高中英语黄金阅读理解试题(高二版) (一)

高中英语黄金阅读理解试题（高二版）

GoldenReadingfbrSeniorMiddleSchoolStudents

一、人物类

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putcrprogrammerDavidJonosearned£35,000ayeardesigningnewputergames,yethecannotfind

abankpreparedtolethimhaveacheckcard.Instead,hehasbeentoldtowaitanothertwoyears

untilheis18.

UeworksforasmallfirminLiverpool,wheremostyoungpeopleofhisagoarefindingjobs.

David'sbiggestheadacheiswhattodowithhismoney.Thoughhehashighpayment,hecannotdrivea

car,orgetcreditcards（信用卡）.

Davidgothisjobfourmonthsago,ayearafterleavingschoolwithsixOTevels（普通成绩）and

workingforatimeinaputershop."IgotthejobbecausethepeoplewhorunthefirmknewIhad

alreadywrittensomeprograms,“hesaid.

“Isuppose£35,000soundsalotbutIhopeitwilletomorethanthatthisyear.wHespends

someofhismoneyonrecordsancclothes,andgiveshisnother£20aweekasheliveswithhis

parents.Butmostofhissparetimeisspentworking.

^Unfortunately,putingwasnotpartofourstudiesatschool,“hesaid.“ButIhadbeen

studyingitinbooksandmagazinesforfouryearsinmysparetime.IknowwhatIwantedtodoand

neverconsideredstayingonatschool.Mostpeopleinthisbusinessarefairlyyoung,anyway.Iwould

1iketoearnami11ionandIsupposeearlyretirement（退休）isapossibi1ity.Youneverknowwhenthe

marketmightdisappear.”

1.WhyisDavidsodifferentfromotheryoungpeopleofhisage?

A.EeearnsanextremelyhighpaymentB.Hehasgotajob

C.EelivesathomewithhisparentsD.Hedoesnotgooutmuch

2.David,sgreatestproblemisthat_______.

A.hecan*tbetreatedasanadultbythebankB.hedoesn,tmakeasmanygamesashewishes

C.hedoesn,tknowwhattobuywiththemoneyD.heistooyoungtodriveacar

3.Hewasemployedbythepanybecause.

A.hehadworkedinaputershopB.hohadwrittensoneputerprograms

C.heiscleverandworkshardathislessonsD.hehadlearnttouseputersatschool

4.Eeleftschoolaftertakingsix0-levelsbecause.

A.bewasafraidofgettingtoooldtostartputingB.hedidnotenjoyschool

C.hewantedtoworkwithputersD.hewantedtoearnalotofmoney

5.WhydoesDavidthinkhemightretireearly?

A.Hethinksputergamesmigh:notalwayssellsowellB.Hewantstostopworkingwhenheisa

millionaire

C.OnehastobeyoungtowriteputerprogramsD.Hethinkshisfirmmightclosedown

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IfCatlinwasthepainteroftheAmericanIndiansandBicrstadtthepainteroftheRockyMountains,theartistofthe

WesterncowboysandsettlerswasRemington.BominNewYork,thesonofawealthypublisher,Remingtonwasaboxeranda

footballplayeratYaleUniversity—thelastmanwouldexpecttobeetheartistoftheOldWest.Butasaboyhelovedhorses

andfedonthejournalsofsomefamouswriters.

Attheageofnineteen,heleftcollegetolookforadventures.HetraveledfromMontanatoTexasasaprospector（勘探者）.

Remingtonhadalwaysbeeninterestedinjournalism.Nowhebegantowriteaboutandtopaintanddrawwhathesaw.The

subjectofthe"WinningoftheWest”attractedtheEast.Magazinesandnewspaperswerefilledwithaccountofprospectors'

adventures,andofbattleswithcattlethievesandotheroutlaws—allthetalesthatwerethennewsandhavebeelegendssince.

Therewerealsostoriesbymanyotherwriters.OftenthesewerepresentedbydrawingsandpaintingsfromRemington'shand,

butitwasasasuccessfilljournalistthatRemingtonwasagreatartist.

