题目

1 I watch her back her new truck out of the driveway. The vehicle is too large, too expensive. She'd refused to consider a practical car with good gas efficiency and easy to park. It's because of me, I think. She bought it to show me that she could.2 "I'm 18," she'd told me so often that my teeth ached. "I am an adult!"3 I thought, is that true? Just yesterday you watched some cartoons. What changed between yesterday and today?4 Today she's gone, off to be an adult far1/81. According to the mother, why did her daughter buy a large and expensive vehicle?

1 I watch her back her new truck out of the driveway. The vehicle is too large, too expensive. She'd refused to consider a practical car with good gas efficiency and easy to park. It's because of me, I think. She bought it to show me that she could.2 "I'm 18," she'd told me so often that my teeth ached. "I am an adult!"3 I thought, is that true? Just yesterday you watched some cartoons. What changed between yesterday and today?4 Today she's gone, off to be an adult far1/81. According to the mother, why did her daughter buy a large and expensive vehicle?

题目解答

答案

The mother believes her daughter bought the large, expensive truck to prove to her that she is an adult and can make her own decisions.

解析

考查要点：本题考查对文章中隐含信息的理解能力，需要结合母亲的内心活动分析女儿行为的动机。
解题核心：抓住母亲对女儿买车行为的主观判断，尤其是她反复强调女儿“18岁”这一年龄节点，理解“证明自己是成年人”这一关键动机。
破题关键：注意母亲的内心独白（如“She bought it to show me that she could”）和女儿的直接表达（如“I am an adult!”），这两处直接指向答案。

  1. 母亲的观察与判断
    母亲认为女儿选择大而昂贵的卡车不符合实际需求（“too large, too expensive”），而是为了“向我证明她可以做到”（“to show me that she could”）。
  2. 女儿的年龄与身份认同
    女儿多次强调“我18岁”（“I'm 18”），主动宣告自己是成年人，暗示她希望通过买车这一行为证明自己具备独立决策的能力。
  3. 母亲的质疑与矛盾
    母亲对女儿的“突然长大”存疑（“What changed between yesterday and today?”），但最终接受女儿的行为是“证明自己是成年人”的方式。