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(易動(dòng)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(折疊) 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.
小題1:The writer began to love her mother’s desk _______.
A.a(chǎn)fter Mother diedB.before she became a writer
C.when she was a child D.when mother gave it to her
小題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.
小題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.
小題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.
小題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.

小題1:C
小題1:A
小題1:B
小題1:D
小題1:C

小題1:根據(jù)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,可知選C.
小題1:根據(jù)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,可知這位母親外表冷漠,但是內(nèi)心對(duì)她的女兒很好.故選A.
小題1:根據(jù)I was “too emotional(易動(dòng)感情的)”. But she lived “on the surface”.及下文描述,可知這個(gè)單詞指的是母女的分歧,故選B.
小題1:根據(jù)and a one-page letter, folded(折疊) and refolded many times.可知這封信她的母親讀過很多次,故選D.
小題1:這篇短文中的主線就是母親的一張桌子,通過這張桌子作者描述了自己從小到大和母親的相處,故選C,母親的桌子.
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