1.Inhispictures,Remingtonoftenpainted.

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A.theprospectors'storiesB.mountainsandriversC.horseracesD.AmericanIndians

2.Fromthetext,wecanleanithatRemingtonbasedhisartonthe.

A.storieshehadreadinthenewspaperB.thingshehadseenandexperienced

C.ideashehadlearnedatYaleUniversityD.paintingshehadcopiedfromearlysettlers

3.Duringhisyouth,Remington.

A.showedhisgiftasanartistB.wasinfluencedbyhisfather

C.enjoyedsportsandreadingDlearnedjournalismatYaleUniversity

4.Theparagraphsbeforethispassagemostprobablydiscussed.

A.cowboysinAmericanarthistoryB.worksofCatlinandBierstadt

C.theproblemof"WinningtheWest,'D.magazinesaboutthewest

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AmericanmagicianDavidBlainelefttheglassboxinwhichhehadlivedfbr44dayswithoutfoodonOctober19.

Hundredsofpeoplecametowatchtheendofhisstarvationexperiment,whichhadbeeoneofLondon'smaintouristattractions.

Lookingthinneranddarker,30year-oldBlainewastakenoutofhisboxovertheRiverThames（泰晤士河）and

immediatelysenttohospital.Hewasthenslowlyreintroducedtofood,aprocess（过程）doctorssaidcouldbelifethreatening.

HehadbeendrinkingonlywatersinceSeptember5.

AnativeofBrooklyn,NewYork,Blainefirstbecameknownasastreetmagicianintheearly1990s.Hesoonfound

himselfdoingmagictricksinbarsfbrthelikesofAmericanactorLeonardoDiCaprioandhissupermodelfriends.

OverthelastdecadeBlainehasbeefamouswithabinationofbreathtakingmagicandclevertricksaimedatgettingalot

ofattention.

In1999,hewasburiedinacoffin（棺材）fbroneweekand,in2000,hespent62hoursinagiantblockoficc.Lastyearhe

stoodonthetopofa25-meterpillar（柱子）inthecenterofNewYorkfbr35hoursbeforejumpingintoapileofboxes.

“Ithinkalotofpeopleaieunabletoacceptthatthey'ieabletodowhattheycando,“hesaid."Theydoiftrealizewecan

survive.Thehumanbeingisanamazingcreation/'

Butheseemedtohavesufferedfromspendingsolongintheglassbox.Hesaidthatattimeshewasunabletosee,had

seriousbackpainsandlosthissenseoftaste.

1.ItisfbrDavidBlainetocatfoodaftersuchalongstarvation.

A.p'easantB.deliciousC.dangerousD.important

2.Havingspentsuchalongtimeintheglassbox,hesufferedthefollowingEXCEPTthat.

A.hehadbccblindB.hehadseriousbackpains

C.helosthissenseoftasteDhewasinweakhealth

3.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeDavidBlaine?

A.Brave.B.Adventurous.C.Mad.D.Crazy.

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtineofDavidBlaine?

A.Blainewasimmediatelysenttohospitalafterhewastakenoutofhisboxbecausehewasindangerouscondition.

B.BlainewasbornandbroughtupinEngland.

C.IEBlaine'sopinion,peoplecancreateawonder.

D.Blainedidn'thaveanyfoodfbr44days.

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Filmstarsmayeandgo,butPaulNewman*scareer（事业）islong-lasting.Newmanhasworkedin

filmsfor40years.HismostrecentoneopenedinDecember.

Thefilmiscalled“Nobody'sFool”.Newmanplaysa60-ycar-oldconstructionworkernamedSully.

Tosomepeople,Sullyseemstobealoser.Buthehasalotofcharm（魅力）.Hislifechangeswhenhis

sonestotown.Lateinlife,Sullylearnstogrowup.

veplayedalotofcharactersandthecharacterIplayin,Nobody,sFool'isclosertome

thananyotherroleI'vedone,“saysNewman.

Newmanturned70yearsoldonJanuary26,1998.“Nobody'sFool”ishis52ndfilm.Hehaswon

twoOscarsinhiscareer.

