某中学英语黄金阅读理解试题(高二版)

高中英语黄金阅读（高二版）

GoldenReadingforSeniorMiddleSchoolStudents

一、人物类

（1）

ComputerprogrammerDavidJonesearned£35,（X）0ayeardesigningnewcomputergames,yethecannotfindabank

preparedtolethimhaveacheckcard.Instead,hehasbeentoldtowaitanothertwoyearsuntilheis18.

HeworksforasmallfirminLiverpool,wheremostyoungpeopleofhisagearefindingjobs.David'sbiggestheadacheis

whattodowithhismoney.Thoughhehashighpayment,hecannotdriveacar,orgetcreditcards（信用卡）.

Davidgothisjobfourmonthsago,ayearafterleavingschoolwithsixO-levels（普通成绩）andworkingfbratimeina

computershop."IgotthejobbecausethepeoplewhorunthefirmknewIhadalreadywrittensomeprograms,“hesaid.

“Isuppose£35,000soundsalotbutIhopeitwillcometomorethanthatthisyear?'Hespendssomeofhismoneyon

recordsandclothes,andgiveshismother£20aweekasheliveswithhisparents.Butmostofhissparetimeisspentworking.

^Unfortunately,computingwasnotpartofourstudiesatschool,“hesaid."ButIhadbeenstudyingitinbooksand

magazinesfbrfouryearsinmysparetime.IknewwhatIwantedtodoandneverconsideredstayingonatschool.Mostpeople

inthisbusinessarefairlyyoung,anyway.IwouldliketocamamillionandIsupposeearlyretirement（退休）isapossibility.

Youneverknowwhenthemarketmightdisappear.、'

I.WhyisDavidsodifferentfromotheryoungpeopleofhisage?

A.HeearnsanextremelyhighpaymentB.Hehasgotajob

C.HelivesathomewithhisparentsD.Hedoesnotgooutmuch

2.David'sgreatestproblemisthat.

A.hecan,tbetreatedasanadultbythebankB.hedoesn'tmakeasmanygamesashewishes

C.hedoesn'tknowwhattobuywiththemoneyD.heistooyoungtodriveacar

3.Hewasemployedbythecompanybecause.

A.hehadworkedinacomputershopB.hehadwrittensomecomputerprograms

C.heiscleverandworkshardathislessonsD.hehadlearnttousecomputersatschool

4.HeleftschoolaftertakingsixO-levelsbecause.

A.hewasafraidofgettingtoooldtostartcomputingB.hedidnotenjoyschool

C.hewantedtoworkwithcomputersD.hewantedtoearnalotofmoney

5.WhydoesDavidthinkhemightretireearly?

A.HethinkscomputergamesmightnotalwayssellsowellB.Hewantstostopworkingwhenheisamillionaire

C.OnehastobeyoungtowritecomputerprogramsD.Hethinkshisfirmmightclosedown

（2）

IfCatlinwasthepainteroftheAmericanIndiansandBierstadtthepainteroftheRockyMountains,theartistofthe

WesterncowboysandsettlerswasRemington.BominNewYork,thesonofawealthypublisher,Remingtonwasaboxeranda

footballplayeratYaleUniversity—thelastmanwouldexpecttobecometheartistoftheOldWest.Butasaboyheloved

horsesandfedonthejournalsofsomefamouswriters.

Attheageofnineteen,heleftcollegetolookforadventures.HetraveledfromMontanatoTexasasaprospector（勘探者）.

Remingtonhadalwaysbeeninterestedinjournalism.Nowhebegantowriteaboutanctopaintanddrawwhathesaw.The

subjectofthe“WinningoftheWest”attractedtheEast.Magazinesandnewspaperswerefilledwithaccountofprospectors'

adventures,andofbattleswithcattlethievesandotheroutlaws-allthetalesthatwerethennewsandhavebecomelegends

since.Therewerealsostoriesbymanyotherwriters.OftenthesewerepresentedbydrawingsandpaintingsfromRemington's

hand,butitwasasasuccessfuljournalistthatRemingtonwasagreatartist.

1.Inhispictures,Remingtonoftenpainted.

A.theprospectorsTstoriesB.mountainsandriversC.horseracesD.AmericanIndians

2.Fromthetext,wecanlearnthatRemingtonbasedhisartonthe.

