Question

【題目】I remember my mother as a strong woman. She came to America when she was 12—old enough to remember her language, she achieved scores and grades high enough to be admitted to Duke University. With a degree in computer science, she finally became the manager of a company in New York. My mother could give fluent speeches, say “wolves” correctly.

It was my mother who always stressed the importance of language. From the time I was born, I was read to. I would fall asleep to the sounds of my parents’ voices, whether it was my dad’s softly accented, or my mother’s clear English. The flow of language was unbroken, and whether in Chinese or English, the stream of communication flowed through our house.

One October morning in sixth grade, after my mother had left to catch the train to the city, I left the house for the bus stop. I was surprised when I saw our car, the door hanging open. As I drew closer, I saw my mother lying on the ground.

In the hospital, it was hard to believe that the lady who lay before me was my mom. My mother could not remember my name. As the leaves changed colors, it became clear that the stroke had created a wall between my mothers mind and mouth: her mind was not any less dear, but the words she spoke were not what she meant.

The battle my mother faced taught me the importance of language. Without it, identity does not exist; relationships cannot be formed; stories cannot be told; directions cannot be given, and knowing anything about anyone is impossible. Without language, communication cannot take place. Without language, one cannot express the beauty of a sunset or the kindness of a stranger. The world would pass us by in silence.

【1】From where might the author’s mom come to America?

A. China B. England

C. Russia D. Canada

【2】According to the last two paragraphs, the author’s mom was unable to .

A. think clearly B. express herself well

C. speak D. open her mouth.

【3】The underlined word “stroke” in the 4th paragraph most probably refers to .

A. an accident B. a hit

C. an illness D. a robbery

【4】This passage is mainly about .

A. a strong mother B. the importance of language

C. a family disaster D. the significance of teaching language

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】本文講述了自己的媽媽是個(gè)女強(qiáng)人，12歲去美國(guó)讀書，成績(jī)優(yōu)異，拿到了計(jì)算機(jī)科學(xué)的學(xué)位，成為了紐約一家公司的管理者，可以把發(fā)音說(shuō)的很清晰厲害。所以，在作者出生后，就被灌輸語(yǔ)言發(fā)音很重要這一觀點(diǎn)，作者可以在父母的發(fā)音中睡著，但后來(lái)，母親躺在病床上，發(fā)音也不再清晰，頭腦也不再清楚，但是留給作者關(guān)于語(yǔ)言發(fā)音等的東西卻是作者一生的財(cái)富。

【1】推斷題第二段The flow of language was unbroken, and whether in Chinese or English, the stream of communication flowed through our house.不管是中文還是英文，我們的屋子里充滿了這兩種語(yǔ)言的交流。由此可推斷作者的媽媽來(lái)自中國(guó)。故選A。

【2】詞義猜測(cè)題第四段her mind was not any less dear, but the words she spoke were not what she meant.她的頭腦也不再清晰，她說(shuō)的話也不再是她想表達(dá)的意思。由此可知，她媽媽不能很好地表達(dá)自己的意思。故選B。

【3】推斷題第四段In the hospital, it was hard to believe that the lady who lay before me was my mom. My mother could not remember my name. As the leaves changed colors, it became clear that the stroke had created a wall between my mothers mind and mouth。在醫(yī)院，很難相信躺在病床上的是我媽媽，她不能記住我的名字。隨著時(shí)間流逝，很明顯這種疾病在我媽媽的腦子和嘴巴上建了一堵墻。由醫(yī)院，可推斷是疾病。故選C。

【4】主旨大意題全文從一開始的媽媽對(duì)語(yǔ)言熱愛，擅長(zhǎng)，到作者出生后的耳濡目染，再到媽媽生病躺在醫(yī)院，但留給作者最深刻的是語(yǔ)言的重要性。第五段The battle my mother faced taught me the importance of language.The world would pass us by in silence.我媽媽教育我最重要的是語(yǔ)言，而這些單詞會(huì)默默地貫穿我一生。由此可見全文主要講了語(yǔ)言的重要性。故選B。