21. Lines 25-27 ("For my ... language") suggest primarily that in her new country the mother experienced feelings of 态度题

　　(A) dread：anticipate with great apprehension or fear

　　(B) confusion

　　(C) intrigue

　　(D) isolation：the process or fact of isolating or being isolated

　　(E) irritation

　　There was so little left from her old life. She said it was so long ago that sometimes it felt as if it had never happened. But she described her life with such clarity and vividness that I knew all those memories lived on inside her. There was so little in this new country that gave her pleasure. The good things she found were related in some way to China: an aria from a Chinese opera, a letter from a relative back home or from Aunt Hai-Lan in Toronto, written in Chinese, a familiar-looking script that I couldn't read and that had nothing to do with my life in Canada.

　　There were times when I felt guilty about my own happiness in Irvine. We had come to Canada because of me, but I was the only one who had found a home.

　　22. In lines 46-50 ('There was ... inside her"), the mother's memories of China are portrayed as 变相态度题

　　(A) distant yet enduring

　　(B) occasional yet overwhelming

　　(C) lively but confused

　　(D) joyous and hopeful

　　(E) wistful and indistinct

　　分析：定位句子表达母亲旧时的记忆越来越稀少，但是对她而言是弥足珍贵的。

　　23. The items mentioned in lines 52-55 had meaning for the mother because they 原因推理

　　(A) introduced her to a world rich in culture

　　(B) supplied her with familiar associations

　　(C) were the few remaining keepsakes from her life in China

　　(D) helped connect the narrator and her mother

　　(E) provided relief from the monotony of her work routine

　　分析;物品对母亲有意义是因为这些母亲非常熟悉的东西。