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I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the most wonderful thing in the world.
Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk,” she said again, “is for Elizabeth.”
I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter.
They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional(易动感情的)”. But she lived “on the surface”.
As years passed and I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me.
I posted the letter and waited for her answer, none came.
My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and, finally, peace. It seemed that nothing happened. I couldn’t be sure that the letter had even got to Mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.
Now the present of her desk told me that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work though she’d never been able to. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside — a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded(折叠) and refolded many times.
Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose, Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.
小题1:The writer began to love her mother’s desk _______.
A.after Mother diedB.before she became a writer
C.when she was a child D.when mother gave it to her
小题2:The passage shows that _______.
A.Mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter
B.Mother was too serious about everything her daughter had done
C.Mother cared much about her daughter in words
D.Mother wrote to her daughter in careful words.
小题3: The world “gulf” in the passage means _______.
A.deep understanding between the old and the young.
B.different ideas between the mother and the daughter.
C.free talks between mother and daughter.
D.part of the sea going far in land.
小题4:What did Mother do with her daughter’s letter asking for forgiveness?
A.She had never received the letter.
B.For years, she often talked about the letter.
C.She didn’t forgive her daughter at all in all her life.
D.She read the letter again and again till she died.
小题5: What’s the best title of the passage?
A.My letter to MotherB.Mother and Children
C.My Mother’s DeskD.Talks between Mother and me.

答案

小题1:C
小题1:A
小题1:B
小题1:D
小题1:C
解析

小题1:根据I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters.描述,可知选C.
小题1:根据I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter.及下文描述,可知这位母亲外表冷漠,但是内心对她的女儿很好.故选A.
小题1:根据I was “too emotional(易动感情的)”. But she lived “on the surface”.及下文描述,可知这个单词指的是母女的分歧,故选B.
小题1:根据and a one-page letter, folded(折叠) and refolded many times.可知这封信她的母亲读过很多次,故选D.
小题1:这篇短文中的主线就是母亲的一张桌子,通过这张桌子作者描述了自己从小到大和母亲的相处,故选C,母亲的桌子.
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Once an Arab was traveling in the desert . When the sun went down in the west , he stopped and put up his tent , made a fire and had a   36  meal . When night fell , he  37  down to sleep .
He had  38  fallen  asleep  when he felt a soft  39  on his elbow(肘) . He woke up to find that his camel had put his head inside the tent . The camel said , “Would you please let me keep my head in the tent to get warm ? It’s so cold outside . I won’t take up much room . ”
The Arab was a  40  man . “All right ,do as you please , ”he said . Then he turned on his side and went back to sleep .
It wasn’t long  41  he felt a push on his shoulder . It was the camel again . “Dear master ,”the camel said , “my head is quite warm now , but my neck is still cold . Do you mind 42  I keep it inside the tent ,too ? ”
“No , not at all , ”the man said . But this time he felt a bit 43 , as the camel had such a long neck .
Hardly had he shut his eyes when he got a harder push in his side . This time the camel said , “Will you please  44  me to bring my front legs inside and warm them up a little ?”
The Arab moved over to one side of the tent .He made  45  as small as he could . It wasn’t a bit comfortable , and sleep was now  46  .
After a while, the camel gave him a rough push and said , “The tent is too small for the two of us .Besides , my two hind legs are still left in the cold.  47  is only reasonable that you should leave the whole tent to me .”
小题1:
A.simpleB.richC.excellentD.ordinary
小题2:
A.laidB.layC.liedD.went
小题3:
A.seldomB.notC.almostD.hardly
小题4:
A.touchB.beatC.kickD.bite
小题5:
A.hard-heartedB.kind-heartedC.cruelD.careless
小题6:
A.afterB.beforeC.sinceD.then
小题7:
A.whetherB.asC.thatD.if
小题8:
A.crowdedB.comfortableC.warmerD.narrower
小题9:
A.letB.allowC.makeD.have
小题10:
A.the tentB.himselfC.roomD.ground
小题11:
A.impossiblyB.impossibleC.quite possibleD.possibility
小题12:
A.ItB.ThatC.WhatD.This

