I remember my' mother as a strong woman. She ...

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 l was born,1 was　 read to. 1 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. 1 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 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; directions cannot be given, and knowing any-thing 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 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

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.This passage is mainly about ______.

A. a strong mother

B. the importance of language

C. a family disaster

D. the significance of teaching language

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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 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; 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.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

3.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

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

A. an accident    B. a hit    C. an illness　　　　　 D. a robbery

5.This passage is mainly about _________.

A. a strong mother

B. the importance of language

C. a family disaster

D. the significance of teaching language

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For as early as I could remember, my mother had been a bright, cheerful woman deeply interested and involved in the world around her. However, in the last fifteen years of her life, she had to live with senile dementia (老年痴呆). I would go to my home to pay her a visit in California and she would curiously look at me and then ask, “Who are you?” I would answer, “I’m your own son, of course.” “Where do you live?” She would ask. “In Virginia”, I would tell her. “Isn’t that interesting,” she would say, “I have a son in Virginia.”

Mother seemed only forgetful as well as confused at the beginning of that disease, but sometime later she would go through different time of intense anxiety. She would keep walk ing through the house she used to live in most of her life crying uneasily that she would like to go home. Or sometimes she left home and wandered away if she were unattended for a short time.

Hoping to make her happy and put her mind at ease I would take her in my car, visiting sites where she used to live when she was a child. In the yard of the hillside house in Shipman I sat in the car and admired the view of the old oaks and long green lawn(草坪). I pictured my mother there was a little girl playing with the pet lamb she had been so fond of. I looked to her for some response. She shook her head and said, “I want to go home.”

Over the years I have decided that what my mother was calling home was not a place, but a time. I think it was a time when she was much younger, when her children were still underfoot, when her husband was still energetic and attentive.

Watching my mother’s suffering set me wondering where I would have in mind if someday I couldn’t find home and wanted to go there. In this family we tend to be long-lived and we grow fuzzy (糊涂的) minded as the years go by. At eighty I have already noticed some alarming symptoms. My doctor says the forgetfulness is only natural and that it comes with age. Still the fear of senile dementia is haunting there. Someday if and when I become even more cloudy minded than I am now, unable to drive and unable to tell you where "home" is, my dear son, I expect I will ask you to take me home, I know you will do your best to find the place I need to be. I leave these notes for your guidance.

1.What’s the main idea of the first and second paragraphs?

A. The mother of the author could not find her home.

B. The mother of the author could not remember who’s his son.

C. The author’s mother suffered with serious senile dementia.

D. The author didn’t know how to cure his mother.

2.Which of the following is NOT the symptom of the mother of the author?

A. forgetful                         B. confused      C. cheerful       D. uneasy

3.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “picture”?

A. photograph                  B. describe                 C. appear                   D. paint

4.What can you infer from the third paragraph?

A. The author cared much about his mother.

B. The mother of the author liked pet lambs very much.

C. The author found a very little girl who was playing with a pet lamb.

D. The mother of the author did not like her usual home.

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Where Is Home?                                              B. A story about a son and a mother.

C. Everyone will suffer with senile dementia.              D. Take Mother Home.

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My mother is a diligent and kind woman. She is very busy from morning till night. As a teacher, she works hard. 1.　　 Both my brother and I love her dearly as she loves us.

My mother has been teaching math at a middle school in my hometown. She goes to work early in the morning and does not return home until late in the afternoon. 2.　　 She treats them with patience and teaches them well. For her excellent quality and very good teaching results, she has been elected as a model teacher several times.

3.　　 Every day, when she comes back home from work, she sets about doing housework, sweeping the living room and bedrooms or cleaning the furniture, and putting everything in good order. She seems to be busy all the time. As she has been very busy working every day, she looks older than her age. But she looks as cheerful and happy as ever. Mother never buys expensive dresses for herself, but she often buys some inexpensive but high quality clothes for us. 4.　　 She just eats a plain meal outside when she is too busy to cook herself. She lives a busy yet simple life, without any complaints.

Often she says to us, “work while you work, and play while you play. That is the way to be happy and gay. If you do not work, you will become lazy and be of no use to society”. What a piece of good advice this is! 5.　　 This advice of hers will always serve as a guide to my behavior. My mother is great indeed, and I always feel proud of her.

