Question

    I’ll never forget driving away from my village in war-torn Vietnam. I was five and my mum, Can, told me and my brother Tam we were going on holiday, but as she hugged us goodbye, she began to sob so much her whole body was shaking. I gripped my little brother’s hand as I watched the tiny village grow smaller in the rear view window. Like many Vietnamese children, we were adopted by an Australian family.

It was a scary, lonely and confusing time, and I missed my birth family horribly. “When am I going home?” I’d ask again and again in Vietnamese, but no one would answer me because they didn’t understand. I’d ask about my birth mother so often that my new parents told me she had died. I cried myself to sleep every night until I was eight or nine. My adoptive family were dysfunctional and home life was tough.

At 15, my adoptive mother died. After that, I was going through my adoptive father’s filing cabinet (橱柜) and I found an old letter, with a Vietnamese postmark. I felt delighted as I realized it was from my birth mum. Straight away, I wrote a long letter to the address she had given, explaining who I was and asking if Can was alive.

Soon after, I got a simple fax back, saying, “Mother still alive, very happy to hear from you.” My heart soared as I read her words. For the next few years, I exchanged letters with her and was thrilled to finally have contact with her. I was so grateful for that.

1.Why did the author’s mum begin to sob in Paragraph 1?

A.Because she felt excited when hugging her children.

B.Because her children were going on holiday.

C.Because her children were leaving her.

D.Because her whole body was shaking.

2.How was the author’s adoptive life?

A.Hard. B.Happy.

C.Easy. D.Free.

3.What was the possible reason for Can’s failing to contact the author?

A.Can didn’t like the author. B.Can didn’t know where the author was.

C.Can was dead. D.Can was not allowed to contact the author.

4.How did the author feel when she read her mum’s words?

A.Upset. B.Excited.

C.Lonely. D.Moved.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述的是一个越南孩子和其哥哥被澳大利亚人收养，并离开家乡。1后来在养母去世后，他无意间找到与生母的联系方式，并最终与其见面的故事。

1.推理判断题。由第一段Like many Vietnamese children, we were adopted by an Australian family.可知，作者被澳大利亚人收养，所以要离开家乡和亲生父母，而妈妈知道这次送别意味着孩子要离开她了，所以难过的哭泣。故选C。

2.细节理解题。由第二自然段My adoptive family were dysfunctional and home life was tough.可知，收养作者的家庭状况不好，生活艰难。故选A。

3.推理判断题。由第三自然At 15, my adoptive mother died. After that, I was going through my adoptive father’s filing cabinet (橱柜) and I found an old letter with a Vietnamese postmark.可知，作者是在养母去世后，整理养父的橱柜的时候偶然间发现有越南标签的信封，才得知生母的联系方式的。第四段中Mother still alive, very happy to hear from you.说明生母收到来信很高兴。从养母隐藏联系方式，而生母在取得联系后很高兴，可知生母是愿意跟作者联系的,只是因为养母可能不愿意他们联系。故选D。

4.细节理解题。由第四段My heart soared as I read her words.可知，作者收到生母回信后心情激动。故选B。