题目内容
The Mother Goose Stories, so well known to children all over the word, are commonly said to have been written by a little old woman for her grandchildren. According to some people, she lived in Boston, and her real name was Elizabeth Vergoose. Her son-in-law, a printer named Thomas Fleet, was supposed to have published the famous stories and poems for small children in 1719. However, no copy of this book has ever been found, and most scholars doubt the truth of this story—and doubt, moreover, that Mother Goose was ever a real person. They point out that the name is a direct translation of the French “Mere I’ Oye.” In 1697 the Frenchman Charles Perrault published the first book in which this name was used. The collection contains eight tales, including “Sleeping Beauty,” “Cinderella,” and “Puss in Boots.” But Perrault did not originate these stories; they were already quite popular in his day, and he only collected them.
In 1729 there appeared an English translation of Perrault’s collection,Robert Samber’s Histories or Tales of Past times, Told by MotherGoose(London,1729), which introduced “Sleeping Beauty”, “Little Red-hood”, “Puss in Boots”,”Cinderella” and other Perrault’s tales to English-speaking audiences. These were fairy tales(童话)。 John Newbery published a book of English rhymes，Mother Goose’s Melody, or Sonnets for the Cradle( London, undated,1765), which switched the focus from fairy tale to nursery rhymes, and in English this was until recently the primary meaning for Mother Goose.A book of poems for children entitled Mother Goose’s Melody was published in England in1781, and the name “Mother Goose” has been associated with children’s poetry ever since.
63. What is supposed to have happened in 1719?
A.Elizabeth Vergoose wrote the first Mother Goose Stories.
B.The Mother Goose Stories were translated into French.
C.Thomas Fleet published the Mother Goose Stories.
D.Charles Perrault published the first Mother Goose Stories.
64. Most scholars consider Mother Goose to be _________.
A. a real person
B. a translation from French
C. a collection by Elizabeth Vergoose
D. a book written by a little old woman
65. The name used in the first book published in 1679 is supposed to have been _______.
A. Mother Goose
B. Charles Perrault
C. Elizabeth Vergoose
D. Mere I’ Oye
66. When people talk about Mother Goose, they refer to,___________
A. a printer of Boston
B. a kind of animal
C. children’s poetry
D. the French “Mere L’oye
CBD C
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 (易动感情的)”. 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, 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-page letter, folded (折叠) 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.
1.The writer began to love her mother’s desk _______.
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A．after Mother died |
B．before she became a writer |
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C．when she was a child |
D．when mother gave it to her |
2.The passage shows that _______.
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A．Mother was too serious about everything her daughter had done |
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B．Mother cared much about her daughter in words |
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C．Mother wrote to her daughter in careful words. |
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D．Mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter |
3.The world “gulf ” in the passage means _______.
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A．deep understanding between the old and the young. |
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B．different ideas between the mother and the daughter. |
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C．free talks between mother and daughter. |
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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. |
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B．For years, she often talked about the letter. |
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C．She didn’t forgive her daughter at all in all her life. |
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D．She read the letter again and again till she died. |
5.What’s the best title of the passage?
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A．My letter to Mother |
B．Mother and Children |
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C．My Mother’s Desk |
D．Talks between Mother and me. |
