Question

I loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it when mother sat doing letters. 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 get angry, and never saw her cry. I knew she loved me, and 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 went by 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 that she did forgive (原谅) me.
I posted the letter and waited for her answer. It didn’t come.
It seemed that nothing happened. I couldn’t be sure that the letter had even got to her.
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, though she had never been able to. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside… a photo of my father and a one-paper 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.
【小题1】The writer began to love her mother’s desk ______.

A．after mother died	B．when she was a child
C．before she became a writer	D．when mother gave it to her

【小题2】The passage shows that mother _______.

A．was too serious about everything her daughter had done

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

C．cared much about her daughter in words

D．wrote to her daughter in careful words

【小题3】The word“gulf”in the 4th paragraph means _______.

A．deep understanding between the old and the young

B．part of the sea going far in land

C．free talks between mother and daughter

D．different ideas between mother and daughter

【小题4】What did mother do with her daughter’s letter asking for forgiveness？

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

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

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

D．She had never received the letter.

【小题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

Answer 1

【小题1】B
【小题2】B
【小题3】D
【小题4】A
【小题5】C

解析试题分析：短文大意：这篇短文主要讲述了一对母女之间的情感故事，母亲是一位面冷心热的人，而作者是一个易动感情的人，因此这对母女之间产生了分析。直到作者的母亲去世后，作者才从母亲的遗物中直到，其实母亲早已原谅了自己。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据I loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it when mother sat doing letters. 描述，可知当作者还是一个小孩子的时候，他就爱上了母亲的桌子，故选B。
【小题2】细节理解题。根据I never saw her get angry, and never saw her cry. I knew she loved me, and she showed it in action.及短文最后一句Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.描述，可见这位母亲很爱自己的女儿，但是只是用行动表现了出来，故选B，母亲是一位面冷心热的人。
【小题3】词义猜测题。联系后一句I was “too emotional (易动感情的)”, but she lived“on the surface”.描述，可知在我们之间产生了分歧。故选D。
【小题4】推理判断题。根据短文倒数第二段Folded (折叠) and refolded many times.描述，可知这封信被打开有折上了很多次，故选A。这封信她读了一遍又一遍，一直到死。
【小题5】标题归纳题。阅读短文可知，这篇短文主要是以母亲写作的小桌子为主线进行了叙述，介绍了这对母女之间的情感故事，故选C，母亲的书桌。
考点：考查人生百味类阅读