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 that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work though she’d never been able to. 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.

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

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 everything her daughter had done

C. Mother cared much about her daughter in words

D. Mother wrote to her daughter in careful words.

The world “gulf” in the passage means _______.

A. deep understanding between the old and the young.

B. different ideas between the mother and the daughter.

C. free talks between mother and daughter.    

D. part of the sea going far in land.

What did Mother do with her daughter’s letter asking for forgiveness?

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.

What’s the best title of the passage?

A. My letter to Mother          B. Mother and Children

C. My Mother’s Desk           D. Talks between Mother and me.

Having left the town, the girl stopped the car at the landing near the entrance of the bay(海湾). She stepped into the ___16___ and rowed out silently. The tide was rushing to the entrance and ___17___ to the wild open sea. She had to row across the bay to reach ___18___side. The waves struck against the side of the boat, ___19___and uneven; it became ___20___ difficult to row. If she ___21___ for a moment, the tide would push the boat back towards the ___22___.

She wasn’t even halfway, ___23___ she was already tired and her hands ___24___ from pulling on the rough wooden oars (船桨). “I’m never going to ___25___ it”, she thought. She rested the oars on her knees and ___26___ her head helplessly, then looked up as she ___27___ the boat shift(晃动) against the tide.

The east wind, which had swung(旋转) around from the south-west, ___28___ her help and pushed the boat towards the mountains. It was going to be ___ 29___. Her hands weren’t so painful. Her chest didn’t feel as if it was about to burst ___ 30___.

The lights of the town became ___31___. One of the oars banged against the side of the boat and she ___32___ it with a start. Had she been asleep, or just ___33___? She looked over her shoulder. She was almost on the beach. The girl gave one last ___34___ on the oars to ground the boat, and then lay back against the seat. She listened to the waves ___35___ and knew she had come home. Far across the moonlit bay the lights were no more than a sparkling chain.

16. A. car       B. boat    C. ship    D. mail

17. A. beside  B. before C. behind       D. beyond

18.A. another  B. other   C. either  D. the other

19. A. deep     B. calm   C. gentle D. rough

20. A. more    B. less     C. as       D. least

21. A. slept     B. continued   C. rested  D. rowed

22. A. home   B. mountains  C. south-west  D. entrance

23. A. if  B. so       C. but,    D. since

24. A. hurt     B. ruined C. troubled     D. broke

25. A. get       B. make  C. keep   D. take

26. A. mined  B. dropped     C. cocked       D. raised

27. A. saw      B. made  C. heard  D. felt

28. A. got to   B. came to      C. sent for      D. reached for

29. A. difficult       B. serious       C. all right      D. certain enough

30. A. any more     B. still more   C. no more     D. once more

31. A. brighter       B. bigger C. closer   D. smaller

32. A. destroyed     B. threw  C. repaired  D. seized

33. A. dreaming     B. guessing     C. inventing    D. expecting

34. A. blow    B. hit      C. pull    D. strike

35. A. anxiously     B. happily      C. sadly   D. carefully

根据句意填入适当形式的词，首字母或中文已给出，请在答案卷上写出完整的单词。 

As a student, what you said on such an occasion was not s_____________ .

It is i___________ to buy or sell drugs.

I used to a__________ early in the morning.

These pancakes made by my mother are really t__________ .

According to the evidence, the judge c___________ that he hadn’t killed the man.

In his life he gave an example of______________ (勇敢) and wisdom.

The clever boy has _____________ (吸收) all the knowledge his teacher could give him.

His brother works in a ______________ (出版) house.

For a___________ (某种) political reason, he had to leave his motherland 20 years ago.

After a long____________(争论), we decided where to go for our holiday.

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断:如无错误,在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√);如有错误（每行只有一个错误）,则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词:把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉,在该行右边横线上写出该词,并也用斜线划掉。此行缺一个词:在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）,在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。此行错一个词:在错的词下划一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。注意:原行没有错的不要改。

I was recent told that listening to loud music is gradually        _____

making people lose hearing. I'm sure it has already been         ______

happened to my neighbor. For years she has turned a deaf        ______

ear to my requests to turn her radio down. When she gave a       _____

party she does have to invite the rest of the street. Everyone      ______

can dance in her music in his own room. Now a scientist has      ______

discovered a certain electronic sounds have strange effects on     _____

rats. He declares they break down, almost paralyzed(瘫) with its    ______

legs trembled. Then it is simply a matter of throwing them        ______

out by their tail. I wonder if the same thing will happen to        _____

my neighbor someday.

After spending a weekend away with my adult son, I was so impressed by his generous heart that I sent him this letter.

36. A. humorous B. private  C. reasonable   D. valuable

37. A. followed B. gave C. set  D. took

38. A. ordered  B. booked   C. offered  D. bought

39. A. hesitation   B. doubt    C. permission   D. difficulty

40. A. other    B. last C. extra    D. rest

41. A. again    B. already  C. only D. also

42. A. nothing  B. everything   C. anything D. something

43. A. finding  B. accepting    C. looking for  D. pointing at

44.  A. behind  B. beyond   C. ahead of D. next to

45. A. much B. some C. any  D. enough

46. A. far  B. 1ong C. short    D. high

47. A. and  B. but  C. SO   D. while

48. A. 1itres   B. kilograms    C. pounds   D. kilometers

49. A. $15  B. $20  C. $25  D. $30

50. A. until    B. as   C. although D. unless

51. A. what B. which    C. whatever D. whichever

52. A. excited  B. surprised    C. interested   D. encouraged

53. A. easier   B. better   C. faster   D. worse

54. A. comer    B. way  C. ground   D. carpet

55. A. there    B. here C. out  D. around