A. She enjoys listening to classic music.

B. As a mother, she takes good care of us and gives us every comfort.

C. She loves her students and cares for them.

D. She never goes to expensive restaurants to enjoy meals.

E. My mother is hard-working and never wastes money.

F. I never forget it and always bear it in my mind.

G. Can you tell us something about your mother?

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My mother is a diligent and kind woman. She is very busy from morning till night. As a teacher, she works hard. ___1.__Both my brother and I love her dearly as she loves us.

My mother has been teaching math at a middle school in my hometown. She goes to work early in the morning and does not return home until late in the afternoon. ___2._She treats them with patience and teaches them well. For her excellent quality and very good teaching results, she has been elected as a model teacher several times.

___3.___Every day, when she comes back home from work, she sets about doing housework, sweeping the living room and bedrooms or cleaning the furniture, and putting everything in good order. She seems to be busy all the time. As she has been very busy working every day, she looks older than her age. But she looks as cheerful and happy as ever. Mother never buys expensive dresses for herself, but she often buys some inexpensive but high quality clothes for us. ___4.___　 She just eats a plain meal outside when she is too busy to cook herself. She lives a busy yet simple life, without any complaints.　

Often she says to us, “work while you work, and play while you play. That is the way to be happy and gay. If you do not work, you will become lazy and be of no use to society”. What a piece of good advice this is! __ 5.__ This advice of hers will always serve as a guide to my behavior. My mother is great indeed, and I always feel proud of her.

A. She enjoys listening to classic music.　

B. As a mother, she takes good care of us and gives us every comfort.

C. She loves her students and cares for them.　

D. She never goes to expensive restaurants to enjoy meals.

E. My mother is hard-working and never wastes money.

F. I never forget it and always bear it in my mind.

G. Can you tell us something about your mother?

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My mother is a diligent and kind woman. She is very busy from morning till night. As a teacher, she works hard. 　 1.　　 Both my brother and I love her dearly as she loves us.

My mother has been teaching math at a middle school in my hometown. She goes to work early in the morning and does not return home until late in the afternoon. 2.　 She treats them with patience and teaches them well. For her excellent quality and very good teaching results, she has been elected as a model teacher several times.

3.　 Every day, when she comes back home from work, she sets about doing housework, sweeping the living room and bedrooms or cleaning the furniture, and putting everything in good order. She seems to be busy all the time. As she has been very busy working every day, she looks older than her age. But she looks as cheerful and happy as ever. Mother never buys expensive dresses for herself, but she often buys some inexpensive but high quality clothes for us. 4.　 She just eats a plain meal outside when she is too busy to cook herself. She lives a busy yet simple life, without any complaints.

Often she says to us, “work while you work, and play while you play. That is the way to be happy and gay. If you do not work, you will become lazy and be of no use to society”. What a piece of good advice this is! 5.　 This advice of hers will always serve as a guide to my behavior. My mother is great indeed, and I always feel proud of her.

A. She enjoys listening to classic music.

B. As a mother, she takes good care of us and gives us every comfort.

C. She loves her students and cares for them.

D. She never goes to expensive restaurants to enjoy meals.

E. My mother is hard-working and never wastes money.

F. I never forget it and always bear it in my mind.

G. Can you tell us something about your mother?

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Night after night, my mother came to my bed, even long after my childhood years. She would 21down and push my long hair out of the way, and then kiss my forehead. I don’t remember when it first started22me-her hands pushing my hair that way, for they felt work-worn and rough23my young skin. Finally , one night, I shouted out at her, “Don’t do that any more-your hands are too rough!” she made no24and left quietly. But never again did my mother do it with that familiar expression of her25.

With the passing years, my 26returned to that night time after time. By then I 27my mother’s hands and her goodnight kiss. Sometimes the incident seemed very28, sometimes far away, but always it was29in the back of my mind.

The years have passed, and I’m not a little girl any more. Mom is in her seventies, and those hands I once30to be so rough are still doing things for me and my family.

Now, Mom no longer has Dad and lives31. One night on Thanksgiving Eve, I found myself32to her house to spend the night with her. As I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand hesitantly ran across my face to33the hair from my forehead. Then a 34, ever so gently , touched my forehead. I burst into tears.

In my memory, thousands of times, I 35the night my young voice complained. Catching Mom’s hand in hand, I told her how36I was for that night. I thought she’d remember37I did. But Mom didn’t know what I was talking about. She had already forgotten and 38long ago.