A.storieshehadreadinthenewspaperB.thingshehadseenandexperienced

C.ideashehadlearnedatYaleUniversityD.paintingshehadcopiedfromearlysettlers

3.Duringhisyouth,Remington.

A.shov/edhisgiftasanartistB.wasinfluencedbyhisfather

C.enjoyedsportsandreadingD.learnedjournalismatYaleUniversity

4.Theparagraphsbeforethispassagemostprobablydiscussed.

A.cowboysinAmericanarthistoryB.worksofCatlinandBierstadt

C.theproblemof"WinningtheWest^^D.magazinesaboutthewest

（3）

AmericanmagicianDavidBlainelefttheglassboxinwhichhehadlivedfbr44dayswithoutfoodonOctober19.

Hundredsofpeoplecametowatchtheendofhisstarvationexperiment,whichhadbecomeoneofLondon'smaintourist

attractions.

Lookingthinneranddarker,30year-oldBlainewastakenoutofhisboxovertheRiverThames（泰晤士河）and

immediatelysenttohospital.Hewasthenslowlyreintroducedtofood,aprocess（过程）doctorssaidcouldbelifethreatening.

HehadbeendrinkingonlywatersinceSeptember5.

AnativeofBrooklyn,NewYork,Blainefirstbecameknownasastreetmagicianintheearly1990s.Hesoonfound

himselfdoingmagictricksinbarsfbrthelikesofAmericanactorLeonardoDiCaprioandhissupermodelfriends.

OverthelastdecadeBlainehasbecomefamouswithacombinationofbreathtakingmagicandclevertricksaimedat

gettingalotofattention.

In1999,hewasburiedinacoffin（棺材）foroneweekand,in2000,hespent62hoursinagiantblockofice.Lastyearhe

stoodonthetopofa25-meterpillar（柱子）inthecenterofNewYorkfor35hoursbeforejumpingintoapileofboxes.

“Ithinkalotofpeopleareunabletoacceptthatthey'reabletodowhattheycando,“hesaid."Theydon'trealizewecan

survive.Thehumanbeingisanamazingcreation.

Butheseemedtohavesufferedfromspendingsolongintheglassbox.Hesaidthatattimeshewasunabletosee,had

seriousbackpainsandlosthissenseoftaste.

I.ItisfbrDavidBlainetoeatfoodaftersuchalongstarvation.

A.pleasantB.deliciousC.dangerousD.important

2.Havingspentsuchalongtimeintheglassbox,hesufferedthefollowingEXCEPTthat.

A.hehadbecomeblindB.hehadseriousbackpains

C.helosthissenseoftasteD.hewasinweakhealth

3.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeDavidBlaine?

A.Brave.B.Adventurous.C.Mad.D.Crazy.

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofDavidBlaine?

A.Blainewasimmediatelysenttohospitalafterhewastakenoutofhisboxbecausehewasindangerouscondition.

B.BlainewasbornandbroughtupinEngland.

C.InBlaine'sopinion,peoplecancreateawonder.

D.Blainedidn'thaveanyfoodfor44days.

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Filmstarsmaycomeandgo,butPaulNewman'scareer（事业）islong-lasting.Newmanhasworkedinfilmsfor40years.

HismostrecentoneopenedinDecember.

Thefilmiscalled“Nobody'sFoor.Newmanplaysa60-year-oldconstructionworkernamedSully.Tosomepeople,Sully

seemstobealoser.Buthehasalotofcharm（魅力）.Hislifechangeswhenhissoncomestotown.Lateinlife,Sullylearnsto

growup.

"I'veplayedalotofcharactersandthecharacterIplayin'Nobody'sFooPisclosertomethananyotherroleI'vedonc,^^

saysNewman.

Newmanturned70yearsoldonJanuary26,1998.“Nobody'sFool”ishis52ndfilm.HehaswontwoOscarsinhiscareer.

Newmanhasfoundsuccessinotheraspects（方面）oflife.Hehasbeenmarriedfor36years.Helookupcarracingalthe

ageof47andwonprizes.

Twelveyearsago,hestartedafoodcompanycalledNewman'sOwn.Hegivesawayallhismoneyhelpingthepoor.

I.Theunderlinedsentenceimplies.

A.manyfilmstarsleavethescreenafterthey'vebecomesuccessful

B.Itisnoteasyforafilmstartolosehisorhercharm

C.notallfilmstarscanremainfamousforalongtime

D.filmstarsaresuccessfulnotonlyonthescreen

2.NewmanlikesthecharacterofSullybecause.