Newmanhasfoundsuccessinotheraspects（方面）oflife.Hehasbeenmarriedfor36years.Hetook

upcarracingattheageof47andwonprizes.

Twelveyearsago,hestartedafoodpanycalledNewman'sOwn.Hegivesawayallhismoneyhelping

thepoor.

1.Theunderlinedsentenceimplies.

A.manyfilmstarsleavethescreenafterthey'vcbeesuccessful

B.Itisnoteasyforafilmstartolosehisorhercharm

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C.rotallfilmstarscanremainfamousforalongtime

D.filmstarsaresuccessfulnotonlyonthescreen

2.NewmanlikesthecharacterofSullybecause.

A.hefindsalotinthecharacterthatisnewtohimB.holikesplayinganordinaryperson

C.hehasneverplayedsuchawonderfulroleD.heseesmoreofhimselfinSully

3.Newmanwasborninthe.

A.1920sB.1930sC.1940sI）.1950s

4.Thewriterwrotethispassagemainlyto.

A.provethatapersoncanbesuccessfulinmanywaysB.showusamostrecentfilmbyPaul

Newman

C.introduceafamousfilmstar,PaulNewmanD.tellusaboutSully,amoviecharacterina

recentfilm

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Itwasearlymorning.PeterCorbetthelpedMarkWellmanoutofhiswheelchairandontotheground.TheystoodbeforeEl

Capitan,ahugemassofrockalmostthree-quartersofamilehighinCalifornia'sbeautifulYosemiteValley.IthadbeenMark's

dreamtoclimbElCapitanfbraslongashecouldremember.Buthowcouldapersonwithouttheuseofhislegshopetotryto

climbit?

Markknewhecouldn'tfinishtheclimbalone,buthisfriendPeter,anexpertrockclimber,wouldbetheretolenda

helpinghand.HeandMarkthoughtthatitwouldtakesevendaystoreachthetop.

Peterclimbedabout100feetupandhammeredapitcn（岩钉）intotherock.Fasteningoneendofa165-fbotropetothe

piton,heletoneendoftheropefalldown.Markcaughttheropeandfastenedittohisbeltwithaspecialinstniment.This

instnimertwouldallowMarktomoveupward,butwouldpreventhimfromfallingevenasmuchasasingleinch.Henext

reachedabovehisheadandfastenedaT-shapedbartotherope,usingthesamekindofinstrument.

Marktookadeepbreath,pushedtheT-barupalmostasfarashisarmscouldreach,andbeganthefirstofthe7,000pull-

upsneededtoreachthetop.Highabove,Peterletoutachccr."You'reonyourway.”

Sevenyearsbefore,attheageoftwenty-one,Markhadfallenwhilemountainclimbing,injuringhisbackbone.Thefall

costhimtheuseofhislegs,butheneverlosthisloveofadventureorhisjoyfulspirit.

Forthefirstfourdaysthetwomenprogressedsteadilyupwardwithoutincident.Butonthefifthdayanunbearablyhot

windbegantoblow,andastimewentby,itbecamestrongerandstronger,causingMarktosway（摇摆）violentlyonhisrope.

ButMarkkeptondetenninedlypushinguptheT-barandpullinghimselfup.Inspiteofthat,hehadtoadmitthathefeltalot

betterwhenthewindfinallydieddownandhisbodytouchedsolidrockagain.

Ittookthemonedaymorethantheyhadexpected,butonJuly26at1:45intheafternoon,thecrowdofpeoplewaitingon

thetopwentwildwithjoyasthetwoheadsappeared.MarkWellmanhadshownthatifyousetyourheartandmindonagoal,

nowallistoohigh,nodreamimpossible.

1.WhathadMarkWellmanlongdesiredtodo?

A.Tofinishoneofthemostdifficultrockclimbsintheworld.B.TobethefirsttoclimbElCapitan.

C.ToclimbthehighestmountaininCalifornia.D.TohelphisfriendPeterclimbElCapitan.

2.HowdidMarkclimbthemountain?