That night, I fell asleep with a new39for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was 40to be found.

1.                A．lie             B．bend           C．look D．fall

2.                A．annoying       B．astonishing      C．delighting D．disappointing

3.                A．along          B．above          C．against   D．aside

4.                A．reply          B．promise        C．request   D．agreement

5.                A．pity            B．sadness         C．apology   D．love

6.                A．views          B．opinions        C．spirits    D．thoughts

7.                A．missed         B．forgot          C．held D．shook

8.                A．strange         B．close           C．serious   D．common

9.                A．stressed        B．existed         C．hidden   D．exposed

10.               A．expected       B．changed        C．reminded  D．complained

11.               A．yet            B．away           C．alone D．long

12.               A．drawn         B．carried         C．moved    D．stayed

13.               A．cut            B．wash           C．brush D．take

14.               A．tear           B．kiss            C．press D．hand

15.               A．returned       B．remembered    C．realized   D．recalled

16.               A．sorry          B．happy          C．angry D．nervous

17.               A．when          B．how           C．why  D．as

18.               A．disappeared     B．forgiven        C．apologized D．abandoned

19.               A．imagination     B．inspiration      C．decoration D．appreciation

20.               A．still            B．soon           C．nowhere  D．anyhow

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Night after night, my mother came to my bed, even long after my childhood years.She would ____ down and push my long hair out of the way, and then kiss my forehead.

I don't remember when it first started ___ me — her hands pushing my hair that way, for they felt workworn and rough ____ my young skin.Finally，one night, I shouted out at her, “Don't do that any more—your hands are too rough！” she made no ____ and left quietly.But never again did my mother do it with that familiar expression of her ____.

With the passing years, my ____returned to that night time after time.By then I ____ my mother's hands and her goodnight kiss.Sometimes the incident seemed very ____， sometimes far away, but always it was ____ in the back of my mind.

The years have passed, and I'm not a little girl any more.Mom is in her seventies, and those hands I once ___ to be so rough are still doing things for me and my family.

Now, Mom no longer has Dad and lives ____.One night on Thanksgiving Eve, I found myself　 ___to her house to spend the night with her.As I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand hesitantly ran across my face to ___the hair from my forehead.Then a　 ____， ever so gently , touched my forehead.I burst into tears.

In my memory, thousands of times, I　 ____ the night my young voice complained.Catching Mom's hand in hand, I told her how ____I was for that night.I thought she'd remember ____ I did.But Mom didn't know what I was talking about.She had already forgotten and　 ____ long ago.

That night, I fell asleep with a new ____for my gentle mother and her caring hands.And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was ____ to be found.

1.A.lie　             B．bend　             C．look　             D．fall

2.A.annoying　                         B．astonishing

C．delighting　                         D．disappointing

3.A.along　         B．above　             C．against　         D．aside

4.A.reply　                             B．promise

C．request　                         D．agreement

5.A.pity　             B．sadness　         C．apology　         D．love

6.A.feelings　                             B．opinions

C．spirits　                             D．thoughts

7.A.missed　         B．forgot　             C．held　             D．shook

8.A.strange　         B．close　             C．serious　         D．common

9.A.stressed　         B．existed　         C．hidden　         D．exposed

10.A.expected　                         B．changed

C．reminded　                         D．complained

11.A.yet　             B．away　             C．alone　             D．long

12.A.drawn　         B．carried　         C．moved　         D．stayed

13.A.cut　             B．wash　             C．brush　             D．take

14.A.tear　         B．kiss　             C．press　             D．hand

15.A.returned　                         B．remembered

C．realized　                         D．recalled

16.A.sorry　         B．happy　             C．angry　             D．nervous

17.A.when　         B．how　             C．why　             D．as

18.A.disappeared　                         B．forgiven

C．apologized　                     D．abandoned

19.A.imagination　                         B．inspiration

C．decoration　                         D．appreciation

20.A.still　         B．soon　             C．nowhere　         D．anyhow

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My 83-year-old mother came to live with me a year ago last November. She was very ill and I had to put my life on hold to care for her.

Each morning, I got her up and dressed her and made her breakfast and sat with her. I rushed for a bowl when she felt sick, and lit fires to keep her warm. I cooked and persuaded her to take a few bites.

