1、1阅读理解（一）Ive loved my mothers 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 more wonderful thing in the world. Years later, during her fin
2、al illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk,” shed said again, “its 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
3、 happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional(易动感情的)”. But she lived “on the surface(表面)”. As years passed 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 forgi
4、ve(原谅) me. I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came. My hope turned to disappointment(失望), then little interest and, finally, peace it seemed that nothing happened. I couldnt be sure that the letter had even got to mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to
5、 make her into someone she was not. Now the present of her desk told, as shed never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. 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 2times. Give me a
6、n answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words. 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。1. The writer began to love her mothers desk _. A. after Mother died B. before she became a writer C. when she was a child D. when Mother gave it to her 2. The passage shows
7、 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 3. The word “gulf” in the passage means _. A. deep under
8、standing between the old and the young 3B. different ideas between the mother and the daughter C. free talks between mother and daughter D. part of the sea going far in land 4. What did mother do with her daughters letter asking forgiveness? A. She had never received the letter. B. For years, she of
9、ten talked about the letter. C. She didnt forgive her daughter at all in all her life. D. She read the letter again and again till she died. 5. Whats the best title of the passage?A. My letter to MotherB. Mother and Children C. My mothers DeskD. Talks between Mother and Me 解析：41. 选 C。根据 Ive loved my
10、 mothers desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. 可知作者当时还是个小孩子，故选 C。2. 选 A。由 But she lived “on the surface ”. 和全文内容可知，作者的母亲表面上很冷漠，但心里充满了对作者的爱，正确答案是 A。3. 选 B。从 I was “too emotional”. But she lived “on the surface”. 可知此词是指两人之间不同的看法和观点，应选 B。4. 选 D。根据a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded and refolded many times. 可知应选 D。5. 选 C。文章的开头 Ive loved my mothers desk以及后面的 Now the present of her desk told, as shed never been able to可知作者是托物思人，以表达自己对母亲的怀念之情，所以最佳标题应是 C。
