Question

Mom was a teacher most of her life. When she wasn’t in the classroom, she was educating her children or grandchildren; correcting our grammar; starting us on collections of butterflies, flowers or rocks; or inspiring a discussion on her most recent “Book of the Month Club” topic. Mom made learning fun.

It was sad for my three brothers and me to see her suffering in her later years. At eighty- five, she suffered a stroke and she went steadily downhill after that.

Two days before she died, my brothers and I met at her nursing home and took her for a short ride in a wheelchair. While we waited for the staff to lift her limp body back into bed, Mom fell asleep. Not wanting to wake her, we moved to the far end of the room and spoke softly.

After several minutes our conversation was interrupted by a muffled sound coming from across the room. We stopped talking and looked at Mom. Her eyes were closed, but she was clearly trying to communicate with us. We went to her side.

“Whrr,” she said weakly. “Where?” I asked. “Mom, is there something you want?” “Whrr,” she repeated a bit stronger. My brothers and I looked at each other and shook our heads sadly. Mom opened her eyes, sighed, and with all the energy she could gather said, “ Not ...was. Say were!” We suddenly realized that Mom was correcting Brother Jim’s last sentence. “If it was up to me…”

Jim leaned down and kissed her cheek. “Thanks, Mom,” he whispered. We smiled at each other and once again shook our heads.

1.What do the underlined words “went steadily downhill” mean in the 2nd paragraph?

A. went lower and lower    B. went worse and worse

C. went down the hill    D. went downstairs

2.When Mom said, “Whrr”, what did she really want to do?

A. She wanted to tell her sons her will.

B. She wanted to have something to eat before she died.

C. She wanted to correct the mistakes Jim made while talking.

D. She wanted to give her sons something before she died.

3.Which of the following statements is FALSE according to the passage?

A. Mom was a good teacher and never gave up her teaching.

B. Mom was always making her teaching fun.

C. Mom didn’t forget her teaching until she died.

D. Mom stopped teaching when she was at home.

4.What does the writer think of his mother?

A. He loved her but was tired of his mother’s teaching.

B. His mother should have forgotten her teaching and enjoyed the rest of her life.

C. His mother was great because she devoted herself to teaching.

D. His mother was an excellent teacher before she was retired.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.C

【解析】

本文是一篇人物传记类的文章。主要介绍了作者的母亲是个敬业的老师，而且在家里也经常教孩子学习，甚至在生命的尽头还不忘教学。

1.语句理解题。前半句At eighty- five, she suffered a stroke，八十五岁的时候她得了中风，可知从那以后她的身体越来越差（go worse and worse）,故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据第八段We suddenly realized that Mom was correcting Brother Jim’s last sentence.可知母亲说“Whrr”是想要纠正Jim说话时犯的错误，故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据第一段When she wasn’t in the classroom, she was educating her children or grandchildren; correcting our grammar; starting us on collections of butterflies, flowers or rocks; or inspiring a discussion on her most recent “Book of the Month Club” topic.可知母亲在家里也教学，D选项的表达错误，故选D。

4.推理判断题。作者的母亲是个敬业的老师，而且在家里也经常教孩子学习，甚至在生命的尽头还是不忘教学，由此可知作者认为母亲是很伟大的，故选C。