A.hefindsalotinthecharacterthatisnewtohimB.helikesplayinganordinaryperson

C.hehasneverplayedsuchawonderfulroleD.heseesmoreofhimselfinSully

3.Newmanwasborninthe.

A.1920sB.1930sC.1940sD.1950s

4.Thewriterwrotethispassagemainlyto.

A.provethatapersoncanbesuccessfulinmanywaysB.showusamostrecentfilmbyPaulNewman

C.introduceafamousfilmstar,PaulNewmanD.tellusaboutSully,amoviecharacterinarecentfilm

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Itwasearlymorning.PeterCorbetthelpedMarkWellmanoutofhiswheelchairandontotheground.TheystoodbeforeEl

Capitan,ahugemassofrockalmostthree-quartersofamilehighinCalifornia'sbeautifiilYosemiteValley.IthadbeenMark's

dreamtoclimbElCapitanforaslongashecouldremember.Buthowcouldapersonwithouttheuseofhislegshopetotryto

climbit?

Markknewhecouldn'tfinishtheclimbalone,buthisfriendPeter,anexpertrockclimber,wouldbetheretolenda

helpinghand.HeandMarkthoughtthatitwouldtakesevendaystoreachthetop.

Peterclimbedabout100feetupandhammeredapiton（岩钉）intotherock.Fasteningoneendofa165-footropetothe

piton,heletoneendoftheropefalldown.Markcaughttheropeandfastenedittohisbeltwithaspecialinstrument.This

instrumentwouldallowMarktomoveupward,butwouldpreventhimfromfallingevenasmuchasasingleinch.Henext

reachedabovehisheadandfastenedaT-shapedbartotherope,usingthesamekindofinstrument.

Marktookadeepbreath,pushedtheT-barupalmostasfarashisarmscouldreach,andbeganthefirstofthe7,000

pull-upsneededtoreachthetop.Highabove,Peterletoutacheer."You'reonyourway.”

Sevenycaisbclbrc,altheageofIwcnly-uiic,Markhadfallenwliilcmouiilaiiiclimbing,injuringhisbaukbunc.Tlicfall

costhimtheuseofhislegs,butheneverlosthisloveofadventureorhisjoyfulspirit.

Forthefirstfourdaysthetwomenprogressedsteadilyupwardwithoutincident.Butonthefifthdayanunbearablyhot

windbegantoblow,andastimewentby,itbecamestrongerandstronger,causingMarktosway（摇摆）violentlyonhisrope.

ButMarkkeptondeterminedlypushinguptheT-barandpullinghimselfup.Inspiteofthat,hehadtoadmitthathefeltalot

betterwhenthewindfinallydieddownandhisbocytouchedsolidrockagain.

Ittookthemonedaymorethantheyhadexpected,butonJuly26at1:45intheafternoon,thecrowdofpeoplewaitingon

thetopwentwildwithjoyasthetwoheadsappeared.MarkWellmanhadshownthatifyousetyourheartandmindonagoal,

nowallistoohigh,nodreamimpossible.

1.WhaihadMarkWellmanlongdesiredtodo?

A.Tofinishoneofthemostdifficultrockclimbsintheworld.B.lbbethefirsttoclimbElCapitan.

C.TbclimbthehighestmountaininCalifornia.D.TohelphisfriendPeterclimbElCapitan.

2.HowdidMarkclimbthemountain?

A.Hefastenedtheropetohiswheelchair.B.Hehammeredinpitonssothathehadsomethingtoholdonto.

C.Heheldontothel^barandPeterpulledhimup.D.HepulledhimselfupusingaT^barandspecialequipment.

3.HowdidMarklosetheuseofhislegs?

A.Helosthisfootingandfellfromthesideofamountain.B.HefellduringhisfirstattemptonElCapitan.

C.Hislegswerebrokenbyfallingrocks.D.Whileworkingoutinthegym,heinjuredhisbackbone.

4.WhalwastheworstproblemMarkhadduringtheclimb?

A.Hestruckagainsttherockandhurthisarms.B.Astrongwindblewhimawayfromtherock.

C.Hekeptfallingseveralinches.D.Whileswayinginspace,hebecameterrified.

4.HowdidMarkreacttodifficultiesduringtheclimb?

A.Headmittedthathewasfrightened.B.Heoftenworriedabouthisfriend'scondition.