It’s a hard job caring for a sick or dying parent, whoever you are. But it was especially hard for me, I feel, because I am a doctor myself. I couldn’t help looking at her in two different ways. The medical professional saw a body and scrutinized it with the coldness that medicine requires. But the daughter saw the woman who had given birth to me, wiped my nose, sent me off to college and had been a constant presence in my life for over half a century.

Also, my mother didn’t appreciate how hard it was for me to care for her. I remember an exchange between her and the nurse who came to see her once a week:

“You could get some more help with care.”

“Oh, I don’t think I need that,” Mom said.

Mom didn’t understand that the help would have taken some of the burden off me. None of the treatments her doctors gave her worked, and finally her life became about comfort. She refused painkillers (止痛药) for a long time, but finally the pain convinced her. And when she accepted the painkillers she accepted the fact that she would die.

Illness and needs took us across personal boundaries I’d never before considered. And yet, while living and being and dying with Mom I witnessed something precious dawning. We became closer. We shared so many stories from our past that it was as if our memories had become one.

In the past our relationship had been difficult. We had often argued. But when the end came, both of us simply accepted that we looked at the world in different ways. We were daughter and mother and we loved each other. That was all that mattered.

1.Why was taking care of her mom especially hard for the author?

A.She was too busy living her own life.

B.She and her mom had a difficult relationship.

C.She was too old to attend to her mom carefully.

D.She viewed her mom both as a patient and a loved one.

2.The underlined word “scrutinized” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_______”.

A.held B.checked

C.ignored D.left

3.How did the author probably feel about the conversation between her mom and the nurse?

A.Helpful. B.Thankful.

C.Surprised. D.Depressed.

4.What did the author learn from the experience of looking after her sick mother?

A.Love is more important than differences.

B.Being alive was the most important thing.

C.We should learn to understand other people.

D.It was better for family members to live independently of each other.

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About 10 years ago I was having my annual party and my niece came to see me. As she______around the room, she noted that my employees seemed happy. Then, I asked her how she thought I did that. “I’m sure you treat them ______,”she replied. “That’s half of it,” I said. “Do you know ______ the other half is?”

She didn’t have the answer. So what’s the answer? I______ the unhappy people. People laughed at this point. I wish I were ______. I’m not. I have learned that as a manager you cannot make everyone happy. Good ______ requires training, communicating and patience.

Don’t ______me wrong. This doesn’t happen a lot. There’s no joy in the ______ of firing someone. And it’s not always the employee’s ______— there are many bad bosses out there. And not all employees ______ your company. I don’t have a Ph.D., an M.B.A, or even an economics degree. What I do have is a ______ company. Now I know some people argue that business is_______ making money, and not everyone has to be happy. When you _____ a company, you have the right to ______ yourself with the people you choose.

I have a good day today. Not ______I’ve got a big order or great _______ reports. I have wonderful people working for me. They care. They are committed(承担). ______, they understand the whole customer-staff-company triangle, where all of the legs ________ each other. When you have the right people, business is much________. I know because I have ________ it.

1.A. showed　　 B. looked　　 C. turned　　 D. came

2.A. nicely　　 B. firmly　　 C. strictly　　 D. seriously

3.A. which　　 B. that　　 C. what　　 D. who

4.A. trick　　 B. hire　　 　　 C. dislike　　 D. fire

5.A. crying　　 B. joking　　 C. cheating　　 D. regretting

6.A. assessment　　 B. agreement　　 C. management　　 D. employment

7.A. bring　　 B. think　　 C. treat　　 D. get

8.A. way　　 B. chance　　 C. act　　 D. form

9.A. decision　　 B. failure　　 C. fortune　　 D. fault

10.A. suit　　 B. believe　　 C. choose　　 D. understand

11.A. funny　　 B. large　　 C. happy　　 D. busy

12.A. with　　 B. beyond　　 C. into　　 D. about

13.A. leave　　 B. join　　 C. own　　 D. share

14.A. relax　　 B. help　　 C. amaze　　 D. surround

15.A. until　　 B. because　　 C. after　　 D. that

16.A. physical　　 B. written　　 C. technical　　 D. financial

17.A. Besides　　 B. However　　 C. Otherwise　　 D. Therefore

18.A. support　　 B. fight　　 C. hold　　 D. hurt

19.A. busier　　 B. easier　　 C. safer　　 D. higher

20.A. made　　 B. forgotten　　 C. got　　 D. put

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