I've loved my mother's desk since I was just tall enough to sit above the top of it．Mother sat writing letters．Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be a 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 in action．But as a young girl．I wanted to have 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(表面)”．
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．
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．
But the present of her desk told me, as she'd 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-paper letter, folded and refolded many times．It was my letter．
“In any way you choose, Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words．”
(1)
The writer began to love her mother's 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 that ________．
[ ]
A．
Mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter
B．
Mother was too serious about her daughter in words
C．
Mother wrote to her daughter in careful words
D．
Mother wrote to her daughter in careless words
(3)
The underlined word “gulf” in the passage means ________．
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A．
deep understanding between the old and the young
B．
different ideas between mother and daughter
C．
free talks between mother and daughter
D．
part of the sea going far in land
(4)
What did Mother do with her daughter's letter asking for forgiveness?
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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．
I was cleaning out an old bos when an old card caught my eye: Queen City Casket Company．“What is it?”I wondered．I turned it over．There, in faded ink, was a hand-written address．Immediately my mind traveled many years back．
I was nine years old, walking down the cold and v．ot streets of Springfield, with a bag of magazines on my shoulder．That day, I came to the company finally, whose owner, Mr Rader, had always taken me there to ask his workers if they wanted any magazines．
Shaking off the rain like a wet dog, I went into Mr Rader's office．After a quick look he took me over to the fireplace．Noticing the hole in the top of my shoe, he said,“Come with me!”pulling me into his car．We stopped in front of a shoe store．Inside, a salesman fitted me with the finest pair of shoes I had ever seen．I felt about 10 feet tall when I got up in them．“We'd like a pair of new socks, too．”Mr Rader said．
Back in his office, Mr Rader took out a card, wrote something on it and handed it to me．With tearful eyes, I read,“Do to others as you would have them do to you．”He said kindly,“Jimmy, I want you to know I love you．”
I said good-bye, and for the first time I sensed a piece of hope that tilings would be better．With people like Mr Rader in the world, there was hope, kindness and love, and that would always make a difference．
(1)
The writer went to Queen City Casket Company to ________．
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A．
borrow some money
B．
ask Mr Rader for help
C．
sell magazines
D．
find a job tliere
(2)
From the passage we can see the writer was ________ to Mr Rader．
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A．
helpful
B．
thankful
C．
polite
D．
kind
(3)
Mr Rader helped the writer so much mainly because ________．
[ ]
A．
he wanted to set a good example to his workers
B．
lie wanted to show kindness to the boy
C．
the writer needed his help
D．
he wanted others to return his help
(4)
What does the underlined sentence“Do to others as you would have them do to you．”mean?
[ ]
A．
If you want somebody's help, you have to help him first．
B．
You should do the things that others want you to do．
C．
Before you do anything, think about what others do to you．
D．
If you want others to do kind things to you, you'd better be kind to them．
阅读理解
Rockets(火箭)can fly far out into space．Rockets with men inside them have already reached the moon in the USA and Russia．Several rockets without men inside them have been sent to other worlds much farther away．On Nov．7, 2007, China’s first lunar probe, Chang’e I, successfully has completed its 1,580,000 km flying journey to the moon．
I am sure that you are asking ‘How does a rocket fly?’ If you want to know, get a balloon and then blow it up, until it is quite big．Do not tie up the neck of the balloon, let it go．The balloon will fly off through the air very quickly．The air inside the balloon tries to get out．It rushes out through the neck of the balloon and this pushes the balloon through the air．
This is how a rocket works．Of course, the rocket is made of metal．The metal must not be heavy but it must be very strong．There is gas inside the rocket, which is made very hot．When itrushes out of the end of the rocket, the rocket is pushed up into the air．The jet velocity(喷射速度)is always faster than the flying speed．
We’re sure that one day rockets with man may be able to go anywhere in space．
(1)
The underlined word ‘gas’ in the passage means _________．
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A．
气体
B．
液体
C．
汽油
D．
气球
(2)
Look at the following pictures, if ‘U’ means ‘jet velocity’, ‘V’ means ‘flying speed’, which picture is RIGHT?
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A．
B．
C．
D．
(3)
The rocket is made of _________．
[ ]
A．
light and strong metal
B．
heavy and strong metal
C．
light and strong gas
D．
heavy and strong gas
(4)
The underlined word ‘it’ here refers to _________．
[ ]
A．
the rocket
B．
the metal
C．
the air
D．
the hot gas
(5)
Which of the following is NOT right?
[ ]
A．
Men have been to the moon by rocket．
B．
A balloon can fly if the air in it goes out completely．
C．
It’s about 1,580,000 km from the moon to the earth．
Yang Liwei circled the earth 14 times in 21 hours on October 15 and 16, 2003, landing on the grasslands of Inner Mongolia．Looking a little tired, Yang stepped out of Shenzhou V, smiling and waving at the waiting people “I feel very good” Yang said to premier Wen Jiabao on the phone．Yang said to a newspaper, “To our motherland and me, this is a great moment．”
China’s launch of Shenzhou V shows a higher starting point．It has two special systems(系统)to protect the spaceman, but neither Russian rockets(火箭)nor American ones have．
Yang didn’t know that he was chosen as China’s first spaceman until just before the launch．Although Yang was excited at the news, he still slept at 8p.m.as usual and was woken up at 2 a.m.the next morning．Before the launch, Yang ate Chinese traditional food－dumplings．We all know that travelers usually eat them before going on a journey for good luck．
A stamp Success of China’s First Manned Space Flight was issued(发行)on October 16,2003, making China the third country to send a spaceman into outer space．
(1)
It took Yang ________ to travel around the earth every circle．
[ ]
A．
6 hours
B．
90 minutes
C．
1.5 hours
D．
21 hours
(2)
How did Yang feel after he came back to the earth?
[ ]
A．
Quite tired．
B．
A little afraid．
C．
Tired but excited．
D．
A little nervous．
(3)
Which of the following statements(叙述)is right?
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A．
There is no difference between China’s spaceship and other countries．
B．
Yang knew he’d be China’s first spaceman long before．
