I am a good mother to three children. I have tried never to let my profession stand in the way of being a good parent.

       I no longer consider myself the center of the universe. I show up. I listen. I try to laugh. I am a good friend to my husband．I have tried to make marriage vows（誓约）mean what they say. I am a good friend to my friends, and they to me. Without them, there would be nothing to say to you today.

       So here’s what I wanted to tell you today：Get a life. A real life, not a desire of the next promotion（提升）, the bigger paycheck, the larger house.

       Get a life in which you are not alone. Find people you love, and who love you. And remember that love is not leisure, it is work. Pick up the phone. Send an e-mail. Write a letter. And realize that life is the best thing and that you have no business taking it for granted.

       It is so easy to waste our lives, our days, our hours, and our minutes. It is so easy to exist instead of to live. I learned to live many years ago. Something really, really bad happened to me, something that changed my life in ways that, if I had my choice, it would never have been changed at all. And what I learned from it is what, today, seems to be the hardest lesson of all.

       I learned to love the journey, not the destination. I learned to look at all the good in the world and try to give some of it back because I believed in it, completely and totally. And I tried to do that, in part, by telling others what I had learned.

       By telling them this：Read in the backyard with the sun on your face. Learn to be happy. And think of life as a deadly illness, because if you do, you will live with joy and passion（激情）as it ought to be lived.

64  The best title of this passage probably is ________.

       A．Love your friends.   B．Live a real life.

       C．Don’t waste time.    D．Be a good mother and wife.

65  How did the author form her view of life?

       A．Through social experience.             B．By learning from her friends.

       C．Through an unfortunate experience.    D．From her children and husband.

66  By the underlined sentence “It is so easy to exist instead of to live” in the fifth paragraph, the author really means _______.

       A．make a living rather than live a real life.      

       B．work rather than enjoy life

       C．waste a lot in life                         

       D．forget the most important lessons in life

67  What’s the author’s attitude toward work?

       A．Do it well to serve others      

       B．To earn enough money to make life better.

       C．Try your best to get higher position and pay.

       D．Don’t let it affect your real life.

68  It can be inferred from the passage that _______.

       A．the author is a success in personal life.         

B．the author doesn’t try her best to work well

       C．the author spends all her time caring for her children

       D．the author likes traveling very much

I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to sit above the top of it. 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 a 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 angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed in action. But as a young girl. I wanted to have 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 (表面)”.

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.

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.

But the present of her desk told me, 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-paper letter, folded and refolded many times. It was my letter.

“In any way you choose, Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.”

66．The writer began to love her mother’s desk________.

A．after Mother died　　　　 　　　　　　　 B．before she became a writer

C．when she was a child　　　 　　　　　　　 D．when Mother gave it to her

67．The passage shows that_________.

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

　　　 B．Mother was too serious about her daughter in words

　　　 C．Mother wrote to her daughter in careful words

　　　 D．Mother wrote to her daughter in careless words

68．The underlined word “gulf” in the passage means_______.

　　　 A．deep understanding between the old and the young

　　　 B．different ideas between mother and daughter

　　　 C．free talks between mother and daughter

　　　 D．part of the sea going far in land

69．What did Mother do with her daughter’s letter asking for forgiveness?

　　　 A．She had never received the letter.

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

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

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

70．What’s 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

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(表面)”.

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(原谅) me.

I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came.

My hope turned to disappointment(失望), 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(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.

1.The writer began to love her mother’s desk ______.

A．after Mother died

B．before she became a writer

C．when she was a child

D．when Mother gave it to her

2.The passage shows that ______.

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

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

C．mother cared much about her daughter in words

D．mother wrote to her daughter in careful words

3.The word “gulf” in the passage means ______.

A．deep understanding between the old and the young

B．different ideas between the mother and the daughter

C．free talks between mother and daughter

D．part of the sea going far in land

4.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 didn’t forgive her daughter at all in all her life.

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

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

6.选A。由But she lived “on the surface ”. 和全文内容可知，作者的母亲表面上很冷漠，但心里充满了对作者的爱，正确

 

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 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, “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 a 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, 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, 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(被折叠) 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.

81. The writer began to love her mother’s desk________.

A. after Mother died         B. before she became a writer

C. when she was a child       D. when Mother gave it to her

82. The passage shows that__________.

A. Mother wrote her daughter in careful words

   B. Mother cared much about her daughter in words

   C. Mother was too serious about everything her daughter had done

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

83. The word “gulf” in the passage means________.

   A. part of the sea going far in land

   B. free talks between mother and daughter

   C. different ideas between the mother and the daughter

   D. deep understanding between the old and the young

84. What did Mother do with her daughter’s letter asking for forgiveness?

   A. She had never received the letter.        

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

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

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

85. 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

 

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 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, “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 a 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, 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, 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(被折叠) 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.

81. The writer began to love her mother’s desk________.

A. after Mother died         B. before she became a writer

C. when she was a child       D. when Mother gave it to her

82. The passage shows that__________.

A. Mother wrote her daughter in careful words

   B. Mother cared much about her daughter in words

   C. Mother was too serious about everything her daughter had done

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

83. The word “gulf” in the passage means________.

   A. part of the sea going far in land

   B. free talks between mother and daughter

   C. different ideas between the mother and the daughter

   D. deep understanding between the old and the young

84. What did Mother do with her daughter’s letter asking for forgiveness?

   A. She had never received the letter.     

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

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

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

85. 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