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①The maid lives in a dilapidated bungalow near the owner's house. She is a single mother with a four-year-old boy. Every day she helps her master clean up early and then returns to her home. The owner also asked her to stay, but she always refused. Because she is a maid, she has very low self-esteem.

②The host will invite many guests to dinner that day, and the guests will all be shining. The master asked the maid, "Can you work harder today and go home later?" The maid said of course, but my son would be scared if he couldn't see me. The master said, then you can bring him over too. Sorry, the situation is a bit special today. It was already dusk and the guests would be arriving soon. The maid hurried home, took her son and rushed to the master's house. The son asked, where are we going? The maid said, I will take you to a dinner party.

③The four-year-old son does not know that his mother is a servant.

④The maid locked the son in the master’s study. She said, you stay here first, the dinner has not started yet, and then the maid came into the kitchen, cooking vegetables, cutting fruits, making coffee, and was busy non-stop. Guests kept ringing the doorbell, and the host or maid ran to open the door. Sometimes the maid went into the study to see her son sitting there quietly. The son asked, when will the dinner start? The maid said, "No hurry, just stay here quietly and don't make any sound."

⑤ However, guests kept coming to the master’s study. Maybe they knew the boy was the maid's son, or maybe they didn't. They patted the little boy's head affectionately, then looked at the books on the owner's bookshelf, and praised the paintings on the wall. The boy sat quietly, eagerly waiting for the dinner to begin.

⑥The maid was a little uneasy, there were customers everywhere, and her son had nowhere to hide. She didn't want her son to ruin the happy atmosphere of the party, and she didn't want her young son to know the difference between a master and a maid, the difference between rich and poor. Later, she called her son out of the study and locked him in the master's bathroom. The master's mansion had two bathrooms, one for the owner and one for the guests. She looked at her son and pointed to the toilet in the bathroom. This is a separate room for you, she said, and this is a stool. Then she pointed to the marble sink, which was a table. She took out two sausages from her arms and put them on a plate. This belongs to you, mother said, and now the dinner begins,

⑦The plates are brought from the host's kitchen. She bought the sausages on her way home. She hadn't bought sausages for her son in a long time. When the maid said this, she tried hard to suppress tears. No way, the master's bathroom is the only quiet place in the house.

⑧The boy grew up in poverty. He had never seen such a luxurious house, let alone a bathroom. He didn't recognize the flush toilet or the beautiful marble sink. He smelled the faint aroma of washing liquid and soap, and was so happy that he couldn't help himself. He sat on the floor and placed the plate on the toilet seat. He stared at the sausages on his plate and sang a happy song to himself.

⑨At the beginning of the dinner, the host suddenly remembered the maid’s son. He went to the kitchen and asked the maid, who said she didn't know either, maybe she had gone out to play. Seeing the maid's evasive eyes, the master quietly searched the house. Finally he followed the singing and found the boy in the bathroom. At that time the boy was putting a sausage into his mouth. He froze.

⑩ He asked, what are you doing hiding here? The boy said, I came here to attend the dinner, and now I am having dinner. He asked, do you know where this place is? The boy said, of course I know, this is the room that the host of the dinner prepared for me alone. He said, your mother told you this, right? The boy said, yes, in fact, I don’t need my mother to tell me, I also know that the host of the dinner will definitely prepare the best room for me.

⑾However, the boy pointed to the sausages on the plate. I hope someone can eat these things with me.

⑿The master’s nose felt a little sore, there was no need to ask anymore, he already understood everything before him. He walked back to the table silently and said to all the guests, I'm sorry, I can't accompany you *** for dinner today. I have to accompany a special guest. Then he took two plates from the table. He came to the bathroom door and knocked politely.

After getting the boy's permission, he opened the door and placed the two plates on the toilet lid. He said, of course you cannot have such a good room to yourself. We will have dinner together.

⒀He talked a lot with the boy that day. He convinced the boy that the bathroom was the best room in the house. They ate a lot and sang a lot in the bathroom. Guests kept knocking on the door and saying hello to the host and the boy. They handed the boy delicious apple juice and golden chicken wings. They showed exaggerated and envious expressions, and later they simply squeezed into the small bathroom together and sang a song to the boy. Everyone was serious and no one thought it was a farce.

⒁After many years, the boy grew up. He had his own company and a house with two bathrooms. He entered the upper class and became a rich man. Every year, he spends a large sum of money to help some poor people, but he never holds a donation ceremony, let alone lets those poor people know his name.

⒂A friend asked the reason, and he said, I always remember one day many years ago, there was a rich man, and there were many people, who carefully maintained the self-esteem of a four-year-old boy.

(Selected from the 2007 Issue 10 of "Selected Micro Novels")

1. Natural paragraph ⑦ "When the maid said these, she tried hard to suppress her tears", "these" , from the above, what specifically does it refer to? Please give a summary. Why did the maid "tears" when she said this? Why is she still "trying to suppress it"? (4 points)

2. What is the main content of paragraph 8? What character of the child is highlighted in this writing? (4 points)

3. What is the description of paragraph 2? Why "Everyone is serious and no one thinks this is a farce?" (4 points)

4. At the end of the article, it is written that when the boy grew up, he became a rich man and donated money to society every year. What is the structural function of this ending? What inspiration does the topic of the article give you? (6 points)

Reference answers:

1. (1) Tell your ignorant son that the bathroom is a separate room for him, the toilet is a stool, the sink is a table, and the sausage is Dinner. (2) The helpless lying made the mother feel guilty, and the son's embarrassing situation made the maid suffer. (3) I don’t want my son to see the flaws, I don’t want my young son to know the difference between a master and a servant, the difference between rich and poor. (4 points)

2. Mainly write about the happiness and joy of children when eating on the toilet bowl and marble sink in the bathroom. (4 points)

3. Scene description. In order to maintain the child's self-esteem. (4 points)

4. (1) The ending of the child is explained, echoing the previous article, and the plot is more complete. (2 points)

(2) Theme: Highlights the importance of caring for self-esteem and group kindness to a person's growth; (2 points) The "enlightenment" application revolves around the "theme" and makes sense. Points can be given. (2 points)