阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born. So one day he   36   God, “They tell me you are sending me to   37   tomorrow but how am I going to live there being so   38 

and helpless?”

God replied, “Among the many   39  , I chose one for you. She will be   40   for you and will take care of you.”

But the child wasn’t   41   he really wanted to go. “But tell me, here in Heaven, I don’t do

  42   but sing and smile, that’s  43   for me to be happy.” “Your angel will sing for you and will also   44   for you every day. And you will   45   your angel’s love and be happy.”

“And   46   am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me.” The child continued, “if I don’t know the   47   that men talk?”

God patted him on the head and said, “your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet

  48   you will ever hear, and with much   49   and care, your angel will teach you how to

  50  .”

“And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?”

“Your angel will place your   51   together and will teach you how to pray(祈祷).”

“I’ve heard that on earth there are bad men, who will   52   me?”

“Your angel will defend you even if it means   53   her life!”

And then God   54   the child on the shoulder and said, “Your angel’s name is not   55  

to remember. You will simply call her Mommy.”

A. asked      B. answered    C. taught     D. told

A. heaven    B. hell         C. earth       D. space

A. big       B. small      C. strong       D. stupid

A. nurses     B. doctors       C. teachers      D. angels

A. hiding     B. waiting      C. heading      D. voting

A. sure       B. urgent     C. conscious   D. impressive

A. anything  B. something  C. everything  D. nothing

A. much      B. little       C. few         D. enough

A. clear      B. dive        C. smile      D. react

A. damage  B. feel         C. govern           D. resign

A. when     B. why        C. how        D. whether

A.language B. meaning     C. topic       D. politics

A. poems   B. stories     C. arguments  D. words

A. strength B. patience     C. warning     D. thinking

A. sing       B. dance      C. speak      D. paint

A. hands    B. feet         C. arms       D. legs

A. replace  B. convert      C. educate      D. protect

A. burying B. risking      C. experiencingD. attacking

A. hit      B. ruined     C. touched      D. cleaned

A. hard      B. easy        C. strange       D. convenient

A few years ago I had an “aha!” moment regarding handwriting.

I had in my hand a sheet of paper with handwritten instructions on it for some sort of editorial task. It occurred at first that I did not recognize the handwriting，and then I realized whose it must be. I finally became aware of the fact that I had been working with this colleague for at least a year，maybe two，and yet I did not recognize her handwriting at that point.

It was a very important event in the computerization of life—a sign that the informal. Friendly communication of people working together in an office had changed from notes in pen to instant messages and emails. There was a time when our workdays were filled with little letters，and we recognized one another's handwriting the way we knew voices or faces.

As a child visiting my father’s office，1 was pleased to recognize，in little notes on the desks of his staff，the same handwriting 1 would see at home in the notes he would leave on the fridge—except that those notes were signed “dad” instead of “RFW”.

All this has been on my mind because of the talk about The Rise and Fall of Handwriting，a book by Florey. Sire shows in her book a deep concern about the fall of handwriting and the failure of schools to teach children to write well，but many others argue that people in a digital age can’t be expected to learn to hold a pen.

I don’t buy it.

I don’t want to see anyone cut off from the expressive，personal associations that a pen still promotes better than a digital keyboard does. For many a biographer，part of really getting to know their subjects is learning to read their handwriting.

What some people advocate is teaching one of the many attractive handwritings based on the handwriting of 16th-century Italy. That may sound impossibly grand—as if they want kids to learn to draw by copying classical paintings. However，they have worked in many school systems.

51. Why was the author surprised at not recognizing his colleague’s handwriting?

A. He had worked with his colleague long enough.

B. His colleague’s handwriting was SO beautiful.

C. His colleague’s handwriting was SO terrible.

D. He still had a 1ot of Work to do.

52. People working together in an office used to ____________.

A. talk more about handwriting

B. take more notes on workdays

C. know better one another's handwriting

D. communicate better with one another

53. The author’s father wrote notes in pen _________.

A. to both his family and his staff

B. to his family in small letters

C. to his family on the fridge

D. to his staff on the desk

54. According to the author，handwritten notes _______.

A. are harder to teach in schools

B. attract more attention

C. are used only between friends

D. carry more message

55. We can learn from the passage that the author __________.

A. thinks it impossible to teach handwriting

B. does not want to lose handwriting

C. puts the blame on the computer

D. does not agree with Florey

— Do you know where David is ? I couldn’t find him anywhere.

— Well. He ______ have gone far –his coat’s still here.

A. shouldn’t        B. mustn’t       C. can’t       D. wouldn’t

Night after night，she came to tuck me in，even long after my childhood years．Following her longstanding custom，she'd lean down and push my long．hair out of the way，then kiss my fore—head．

I don't remember when it first started annoying me—her hands pushing my hair that way． But it did annoy me，for they felt work—worn and mush against my young skin．Finally，one night，I shouted out at her，"Don't do that any more--your hands are too rough!" She didn't say anything in reply．But never again did my mother close out my day with that familiar expression of her love．

Time after time，with the passing years，my thoughts returned to that night．By then I missed my mother's hands．missed her goodnight kiss on my forehead．Sometimes the incident seemed very close，sometimes far away．But always it lurked，in the back of my mind．

Well，the years have passed，and I'm not a little girl anymore．Mom is in her mid—seventies．and those hands I once thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my family．She's been our doctor，reaching into a medicine cabinet(医药箱)for the remedy(药物)to calm a young girl's stomach or soothe(安慰)the boy's scraped knee．She cooks the best fried chicken in the world…gets stains out of blue cans, like I never could…

Now, my own children are grown and gone．Mom no longer has Dad，and on special occasions．I find myself drawn next door to spend the night with her．So it was late on Thanksgiving Eve, as I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand hesitantly run across, my face to brush the hair from my forehead．Then a kiss，ever so gently，touched my brow(额头)．

In my memory，for the thousandth time，I recalled the night my young voice complained，"Don't do that any more--your hands are too rough!" Catching Mom's hand in hand，I blurted (冲口说出)out how sorry I was for that night．I thought she'd remember ，as I did．But Mom didn't know what I Was talking about．She had forgotten--and forgiven—long ago．

That night, I fell asleep with a new appreciation for my gentle mother and her carrying hands. And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found．

What would be the best title for the text?

A．Mother's Hands          B．Appreciation for Mother．

C．My Childhood Years．    D．My Unselfish Mother．

The author began to get annoyed because      .

A．her mother's hands were really old and tough

B．she thought she didn't need her mother's care

C．she didn't like her mother any more

D．her mother stayed in her room too long

What do we know about the author?

A．With time passing, she began to understand her mother．

B．She was an only child in the family．

C．She never forgave herself．

D．Her mother was a doctor．

By saying "Then a kiss，ever so gently，touched my brow．"，the author means that________

A．children need Mother's kissing        B．mothers kiss their children gently

C．mothers love their children forever    D．children depend on their mothers

It can be inferred from the text that _____________

A．the author began to spend nights with her mother

B．her mother  never kissed  author again

C．her mother forgave her at last

D．the author felt guilty of what she did to her mother

---- Nice picinic, isn’t it? -----_____.

    A. I don't think so    B.Yes, really     C. Thank you     D.Yes, but I don't like the food