C.Hewasabletoremainclamanddetermined.D.Hewasjokingtocheerhimselfup.

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Itdoesn'tmatterwhenorhowmuchapersonsleeps,buteveryoneneedssomeresttostayalive.That'swhatalldoctors

thought,untiltheyheardaboutAlHerpin.AlHerpin,itwassaid,neverslept.Couldthisbetrue?Thedoctorsdecidedtosee

thisstrangemanthemselves.

AlHerpinwas90yearsoldwhenthedoctorscametohishomeinNewJersey.Theythoughtforsurethathegotsome

sleepofsomekind.Sotheystayedwithhimandwatchedeverymovementhemade.Buttheyweresurprised.Thoughthey

watchedhimhourafterhouranddayafterday.TheyneversawHerpinsleeping.Infact,hedidnotevenownabed.Henever

neededone.

TheonlyrestthatHerpinsometimesgotwassittinginacomfortablechairandreadingnewspapers.Thedoctorswere

puzzledbythisstrangecontinuoussleeplessness.Theyfoundonlyoneanswerthatmightexplainhiscondition.Herpin

rememberedsometalkabouthismotherhavingbeeninjuredseveraldaysbeforehewasbom.Butthatwasall.Wasthisthereal

reason?Noonecouldbesure.Herpindiedattheageof94.

1.Themainideaofthispassageisthat.

A.largenumbersofpeopledonotneedsleepB.apersonwasfoundwhoactuallydidn'tneedanysleep

C.everyoneneedssomesleeptostayaliveD.peoplecanlivelongerbytryingnottosleep

2.ThedoctorscametovisitHerpin,expectingto.

A.curehimofhissleeplessnessB.findthathissleeplessnesswasnotreallytrue

C.findawaytofreepeoplefromtheneedofsleepingD.findoutwhysomeoldpeopledidn'tneedanyasleep

3.Afterwatchinghimclosely,thedoctorscametobelievethatAlHerpin.

A.wastoooldtoneedanysleepB.oftensleptinachair

C.needednosleepatallD.neededsomekindofsleep

4.OnereasonthatmightexplainHerpin'ssleeplessnesswas.

A.ihalliehadii'lgulabedB.dialhehadgraduallygottiredofthesleepingliabil

C.hismother'sinjurybeforehewasbornD.hismagnificentphysicalcondition

Key1【答案解析】本文讲述了少年电脑程序员David的苦恼和愿望。

I.Ao细节题。根据ComputerprogrammerDavidJonesearned£35,000ayear可推知此题答案为A。

2.Ao推断题。根据David'sbiggestheadacheiswhattodowithhismoney.Thoughhehashighpayment,hecannotdrive

acar,orgelcreditcards（信用卡）可知，他最大的苦恼是他没有被当成大人看待。

3.Bo细节题。根据Ihadalreadywrittensomeprograms可得出此答案。

4.Co细节题。根据IknewwhatIwantedtodoandneverconsideredstayingonatschool可推出此答案。

5.Ao细节题。根据Youneverknowwhenthemarketmightdisappear可得出答案。

Key2【答案与解析】Remington不仅是一位成功的新闻记者，他还是一位伟大的画家。在他的画中体现的是他亲

身经历的和亲眼看到的一切。

1.A«语义理解题。从第2段最后一句话OftenthesewerepresentedbydrawingsandpaintingsfromRemington'shand

可以看出Remington所画的内容是什么。

2.Bo判断题。根据第2段第4句话Nowhebegantowriteaboutandtopaintanddrawwhathesaw.可以推知。

3.Co语义理解题。根据…asaboyhelovedhorsesandfedonthejournalsofsomefamouswriters可知答案为C。（其

中的feedon意为“从…得到供养”）

4.Bo判断题。文章第1句话IfCatlinwasthepainteroftheAmericanIndiansandBierstadttheportrayer（painter）ofthe

RockyMountains,theartistoftheWesterncowboysandsettlerswasRemington是过渡句,由此可以推知,前面文章很可能

是讨论worksofCatlinandBierstadto

Key31答案与解析】本文主要讲述美国魔术师DavidBlaine多次挑战人体极限，这次又进行了44天的饥饿实验。

1.Co推测题。根据Hewasthenslowlyreintroducedtofood,aprocessdoctorssaidcouldbelifethreatening可知，进食

