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

 

II 语言知识及应用(共两节，满分35分)

第一节  完形填空(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Flying like a bird has been the dream of humans since ancient times. Last week a group of modern birdmen put their courage on their wings and __21__ gravity in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.

“Yes, you can buy a ticket and fly to another city. But running with your own wings and feeling your feet ready to __22__ is totally different,” Dong Fang, a middle school student in Hangzhou who __23__ a home-made aircraft competition, said in an excited voice. __24__ by the International Bognor Birdman Competition in the UK, the competition in Hangzhou was a similar event. The Bognor Birdman competition started in 1971 in the England coastal city Bognor. People ran off the end of a pier (码头) with their own aircraft in a(n) __25__ to “fly” the farthest distance.

In the competition, a teacher called Ni was amazed to see how imaginative the students were.  He was surprised to see his students create 10 different aircrafts with all kinds of material __ 26__ in the past month. “We’d rather call ourselves dreamers __27__ pilots because whether our wings really leave the ground, our dream really flies,” said Dong Fang.

Jing Yuchen and his team named their plane “Weiming E”, which __28__ an unknown goose. The 17-year-old boy deeply believes their goose of steel pipe and sailcloth will honour its name by successfully making it fly.

“Our work is much more imaginative than others. With several colourful balloons on its back and a pair of light plastic wings, it is __29__ the most eye-catching work, if not the best,” said Yu Liang, another student.

“Although most of those home-made aircrafts cannot really take the boys flying, the boys’ braveness and __30__ in this project will encourage every one of them to fly high in the future,” Ni said.

21. A. challenged              B. struggled                        C. abandoned               D. observed

22. A. take on               B. take up                            C. take off                           D. take in

23. A. joined                     B. participated                       C. took part in                   D. attended

24. A. Promoted                B. Inspired                          C. Advocated                D. Blamed

25. A. range                        B. group                         C. attempt                          D. way

26. A. available                  B. unique                        C. visible                         D. responsible

27. A. as well as                B. other than                      C. but for                        D. instead of

28. A. declares                       B. means                        C. reflects                           D. causes

29. A. accidentally       B. surely                         C. barely                         D. simply

30. A. exploration        B. perseverance                C. creativity                        D. determination

 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 1—20 各题所给的四个选项（A、B、和D）中，

选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was Mother’s Day, the day we celebrate everything mothers are and everything we do. But I’ll   1    that Sunday in 2000 was bittersweet for me. As a single mother I   2    to think of my shortcomings — how many evenings I couldn’t spend with my children, and how many things I couldn’t   3    my waitress’ salary to buy.

But what   4    kids I had! My daughter Maria was a senior in college, and Denny was home visiting from his freshman year at Harvard University. They were   5    impolite enough to complain, but there was so much more I   6    I had done for them. I just hoped they   ___7  .

As I walked into the   8    quietly to start breakfast, I was greeted by a vase   9    a dozen red roses! When had Denny possibly slipped down to leave them? But even their delicate beauty was overshadowed by the note sitting beside them, in the quick, manly   10    of an eighteen-year-old. It was about a story that happened between Denny and me long ago. It   11  :

She took a day off from her busy   12    to take the boy to see his hero in the flesh at the stadium. It took 3.5 hours just to get there, and they had to be there early   13    he could see his hero take batting practice.   14    their arrival, she took her hard-earned money to buy an overpriced T-shirt on which was   15    his hero making a diving catch. After the game, of course he had to   16    his hero’s signature, so she stayed with the little boy    17    one in the morning…

It took me long enough to   18    it, but I finally know who the   19    hero is. Mom, I love you!

And suddenly, it was a   20    Mother’s Day, after all.

1. A. admit                B. adopt                    C. deny                    D. refuse

2. A. intended             B. liked                     C. tended                    D. hesitated

3. A. stress                 B. spare                     C. strengthen             D. spend

4. A. poor                  B. great                     C. faithless                   D. pretty

5. A. merely              B. usually                  C. never                       D. often

6. A. wished              B. hoped               　 C. expected                  D. desired

7. A. supported           B. understood            C. approved                 D. disgusted

8. A. 1iving-room       B. kitchen                 C. bed loom                 D. study

9. A. including             B. containing         C. possessing             D. pinning

10. A. handwriting    B. description             C. tone                        D. scratch

11. A. wrote               B. recorded                C. memorized              D. read

12. A. event               B. content            　 C. schedule                  D. circumstance

13. A. or                   B. for                       　 C. but                          D. so

14. A. At                   B. In                        　 C. On                          D. By

15. A. impressed        B. printed                    C. presented                 D. pressed

16. A. buy                 B. abandon                C. get                          D. swap

17. A. before             B. until                     C. after                        D. when

18. A. see                         B. hear                 C. realize                     D. tell

19. A. actual              B. true                      C. imaginary            　 D. visual

20. A. sad                  B. bitter                    C. happy                      D. exciting

 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 1—20 各题所给的四个选项（A、B、和D）中，

选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was Mother’s Day, the day we celebrate everything mothers are and everything we do. But I’ll   1    that Sunday in 2000 was bittersweet for me. As a single mother I   2    to think of my shortcomings — how many evenings I couldn’t spend with my children, and how many things I couldn’t   3    my waitress’ salary to buy.

