I've loved my mother's desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as 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 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'd 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 gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional”. 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. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some paper 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 choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.
True or false:
(1) Elizabeth has loved her mother since she was a young girl.
( )
(2) When she grew up, she thought that the act of writing was the most wonderful thing in the world.
( )
(3) Her mother left her nothing but a desk because she didn't love her daughter Elizabeth.
( )
(4) Elizabeth and her mother both liked heart-to heart talks between them.
( )
(5) Her mother always chose the act than the words.
( )
(6) The best title of the passage is My Mother's Desk.
( )
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“Tom? Are you in bed yet?” called Mrs White. There was no answer. Mrs White put down her book and went to her 14-year-old son's room Tome was sitting in front of a bright computer screen(屏幕) on which a colorful dragon(龙) jumped and shouted.
“Oh, Tom! You're still playing on that computer. You must stop now, it's half past eleven. If you don't go to bed soon, you'll be very tired tomorrow.” said Mrs White.
“But I've nearly beaten the dragon.” said Tom. Mrs White could see the excitement(激动) on her son's face. She sat down beside him.
“You are always playing on that computer. You spend more time with this machine than with your family,” she said with a smile. “What's so special(特别的) about it? Show me what it can do!”
Tom was very excited. “I think this is a great computer, Mum!” he said happily. “The hardware(硬件) is good. There's so much memory(内存) and it has some wonderful software programmes. This game, Dragonsplayer, is my favourite, but I sometimes borrow games from Danny and other friends. I don't have to worry about any infected(被感染的) disks(磁盘) because I have a virus(病毒) detector(监测器) which can go over any disk and check it for viruses. Let me show you!” Tom began tapping(敲打) keys on the keyboard(键盘). The screen changed in answer to his orders(命令).
“Oh, Tom,” laughed Mrs White. “I'm sure it's a wonderful computer, but I'm afraid I don't know what you're talking about.”
1．When Mrs White was calling Tom, he was ________.
[ ]
A．lying in bed reading a book
B．on the computer with a dragon
C．standing in front of the screen of the computer
D．playing computer games in his bedroom
2．From the passage we know that the story happened ________.
[ ]
A．before Tom went to school in the morning
B．before Tom went to bed at night
C．just as the dragon jumped and shouted
D．after Tom had slept for some hours in the evening
3．Tom was very excited because ________.
[ ]
A．he had a radio detector in his computer B：he was worrying about the infected disks
C．he had nearly beaten the dragon in computer game
D．his mother came upstairs to ask him to go to bed
4．Which of the following is true according to the passage?
[ ]
A．Tom liked playing computer games
B．Tom enjoyed playing with real dragons
C．Tom hated tapping on the keyboard
D．Tom hated teaching his mother how to play the computer
5．How did Tom get on with his mother?
[ ]
A．Mrs White was very hard on her son
B．Mrs White loved her son and took good care of him
C．Tom didn't want to talk about the computer with his mother
D．Tom thought his mother was as wonderful as the computer game
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“Tom? Are you in bed yet?” called Mrs White. There was no answer. Mrs White put down her book and went to her fourteen-year-old son's room. Tom was sitting in front of a bright computer screen on which a colorful dragon jumped and shouted.
“Oh, Tom! You are still playing on that computer. You must stop now, it's half past eleven. If you don't go to bed soon, you'll be very tired tomorrow,” said Mrs White.
“But I've nearly beaten the dragon,” said Tom. Mrs White could see the excitement on her son's face. She sat down beside him.
“You are always playing on that computer. You spend more time with this machine than with your family,” she said with a smile. “What's so special about it? Show me what it can do!”
Tom was very excited. “I think this is a great computer, just as wonderful as you are, Mum!” he said happily. “The hardware is good. There's so much memory and it has some wonderful software programs. This game Dragonsplayer, is my favorite, but I sometimes borrow games from Danny and other friends. I don't have to worry about any infected discs because I have virus detector, which can go over disc and check it for virus.”
“Let me show you!” Tom began tapping keys on the keyboard. The screen changed in answer to his orders.
“Oh, Tom,” laughed Mrs White, “I'm sure it's a wonderful computer, but I'm afraid I don't know what you are talking about.”
1．When Mrs White was calling Tom, he was ________.
[ ]
A．lying in bed and reading a book
B．on the computer with a dragon
C．standing in front of the screen of the computer
D．playing computer games in his bedroom
2．From the passage we know that the story happened ________.
[ ]
A．before Tom went to school in the morning
B．before Tom went to bed at night
C．just as the dragon jumped and shouted
D．after Tom had slept for some hours in the evening
3．Tom was very excited because ________.
