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On the night of my birthday, I went to the nearest drug store to buy vitamins.        it was my birthday, I was feeling        and a bit lonesome. Maybe I        my dad who had passed away four years ago. I just wanted him to be        me that day. On my way to the drug store, I was        .Once I arrived there, I cleaned my cheek up from the tears and tried to smile when I        the vitamin my mom wanted to buy. While I was waiting, I looked        the building and my eyes caught a glimpse of a(n)        next to the door. She was with her kid, a cute little boy. They were sitting on the street and that kid just wore a(n)       T-shirt. I realized it was        yet. I felt sorry for them. When I paid for my       , I glanced at them and started to have an        . “Why don’t I donate some of my        ? It’s my birthday,” I thought to myself. I had to        something with another that day. Yeah, I decided, I have to do that. I went home in a hurry. I was so        to look for some of my smaller clothes.

At home, I told my mom what I had        and told her my idea. My mom        me and helped me look for some clothes. I        returned to the drug store. There, I didn't hand the clothing over myself. I wanted it to be a        to that kid. So I asked someone to hand the clothes       , then I left that place. But once I went, I heard someone yell "thank you" and I hoped it was for me.

   On the road, my heart was overwhelmed with a lot of happiness and warmth. I felt glad that I could share something on my birthday and that was a big gift for me.

1.A. Even though               B. As if                 C. Now that           D. Only if

2.A. delighted                   B. depressed         C. excited             D. scared

3.A. forgot                         B. lost                 C. needed            D. missed

4.A. for                           B. against              C. beside             D. without

5.A. smiling                      B. crying               C. running              D. singing

6.A. checked                  B. fetched            C. dropped       D. ordered

7.A. at                            B. into                C. around        D. for

8.A. performer                  B. beggar              C. actress        D. policewoman

9.A. beautiful                   B. expensive          C. old           D. new

10.A. warm                    B. cold               C. cool          D. hot

11.A. cream                 B. coffee             C. magazines     D. vitamins

12.A. aim          B. activity             C. idea          D. opinion

13.A. toys                     B. books              C. bags          D. clothes

14.A. discuss                B. share               C. compare       D. change[

15.A. excited               B. tired                C. angry         D. sorry

16.A. heard                 B. done               C. experienced    D. suggested

17.A. disappointed          B. refused            C. blamed        D. supported

18.A. hurriedly              B. sadly               C. aimlessly      D. slowly

19.A. reward               B. present            C. prize          D. secret

20.A. over                  B. up                 C. out           D. down

 

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 ______.

A.after Mother died

B.before she became a writer

C.when she was a child

D.when Mother gave it to her

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 everything her daughter had done

C.mother cared much about her daughter in words

D.mother wrote to her daughter in careful words

3.The word “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

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

5.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

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

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, 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 _______.

A.after Mother died

B.before she became a writer

C.when she was a child

D.when mother gave it to her

2.The passage shows that _______.

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

B.Mother cared much about her daughter in words

C.Mother wrote to her daughter in careful words.

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

3.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.

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.

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

5.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.

 

The small unframed painting called “Fisherman” was signed by a little-known Italian artist, Maveleone (1669-1740). When it was sold recently in New York for $27,000, the seller, Mr. Oliver Pitt, was asked to explain how the picture had come into his possession.

Pitt said, “I didn’t know it was so valuable. I’m not an art expert. Photography is my hobby. I bought ‘Fisherman’ in Italy in 1970 for $140. The picture was dirty, and I couldn’t see the artist’s signature. But anyway it wasn’t the picture that I liked. I bought it because of the frame. ”

“It’s a most unusual frame, made of tiny, silvery sea-shells. They are set in such a way that they reflect perfect light onto the surface of a picture. I now have a photograph of my wife in that frame, and I’ll never part with it.”

“When I returned to New York I showed the painting in its frame to a customs officer. I told him that I had paid $140 for it but admitted I didn’t know its actual worth. The customs man valued it at $140, and I was asked to pay duty on that value. I did so, there and then. ” 

“Later, I took off the frame, and that uncovered Maveleone’s signature. My wife suggested in fun that the painting might be a valuable one, so I cleaned it and put it up for sale.”

As a result of this explanation, Oliver Pitt had to appear in court. He was accused of knowingly making a false statement of the value of a picture so as to cheat the Customs Department.

Pitt was not happy. “I told the truth as I knew it then,” he said, “What else could I say?”

And then the judge agreed with him. “The Customs Department is to be responsible,” he said, “for making a true valuation of goods brought into the country, so that the correct amount of duty may be charged. Mr. Pitt did not cause or try to cause the mistake that was made. He paid the duty that was demanded. If, now, the Customs Department finds that its valuation was not correct, it cannot be allowed to have another try. Pitt is not guilty”.

1.When Oliver Pitt bought the picture, ________.

    A. it was unframed                     B. Maveleone signed the deal

    C. he suggested that it was valuable        D. it was the frame that attracted him 

2. From the passage we can infer that if Maveleone had been a well-known artist,        _.

    A. the painting would have cost much more than $ 140

    B. he wouldn’t have sold his painting

    C. the customs officer wouldn’t have been cheated

    D. Pitt wouldn’t have had the intention to buy any of his paintings

3. Pitt took off the frame probably in order to        _.

    A. clean the painting to put it up for sale

    B. look for the artist’s signature

    C. use it for his wife’s photograph

    D. find the painting’s true value

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the story?  

    A. In the end Pitt was asked to pay the correct amount of duty.

    B. In the end Pitt sold the frame of the painting at an even higher price.

    C. In the end the Customs Department had no right to revalue the painting.

    D. In the end Pitt’s wife was regarded as an expert because of her wise suggestion.

 

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