A.Hefastenedtheropetohiswheelchair.B.Hehammeredinpitonssothathehadsomethingtoholdonto.

C.HeheldontotheT-barandPeterpulledhimup.D.HepulledhimselfupusingaT-barandspecialequipment.

3.HowdidMarklosetheuseofhislegs?

A.Helosthisfootingandfellfromthesideofamountain.B.HefellduringhisfirstattemptonElCapitan.

C.Hislegswerebrokenbyfallingrocks.D.Whileworkingoutinthegym,heinjuredhisbackbone.

4.WhatwastheworstproblemMarkhadduringtheclimb?

A.Hestruckagainsttherockandhurthisarms.B.Astrongwindblewhimawayfromtherock.

C.Hekeptfallingseveralinches.D.Whileswayinginspace,hebecameterrified.

4.HowdidMarkreacttodifficultiesduringtheclimb?

A.Headmittedthathewasfrightened.B.Heoftenworriedabouthisfriend'scondition.

C.Hewasabletoremainclamanddetermined.D.Hewasjokingtochccrhimselfup.

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Itdoesn,tmatterwhenorhowmuchapersonsleeps,buteveryoneneedssomeresttostayalive.

That'swhatalldoctorsthought,untiltheyheardaboutAlIlerpin.AlIlerpin,itwassaid,never

slept.Couldthisbotrue?Thedoctorsdecidedtosecthisstrangemanthemselves.

Alllerpinwas90yearsoldwhenthedoctorscametohishomeinNewJersey.Theythoughtforsure

thathegotsomesleepofsomekind.Sotheystayedwithhimandwatchedeverymovementhemade.But

theyweresurprised.Thoughtheywatchedhimhourafterhouranddayafterday.TheyneversawHerpin

sleeping.Infact,hedidnotevenownabed.Heneverneededone.

TheonlyrestthatHerpinsoiretimesgotwassittinginafortablechairandreadingnewspapers.

Thedoc:orswerepuzzledbythisstrangecontinuoussleeplessness.Theyfoundonlyoneanswerthat

mightexplainhiscondition.Herpinrememberedsometalkabouthismotherhavingbeeninjuredseveral

daysbeforehewasborn.Butthatwasall.Wasthistherealreason?Noonecouldbesure.Herpin

diedattheageof94.

1.Themainideaofthispassageisthat.

A.largenumbersofpeopledonotneedsleepB.apersonwasfoundwhoactuallydicin'tneed

anysleep

C.everyoneneedssomesleeptostaya1iveI),peoplecan1ivelongerbytryingnottosleep

2.ThedoctorscametovisitHerpin,expectingto.

A.curehimofhissleeplessnessB.findthathissleeplessnesswasnotreally

true

C.findawaytofreepeoplefromtheneedofsleepingD.findoutwhysomeoldpeopledidn't

needanyasleep

3.Afterwatchinghimclosely,thedoctorscametobelievethatAlHerpin_______.

A.wastoooldtoneedanysleepB.oftensleptinachair

C.reedednosleepatallD.neededsomekindofsleep

4.OnereasonthatmightexplainHerpin,ssleeplessnesswas_______.

A.thathehadn'tgotabedB.thathehadgraduallygottiredofthesleepinghabit

C.hismother'sinjurybeforehewasbomD.hismagnificentphysicalcondition

Keyl【答案解析】本文讲述了少年电脑程序员David的苦恼和愿望。

1.Ao细节题。根据putcrprogrammerDavidJonesearned£35,000ayear可推知此题答案为A。

2.Ao推断题。根据David'sbiggestheadacheiswhattodowithhismoney.Thoughhehashighpayment,hecannot

driveacar,orgetcreditcards(信用卡)可知，他最大的苦恼是他没有被当成大人看待。

3.Bu细节题。根据Ihadalreadywrittensomeprograms可得出此答案。

4.Co细节题。根据IknewwhatIwantedtodoandneverconsideredstayingonatschool可推出此答案。

5.Ao细节题。根据Youneverknowwhenthemarketmightdisappear可得出答案。

Key2【答案与解析［Remington不仅是一位成功的新闻记者，他还是一位伟大的画家。在他的画中体现的是他亲

身经历的和亲眼看到的一切。

1.A。语义理解题。从第2段最后一句话OftenthesewerepresentedbydrawingsandpaintingsfromRemington'shand

