When Jiang Mengnan received the award of Person Touching China for 2021, she said she most wanted to express her thanks to her parents.

Born in 1992, Jiang’s world has been silent since she was 6 months old. She couldn’t hear anything, which also made it hard for her to start speaking. So when she was a child, her parents began teaching her to read lips(嘴唇). They also taught her vocalization(发声) by putting her hands on their throats. It was a slow, hard process, but her parents never gave up and Jiang learned to speak finally.

Jiang has overcome a lot of difficulties to achieve her dream of studying for a PhD(博士学位) at Tsinghua University. When she was old enough, Jiang studied in a standard primary school, not a special school. She said it was tough at first. During lessons, teachers would often write on the blackboard with their back to the students, so Jiang missed much of the content(内容). She had to copy down everything on the blackboard and study alone after class to keep up with her classmates. In 2011, she achieved a good score on gaokao and studied in Jilin University. In 2018, she was accepted as a PhD at Tsinghua University’s School of Life Sciences.

“I always thank my parents, teachers and friends for the respect(尊重) they give me. They never give me special attention for my imperfection, which means I’ve never seen myself as different from anyone else,” she said.

In the future, she wants to continue scientific research and play a part in solving problems of life and health.

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1.What happened to Jiang when she was six months old?

A She was silent.

B She could read lips.

C She lost her hearing.

D She could speak easily.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“She couldn’t hear anything”可知江梦南6个月大的时候失去了听力。故选C。

2.What does the underlined word “tough” mean?

A Convenient.

B Accidental.

C Humorous.

D Difficult.

解析：选D。D词义猜测题。根据划线单词所在句的后一句“so Jiang missed much of the content.”可知那时她上课的时候错过了大部分的课程内容，即那时候对她来说上普通学校是“困难的”。故选D。

3.How old was Jiang when she started to study at Tsinghua University?

A 29.

B 26.

C 19.

D 30.

解析：选B。B数字计算题。根据第二段“Born in 1992”和第三段“In 2018, she was accepted as a PhD at Tsinghua University’s School of Life Sciences.”可知，当她刚上清华大学时，她(2018-1992=)26岁。故选B。

4.What can we infer(推断) from the text?

A Jiang thinks she is different from her classmates.

B Jiang is certain to work in a science laboratory.

C Jiang gets on well with her teachers and friends.

D Jiang isn’t interested in problems of life and health.

解析：选C。C推理判断题。根据第四段第一句“I always thank my parents, teachers and friends for the respect they give me.”可知江梦南的老师和朋友都很尊重她，她很感激他们，由此可知他们相处得好。故选C。

5.What is the best title for the passage?

A He who laughs last laughs best.

B Actions speak louder than words.

C Bad luck always comes in threes.

D Where there is a will, there is a way.

解析：选D。D主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知，本文主要讲述了“2021感动中国人物”江梦南克服听力障碍攻读博士学位的故事，D项“有志者事竟成”最符合文意。故选D。