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 more wonderful thing in the world.

Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister  and brother. “But the desk,” she’d said again, “it’s 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(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 forgive(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 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, 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 ______.

2.The passage shows that ______.

3.The word “gulf” in the passage means ______.

4.What did mother do with her daughter’s letter asking forgiveness?

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

6.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

（2011·安徽卷）B

Think about the different ways that people use the wind. You can use it to fly a kite or to sail a boat. Wind is one of our cleanest and richest power sources（来源）, as well as one of the oldest. Evidence shows that windmills（风车）began to be used in ancient Iran back in the seventh century BC. They were first introduced to Europe during the 1100s, when armies returned from the Middle East with knowledge of using wind power.

For many centuries, people used windmills to grind（磨碎）wheat into flour or pump water from deep underground. When electricity was discovered in the late 1800s, people living in remote areas began to use them to produce electricity. This allowed them to have electric lights and radio. However, by the 1940s, when electricity was available to people in almost all areas of the United States, windmills were rarely used.

During the 1970s, people started becoming concerned about the pollution that is created when coal and gas are burned to produce electricity. People also realized that the supply of coal and gas would not last forever. Then, wind was rediscovered, though it means higher costs. Today, there is a global movement to supply more and more of our electricity through the use of wind.

60. From the text we know that windmills              .

A. were invented by European armies

B. have a history of more than 2800 years

C. used to supply power to radio in remote areas

D. have rarely been used since electricity was discovered

61. What was a new use for wind power in the late l9th century?

A. Sailing a boat. 

B. Producing electricity.

C. Grinding wheat into flour.

D. Pumping water from underground.

62. One of the reasons wind was rediscovered in the 1970s is that             .

A. wind power is cleaner

B. it is one of the oldest power sources

C. it was cheaper to create energy from wind

D. the supply of coal and gas failed to meet needs

63. What would the author probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?

A. The advantage of wind power.

B. The design of wind power plants.

C. The worldwide movement to save energy.

D. The global trend towards producing power from wind.

【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据末段句子Today, there is a global movement to supply more and more of our electricity through the use of wind可知，接下来作者应该谈论利用风能发电的情况，因此选择D项。

根据文意填单词（部分首字母与汉语词义已给出）10分

76. The enemies a____________ the village slightly, but the villagers didn’t noticed the danger.

77. His plan ended in f___________, and we felt sorry for it.

78. Gandhi war married at the at of thirteen, following the l_________ custom.

79. My dress looks s__________ to yours, but the materials are different.

80.She is f__________ enough not to be hurt in the car accident.

81. Don’t be too c___________ about things you are not supposed to know.

82. Chemical fertilizers can kill both ____________（细菌）and pests.

83. His writing lacks ___________________（变化）.

84. On the map blue _________________（代表）river.

85. Putting the natural waste from animals makes the soil richer in ____（矿物质）.

根据文意填单词（部分首字母与汉语词义已给出）10分
76. The enemies a____________ the village slightly, but the villagers didn’t noticed the danger.
77. His plan ended in f___________, and we felt sorry for it.
78. Gandhi war married at the at of thirteen, following the l_________ custom.
79. My dress looks s__________ to yours, but the materials are different.
80.She is f__________ enough not to be hurt in the car accident.
81. Don’t be too c___________ about things you are not supposed to know.
82. Chemical fertilizers can kill both ____________（细菌）and pests.
83. His writing lacks ___________________（变化）.
84. On the map blue _________________（代表）river.
85. Putting the natural waste from animals makes the soil richer in ____（矿物质）.

根据文意填单词（部分首字母与汉语词义已给出）10分

76. The enemies a____________ the village slightly, but the villagers didn’t noticed the danger.

77. His plan ended in f___________, and we felt sorry for it.

78. Gandhi war married at the at of thirteen, following the l_________ custom.

79. My dress looks s__________ to yours, but the materials are different.

80.She is f__________ enough not to be hurt in the car accident.

81. Don’t be too c___________ about things you are not supposed to know.

82. Chemical fertilizers can kill both ____________（细菌）and pests.

83. His writing lacks ___________________（变化）.

84. On the map blue _________________（代表）river.

85. Putting the natural waste from animals makes the soil richer in ____（矿物质）.