高中英语阅读2

A

Amanwastiredoflivinginhisoldhouseinthecountryandwantedtosellitandbuyabetterone.He

triedtosellitforalongtime,butwasnotsuccessful,soatlasthedecidedtosolvetheproblemby

usingasrealestateagent.（房地产代理人）

Theagentdecidedatoncetoadvertisethehouse,andafewdayslater,theownersawavery

attractivephotographofit,withawonderfuldescriptionofitsgardens,inanexpensivemagazine.

Afterthehouseownerhadreadtheadvertisementthrough,hehurriedlytelephonedtherealestate

agentandsaidtohim,'Tmsorry,Mr.Jones,butPvedecidednottosellmyhouseafterall.After

readingyouradvertisementinthatmagazine,Icanseethatit'sjustthekindofhouseI'vewantedto

liveinallmylife.”

41.Whatproblemdidthemanhave?

A.Hecouldn*tfindhishouseB.Hewasunsuccessfulatsellinghishouse

C.HewasunsuccessfulatbuyingahouseD.Hewasunsuccessfulatfindingarealestateagent

42.It'seasiertosellhousethroughagentsbecause.

A.theyhaveamagazine

B.theyarebetteratwritingarticles

C.theyaregoodatbetteradvertising

D.theyarebetterlooking

43.Whichofthefollowingbeststatesthemainidea?

A.Youdon*tknowwhatyouhaveuntilyouhavelostit.

B.Ifshardtosellahouse

C.Noonelikestoliveinthecountry.

D.Thereisnoplacelikehome.

44.Inthepassagetheword"attractive^mostnearlymeans.

A.perfectB.completeC.modernD.pleasanttolookat

B

IntheUnitedStatesmanyhavebeentoldthatanyonecanbecomerichandsuccessfulifheworks

hardandhassomegoodluck.Yet,whenonebecomesrich,hewantspeopletoknowit.Andevenif

hedoesnotbecomeveryrich,hewantspeopletothinkthatheis.Thatiswhatt4Keepingupwiththe

Joneses^isabout.Itisthestoryofsomeonewhotriestolookasrichandassuccessfulashisneighbors.

Theexpressionwasfirstusedin1913byayoungAmericanbythenameofArthurMomand.Hetold

thisstoryabouthimself：Hebeganearning$125aweekattheageof23.Thatwasalotofmoneyin

thosedays.YoungMomandwasveryproudofhisriches.Hegotmarriedandmovedwithhiswifetoa

verywealthyneighborhoodoutsideNewYorkCiry.Butjustmovingtherewasnotenough.Whenhe

sawthatrichpeoplerodehorses.Momandwenthorsebackridingeveryday.Whenhesawthatrich

peoplehadservants,Momandandhiswifealsohiredaservantandgavebigpartiesfortheirnew

neighbors.Itwaslikearace,butonecouldneverfinishthisracebecauseonewasalwaystryingto

keepup.Momandandhiswifecouldnotdothat.Theraceendedforthemwhentheycouldnolonger

payfortheirnewwayoflife.Theylefttheirwealthyneighborhoodandmovedbacktoanapartmentin

NewYorkCity.Momandlookedaroundhimandnoticedthatmanypeopledothingsjusttokeepup

withtheirneighbors.Hesawthefunnysideofitandstartedtowriteaseriesofshortstories.Hecalled

it"KeepingupwiththeJoneses”,because“Jones“isaverycommonnameintheUnited

States."KeepingupwiththeJoneses^cametomeankeepingupwiththepeoplearoundyou.Momand's

seriesappearedindifferentnewspapersacrossthecountryforover28years.Peopleneverseemtoget

tiredofkeepingupwiththeJoneses.Thatisonereasonwhytheyreadthe“right“books,gotothe

"right^universitiesandeatinthe"righfVestaurants.Everycityhasanareawherepeoplewanttolive

becauseotherswillthinkbetterofthemiftheydo.Andthereare"Joneses^ineverycityoftheworld.

