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 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.
“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.
小題1:When Mom said, “Whirr”, 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 teach her sons more because she was dying.
小題2:Which of the following statements is NOT right?
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.
小題3:What does the writer think of his mother?
A．He loved her but was tired of his mother’s teaching at home.
B．His mother should forget 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.
小題4:Which of the following is the best title of this passage?
A．Once a teacher, always B．Mom’s will
C．A teacher’s lifeD．A teacher’s devotion

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:A

試題分析：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)常教孩子學習，甚至在生命的盡頭還是不忘教學。
小題1:細節(jié)題：從倒數(shù)第二段的句子：It suddenly occurred to us that Mom was correcting brother Jim’s last sentence. “If it was up to me…”可知媽媽是想糾正吉姆說話的時候的錯誤。選C
小題2:從第一段的句子：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可知媽媽在家里也是在教學。D表達有誤。
小題3:推理題：從文章的最后一段的句子：We smiled at each other and once again shook our heads…this time in awe of a remarkable teacher.可知作者認為媽媽是個了不起的老師，選C
小題4:主旨題：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)常教孩子學習，甚至在生命的盡頭還是不忘教學，所以A是比較合適的標題。
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