WhenIlearnedthat71-year-oldmotherwasplayingScrabble—awordgameIknewIhadtodosomething.Myhusbandsuggestswegiveheracomputertoplayagainstherself.Iwasn’tsurewhethermymotherwasreadyforit.Afterallithadtaken15yearstopersuadehertobuyanelectriccooker.Evensowepackedupouroldcomputeranddeliveredittomyparents’home.Andsobeganmymother’sadventureintheworldofthecomputers.
Italsomarkedthebeginningofanunusualteachingtaskforme.I’vetaughtpeopleofallagesbutIneverthoughtIwouldbeteachingmymotherhowtodoanything.
Shehasbeentheoneteachingmeallmylife:tocookandsew;toenjoythegoodtimesandputupwiththebad.Nowitwasmyturntogivesomethingback.
Itwasn’teasyatthebeginning.Therewassomuchtoexplainandtointroduce.Slowlybutsurelymymothercaughtonmakingnotesinalittlenotebook.AfterafewmonthsofScrabbleandothergamesIdecideditwastimetointroducehertowordprocessing.ThisprovedtobeabiggerchallengetohersoIgavehersomehomework.Iaskedhertowritemealetterusingdifferentlettertypescolorsandspaces.
“Areyouthisdemandingwithyourkindergartenpupils?”sheasked.
“Noofcoursenot”Isaid.”Theyalreadyknowhowtouseacomputer.”
Mymotherisn’ttheonlyoneexperiencingafastpersonalgrowthperiod.Thankstothecomputermyfatherhasfinallygotoverhisphoneallergy(过敏).ForaslongasIcanrememberanytimeIcalledmymotherwouldanswer.DadandIhavehadmorephoneconversationsinthelasttwomonthsthanwe’vehadinthepast20years
1.Whatdoestheauthordo?
A.Sheisacooker
B.Sheisateacher
C.Sheisahousewife
D.Sheisacomputerengineer
2.Theauthordecidedtogivehermotheracomputer_____
A.toletherhavemorechancestowriteletters
B.tosupporttoherindoingherhomework
C.tohelpherthroughthebadtimes
D.tomakeherlifemoreenjoyable
3.Theauthoraskedhermothertowriteheraletter_____
A.becausehermotherhadstoppedusingthetelephone
B.becauseshewantedtokeepintouchwithhermother
C.sothathermothercouldpracticewhatshehadlearned
D.sothather