1. 一What happened?　

一Oh，the street is　　 ．We have to go another way．

A．blocked out　　　 B．blocked off　　　 C．blocked down　　　 D．blocked in

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”, he said, “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” (感情容易激动的). But she lived “on the surface (表现)”.

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 (原谅) me.

I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came.

My hope turned to disappointment (失望), the little interest, 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 and refolded many times.

Give me an answer, my desk, in any way you choose, Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.

51. 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

52. The passage shows about ____________.

A.Mother wrote her daughter in careful words

B.Mother cared much about her daughter in words

C.Mother was too serious about everything her daughter had done

D.Mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter

53. The word “gulf” in the passage means____________.

A.part of the sea going far in land

B.free talks between mother and daughter

C.different ideas between the mother and daughter

D.deep understanding between the old and the young

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

A.She had never received the letter.

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

C.For years, she often talked about the letter.

D.She didn’t forgive her daughter at all in her life.

55. 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

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B

Language learning begins with listening. Children are greatly different in the amount of listening they do before they start speaking, and later starters are often long listeners. Most children will "obey" instructions some time before they can speak, though the word "obey" is hardly accurate as a description of the eager and delighted cooperation usually shown by the child. Before they can speak, many children will also ask questions by gesture and by making questioning noises.

Any attempt to study the development from the noises babies make to their first spoken words leads to considerable difficul-ties. It is agreed that they enjoy making noises, and during the first few months one or two noises sort themselves as particularly expressive as delight, pain, friendliness, and so on. But since these can't be said to show the baby's intention to communicate, they can hardly be regarded as early forms of language. It is agreed, too, that from about three months they play with sounds for enjoyment, and that by six months they are able to add new words to their store. This self-imitation leads to deliberate imitation of sounds made or words spoken to them by other people. The problem then arises as to the point at which one can say that these imitations can be considered as speech.

It is a problem we need to get our teeth into. The meaning of a word depends on what a particular person means by it in a particular situation and it is clear that what a child means by a word will change as he gains more experience of the word. Thus the use at seven months of "mama" as a greeting for his mother can not be dismissed as a meaningless simply because he also uses it at other times for his father, his dog, or anything else he likes. Playful and meaningless imitation of what other people say continues after the child has begun to speak for himself. I doubt, however, whether anything is gained when parents take advantage of this ability in an attempt to teach new sounds.

46. Before children started speaking________ .

A. they need equal amount of listening

B. they need different amounts of listening

C. they are all eager to cooperate with the adults by obeying spoken in- structions

D. they can't understand and obey the adult's oral instructions

47. Children who start speaking later________ .

A. may have problems with their listening

B. probably do not hear enough language spoken around them

C. usually pay close attention to what they hear

D. often take a long time in learning to listen properly

48. A baby's first noise are________ .

A. an expression of his moods and feelings

B. an early form of language

C. a sign that he means to tell you something

D. an imitation of the speech of adults

49. The problem of deciding at what point a baby's imitations can be considered as speech________ .

A. is important because words have different meanings for different people

B. is not especially important because the changeover takes place gradually

C. is one that should be properly understood because the meaning of words changes with age

D. is one that should be completely ignored because children's use of words is often meaningless

50. The speaker implies _______.

A. parents can never hope to teach their children new sounds

B. children no longer imitate people after they begin to speak

C. children who are good at imitating learn new words more quickly

D. even after they have learnt to speak, children still enjoy imitating

A

Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She could not walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stairs. She was soon out of breath. “I suppose I had better go to the doctor,” she thought. She went to the doctor and told him her problem. “ I’m not at all surprised,” he said. “It’s obvious what your problem is .” He examined her and then gave her some advice. “If you don’t do what I say, Mrs. Parker,” he said, “you will have a heart attack. It could kill you.” Ellen was very worried as she left the doctor’s. She knew that she had to take his advice but that it would not be easy and it would take time.

The next day she went shopping. The first shop she went into was a butcher’s shop. “I’d like ten pounds of steak, please,” she said. “Certainly, madam,” the butcher replied and went into the cold room and found a large piece of steak. He brought the huge piece of meat back into the shop and placed it on the scale(天平). “That’s just under ten pounds,” he said. “That’s big enough.” Mrs. Parker said. The butcher worked out the price. “At $ 4.99 a pound that will be $ 49.50, please. Would you like me to cut it up into smaller pieces for you?” “Oh, I don’t want to buy the meat,” Mrs. Parker said. “If you don’t want to buy it ,” the butcher replied angrily, “why did you ask me to get it for you ?”

“My doctor told me that I am overweight and have to lose ten pounds. I wanted to see what ten pounds of flesh looked like.”

41. Why did Ellen Parker visit the doctor ?

A.　　　 She had had a heart attack　　　　　　　　　　　　　

B. She had a problem with her health.

C. She was unhappy about her weight　　　　

D. She could not sleep well.

42. What did the doctor advise her to do ?

　 A. To lose weight　　　　　　　　　　　 　 B. To eat more meat

C. To come and see him again　　　　 D. To look after her heart

43. Why did Ellen Parker ask for ten pounds of steak ?

　 A. She wanted to buy some for dinner.　

B. Her doctor had told her to eat steak.

C. She wanted to lose weight.　　　　　　　　

D. She wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.

44. What was Ellen Parker’s real problem ?

　 A. She ate too much steak .　　　　　　　　　　 B. She weighed too much.

C. The doctor did not know.　　　　　　　　　　 D. She could not walk very quickly.

45. What did the doctor think might happen to Ellen ?

　 A. She might put on more weight.　　　　　 B. She might stop eating too much.

C. She might have a heart attack.　　　　　 D. She might go to another doctor.

It was a Sunday afternoon and , unlike the past few weekends , the four of us did not sit at the kitchen table playing cards .

That evening, my parents seated my sister Emily 　　21　 　I down in the living room because they said that they 　　22　　 　to talk to us .

My father began slowly , as if he was 　　23　 　something back .　 24　 　grew deep in his forehead 　　25　　 　he told us that he and my mother were getting a divorce . Tears began to _26 　in my mother’s eyes . My father went over and stared out 　　27　 　the view of the backyard .

I always 　　28　 　of my parents as being in love ,　 29　　 　they fought all the time . I saw them as 　　30　 　in every way . I looked up to them 　　31　　 　anyone else , and now they destroyed their 　　32　　 　.I think the 　　33　　 　came from not having anyone to look up to .

Now I see my father about once a week , and it is 　　34　　 　. I can talk to him more 　　35　　 　and I have learned to appreciate the time I get to spend with my father . 36　 　my mother it has changed in a different way . I have 　　37　 　to respect her more . She works so hard to 　38　　　 　the family .

It took lots of time for me to know that what they did was for the 　　39　 　and to 　　40　　 them for it . I now know that parents are not perfect and also make mistakes .