Question

 I remember my mother as a strong woman. She came to America when she was 12 ,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.

  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 soft accent,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 mum. My mother could not remember my name. As the leaves changed colours,it became clear that the stroke had created a wall between my mother's mind and mouth： her mind was not any less clear,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;di?rections cannot be given,and knowing anything about anyone is impossible. With?out language* communication cannot take place. Without language,one cannot ex?press the beauty of a sunset or the kindness of a stranger. The world would pass us by in silence.

5. From the second paragraph,we can know         .

   A. the author was taught to read since she was born

   B. the author's father spoke English poorly

   C. the author couldn't fall asleep without being read to

   D. the author's parents taught her language by talking a lot

6. According to the last two paragraphs,the author's mum was unable to        .

   A. think clearly

   B. express herself well

   C. speak

   D. open her mouth

7. 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

[文章大意]本文是一篇記敘文。作者的媽媽非常重視對作者的語言教育，但是因為一次中風(fēng)，作者的媽媽不能表達自己的想法，作者因此更加意識到語言的重要性。

5. D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段的內(nèi)容可知，作者的父母通過經(jīng)常交談來教作者語言，故選 D.

6. B推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第四段的句子"…h(huán)er mind was not any less clear,but the words she spoke were not what she meant."可知，作者的媽媽意識雖然清醒，但已不能清楚地表達她自己的想法。故選 B.

7. B主旨大意題。從文中最后一段可知，作者因為母親中風(fēng)而更加意識到了語言的重要性。故答案是B.