ButonemustgettiredoftryingtokeepupwiththeJoneses,becausenomatterwhatonedoes,Mr

Jonesseemsalwaystobeahead.45.Thewriterofthepassagebelieves.A.anyoneintheUnited

StatescanbecomerichbutmightbepoorsoonB.anyoneintheUnitedStatescanbecomerichifhe

workshardandhasgoodluckC.hecanbecomerichinthefuturethoughheisnotluckyenough

D.anyoneintheUnitedStateswhoworkshardcanbecomerich46.ltcanbeinferredfromthestory

thatrichpeople

A.liketoliveoutsideNewYorkCity

B.liketoliveinNewYorkCity

C.liketoliveinapartments

D.liketohavemanyneighbors

47.ArthurMomandusedthename"Jones“inhisseriesofshortstoriesbecauseJonesis.

A.animportantname

B.apopularnameintheUnitedStates

C.hisneighbor'sname

D.notagoodname

48.SomepeoplewanttokeepupwiththeJonesesbecause.

A.theywanttobeasrichastheirneighbors

B.theywantotherstoknowortothinkthattheyarerich

C.theydon*twantotherstoknowtheyarerich

D.theywanttobehappy

C

Accordingtothedictionarydefinitionofcreate,ordinarypeoplearecreativeeveryday.Tocreate

meanstobringintobeing,tocausetoexistsomethingeachofusdoesdaily.Wearecreativewhenever

welookatorthinkaboutsomethinginanewway.First,thisincludesanawareness（意识）ofour

surroundings.ltmeansusingallofoursensestobecomeawareofourworld.Thismaybeassimpleas

beingawareofcolorandtexture（质地），aswellastaste,whenweplanameaLAboveall,itisthe

abilitytonoticethingsthatothersmightmiss.Asecondpartofcreativityisanabilitytosee

relationshipsamongthings.Ifwebelievetheexpression,Thereisnothingnewunderthesun,the

creativityisremakingorrecombining（重组）theoldinnewways.Forexample,wemightdothisby

findingamoreeffectivewaytostudyorabetterwaytoarrangeourfurniture,orwemightmakeanew

combinationofcameralensesandfilterstocreateanunusualphotograph.Athirdpartofcreativityis

thecourageanddrivetomakeuseofournewideas,toaskforthemtoachievesomenewresults.To

thinkupanewideaisonething；toputtheideatoworkisanother.Thesethreepartsofcreativityare

includedinallthegreatworksofgeniuses,buttheyarealsoincludedinmanyofourdaytoday

activities.

49.WhichofthefollowingactivitiesisNOTacreativeoneaccordingtothepassage?

A.Toprepareforameal.

B.Toarrangethefurnitureinaspecialway.

C.Tobuysomebooksfromabookstore.

D.Towritealetterwiththecomputer.

5O.Thereisnothingnewunderthesunreallyimpliesthat.

A.anewthingcanonlybecreatedatthebasisofearliestthings

B.anewthingisonlyatale

C.wecanseldomcreatenewthings

D.wecanhardlyseereallynewthingsintheworld

51.Whatdoestheauthorthinkabouttherelationshipbetweenanewthoughtanditsbeingputinto

practice?

A.It'smoredifficulttocreateanewthoughtthantouseitinpractice.

B.Tofindanewthoughtwillclearlyleadtotheproductionofanewthing.

C.Amanwithanexcellentabilityofpracticecaneasilybecomeaninventor.

D.Onemaycomeupwithanewthought,butcannotputitintopractice.

D

Haveyoueverseenanystudentswhosetrousershangsolowyoucanseetheirunderwear?

Whatdoyouthinkofthat?Fashionable?Someoftoday'steenagersarebigfansofsuchalook.

ButrecentlythistrendhasbeenatthecenterofanargumentinItalianmiddleschools.Theheadmaster

ofaschoolincentralItalyhasaskedstudentstostopwearinglow-risejeansthatexposeunderwear

andpartsofthebody.Hisrequestcameafteraclasstrip,whenhesawoneboy'sbaggytrousersslide

tohisfeet.Hepointedoutthatthiswayofdressingisnotsuitableforschool.ButinItaly,anation

thattakesfashionveryseriously,thesuggestioncausedadebateamongparents,teachersand

students.Theissueiswhethertheheadmaster'srequestwilllimitstudents*freedom—orwhetherdress

inItalianschoolsistoocasual.Aparents'grouppraisedthemoveinfavorofgoodtaste,whileothers

advisedschoolstostopworryingaboutfashionandfixupoldschoolbuildings."Wedonotwantto

kickfashionout,theheadmasterexplained,“butextrems（极端）offashionlikethisarenotright

inschool.^^Manyotherschoolshavenowrequestedthattheirstudentsalsostopwearingsuchtrousers.

