两个“失语者”之间的感人爱情故事

 

Born a mute, he can understand well, but gestures are the way he talks with others. She lives with  her grandmother next to him. Like an elder brother, he leads her to school, accompanies her to play, listens to her. She has a nice childhood under his wings.

At the age of 17, she went to college, and received money from him every month. Four years later, she graduated and started work. Then, one evening she said firmly to him, “Elder brother, I must marry you!” Frightened like a rabbit, he escaped. “You fool, I’ve fallen in love with you since I was 12.” However, she got no reply.

Several months later, news came that she was in hospital, and he rushed to her,only to find that she has lost the ability to speak. “Sorry, we’ve tried our best.” said the doctors. 

They married.

For decades of years, nobody listened to them deliver a speech. People saw love in their eyes, happiness on their faces. But love could not prevent the arrival of death, he passed away and left her alone.

Families and friends came to comfort her. With his image in hands, tearfully she whispered: “My dearest love, he has gone…”

 

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1.A mute is a man who can not ______ .

A hear

B see

C walk

D speak

解析：选D。D 词义猜测题。从文中第1段他通过gestures（手势）与人交流以及倒数第2段Nobody listens to them deliver a speech.（没人听他们说过话）可知，mute应该是“哑巴”的意思，故选D。

2.The girl lived with_______ when she was a child.

A her father

B her mother

C her grandmother

D the mute

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。从文中第1段第二句She lives with her grandmother next to him.可知答案，故选C。

3.How many years was the girl in the college?

A Four years.

B 17 months.

C Two years.

D Several years.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。从文中第2段…she went to college, …Four years later, she graduated,…可知她上了四年大学，故选A。

4.When did the girl fall in love with the mute?

A After she graduated from college.

B When she was ill in hospital.

C At the age of 12.

D At the age of 17.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。从文中第2段最后一句“You fool, I’ve fallen in love with you since I was 12.”可知答案，故选C。

5.From the passage we can infer that _______.

A the girl was once ill and became a mute

B the girl wasn’t able to speak forever because the mute refused to marry her

C the girl pretended to be a mute to marry the man

D the man pretended to be a mute to help the girl

解析：选C。C 推理判断题。从文中可知，那女孩之前会说话，后来生了一场病就不说话了，并且嫁给他后的几十年都没说话，当他死后，她低声哭泣说出“我最挚爱的人终于走了……”，由此可以推测出那个女孩是为了爱情、为了嫁给他而假装哑巴，故选C。