对他来说是个威胁生命的过程。

2.Ao细节题。i+iftattimeshewasunabletosee,是说他有时看不见东西，但并不等于说他的眼睛瞎了。故A的

说法不符合事实。

3.Bo推断题。根据...buriedinacoffinforoneweek...spent62hoursinagiantblockofice...stoodtheontopofa

25-meterpillarinthecenterofNewYorkfor35hoursbeforejumpingintoapileofboxes等细节描写，我们可以得出这个结

论：DavidBlaine喜欢冒险，当然这里面有“勇敢”的成分，但两者比较一下，可知Adventurous更佳。故选B。

4.Bo细节题。根据AnativeofBrooklyn,NewYork我们可以知道Blaine是地地道道的美国人。

Key4【答案解析】本文介绍了著名影星Newman传奇的一生。

1.Co推断题。根据Filmstarsmaycomeandgo可以推断出一般电影明星的艺术青春不会太长久，故选C。

2.Do理解题。根据...thecharacterIplayinTMobody'sFool'isclosertomethananyotherroleFvedone可推知此题

答案为D.

3.Ao细节题。根据Newmanturned70yearsoldonJanuary26,1998可以推算出他出生在上个世纪20年代。

4.Co主旨题。从全文可以看出来这是一篇名人介绍。

Key5【答案与解释】马克在一次登山运动中不幸摔伤了脊椎骨，成了一名靠轮椅生活的残疾人。但作为一名乐观

的、极富冒险精神的登山爱好者，没有放弃“攀爬”加利福尼亚州的近3/4英里高的ElCapitan的梦想。在他的朋友（一

位登山运动健将）彼特的协助下，马克凭着顽强的毅力和特殊装备终于征服了ElCapitan,实现了多年的夙愿。

1.A。主旨题。从第1段可知Mark是一名残疾人，对他来说要登上ElCapitan的顶峰是件十分困难的事。

2.Do细节题。从第3段中可找到正确答案。

3.A。细节题。从第5段中可找到答案。

4.Bo语义理解题。根据第6段第2句可知答案为B。

5.Co语义理解题。从第6段第3句可以做出正确理解。Key6【答案与解析】本文记述了一个名叫AlHerpin的

怪人，他不需要睡眠，但是没有确定他为什么可以不休息。

l.Bo主旨题。阅读全文可知A项与原文意思相反；D项在文中没有被提到；C项是医生们以前的看法，但后来发

现并不是所有人都需要睡眠，因此选B。

2.Bo细节题。根据文章第1段最后两句：这有可能是真的吗？于是医生们亲自去看，由此可推知此题答案为B。

3.Co细节题。根据文章第2段最后三句：他们天天观察，发现他没有睡过，甚至连床也没有。可推知此题答案为C。

4.C。细节题。根据最后一段最后三句：AIHerpin记得有人说他母亲在生他前受过伤，可推知此题答案为C。

二、故事类

（1）

Inthelastfiftyyears,alotofpeoplehaveleftEuropeandgonetoliveinAustralia.OneofthemwasaHungarianman.He

livedinAustraliaforalongtime,andhehadalotofgoodfriendsthere.Healwayssaidtothem,“Australiaisbeautiful,but

Hungaryisbcautiftil,too."Thenoneyearhesaidtohisfriends,goingtogobacktoHungarytovisitmyhometown."All

hisfriendssaidtohim,“Wewanttogowithyou,becauseyouoftensayHungaryisabeautifulcountry,andwewanttovisitit.”

TheHungarianAustraliantookhisfriendsfromSydneytoRomeinabigplane,andthentheywentfromRometoBudapestina

trainastheywantedtoseethemountains,and（hevillagesandthetowns.

TheystayedinBudapestnearlyaweek,andtheylikeditverymuch.OnedaytheywenttothezooinBudapestandsaw

twokangaroosthere.

TheseAustralianswereveryhappybecausekangarooswerefromtheirhometown.Theysaidtothem,uComehere,old

friends!ComeandseeyourAustralianbrothers!,?Butthekangaroosdidnotmove.

ButthentheHungarianAustralianspoketotheminHungarian,4tComehere!”hesaid,andbothofthekangaroosrantohim.

TheotherAustralianslaughedandsaid,“Lookatthat.They'reAustralians,buttheyonlyknowHungarian

1.TheHungarianmovedtoAustralia.

A.lastyearB.afewyearsagoC.about50yearsagoD.over100yearsago

2.TheHungarianwantedtogobacktoHungaryto.