Moststudentshavesimplyignoredtherequest.LudovicaGaudio,14,woreextremelylowtrousers

exposingorangeunderwearinclass.Itwascold,sosheworeamatchingorangescarf.Another

14-year-oldsaidshewouldprobablyrespecttherequest,simplyforpracticalreasons.don'treally

feelcomfortableinthosesortofjeans,“saidSarahLattanzi,“inwinter,whendressedlikethat,

it'squitecoldandIamafraidmystomachwillache.”

52.WhatledtotheargumentinItalianmiddleschools?

A.Students1crazeforfashions.

B.Clothesthataretooexposing.

C.Students1ignoringdresscodes（着装规则）

D.Students1underwear.

53.Whichofthefollowingsupportstheheadmaster'srequest?

A.Fashionshouldbetakenseriously.

B.Fashionshouldnotbefollowedinschool.

C.Studentsshouldhavetheirfreedominchoosingwhattheywear.

D.Studentsshouldbeencouragedtohavegoodtasteinclothes.

54.Theargumentagainsttheheadmaster'srequestisthat.

A.schoolsshouldpayattentiontothingsmoreimportantthanstudents'clothes

B.fashionshouldnotbefollowedinschool

C.dressinItalianschoolsistoocasual

D.low-risejeanscandoharmtoyoungster'shealth

55.Thepurposeofthisstoryisto

A.showChinesestudentsthatwearingveryfashionableclothesinschoolisunderattackinother

countries,too.

B.showthatdresscodeisnecessaryeveninacountrylikeItaly

C.tellusthatadebatestartedinItalianmiddleschoolsoverthewaystudentsdressinschool

D.letusseethatItalianstudentsreactdifferentlytoschools1requests.

参考答案：

4144BCAD45——48BABB49——51CAD52——55BDAC

A

Thefirstnewspaperswerewrittenbyhandandputuponwallsinpublicplace.Theearliestdaily

newspaperwasstartedinRomein59BC.Inthe7004stheworld'sfirstprintednewspaperwas

published.Europedidn'thavearegularlypublishednewspaperuntil1609,whenonewasstartedin

Germany.

ThefirstregularlypublishednewspaperintheEnglishlanguagewasprintedinAmsterdamin1620.

In1621,anEnglishnewspaperwasstartedinLondonandwaspublishedonceaweek.Thefirstdaily

EnglishnewspaperwastheDailyCourant（每日新闻）。ItcameoutinMarch1702.

In1690,BenjaminHarrisprintedthefirstAmericannewspaperinBoston.Butnotlongafterit

wasfirstpublished,thegovernmentstoppedthepaper.In1704,JohnCampbellstartedTheBoston

Newsletter（波斯顿新闻通讯），thefirstnewspaperpublishedintheAmericancolonies.By1760,

thecolonieshadmorethanthirtydailynewspapers.Therearenowabout1,800dailypapersinthe

UnitedStates.

Today,asagroup,Englishlanguagenewspapershavethelargestcirculation（发行量）inthe

world.ButthelargestcirculationforanewspaperisthatoftheJapanesenewspaperAsahiDhimbun

（朝日新闻）oItsellsmorethanelevenmillioncopieseveryday.

56.Thefirstdailynewspapercameoutin.

A.59BCB.700*8C.1609D.1620

57.ThefirstregularpublishednewspaperinEuropewasprintedin.

A.EnglandB.GermanyC.FranceD.Sweden

58.ThefirstprintednewspaperinAmericacameoutin.

A.WashingtonB.NewYorkC.BostonD.NewOrleans

59.TodaythereareaboutdailynewspaperprintedintheUnitedStates.