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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21~40各题所给的四个选项(A.B.C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
The subway train moved back and forth, its wheels producing more loud sounds than ever against the tracks. Outside the window was just the  21  cold of winter. The carriage was filled with frozen self-centered, bored  22 .
Suddenly a little boy  23  his way in between grown-up legs.  24  his father stayed by the door, the boy sat next to the window, surrounded by  25 , half-awake adults. What a brave child, I thought. As the train entered a tunnel (隧洞), something totally  26  happened. The little boy slid down from his seat and put his  27  on my knee. For a moment, I thought that he wanted to go  28  me and returned to his father, so I moved a bit. But instead of moving on, the boy held his  29  up towards me. He wanted to tell me something, I thought. I  30  to listen to what he had to say. Wrong  31 ! He kissed me softly on the cheek.
Then he returned to his  32 , settled down and cheerfully started looking out of the window. But I was  33. What happened? A kid kissing an unknown grown-up on the train? To my amazement, the kid  34  to kiss all my neighbors. 
Nervous and puzzled, we looked questioningly at his father. “He’s so happy to be  35 .” the father said. “He’s been very sick.”
The train stopped and the father and son got down and  36  into the crowd. The doors closed. On my cheek I could still  37  the child’s kiss -- a kiss that had caused  38  soul-searching. How many grown-ups go around kissing each other  39  the joy of being alive? How many even give much thought to the privilege of living? What would happen  40  we all just started being ourselves?
The little boy has given us a sweet but serious lesson: Don’t let yourself die before your heart stops!
小题1:
A.greatB.freezingC.strong D.strange
小题2:
A.driversB.boysC.adults D.passengers
小题3:
A.pushedB.leftC.gotD.felt
小题4:
A.AsB.SinceC.IfD.While
小题5:
A.politeB.unfriendlyC.rudeD.strange
小题6:
A.interestingB.nervousC.unexpectedD.exciting
小题7:
A.handB.faceC.fingerD.mouth
小题8:
A.beforeB.beyondC.withD.past
小题9:
A.handB.luggageC.headD.ticket
小题10:
A.got offB.bent downC.fell downD.stood up
小题11:
A.againB.tooC.evenD.more
小题12:
A.fatherB.carriageC.homeD.seat
小题13:
A.frightenedB.excitedC.shockedD.worried
小题14:
A.kept onB.went onC.moved onD.tried on
小题15:
A.aliveB.activeC.young D.awake
小题16:
A.lostB.joined C.disappearedD.rushed
小题17:
A.getB.findC.knowD.feel
小题18:
A.someB.anyC.everyD.no
小题19:
A.forB.fromC.atD.by
小题20:
A.afterB.unlessC.ifD.when

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It was a lovely day at the park and Stella Bianchi was enjoying the sunshine with her two children when a young boy, aged about four, approached her two-year-old son and pushed him to the ground.
“I’d watched him for a little while and my son was the fourth or fifth child he’d pushed,” she says. “I went over to them, picked up my son, turned to the boy and said, firmly, ‘No, we don’t push.’” What happened next was unexpected.
“The boy’s mother ran toward me from across the park,” Stella says, “I thought she was coming over to apologize, but instead she started shouting at me for blaming her child. All I did was let him know his behavior was unacceptable. Was I supposed to sit back while her kid did whatever he wanted and hurt other children?”
Getting your own children to play nice is difficult enough. Dealing with other people’s children has become a hidden danger.
In my house, jumping on the sofa is not allowed. In my sister’s house it’s encouraged. I find myself saying “no” a lot when her kids are over at mine. That’s OK between sisters but becomes dangerous when you’re talking to the children of friends or acquaintances.
“Kids aren’t all raised the same,” agrees Professor Naomi White of Monash University.” But there is still an idea that they’re the property of the parent. We see our children as a mirror of ourselves, so if you’re saying that my child is behaving improperly, then that’s somehow a criticism(批评) of me.”
In those situations, it’s difficult to know whether to approach the child directly or the parent first. There are two opinions.
“I’d go to the child first,” says Andrew Fuller, author of Tricky Kids. “Usually a quiet reminder that ‘we don’t do that here’ is enough. Kids have antennae (直觉) for how to behave in different settings.”
He points out bringing it up with the parent first may make them feel careless, which could cause problems. Of course, approaching the child first can bring its own headaches, too.
This is why White recommends that you approach the parents first. Raise your concerns with the parents and ask them to deal with it,” she says.   
Asked how to approach a parent in this situation, psychologist Meredith Fuller answers: “Explain your needs as well as stressing the importance of the friendship. Start with something like: ‘I know you’ll think I’m silly but in my house I don’t want…’” 
小题1:What did Stella Bianchi expect the young boy’s mother to do when she talked to him?
A.Make an apologyB.Come over to stop her
C.Blame her own boyD.Take her own boy away
小题2:What does the author say about dealing with other people’s children?
A.It’s important not to hurt them in any way
B.It’s no use trying to stop their wrongdoing
C.It’s advisable to treat them as one’s own kids
D.It’s possible for one to get into lots of trouble
小题3:According to professor Naomi White, when one’s kids are criticized, their parents will probably feel ______.
A.discouragedB.hurtC.puzzledD.affected
小题4: What should one do when seeing other people’s kids misbehave according to Andrew Fuller?
A.Talk to them directly in a mild wayB.Complain to their parents politely
C.Simply leave them aloneD.Punish them lightly

