中考英语练习：阅读理解专项训练第二节

中考英语练习阅读理解专项训练第二节

　　Mary is a lovely, quiet girl. When she as a little girl, she had no secrets from her mother, ho as very pleased ith her. But since last year she has bee a little mysterious and not so open as before. She ants heart-to-heart talks beteen mother and daughter. But they never happen. And a gulf opens beteen them.

　　Her mother onders if she falls in love. It's too early for a girl for her age. After all, she is reaching the "dangerous stage". These thoughts have caused trouble in the mother's mind.

　　One eekend her daughter ca to tell mother that she as going to the cinema ith her classmates and ould return late. This as the first to her mother agreed., and she began to orry because her daughter had never been aay at night before. The mother aited until nine and uldn't fall asleep. Then she decided to go out to et her daughter. Just at that mont, she heard the noise of a car and hurried to the indo-there as her daughter, aving good-bye to a boy. Her heart missed a beat. When the daughter ca in, the mother as atching TV, pretending nothing happened." Mum, I'm back." "year," "Sorry to be late."

　　The daughter said nothing about the film and the boy. The mother really ould like to kno sothing about them.' Who is that boy?" Daughter as stunned（发愣）for a mont." Ah, it's my monitor. He gave a lift on his ay ho. Mum I'm going to bed." "the daughter ansered in careful ords. "All right. Go to sleep early."

　　The next morning hen the mother ent to daughter's room to do so tidying, she found her diary left on her bed. After a fe minutes' hesitation（犹豫）,she opened it to the right page. It reads; "Mum,  it's love that made you ask, but it ould sho your understanding of if you hadn't. Holding the diary, the mother fell into thought.

　　46. What does the underlined phrase "missed a beat" in the third paragraph an?

　　A. anted to beat sb.

　　B. as too surprised to think of anything.

　　C. failed to find sothing

　　D. caused an illness.