A.1621B.1704C.1760D.1800

B

WhenIwasaboy,IbelongedtotheBoyScouts（童子军）,soIusedtogocampingevery

summer,andoncesomethinghappenedwhichIhaveneverbeenabletoexplain.

Wewerecampinginaplaceaboveariver.Afterarriving,weallrusheddowntotheriverhada

swim.Standingbytheriver,wenoticedthatitwassurrounded（环绕）bycliffs（悬崖）。Ifsomeone

wantedtoreachtheriveratthispoint,hehadtowalkpastourcamp.

Severaldayslater,thescoutmasterhadtoheawayforaday.Thatafternoon,wehadsupperearly.

Weweresittingroundthefire,eatingandtalking,whenamanwalkedpastandwentdowntowards

theriver.Weallfeltthatthismanlookedverystrange,but,becauseeachofuswasafraidoflooking

verystupid,noonesaidanything.

Weateratherslowly,takingaslongaspossible.Afterfinishing,wecollectedourplatestogether

sothatwecouldtakethemtotheriverwherewealwayswashedthem.Butnoonemovedtowardsthe

river-westoodlookingateachotherashamed.Thenallshoutingatonce,webegantalkingabout

themanwhohadwalkedpastus.Weagreedhowstrangehelookedandwewonderedwhathecould

bedoingbytheriver.Weknewthathecouldonlyreturnbypassingthroughourcamp.

Anhourpassed.Thenoneoftheboyssuggestedweshouldcreep（悄悄移动）downbytheriverso

thatwecouldseewhatthemanwasdoing.Movingveryslowlyandkeepingintheshadow,wecrept

downtowardsthebank.Oneboyclimbedatreesothathecouldseeeverythingclearly.Hecalledtous

thattherewasnoonethere,sowerandowntothebank,lookingevery-wherecarefully.Wecould

notunderstandwherethemanhadgone.

Whenitgotdark,wewentbacktoourcampfeelingbewildered.Wetoldthescoutmasterwhat

hadhappenedintheevening.Smiling,hedoubtedthatwehadseentheman,butfinallysuggested

wegoandlookagain.Wedid,buttherewasnoonethere.

Manyyearshavepassed,butIstillrememberitasifitwereyesterday.Whatdidwesee?Ido

notknow.

6O.Thewriterinthetextmainlytellsus.

A.thestoryofhischildhoodB.astrangecampingexperience

C.aboutastrangerbytheriverD.aboutagoodplaceforcamping.

61.Whydidtheboyseattheirsupperslowly?

A.Theywantedtodelaygoingtotheriverbank.

B.Theyweresailingfortheirscoutmaster.

C.Theyhadasupperearlierthanusual.

D.Theyweretakingwhileeating.

62.Theword"bewildered^inthetextprobablymeans.

A.ashamed

B.nervous

C.unabletounderstand

D.eagertoknowsomething

63.Thewriterstillrememberstheeventbecause.

A.theboysactedfoolishly

B.thecampingplaceisbeautiful

C.therehasbeennoexplanationfortheevent

D.heparticularlyenjoyedhiscampingthatsummer.

C

I'mseventeen.IhadworkedasaboxboyatasupermarketinLosAngeles.Peoplecametothe

counterandyouputthingsintheirbagsforthem.Andcarriedthingstotheircars.Itwashardwork.

Whileworking,youwearaplatewithyournameonit.IoncemetsomeoneIknewyearsago.I

rememberedhisnameandsaid,“MrCastle,howareyou?”Wetalkedaboutthisandthat.Ashe

left,hesaid,“Itwasnicetalkingtoyou,Brett."Ifeltgreat,herememberedme.ThenIlooked

downatmynameplate.Ohno.Hedidn'tremembermeatall,hejustreadthenameplate.IwishI

hadpuf'Irving^downonmynameplate.Ifhe'dhavesaid,“Ohyes,Irving,howcouldIforget

you?'Tdhavebeenreadyforhim.There?snothingpersonalhere.

