars D . they were surprised to see the writer's progress
7. （4） What can we know after reading the passage ?

   A . The child's experience reminded Mom of that of her own. B . In fact, Mom suffered more in the process of the writer's growth. C . Mom could solve any problem except the one in the last paragraph. D . The last thing was sad enough to make Mom cry.