可以看出Remington所画的内容是什么。

2.Bo判断题o根据第2段第4句话Nowhebegantowriteaboutandtopaintanddrawwhathesaw,可以推知。

3.C,语义理解题。根据...asaboyhelovedhorsesandfedonthejournalsofsomefamouswriters可知答案为C。(其

中的feedon意为“从…得到供养”)

4.Bo判断题。文章第I句话IfCatlinwasthepainteroftheAmericanIndiansandBierstadttheportrayer(painter)of

theRockyMountains,theartistoftheWesterncowboysandsettlerswasRemington是过渡句，由此可以推知，前面文章很

可能是讨论worksofCatlinandBicrstadto

Key3【答案与解析】本文主要讲述美国魔术师DavidBlaine多次挑战人体极限，这次乂进行了44天的饥饿实验。

1.C,推测题。根据Hewasthenslowlyreintroducedtofood,aprocessdoctorssaidcouldbelifethreatening可知,进

食对他来说是个威胁生命的过程。

2.A,细节题。文中说attimeshewasunabletosee,是说他有时看不见东西，但并不等于说他的眼睛瞎了。故A

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的说法不符合事实。

3.B,推断题。根据...buriedinacoffinfbroneweek...spent62hoursinagiantblockofice...stoodtheontopofa25-

meterpillarinthecenterofNewYorkfbr35hoursbeforejumpingintoapileofboxes等细节描写，我们可以得出这个结论：

DavidBlaine喜欢冒险，当然这里面有“勇敢”的成分，但两者比较一下，可知Adventurous更佳。故选B。

4.细节题。根据AnativeofBrooklyn,NewYork我们可以知道Blaine是地地道道的美国人。

Key4【答案解析】本文介绍了著名影星Newman传奇的一生。

l.Co推断题。根据Filmstarsmay。andgo可以推断出一般电影明星的艺术青春不会太长久，故选C。

2.Do理解题。根据...thecharacter1playin'Nobody'sFool'isclcscrtomethananyotherroleI'vedone可推知此题

答案为D。

3.Ao细节题。根据Newmanturned70yearsoldonJanuary26,1998可以推算出他出生在上个世纪20年代。

4.C,主旨题。从全文可以看出来这是一篇名人介绍。

Key5【答案与解释】马克在一次登山运动中不幸摔伤了脊椎骨，成了一名靠轮椅生活的残疾人。但作为一名乐观

的、极富冒险精神的登山爱好者，没有放弃“攀爬”加利福尼亚州的近3/4英里高的E1C叩itan的梦想。在他的朋友

（一位登山运动健将）彼特的协助下，马克凭着顽强的毅力和特殊装备终于征服了ElCapitan,实现了多年的夙愿。

l.Ao主旨题。从第1段可知Mark是一名残疾人，对他来说要登上ElC叩itan的顶峰是件十分困难的事。

2.Do细节题。从第3段中可找到正确答案。

34细节题。从第5段中可找到答案。

4.B,语义理解题。根据第6段第2句可知答案为B。

5.Co语义理解题。从第6段第3句可以做出正确理解。Key6【答案与解析】本文记述了一个名叫AlHerpin

的怪人，他不需要睡眠，但是没有确定他为什么可以不休息。

1.及主旨题。阅读全文可知A项与原文意思相反；D项在文中没有被提到；C项是医生们以前的看法，但后来

发现并不是所有人都需要睡眠，因此选B。

2.6。细节题。根据文章第1段最后两句：这有可能是真的吗？于是医生们亲自去看，由此可推知此题答案为瓦

3.Co细节题。根据文章第2段最后三句：他们天天观察，发现他没有睡过，甚至连床也没有。可推知此题答案为C。

4.Co细节题。根据最后一段最后三句：AlHerpin记得有人说他母亲在生他前受过伤，可推知此题答案为C。

二、故事类

（1）

Inthelastfiftyyears,alotofpeoplehaveleftEuropeandgonetoliveinAustralia.OneofthemwasaHungarianman.He

livedinAustraliafbralongtime,andhehadalotofgoodfriendsthere.Healwayssaidtothem,'"Australiaisbeautifiil,but

