A
“I can't like it.” My threeyearold daughter made a face and spat her spinach(菠菜)back onto her plate.“I want potato chips！”
Exasperated，but bound and determined not to be one of those moms who give in to their children's picky eating habits，I gathered myself and tried a different approach.I firmly believed that junk food should be for special occasions，not a daily habit.
“Mommy worked hard to make a nutritious and delicious meal.Please eat it，” I begged.
“No！” she yelled.“I want potato chips！All my friends at school get whatever they want for dinner.I hate you！” She was screaming while throwing her food on the floor.I bowed my head in shame，feeling as if I was failing as a parent.
I took a deep breath and tried to keep cool.I gave her a serious don'tmesswithme look and said，“Come on；you know the rule.”
“Yes，I should try everything three times，” she replied with a roll of her eyes.
“That's right，” I said in my sweetest mom voice.“So two more bites.”
When I was a child，my mother didn't make me eat everything on my plate.She had a different approach.She said I had to try every food three times.Her reasoning was this: one time to try it，the second time to get over the fact that you had just tried it，and the third time to make sure that you don't like it.After those three attempts，if I still hated the taste，she would never make me eat it again.Her rational and supportive approach worked almost every time.
I was raising my daughter with this same—reasonable—rule.A small smile crept onto my face as I saw her swallow her second bite of spinach and then open her mouth for the third.She slowly chewed her final forced bite，and my thoughts returned to how the “three times rule” had affected my life.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文。当面对不爱吃菠菜的女儿时，作为母亲的作者使用了自己独特的“三次法则”。
1．What does the underlined word “Exasperated” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A．Excited. B．Surprised.
C．Worried. D．Annoyed.
解析：词义猜测题。作者的女儿在吃饭时很挑剔，不吃菠菜，而是要吃炸土豆条，并且把菠菜吐了出来。由此可知，作者当时应该很生气。
答案：D
2．What does the rule the author applied mainly suggest?
A．Giving more attempts.
B．Enjoying more benefits.
C．Creating more chances.
D．Solving more problems.
解析：细节理解题。作者从母亲那里学来了“三次法则”，这一法则的关键是多一些尝试。由此可知答案。
答案：A
3．Which of the following can best describe the author's mother?
A．Stubborn. B．Generous.
C．Flexible. D．Humorous.
解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第二段可知，作者的母亲并不采取强制手段让作者吃饭，而是采取一种“三次法则”，可见她处理事情比较灵活。
答案：C
4．What would the author probably talk about in the paragraph that follows?
A．Her future plans.
B．Her past experiences.
C．Her expectations for her daughter.
D．Her own way to communicate with her daughter.
解析：推理判断题。文章最后一句告诉我们，当作者看着女儿一口口吃菠菜时，她想起了“三次法则”对自己生活的影响。由此可知，作者接下来可能讲一些自己的经历。
答案：B
