5．It was Sunday morning．I heard loud noises of moving furniture in the next room．I could almost feel the excitement of John who was soon going to get a room of his own．I knew how much he longed for his right to privacy when he was sharing a room with his younger brother，Robot．He said，"Mum，an I have a room of my own？I could use Jeff's．He won't mind．"
It was true that Jeff had graduated from college and flown from the nest．But would he mind？The room was the place where I told him a thousand stories and we had a thousand talks．As close as we were，though，the time came when Jeff needed a door between us．His life was spreading into areas that had less to do with family．I no longer could-or-should know everything about him．
It turned out that getting Jeff's permission was easy．He said，"Of course，Mum，it would be selfish of me to hold on to it．"Then his voice softened，"Mum，I won't be living at home again-you know that．"Behind his glasses，his eyes were lit with all the love．There were no doors closed here-they had all opened up again．
As John and I were cleaning the room，I fixed my eyes on Jeff's things around me and could almost touch the little boy I knew was gone forever．I looked at the room and，in my heart，I let it go．To hold on would be，as Jeff said，selfish．Now it was time for John，shouldering through the door，his eyes bright with promise of independence，to disappear behind the door．It was time for letting go to happen again．
5．The underlined sentence in the second paragraph probably means"A"．
A．Jeff needed his right to privacy
B．Jeff finally flew out of the house
C．Jeff got tired of those familiar stories
D．Jeff would have less to do with his family
6．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？B
A．John was moving to live with his brother．
B．John was eager to get a room of his own．
C．Jeff volunteered to give his room to John．
D．Jeff refused to let his brother have his room．
7．How did the author feel about her children's sense of independence？C
A．Delighted．
B．Jealous．
C．Mixed．
D．Embarrassed．
8．It can be inferred from the passage thatD．
A．the children did not like to live with adults
B．all her three kids made the author feel depressed
C．none of the members in the family thought the same way
D．the author loved and missed the time together with her kids．
分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章向我们讲述了作者的几个孩子陆续的得到了属于自己的房间，他们都希望有自己的隐私，而作者也由此思考了很多，她很喜欢与孩子们相处但是却错过了很多与他们相处的时间．
解答 5．A 推理判断题，根据第二段As close as we were，though，the time came when Jeff needed a door between us．His life was spreading into areas that had less to do with family．可知虽然我们很亲密，但是杰夫需要有他自己的隐私权，故选A．
6．B 推理判断题，根据第一段I heard loud noises of moving furniture in the next room．I could almost feel the excitement of John who was soon going to get a room of his own．可知约翰很渴望有一个自己的房间，故选B．
7．C 细节理解题，根据第二段It was true that Jeff had graduated from college and flown from the nest．But would he mind？The room was the place where I told him a thousand stories and we had a thousand talks．可知作者对孩子的独立意识想了很多，因此作者的感情中是混合了很多不同情感的，故选C．
8．D 细节理解题，根据最后一段I looked at the room and，in my heart，I let it go．To hold on would be，as Jeff said，selfish．Now it was time for John，shouldering through the door，his eyes bright with promise of independence，to disappear behind the door．It was time for letting go to happen again．可知作者喜欢与他的孩子们相处，但是也错过了很多与他们相处的时间，故选D．
点评 本文是一个人物故事类阅读理解，题目涉及多道细节理解题，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．