Themanagerandeveryoneelsewhowereastepabovetheboxboysoftenshoutedorders.Oneof

thesewas：youcouldn'taccepttips（＜1、费）。Okay,I'moutsideandIputthebagsinthecar.Fora

lotofpeople,thenaturalreaction（反应）istotakeaquarterandgiveitme.Tdsay,'Tmsorry,I

can't'They'dgetangry.Whenyougivesomeoneatip,you'resortofbeingpolite.Youtakeaquarter

andyouputitintheirhandandyouexpectthemtosay,“Oh,thanksalot.^Whenyousay,'Tm

sorry,Ican't''theyfeelalittleputdown.Theysay,“Noonewillknow."Andtheyputitinyour

pocket.Yousay,“Ireallycan'tltgetstoapointwhereyoualmosthavetohurtapersonphysically

（身体上）topreventhimfromtippingyou.Itwasnotinagreementwiththestory'sbeliefinbeing

friendly.Acceptingtipswasafriendlythingandmadethecustomerfeelgood.Ijustcouldn't

understandthestrangenessofsomepeople'sideas.Oneladyactuallyputitinmypocket,gotinthe

car,anddroveaway.Iwouldhavehadtothrowthequarteratheroreatenitorsomething.

Ihaddecidedthatoneyearwasenough.Somepeopleneededthejobtostayaliveandfed.IguessI

hadthemeansandcouldaffordtohateitandgiveitup.

64.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthistext?

A.HowHardLifeisforBoxBoys

B.GettingalongwithCustomers

C.WhyIGaveupMyJob

D.TheArtofTakingTips

65.Formthesecondparagraph,wecaninferthat.

A.thewriterdidn'tliketheimpersonalpartofhisjob

B.withanameplate,peoplecaneasilystarttalking

C.MrCastlemistookIrvingforBrett

D.Irvingwasthewriter'srealname

66.Theboxboyrefusedtoaccepttipsbecause.

A.customersonlygavesmalltips

B.somecustomershadstrangeideasabouttipping

C.thestoreforbadetheboxboystotaketips

D.hedidn'twanttofightwiththecustomers

67.Theunderlinedphrase64putdown^inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans.

A.misunderstood

B.defeated

C.hateful

D.hurt

DuringWorldWarII,PolishpilotsinGreatBritainwerefamousforshowingofftheirflyingskills.

Onemorning,Iwasreturningfromaflighttestandmadethemistakeofbeginningmylandapproach

（降落）attoolowaspeed.JustasIcrossedtheairfield,somethingwaswrongwithmyplaneandit

droppedfrom2000feetontothelandingtripandbouncedback（弹起）intotheair.

Igaveitfullspeed,buttheplaneleanedontoitsleftwing,andIwasofftherunway.Indespair,

Icutallpowerandusedfullrightbrake（制动闸）。Theplaneturned180degreesbackontothe

landingtrip,tailfirst.ThefirmP51wasnotdamaged."Didyouseethatplane?”avisitingair

officialsaidbreathlessly.

“Don'tworry,sir,"theAirForcecommandingofficerreplied,"it'sonlyoneofthosePolish

pilotstryingtoshowoff'。

68.Thewriterofthestorywas.

A.aPolishpilot

B.anEnglishofficial

C.avisitor

D.anofficer

69.Thepilotwhoflewtheplane.

A.wasshowingoffhisflyingskills

B.hadgreatdifficultyinlandingtheplane

C.repairedtheplanebeforelanding

D.landedontheairfieldwithoutdifficulty

70.Theplanebouncedbackintotheairbecause.

A.thepilotbeganhislandingapproachtoolate

B.thepilotsuddenlydecidednottoland

C.somethingwaswrongwiththeleftwing

D.itwasoutofcontrol

D

DuringWorldWarII,PolishpilotsinGreatBritainwerefamousforshowingofftheirflyingskills.

Onemorning,Iwasreturningfromaflighttestandmadethemistakeofbeginningmylandapproach

（降落）attoolowaspeed.JustasIcrossedtheairfield,somethingwaswrongwithmyplaneandit

droppedfrom2000feetontothelandingtripandbouncedback（弹起）intotheair.

