4. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

　 A. The birds came and ate the apples up.　　　

　 B. The old man said Mr. White’s picture was the best one at last.

　 C. The two pictures were not so good.

　 D. The curtains on the wall were real.

1-4 ADBB

(IV)★

People in the United States honor their parents with two special days: Mother’s Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father’s Day, on the third Sunday in June. These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible(有责任感的) citizens. They give love and care. These two days make us think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the home. More fathers must help with child care.

These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother’s Day people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead. Many people attend religious services to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery(墓地). On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues for Father’s Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.

Another tradition is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their own presents. These are valued more than the ones bought in stores. It is not the value of the gift that is important, but it is “the thought that counts”. Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries, telephone companies, and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays.

3. Mr. White’s picture was 　　　.

　　 A. an apple tree　　　　 B. curtains　　 　C. nothing　　　 D. an old man

2. The old man thought Mr. Black’s picture was good because 　　　.

　　 A. it was in the field　　　　 B. it was an apple tree　　　　　

　 C. the birds liked it　　　　 D. the birds thought it was real

1. Mr. Black drew　　　 .

A. an apple tree　　　　 B. the best picture　　　　

C. curtains　　　 　　　D. birds

5．What’s 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

1-5 CABDC

(III)★

Mr. Black and Mr. White were two very famous artists in the city. Their drawings were also very popular in the city. But they tried to see who could draw the best picture.

　 　One day they asked an old man to be the judge. Mr. Black drew an apple tree. He put his picture in the field. Soon the birds came and tried to eat the apples. The old man saw it and said, “You have certainly won. Mr. White cannot draw so good a picture as yours. But we will go to see his picture.”

　 　They went to Mr. White’s house. There were nothing but red beautiful curtains on the wall. The old man asked, “Where is your picture, Mr. White?” He said, “Lift the curtains, and you will find my picture.” The old man tried to lift the curtains but found that they were drawn there. They were Mr. White’s picture. The old man said, “Birds thought the apples were real. Men thought the curtains were real. So Mr. White won. His picture is the best one.”

4．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. @考@资@源@网

　　　 D．She read the letter again and again till she died.

3．The underlined word “gulf” in the passage means_______.

　　　 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

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

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

5. Which of the following is NOT true?

　 A. The crew had to follow the secretary’s advice.

　 B. If you want to see a sunrise, the east coat is the place to go.

　 C. The camera crew wasn’t able to film the scene the first day.

　 D. The director ordered his crew to stop filming the “sunset”.

1-5　 ACABD

(II)★★@考@资@源@网

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.”