But what   4    kids I had! My daughter Maria was a senior in college, and Denny was home visiting from his freshman year at Harvard University. They were   5    impolite enough to complain, but there was so much more I   6    I had done for them. I just hoped they   ___7  .

As I walked into the   8    quietly to start breakfast, I was greeted by a vase   9    a dozen red roses! When had Denny possibly slipped down to leave them? But even their delicate beauty was overshadowed by the note sitting beside them, in the quick, manly   10    of an eighteen-year-old. It was about a story that happened between Denny and me long ago. It   11  :

She took a day off from her busy   12    to take the boy to see his hero in the flesh at the stadium. It took 3.5 hours just to get there, and they had to be there early   13    he could see his hero take batting practice.   14    their arrival, she took her hard-earned money to buy an overpriced T-shirt on which was   15    his hero making a diving catch. After the game, of course he had to   16    his hero’s signature, so she stayed with the little boy    17    one in the morning…

It took me long enough to   18    it, but I finally know who the   19    hero is. Mom, I love you!

And suddenly, it was a   20    Mother’s Day, after all.

1. A. admit                B. adopt                    C. deny                    D. refuse

2. A. intended             B. liked                     C. tended                    D. hesitated

3. A. stress                 B. spare                     C. strengthen             D. spend

4. A. poor                  B. great                     C. faithless                   D. pretty

5. A. merely              B. usually                  C. never                       D. often

6. A. wished              B. hoped               　 C. expected                  D. desired

7. A. supported           B. understood            C. approved                 D. disgusted

8. A. 1iving-room       B. kitchen                 C. bed loom                 D. study

9. A. including             B. containing         C. possessing             D. pinning

10. A. handwriting    B. description             C. tone                        D. scratch

11. A. wrote               B. recorded                C. memorized              D. read

12. A. event               B. content            　 C. schedule                  D. circumstance

13. A. or                   B. for                       　 C. but                          D. so

14. A. At                   B. In                        　 C. On                          D. By

15. A. impressed        B. printed                    C. presented                 D. pressed

16. A. buy                 B. abandon                C. get                          D. swap

17. A. before             B. until                     C. after                        D. when

18. A. see                         B. hear                 C. realize                     D. tell

19. A. actual              B. true                      C. imaginary            　 D. visual

20. A. sad                  B. bitter                    C. happy                      D. exciting

 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 1—20 各题所给的四个选项（A、B、和D）中，

选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was Mother’s Day, the day we celebrate everything mothers are and everything we do. But I’ll   1    that Sunday in 2000 was bittersweet for me. As a single mother I   2    to think of my shortcomings — how many evenings I couldn’t spend with my children, and how many things I couldn’t   3    my waitress’ salary to buy.

But what   4    kids I had! My daughter Maria was a senior in college, and Denny was home visiting from his freshman year at Harvard University. They were   5    impolite enough to complain, but there was so much more I   6    I had done for them. I just hoped they   ___7  .

As I walked into the   8    quietly to start breakfast, I was greeted by a vase   9    a dozen red roses! When had Denny possibly slipped down to leave them? But even their delicate beauty was overshadowed by the note sitting beside them, in the quick, manly   10    of an eighteen-year-old. It was about a story that happened between Denny and me long ago. It   11  :

She took a day off from her busy   12    to take the boy to see his hero in the flesh at the stadium. It took 3.5 hours just to get there, and they had to be there early   13    he could see his hero take batting practice.   14    their arrival, she took her hard-earned money to buy an overpriced T-shirt on which was   15    his hero making a diving catch. After the game, of course he had to   16    his hero’s signature, so she stayed with the little boy    17    one in the morning…

It took me long enough to   18    it, but I finally know who the   19    hero is. Mom, I love you!

And suddenly, it was a   20    Mother’s Day, after all.

1. A. admit                B. adopt                    C. deny                    D. refuse

2. A. intended             B. liked                     C. tended                    D. hesitated

3. A. stress                 B. spare                     C. strengthen             D. spend

4. A. poor                  B. great                     C. faithless                   D. pretty

5. A. merely              B. usually                  C. never                       D. often

6. A. wished              B. hoped               　 C. expected                  D. desired

7. A. supported           B. understood            C. approved                 D. disgusted

8. A. 1iving-room       B. kitchen                 C. bed loom                 D. study

9. A. including             B. containing         C. possessing             D. pinning

10. A. handwriting    B. description             C. tone                        D. scratch

11. A. wrote               B. recorded                C. memorized              D. read

12. A. event               B. content            　 C. schedule                  D. circumstance

13. A. or                   B. for                       　 C. but                          D. so

14. A. At                   B. In                        　 C. On                          D. By

15. A. impressed        B. printed                    C. presented                 D. pressed

16. A. buy                 B. abandon                C. get                          D. swap

17. A. before             B. until                     C. after                        D. when

18. A. see                         B. hear                 C. realize                     D. tell

19. A. actual              B. true                      C. imaginary            　 D. visual

20. A. sad                  B. bitter                    C. happy                      D. exciting