Igaveitfullspeed,buttheplaneleanedontoitsleftwing,andIwasofftherunway.Indespair,

Icutallpowerandusedfullrightbrake（制动闸）。Theplaneturned180degreesbackontothe

landingtrip,tailfirst.ThefirmP51wasnotdamaged,"Didyouseethatplane?"avisitingair

officialsaidbreathlessly.

“Don'tworry,sir,"theAirForcecommandingofficerreplied,“it'sonlyoneofthosePolish

pilotstryingtoshowoff9'。

68.Thewriterofthestorywas.

A.aPolishpilot

B.anEnglishofficial

C.avisitor

D.anofficer

69.Thepilotwhoflewtheplane.

A.wasshowingoffhisflyingskills

B.hadgreatdifficultyinlandingtheplane

C.repairedtheplanebeforelanding

D.landedontheairfieldwithoutdifficulty

70.Theplanebouncedbackintotheairbecause.

A.thepilotbeganhislandingapproachtoolate

B.thepilotsuddenlydecidednottoland

C.somethingwaswrongwiththeleftwing

D.itwasoutofcontrol

E

MotherTeresawasborninYugoslavia（（南斯拉夫），onAugust27,191O.Sheattendedthe

governmentschoolnearherhomeuntilshewaseighteen.Atthattime,somedoctorsandnursesfrom

YugoslaviawereworkinginIndia,andtheyoftenwrotetotheschoolabouttheirwork.Shedecided

tojointhemoneday.

Whensheleftschool,shewentfirsttoBritain.ThenayearlatershewenttoIndia,whereshe

begantotraintobeateacher.Aftertraining,shewassenttoCalcutta（（力口尔格答），whereshetaught

geography

ataschoolandsoonafterbecameheadmistress（校长）。

However,althoughshelovedteaching,in1946MotherTeresalefttheschoolandwenttowork

inthepoorpartsofCalcutta.LatershetrainedtobecomeanurseinPatna,andthenbeganherwork

helpingthepoorandcomfortingthedyinginthestreetsofthecity.Slowly,otherscametohelpher,

andherworkspreadtootherpartsofIndia.

MotherTeresaisnowawell-knownperson,manyphotoshavebeentakenofher,asshetravels

theworldtoopennewschoolsandhospitalsinpoorcountries.In1979,shewasgiventheNobelPeace

Prizeforthelifetimeofloveandserviceshehasgiventothepoor.

71.WheredidMotherTeresareceivehereducation?

A.InYugoslaviaandIndia.B.InYugoslaviaandBritain.

C.InBritainandIndia.D.InYugoslavia,BritainandIndia.

72.WhatfirstmadeMotherTeresaworkinIndia?

A.HervisittothepoorpartsofCalcutta.

B.HervisittoBritainaftershefinishedschool.

C.Themedicalworkers*letterstoherschool.

D.TheworkofthenurseinthecityofPatna.

73.InwhichorderdidMotherTeresadothefollowingthings?

a.Trainedtobeanurseb.WenttoIndia

c.Helpedthedyingd.Studiedtobeateacher

e.WenttoBritainf.Workedasaheadmistress

A.b,a,c,e,d,fB.b,f,a,d,e,c

C.e,b,d,f,a,cD.e,a,b,c,d,f

74.MotherTeresagaveupteachingbecauseshewanted.

A.tolookafterthepoor

B.totraveltopoorcountries

C.tobuildhospitalsforthepoor

D.totrainnursestocareforthepoor

75.MotherTeresaisnowafamouspersonbecauseshehas.

A.savedmanypoorpeopleinIndia

B.helpedtobringaboutworldpeace

C.helpedtomakeIndiaamorepeacefulplace

D.takencareofmanypoorpeopleintheworld

参考答案：

56——60ABCDB61——65ACCCA66——70CBABA71——75ACCAD

阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，共40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该

项涂黑。

A

I'velovedmymother'sdesksinceIwasjusttallenoughtoseeabovethetopofitasMothersat

doingletters.Standingbyherchair,lookingattheinkbottle,pens,andwhitepaper,Idecidedthat

theactofwritingmustbethemostwonderfulthingintheworld.

