17.It was lucky to have a teacher at home.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 ailing in her later years.At eighty-five,she suffered a stroke(中風(fēng)) 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 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.
"Whirr,"she said weakly.
"Where?"I asked."Mom,is there something you want?""Whirr,"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 muster said,"Not was,say were!"
It suddenly occurred to us 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…this time in awe of a remarkable teacher.
1.When Mom said,"Whirr",what did she really want to do?C
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 teach her sons more because she was dying.
2.Which of the following statements is NOT right?D
A.Mom was a good teacher and never wanted to stop her teaching.
B.Mom was always making her teaching fun.
C.Mom didn't forget her teaching until she died.
D.Mom was no longer a teacher when she was at home.
3.Which of the following is the best title of this passage?A
A.Once a teacher,always…
B.Mom's will
C.A teacher's life
D.A teacher's story.
分析 文章介紹了作者的媽媽是個敬業(yè)的老師,而且在家里也經(jīng)常教孩子學(xué)習(xí),甚至在生命的盡頭還是不忘教學(xué).
解答 1.C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段的It suddenly occurred to us that Mom was correctingbrother Jim's last sentence."If it was up to me…"可知,我們突然想到媽媽是在糾正吉姆兄弟的最后一句話:"如果由我決定的話…".所以媽媽是想糾正吉姆說話時所出的錯誤,故選C.
2.D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第一段的When she wasn't in the classroom,she waseducating her children or grandchildren:correcting our grammar可知,當(dāng)她不在教室的時候,她就在教育她的孩子或?qū)O子:糾正我們的語法.所以媽媽在家里也是在教學(xué),D表達(dá)有誤,故選D.
3.A 主旨大意題.文章介紹作者的媽媽是個敬業(yè)的老師,而且在家里也經(jīng)常教孩子學(xué)習(xí),甚至在生命的盡頭還是不忘教學(xué),所以A是比較合適的標(biāo)題,故選A.
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