Question

完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I’m sitting at my mother’s desk, a mahogany (红木) one with rows of tiny drawers — even a sliding secret compartment (隔间). I’ve _________ it since I was just tall enough to see things _________ it as Mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, staring at the ink bottle, pens, and smooth white paper, I _________ that the act of writing must be the most _________ thing in the world.

Years later, during her final illness, Mother_________ various items for my sister and brother. “But the desk,” she’d repeat, “is for Elizabeth.” I sensed Mother communicating with this gift, a communication I’d craved(渴望) for 50 years.

My mother was _________ in the Victorian belief that emotions were _________. I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me；she expressed it in _________ . But as a teenager I _________ heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter. They never happened. And a gulf(鸿沟) opened between us.

As_________ passed and I raised my own family， I began to understand her. Forgive me, I wrote, for having been critical. In _________ words, I asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me.

I mailed the letter and waited _________ for her reply. None came. Eagerness turned to disappointment, then acceptance and, finally, _________ . I couldn’t be sure that the letter had even got to mother. I only knew that I had written it. I could stop trying to make her into _________ she was not. For the last 15 years of her life we enjoyed a relationship on her light, caring, cheerful.

Now the _________ of her desk told me, as she’d never been able to, that she was pleased that _________ was my chosen work.

The desk stayed in our attic (阁楼) for nearly a year before we turned a bedroom into a study. _________ at last I brought the desk down, it was dusty from months of storage. _________ , I polished the drawers. Pulling out the secret compartment, I found papers inside. And a one-page letter, _________ and refolded many times.

Send me a reply, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you _________ chose the act that speaks louder than words.

1.A. envied B. loved C. made D. studied

2.A. below B. behind C. above D. inside

3.A. decided B. doubted C. denied D. hoped

4.A. reliable B. clever C. special D. delightful

5.A. bought B. received C. reserved D. ordered

6.A. brought up B. picked up C. dressed up D. given up

7.A. true B. strong C. important D. private

8.A. words B. action C. tears D. secret

9.A. turned down B. sank into C. stuck to D. longed for

10.A. mornings B. centuries C. years D. times

11.A. careful B. direct C. humorous D. rude

12.A. patiently B. eagerly C. quietly D. calmly

13.A. sadness B. curiosity C. peace D. anger

14.A. someone B. anyone C. everybody D. anybody

15.A. story B. gift C. color D. act

16.A. singing B. designing C. painting D. writing

17.A. While B. When C. After D. Since

18.A. Lovingly B. Luckily C. Excitedly D. Carelessly

19.A. read B. hidden C. folded D. enjoyed

20.A. seldom B. usually C. often D. always

Answer 1