Question

Mother Tongue(语言)

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(树枝) shelter(庇护) all. ‘Ku’ is spirit. You have this all-encompassing(包罗万象的) 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.D

2.A

3.A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了乔伊的母亲给她取的一个特别的名字——Jiniku。

1.

题意：乔伊的妈妈学过多少种语言？

细节理解题。根据原文She was educated in French and Latin, Spanish and German可知，乔伊的妈妈学过法语、拉丁语、西班牙语和德语4种语言。D选项“4”符合题意，故选D。

2.

题意：乔伊的妈妈把打印好的纸放哪儿了？

细节理解题。根据原文When she had typed(打字) pages, she put them in a box可知，她把打印好的纸张放进了一个盒子里。A选项In a box“在一个盒子里”符合题意，故选A。

3.

题意：从最后一段内容中我们能学到什么？

推理判断题。根据原文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(树枝) shelter(庇护) all. ‘Ku’ is spirit. You have this all-encompassing(包罗万象的) life可知，从乔伊的妈妈给她取的名字可以看出，她很爱自己的孩子，所以取了一个很有意义的名字。A选项Joey’s mother had a deep love for her“乔伊的妈妈深爱着她”符合题意，故选A。