Yearslater,duringherfinalillness,Motherkeptdifferentthingsformysisterandbrother.uBut

thedesk^hesaid,“isforElizabeth”。

Ineversawherangry,neversawhercry.Iknewshelovedme,sheshoweditinaction.Butasa

younggirl,Iwantedheart-to-hearttalksbetweenmotheranddaughter.

Theyneverhappened.Andagulfopenedbetweenus.Iwas“tooemotional"（感情容易激动的）。

Butshelived€tonthesurface（表现）

AsyearspassedandIhadmyownfamily.Ilovedmymotherandthankedherforourhappyfamily.

Iwrotetoherincarefulwordsandaskedhertoletmeknowinanywayshechosethatshedidforgive

（原谅）me.

Ipostedtheletterandwaitedforheranswer.Nonecame.

Myhopeturnedtodisappointment（失望），thelittleinterest,finally,peace-itseemedthatnothing

happened.Icouldn'tbesurethattheletterhadevengottoMother.IonlyknewthatIhadwrittenit,

andIcouldstoptryingtomakeherintosomeoneshewasnot.

Nowthepresentofherdesktoldme,asshe'dneverbeenableto,thatshewaspleasedthatwriting

wasmychosenwork,Icleanedthedeskcarefullyandfoundsomepapersinsideaphotoofmy

fatherandaoneletter,foldedandrefoldedmanytimes.

Givemeananswer,mydesk,inanywayyouchoose,Mother,youalwayschosetheactthatspeaks

louderthanwords.

56.Thewriterbegantolovehermother'sdesk.

A.afterMotherdiedB.beforeshebecameawriter

C.whenshewasachildD.whenMothergaveittoher

57.Thepassageshowsabout.

A.Motherwroteherdaughterincarefulwords

B.Mothercaredmuchaboutherdaughterinwords

C.Motherwastooseriousabouteverythingherdaughterhaddone

D.Motherwascoldonthesurfacebutkindinherhearttoherdaughter

58.Theword"gulf7inthepassagemeans.

A.partoftheseagoingfarinland

B.freetalksbetweenmotheranddaughter

C.differentideasbetweenthemotheranddaughter

D.deepunderstandingbetweentheoldandtheyoung

59.WhatdidMotherdowithherdaughter'sletteraskingforforgiveness?

Shehadneverreceivedtheletter.Shereadtheletteragainandtillshedied.Foryears,sheoften

talkedabouttheletter.Shedidn'tforgiveherdaughteratallinherlife.

60.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.MylettertoMotherB.Motherandchildren

C.MyMother'sDeskD.TalksbetweenMotherandMeTherearethreebranchesof

medicine.Oneiscalled“doctormedicine"or"scientificmedicine"。Scientificdoctorstrytoobserve

sickness,lookforlogicalpattern,andthenfindouthowthehumanbodyworks.Fromtherethey

figureoutwhattreatmentsmaywork.Thiskindofmedicineisbelievedtodatefromthe4thcentury

BC.Althoughnowadaysitissuccessful,intheancientthisapproach（方法）probablydidnotcure

manypatients.

Thesecondkindofmedicineiscalled“naturalcures^^or“folkmedicine”,inwhichlesseducated

peopletrytocuresicknesswithvariousherbs.Thesefolkhealersalsouseobservationandlogic,but

theyarenotsoawareofit.Theytrythingsuntiltheyfindsomethingthatseemstowork,andthen

theykeepdoingthat.Folkmedicineflourished（兴起）longbeforethedevelopmentofscientific

medicineandwasmoresuccessfulinancienttimes.

Thethirdkindiscalled“healthspas"or"faithhealing''。Sometimesthismaybeassimpleas

touchingtheholymanandbeingimmediatelyhealed.Othertimes,amagicianmaymakeyoua

magiccharm,orsayaspell（咒语）,tocureyou.Somereligiousgroupsorganizehealingshrines

（圣坛）forthesick.Intheseplacespeoplerest,getplentyofsleep,eathealthyfood,drinkwater

insteadofwine,andexerciseinvariousways.Theyalsotalktothepriests（牧师）and