[ ]
A．he had a radio detector in his computer
B．he was worrying about the infected discs
C．he had nearly beaten the dragon in the computer game
D．his mother came upstairs to ask him to go to bed
4．Which of the following is true according to the passage?
[ ]
A．Tom liked playing computer games.
B．Tom enjoyed playing with real dragons.
C．Tom hated tapping on the keyboard. '
D．Tom hated teaching his mother how to play the computer.
5．How did Tom thought of his mother?
[ ]
A．Mrs White was very hard on her son.
B．Mrs White loved her son and took good care of her son.
C．Tom didn't want to talk about the computer with his mother.
D．Tom thought his mother was as wonderful as the computer game.
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Peter came from a poor family. His father died when he was five. His mother had no money to send him to school. His mother’s best friend, Mrs Smith, felt that the boy was 41 , and decided to give him some money so he 42 go to school. When the boy finished high school, he found a job in the city.
43 soon Mrs Smith had a serious illness. As she was dying(即将死亡的)，she asked Peter to look after her
daughter. A few years later, Peter married the girl. He loved her so much that he tried to make her 44 every day. He cooked lots of delicious food and bought all kinds of beautiful clothes for her. So she became very fat and found 45 hard to walk.
One day, she felt uncomfortable. She went to the hospital. The doctor 46 and told her not to eat meat, sugar, chocolate and things like that. She was afraid she might 47 the doctor’s words, so she wrote all the names of the foods on a piece of paper. When she got home, she put the 48 on the table and went out. When she returned home, she found all kinds of meat, sugar and chocolate in the kitchen. Peter was busy 49 . As soon as he saw her, he said 50 ,“I’ve bought all the foods you wanted, dear!”
41. A. lazy B. clever C. funny D. interesting
42. A. would B. must C. had to D. could
43. A. Though B. So C. But D. Or
44. A. outgoing B. lovely C. active D. happy
45. A. it B. its C. that D. this
46. A. looked her up B. looked her over C. looked for her D. looked at her
47. A. forget B. catch C. remember D. follow
48. A. notice B. name C. words D. list
49. A. eating B. drinking C. cooking D. having
50. A. sadly B. excitedly C. anxiously D. angrily
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“Tom? Are you in bed yet?” called Mrs. White. There was no answer. Mrs. White put down her book and went to her 14-year-old son’s room. Tom was sitting in front of a right computer screen (屏幕) on which a colorful dragon (龙) jumped and shouted.
“Oh, Tom! You’re still playing on that computer. You must stop now, it’s half past eleven. If you don’t go to bed soon, you’ll be very tired tomorrow.” said Mrs. White.
“But I’ve nearly beaten the dragon.” said Tom. Mrs. White could see the excitement (激动) on her son’s face. She sat down beside him.
“You are always playing on that computer. You spend more time with this machine than with your family.” she said with a smile. “What’s so special (特别的) about it? Show me what it can do!”
Tom was very excited. “I think this is a great computer
, Mum!” he said happily. “The hardware (硬件) is good. There’s so much memory (内存) and it has some wonderful software programmes. This game, Dragons player, is my favourite, but I sometimes borrow games from Danny and other friends. I don’t have to worry about any infected (被感染的) disks (磁盘) because I have a virus (病毒) detector (监测器) which can go over any disk and check it for viruses. Let me show you!” Tom began tapping (敲打) keys on the keyboard (键盘). The screen cha
nged in answer to his orders (命令).
“Oh, Tom.” laughed Mrs. White. “I’m sure it’s a wonderful computer, but I’m afraid I 
don’t know what you’re talking about.”
( ) 16. When Mrs. White was calling Tom, he was _______.
A. lying in bed reading a book B. on the computer with a dragon
C. standing in front of the screen of the computer
D. playing computer games in his bedroom
( ) 17.From the passage we know that the story happened _______.
A. before Tom went to school in the morning B. before Tom went to bed at night
C. just as the dragon jumped and shouted
D. after Tom had slept for some hours in the evening
( )18. Tom was very excited because _______.
A. he had a radio detector in his computer
B. he was worrying about the infected disks
C. he had nearly beaten the dragon in computer game
D. his mother came upstairs to ask him to go to bed
( )19.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Tom liked playing computer games
B. Tom enjoyed playing with real dragons
C. Tom hated tapping on the keyboard
D. Tom hated teaching his mother how to play the computer
( ) 20.How did Tom get on with his mother?
A. Mrs. White was very hard on her son.
B. Mrs. White loved her son and took good care of him.
C. Tom didn’t want to talk about the computer with his mother.
D. Tom thought his mother was as wonderful as the computer game.
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