Question

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”.
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 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, 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 choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.
【小题1】The passage shows that ______.

A．mother cared much about her daughter in words

B．mother was too serious about everything her daughter had done

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

D．mother wrote to her daughter in careful words

【小题2】The underlined word “gulf” in the fourth paragraph means ______.

A．different ideas between the mother and the daughter

B．deep understanding between the old and the young

C．free talks between mother and daughter

D．part of the sea going far in land

【小题3】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 read the letter again and again till she died.

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

【小题4】What’s the best title of the passage?

A．My letter to Mother	B．Mother and Children
C．Talks between Mother and Me	D．My mother’s Desk

Answer 1

【小题1】C
【小题2】A
【小题3】C
【小题4】D

解析试题分析: 母亲深深得爱着孩子们，但是她只是把爱表现在行动上，从来没有用语言表露过。而作者却希望能够和母亲面对面的谈心，于是写了一封信给母亲，而母亲直到去世也没有给给作者回信，直到作者收拾母亲的书桌，她才意识到母亲的爱一直存在着。
【小题1】C主旨大意题。从文中作者对母亲故事的讲述以及作者自己的意识I knew she loved me; she showed it in action. 和文章最后Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.可知母亲对孩子的爱表现在行动上，而不是内心，故答案选C。
【小题2】A词义猜测题。根据文章第三段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.可知作者和母亲的做法、想法是不同的，他们之间存在着代沟，故A选项正确。
【小题3】C细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段I ….. and found some papers inside —a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded and refolded many times.可知被折叠了好多次的信就是作者写给母亲的信，由此判断母亲经常反复读孩子的信，故答案选C。
【小题4】D主旨大意题。文章开头提出自己小时候就喜欢母亲的书桌，然后讲到母亲在去世前把书桌留给了作者，由此引出了母亲对儿女的爱，所以desk是象征了母亲对孩子深深的爱，故文章标题为Mother’s Desk，选D。
考点：考查故事类短文阅读。