Question

【題目】Mother Tongue(語言)

My name is Jiniku but everyone calls me Joey, including my parents. My father is American but my mother is not. My mother grew up in a country whose name I cannot pronounce correctly. She was educated in French and Latin, Spanish and German.

My mother wrote all day, but never showed anyone what she wrote. She had notebooks she would write in, and a typewriter to straighten out(整理) the final copy.

When she had typed(打字) pages, she put them in a box. This box was deep under the bed that she and my father shared.

There were only two words that she ever said in the real voice, with her real accent(口音), real tongue. I heard her say them only three times in her life. She taught them to me one night as I lay on her legs, sweating(出汗) with fever.

“Jiniku,” she said in a low voice. “Jiniku.” I focused(集中) on her voice through my fever, realizing that something had changed. She was speaking from a part of her that she had not opened for a long time. She took my hand, and placed my palm(掌心) over her heart. “Juriszu.” She stared out the window. There was a long silence. I could feel her heartbeat, which was calmer and slower than my own. “My name,” she said at last, speaking once more in English, “means ‘dark ocean(海洋)’.” “And you, Jiniku, my baby, yours means ‘life’.” She looked out the window again. “‘Ji’ is the word for a happy birth. One where everyone lives and there is little pain. ‘Ni’ is a tree that had its roots(根) spread far and whose branches(樹枝) shelter(庇護) all. ‘Ku’ is spirit. You have this all-encompassing(包羅萬象的) life.” She placed her hand on my heart. “The first and last letters of our names are the same,” she said. “Don’t forget that, Jiniku.”

【1】How many languages was Joey’s mother educated in?

A.1.B.2.C.3.D.4.

【2】Where did Joey’s mother put the typed pages?

A.In a box.B.On the desk.C.Near the bed.D.Beside the table.

【3】What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A.Joey’s mother had a deep love for her.

B.Joey’s mother was good at giving names.

C.Joey and her mother had two different names.

D.Joey’s mother followed the rules of giving names in her country.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】A

【解析】

本文是一篇記敘文，講述了喬伊的母親給她取的一個特別的名字——Jiniku。

【1】

題意：喬伊的媽媽學過多少種語言？

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文She was educated in French and Latin, Spanish and German可知，喬伊的媽媽學過法語、拉丁語、西班牙語和德語4種語言。D選項“4”符合題意，故選D。

【2】

題意：喬伊的媽媽把打印好的紙放哪兒了？

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文When she had typed(打字) pages, she put them in a box可知，她把打印好的紙張放進了一個盒子里。A選項In a box“在一個盒子里”符合題意，故選A。

【3】

題意：從最后一段內(nèi)容中我們能學到什么？

推理判斷題。根據(jù)原文And you, Jiniku, my baby, yours means ‘life’ … ‘Ji’ is the word for a happy birth. One where everyone lives and there is little pain. ‘Ni’ is a tree that had its roots(根) spread far and whose branches(樹枝) shelter(庇護) all. ‘Ku’ is spirit. You have this all-encompassing(包羅萬象的) life可知，從喬伊的媽媽給她取的名字可以看出，她很愛自己的孩子，所以取了一個很有意義的名字。A選項Joey’s mother had a deep love for her“喬伊的媽媽深愛著她”符合題意，故選A。