Hungaryisbeautiful,loo."ThenoneyearhesaidtohisfYiends,"I'mgoingtogobacktoHungarytovisitmyhometown.^^All

hisfriendssaidlohini,“Wcwanttogowithyou,becauseyouoftensayHungaryisabuaulifuiuounlry,andwcwanttovisitil.”

TheHungarianAustraliantookhisfriendsfromSydneytoRomeinabigplane,andthentheywentfromRometoBudapestina

trainastheywantedtoseethemountains,andthevillagesandthetowns.

TheystayedinBudapestnearlyaweek,andtheylikeditverymuch.OnedaytheywenttothezooinBudapestandsaw

twokangaroosthere.

TheseAustralianswereveryhappybecausekangarooswerefromtheirhometown.Theysaidtothem,4tehere,oldfriends!

candseeyourAustralianbrothers!”Butthekangaroosdidnotmove.

ButthentheHungarianAustralianspoketotheminHungarian,vfcehere!^^hesaid,andbothofthekangaroosrantohim.

TheotherAustralianslaughedandsaid,“Lookatthat.They'reAustralians,buttheyonlyknowHungarian

1.TheHungarianmovedtoAustralia.

A.lastyearB.afewyearsagoC.about50yearsagoD.over100yearsago

2.TheHungarianwantedtogobacktoHungaryto.

A.seethekangaroosB.hishometownC.visithisoldfriendsthereD.payavisittothezoo

3.HowdidtheygettoBudapestfromSydney?

A.Byairandbytrain.B.Byship.C.Byair.D.Bytrain.

4.KangarooisakindoffamousinAustralia.

A.animalB.treeC.languageD.plant

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Whenmyfatherwasgettingreadyfbrwork,ourhousewasruledbyknocksandwords.

Heusedtocdownstairstobreakfast.

Themorningpaperlaybesidehisplate.Healwaysreadthe“Deaths“first,andthenheknockedonceonthetable.Oneof

mysistersbroughthisbread,alreadybutteredfbrhim.Usuallyhesaidnothing,butonceIheardhimsay,4iIloveyouverymuch,

Edith.Iwouldlovemoreifyoubutteredmybreadonbothsides."Hereadthepaperallthroughbreakfast.

Twoknocksonthetablemeantamreadyformytea."Ifasingleknockfollowedthatmeant,**Morebread,please/*

Afterbreakfasthesaid,“Boots."Thepaperwasspread（展开）fbrhimoverthebackofanarm-chair.Yesterday5spaperwas

putonthechairfbrhisfeet,andhisbootswerebroughttohim,freshlycleaned.Hereadstandingatthesametimeputtingon

hisboots.Withonebootfinishedhesaid,“Bus."Atthatpointoneofthegirlswentoutsidetothegardengateandwaitedthere.

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Herjobwastostopabuswhenitcame.Itcameearlysometimesandithadtowaitformyfather.t4Ovcrcoat,hat.^^Oneofmy

sistershadalreadybrushedhisovercoat.Nowshehelditopenfbrhim.Anothergirlcamewithhishat,nicelybrushed.

^Handkerchief,pipe（烟斗）."Theywerebroughtandput,withhistobacco［烟草），intohispocket.Helookedoutofthewindow

andsaideither11Walkingstick"or"Umbrella''.Itwashandedtohim.Readynow,hewasstillreadingthepaper,liedidn'tputit

downuntilheheardtheshout“Busing!”Thenhekissedmymotherandwentout.Thegirlsbreathedfreely.

Howluckyamanwastohaveawifeandfivedaughtersathome!

1.Whenthefathermadethefirstknock,hemeant.