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A young boy loved football with all his heart. But being half the size of the other boys, this hopeful athlete  36  the bench and hardly ever played.
This young man was still the  37  of the class when he entered high school. He decided to try his best at every  38  , and perhaps he could play later. All through high school he   39  neither a practice nor a game, but   40   a bench-warmer all four years.
When the young man went to   41  , the coach kept him on the roster(候选名单)   42  he always put his heart and soul to every practice, and at same time,   43  the other members with the spirit they badly needed. But during his four years at college, he never   44  to play in a game,
In the last football match, the game was not going  45  . When the team was ten points  46  , the silent young man came to the coach and said “Coach, please let me  47  . Believe me.”  The coach pretended not to hear him . There was no  48  he wanted the worst player in this close playoff(决赛) game.
But the young man  49  , and finally the coach, feeling sorry for him,  50  . “All right,” he said. “You can go in.” Soon, the coach, the players and everyone in the   51  could not believe their eyes. This little   52  man, who had never played before, was doing everything right. The opposing team could not   53  him. He ran, he passed, blocked like a star.
The   54  was(were) soon tied, In the closing seconds of the game, he intercepted(拦截) a  55  and ran all the way for the winning touchdown(触地得分). The fans applauded(鼓掌) and his teammates raised him onto their shoulders. Such cheering he never heard.
小题1:
A.stood byB.sat onC.carried up D.moved away
小题2:
A.smallestB.smartestC.bravestD.biggest
小题3:
A.riskB.stepC.practiceD.match
小题4:
A.missedB.hatedC.joinedD.watched
小题5:
A.forgotB.earned C.displayedD.remained
小题6:
A.his hometown B.his coach’sC.collegeD.school
小题7:
A.beforeB.thoughC.when D.because
小题8:
A.chargedB.appliedC.providedD.changed
小题9:
A.managedB.persuadedC.promisedD.wanted
小题10:
A.any more B.badlyC.wellD.anyway
小题11:
A.later B.aboveC.behindD.over
小题12:
A.go B.playC.stayD.think
小题13:
A.idea B.doubtC.wayD.need
小题14:
A.won B.toleratedC.scaredD.insisted
小题15:
A.took inB.broke inC.sent inD.gave in
小题16:
A.familiesB.stands C.cornersD.queues
小题17:
A.puzzledB.unknownC.boringD.polite
小题18:
A.acceptB.believeC.defeatD.stop
小题19:
A.ballB.judges C.scoreD.fans
小题20:
A.flyB.jumpC.passD.pause

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A traveler was staying in an Egyptian village. One day, she held up her camera to take pictures of the children. Suddenly the young ones began to shout at her. The traveler’s face turned red and she apologized to the head for what she was doing, and told him she had forgotten that people in some places believed a person would lose his soul(灵魂) if his picture was taken. She explained to him the operation of a camera for a long time. Several times the head tried to say something, but he couldn’t. When she believed that the head didn’t fear any longer, the traveler then let him speak. With a smile, he said, "The children were trying to tell you that you forgot to take off the lens(镜头) cap!"
小题1:The children shouted when the traveler was taking pictures of them because _______.
A.they didn’t want to stop playing
B.the traveler forgot to take off the cap on her head
C.they didn’t want to have their pictures taken
D.the traveler was not doing well with her camera
小题2: The traveler explained how to use a camera to the head because _______.
A.the head was very interested in her camera
B.the head wanted to learn to take pictures
C.she was afraid of the head
D.she wanted the head not to worry about what she was doing
小题3:Which of the following is NOT right?
A.The traveler knew something about people in some countries.
B.The children wouldn’t mind if the traveler took pictures of them.
C.The head was afraid that the traveler’s camera would hurt the children.
D.The traveler didn’t understand why the children shouted.

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