When I was growing up, I always gave my mom an apron (围裙)on her birthday.I wanted my own mom —   21  that apron I'd just given her, of course —to   22  me at the end of each afternoon bearing a plate of home-baked   23  as she waited breathlessly to hear about my   24  day at school.
Mom loved her family without question, but as an elementary-school teacher she had her own exciting days to   25   .She had hardly any extra time and   26 , and home-baked treats were rare in our house except   27  very special occasions.Since Mom didn't make cookies very often, the   28  of her baking were not always the same.Sometimes the cookies were browned a little more than planned or   29  together and other times the cookies weren't smooth.  30 , none of that bothered anyone in the family.All we   31  was swallowing whatever we were having for dinner that night so we could get to the cookies   32  us on the kitchen counter.
Now that I'm a mom myself, I can   33  all too well why my mother didn't always have the time to wear the apron.As was true with my mother, the list of things I need to do is often   34 than the day itself.But I also understand the desire to   35  the same yellow mixing bowl my mother used and make something special for my family every so often.Whatever I bake is met with approval, appreciation and good   36  by my husband and children.At some level, I believe they're   37  that I was thinking about them as I   38  the brown sugar into the butter or frosted the cake with their favorite kind of icing.They always know I love them.I  39  they know it a little better when I'm in a baking mood.
I'm sure my mother felt   40  the same way whenever she made cookies for us.Those cookies will always, in my mind, be the best treat.

【小题1】
A.wearingB.holdingC.takingD.throwing
【小题2】
A.watchB.greetC.guideD.encourage
【小题3】
A.vitaminsB.vegetablesC.cookiesD.fruits
【小题4】
A.boring B.frighteningC.comfortableD.exciting
【小题5】
A.start withB.set upC.make upD.deal with
【小题6】
A.powerB.workC.energyD.strength
【小题7】
A.on B.atC.inD.by
【小题8】
A.methodsB.resultsC.effortsD.ways
【小题9】
A.putB.piledC.stuckD.tied
【小题10】
A.BesidesB.HoweverC.MeanwhileD.Thus
【小题11】
A.gave upB.cared aboutC.figured outD.cut down
【小题12】
A.waiting forB.looking forC.longing forD.heading for
【小题13】
A.predictB.admitC.commentD.understand
【小题14】
A.longerB.heavierC.higherD.tighter
【小题15】
A.put awayB.take onC.get outD.come about
【小题16】
A.appetitesB.motivationsC.opportunitiesD.instructions
【小题17】
A.anxiousB.awareC.eagerD.crazy
【小题18】
A.shookB.removedC.toreD.mixed
【小题19】
A.stateB.stressC.imagineD.complain
【小题20】
A.mostlyB.possiblyC.reallyD.exactly

Each time I see a balloon, my mind flies back to a memory of when I was a six-year-old girl. It was a rainy Sunday and my father had recently died. I asked my mom if Dad had gone to heaven. “Yes, honey. Of course.” she said.

    “Can we write him a letter?”

    She paused, the longest pause of my short life, and answered, “Yes.”

    My heart jumped. “How? Does the mailman go there?” I asked.

    “No, but I have an idea.” Mom drove to a party store and returned with a red balloon. I asked her what it was for.

    “Just wait, honey. You’ll see.” Mom told me to write my letter. Eagerly, I got my favorite pen, and poured out my six-year-old heart in the form of blue ink. I wrote about my day, what I learned at school, how Mom was doing, and even about what happened in a story I had read. For a few minutes it was as if Dad were still alive. I gave the letter to Mom. She read it over, and a smile crossed her face.

    She made a hole in the corner of the letter where she looped (缠绕) the balloon string. We went outside and she gave me the balloon. It was still raining.

    “Okay, on the count of three, let go. One, two, three.”

The balloon, carrying my letter, darted upward against the rain. We watched until it was swallowed by the mass of clouds.

Later I realized, like the balloon, that Dad had never let his sickness get him down. He was strong. No matter what he suffered, he’d persevere, dart up, and finally transcend this cold world and his sick body. He rose into sky and became something beautiful. I watched until the balloon disappeared into the gray and white and I prayed that his strength was hereditary. I prayed to be a balloon.

1.What does the underlined sentence imply?

A. When the girl asked if they could write to her father, her mother felt it hard to answer.    

B. When the girl asked if they could write to her father, her mother thought her a creative girl.

C. When the girl asked if they could write to her father, her mother believed it easy to do so.        

D. When the girl asked if they could write to her father, her mother found it easy to lie.

2.When the girl was told that she could send a letter to her father, she _________.

A. jumped with surprise                     B. became excited

C. didn’t know how to write                           D. was worried that it couldn’t be delivered

3.In the eyes of the author, what was the rain like?

A. An incurable disease.                              B. An unforgettable memory.

C. The hard time her father had.        D. The failures her father experienced.

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. An unforgettable experience.                     B. The strong red balloon.

C. Fly to paradise.                       D. A great father.

 

When my daughter, Sophie, was admitted to a college we were very happy, but a little worried about becoming empty nesters. I knew I had to do something to help myself adapt, starting with the summer before she left.

Sophie had a pack of colorful T-shirts. I knew she wouldn’t wear them any more, so I decided to make a quilt out of them for her bed at college. It focused my energy, and also let me relive some memories. I tried to work on the quilt when Sophie wasn’t at home----which turned out to be often. She was very busy with her friends. Even when she was around, her door was shut more than usual. I felt a bit hurt. After all, we didn’t have much time together before she went to college, I was already missing her, and she hadn’t ever left yet.

When we arrived at the college, a wave of emotion flooded me. I tried to hold it back, but Sophie saw it in my face. She took a big red book from her bag. “I made this for you, Mom,” she said. Then I knew why she had been staying behind a closed door that summer. It was an album of photographs documenting the life of our family over the last 17 years.

I broke into tears. Some of it was sadness at having to let her go, but some of it was joy. I knew that our connection was more powerful than ever, and that we’d always be connected by the strongest of threads, the love that went into every stitch of her quilt and every photo of my album.

In Sophie’s dormitory I unfolded the quilt on her bed. For a moment she was speechless. Then she threw her arms around me. “Mom, I love you,” she said. One of her new friends was calling her outside. Sophie turned, and I let her go.

1.

What do we learn about Sophie from the passage?

A.She did not understand how her mother felt about her leaving.

B.She had few friends, and kept to herself at home that summer.

C.She made a photo album to show her love.

D.She liked her colorful T-shirts very much.

2.

Why did the author feel hurt, according to the second paragraph?

A.Because Sophie was not interested in what she was doing.

B.Because Sophie had little time for her.

C.Because Sophie was going to leave home for a long time.

D.Because Sophie did not help her to make the quilt.

3.

How did the author feel when they arrived at the college?

A.She felt worried.

B.She felt nervous.

C.She was sorry to be leaving her daughter.

D.She missed her daughter very much.

4.

Why did the author finally let her daughter go?

A.She realized that her daughter had to go to college by herself.

B.She realized that the love between them would never be cut off.

C.Sophie’s present had made her forget her sorrow.

D.Sophie’s new friends were calling her outside the dormitory.

 

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