题目内容
As a young boy, Eric was quiet. He always did what his parents and teachers asked him to do. He was a 1 student and always studied very hard. He had a special 2 in computer, tennis and music. He was named 3 a famous Norwegian soldier because his great grandparents were from Norway.
When he was in college, the computer became very 4 in English classes when he had to write long assignments (指定的作业). He decided to take 5 courses where he learned how 6 the computer was in managing money. Upon graduation, he took a job 7 a company which lent money to people for cars, motorcycles and televisions. The company was just like a 8 .
About eight years later, he decided to go back to school for 9 training in business. He was a very responsible and diligent graduate(毕业) school student. He 10 his personal computer to write the assignments. Two years later he 11 his Masters of Business Administration(MBA) (商业管理硕士学位). He was honored for graduating with the 12 grades in the class.
Eric took a new job with a high-tech company. They call him a Financial Analyst(金融分析员). This 13 he must use his computer to analyze 14 the company's money is being spent. He helps the company 15 money by using his computer.
When he travels, Eric uses a car phone. He is able to call his wife 16 he is driving in traffic on the highway to 17 he will be late for dinner. He can also call his business and be working for them as he travels in his car.
Eric and his wife, Debbie, have three children named Stephanie, Andrew and Nicole. He thought his car was too 18 for his family so he bought a van(面包车). Now he can take his family and their dog for 19 to the countryside. His 20 of study and work have given him a good job and a good life.
1. A. useful B. lovely C. serious D. quiet
2. A. idea B. opinion C. purpose D. interest
3. A. by B. after C. about D. as
4. A. useful B. surprising C. popular D. bright
5. A. technology B. physics C. chemistry D. business
6. A. important B. valuable C. expensive D. great
7. A. for B. with C. around D. within
8. A. factory B. shop C. bank D. college
9. A. good B. future C. more D. certain
10. A. helped B. asked C. told D. used
11. A. received B. accepted C. found D. took
12. A. most necessary B. biggest C. best D. most important
13. A. says B. means C. adds D. thinks
14. A. when B. where C. why D. how
15. A. get B. make C. notice D. pay
16. A. but B. or C. as D. because
17. A. explain B. decide C. suggest D. advise
18. A. old B. small C. cheap D. ugly
19. A. food B. vegetables
C. places of interest D. trips
20. A. days B. months C. years D. hours
1-5 CDBAD 6-10 ABCCD 11-15 ACBDB 16-20 CABDC
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(学问). 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 anger, 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. But she lived “on the surface”.
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, 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 in, 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 letter asks, in any way you chose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.
【小题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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| A.My Letter to Mother. | B.Mother and Children. |
| C.My Mother’s Desk. | D.Talks between Mother and Me. |