A.hehadbeguntoreadthemorningnewspaperB.hewasmadetofeslsadbythe”Deaths,,news

C.hewouldstarttoreadtheotherpartsofthepaperD.hisbreakfastshouldbegin

2.Whatdocs"Edith"mean?

A.Akindofbread.B.Oneofthewriter'ssisters.C.Thewriter.D.Thewriter'smother.

3.Allthedaughterswerequitebusyinthemorningbecause.

A.theirfatherneverhelpedthemB.theirfatheralwaysgavedifferentinstructionsatthesametime

C.eachofthemhadtostartandfinishherjobjustontimeD.theywerenotcleverorquickenoughtodotheirjobs

4.Whatwasthefather'sfavorite?

A.Readingnewspaper.B.Havingbreadbutteredonbothsides.C.Givinginstructions.D.Beingcleanandtidy.

5.Fromthestorywemayseethat.

A.thefatherwassolazythathehardlydidanythingB.thefatherwasthe“cenlre”ofthefamily

C.Everygirlinthefamilywasafraidtodowrongbecausetheydidn'tknowclearlyenoughwhattodo

D.Thefatherwashatedbyallhisdaughters

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I'velovedmymother'sdesksinceIwasjusttallenoughtoseeabovethetopofitasmothersatdoingletters.Standingby

herchair,lookingattheinkbottle,pensandwhitepaper,Idecidedthattheactofwritingmustbethemostwonderfillthingin

theworld.

Yearslater,duringherfinalillness,motherkeptdifferentthingsfbrnysisterandbrother.44Butthedesk,“shesaidagain,

“isforElizabeth.,,

Ineversawherangry,neversawhercry.Iknewshelovedme;sheshoweditinaction.Butasayounggirl,Iwantedheart-

to-hearttalksbetweenmotheranddaughter.

Theyneverhappened.Andagulfopenedbetweenus.Iwas“toocmot】onal（易动感情的）Butshelived“onthesurfaccn.

AsyearspassedandIhadmyownfamily.Ilovedmymotherandthankedherfbrourhappyfamily.Iwrotetoherin

carefillwordsandaskedhertoletmeknowinanywayshechosethatshecidforgiveme.

Ipostedtheletterandwaitedfbrheranswer,nonecame.

Myhopeturnedtodisappointment,thenlittleinterestand,finally,poaccitseemedthatnothinghappened.1couldn,tbe

surethattheletterhadevengottoMother.IonlyknewthatIhadwrittenit,andIcouldstoptryingtomakeherintosomeone

shewasnot.

Nowthepresentofherdesktoldme,asshe'dneverbeenableto,thatshewaspleasedthatwritingwasmychosenwork.I

cleanedthedeskcarefullyandfoundsomepapersinside—aphotoofmyfatherandaoneletter,fbldcd（折叠）and

refoldedmanytimes.

Givemeananswer,myletterasks,inanywayyouchoose,Mother,youalwayschosetheactthatspeakslouderthan

words.

1.Thewriterbegantolovehermother'sdesk.

A.afterMotherdiedB.beforeshebecameawriterC.whenshewasachildD.whenmothergaveittoher

2.Thepassageshowsthat.

A.Motherwascoldonthesurfacebutkindinherhearttoherdaughter

B.Motherwastooseriousabouteverythingherdaughterhaddone

C.Mothercaredmuchaboutherdaughterinwords

D.Motherwrotetoherdaughterincarefulwords.

3.Theworld"gulf'inthepassagemeans.

A.deepunderstandingbetweentheoldandtheyoung.B.differentideasbetweenthemotherandthedaughter.

C.freetalksbetweenmotheranddaughter.D.partoftheseagoingfarinland.

4.WhatdidMotherdowithherdaughter'sletteraskingfbrforgiveness?

A.Shehadneverreceivedtheletter.B.Foryears,sheoftentalkedabouttheletter.

C.Shedidn'tforgiveherdaughteratallinallherlife.D.Shereadtheletteragainandagaintillshedied.

5.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.MylettertoMotherB.MotlierandChildrenC.MyMother'sDeskD.TalksbetweenMotherandme.

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