A.seethekangaroosB.hishometov/nC.visithisoldfriendsthereD.payavisittothezoo

3.HowdidtheygettoBudapestfromSydney?

A.Byairandbytrain.B.Byship.C.Byair.D.Bytrain.

4.KangarooisakindoffamousinAustralia.

A.animalB.treeC.languageD.plant

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Whenmyfatherwasgettingreadyforwork,ourhousewasruledbyknocksandwords.

Heusedtocomedownstairstobreakfast.

Themorningpaperlaybesidehisplate.Healwaysreadthe“Deaths“first,andthenheknockedonceonthetable.Oneof

mysistersbroughthisbread,alreadybutteredfbrhim.Usuallyhesaidnothing,butonceIheardhimsay,4tIloveyouverymuch,

Edith.Iwouldlovemoreifyoubutteredmybreadonbothsides."Hereadthepaperallthroughbreakfast.

Twoknocksonthetablemeant“Iamreadyfbrmytea."Ifasingleknockfollowedthatmeant,t4Morebread,please.”

Afterbreakfasthesaid,“Boots."Thepaperwasspread（展开）fbrhimoverthebackofanarm-chair.Yesterday'spaperwas

putonthechairforhisfeet,andhisbootswerebroughttohim,freshlycleaned.Hereadstandingatthesamelimeputtingon

hisboots.Withonebootfinishedhesaid,"Bus."Atthatpointoneofthegirlswentoutsidetothegardengateandwaitedthere.

Herjobwastostopabuswhenitcame.Itcameearlysometimesandithadtowaitfbrmyfather.4tOvercoat,hat."Oneofmy

sistershadalreadybrushedhisovercoat.Nowshehelditopenforhim.Anothergirlcamewithhishat,nicelybrushed.

“Handkerchiefpipe（烟斗）Theywerebroughtandpul,withhistobacco（烟草），intohispocket.Helookedoutofthewindow

andsaideither“Walkingstick^^or“Umbrella”.Itwashandedtohim.Readynow,hewasstillreadingthepaper.Hedidn'tputit

downuntillieheardtheshout“Buscoming!”Thenhekissedmymotherandwentout.Thegirlsbreathedfreely.

Howluckyamanwastohaveawifeandfivedaughtersathome!

1.Whenthefathermadethefirstknock,hemeant.

A.hehadbeguntoreadthemorningnewspaperB.hewasmadetofeelsadbythe"Deaths^^news

C.hewouldstarttoreadtheotherpartsofthepaperD.hisbreakfastshouldbegin

2.Whatdocs"Edith"mean?

A.Akindofbread.B.Oneofthewriter'ssisters.C.Thewriter.D.Thewriter'smother.

3.Allthedaughterswerequitebusyinthemorningbecause.

A.theirfatherneverhelpedthemB.theirfatheralwaysgavedifferentinstructionsatthesametime

C.eachofthemhadtostartandfinishherjobjustontimeD.theywerenotcleverorquickenoughtodotheirjobs

4.Whatwasthefather'sfavorite?

A.Readingnewspaper.B.Havingbreadbutteredonbothsides.C.Givinginstructions.D.Beingcleanandtidy.

5.Fromthestorywemayseethat.

A.thefatherwassolazythathehardlydidanythingB.thefatherwasthe“centre”ofthefamily

C.Everygirlinthefamilywasafraidtodowrongbecausetheydidn'tknowclearlyenoughwhattodo

D.Thefatherwashatedbyallhisdaughters

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Fvelovedmymother'sdesksinceIwasjusttallenoughtosecabovethetopofitasmothersatdoingletters.Standingby

herchair,lookingattheinkbottle,pensandwhitepaper,Idecidedthattheactofwritingmustbethemostwonderfulthingin

theworld.

Yearslater,duringherfinalillness,motherkeptdifferentthingsformysisterandbrother.tkButthedesk,“shesaidagain,

uisforElizabeth.''

Ineversawherangry,neversawhercry.Iknewshelovedme;sheshoweditinaction.Butasayounggirl,Iwanted

heart-to-hearttalksbetweenmotheranddaughter.

Theyneverhappened.Andagulfopenedbetweenus.Iwas“tooemotional(易动感情的)Butshelived“onthesurface”.

AsyearspassedandIhadmyownfamily.Ilovedmymotherandthankedherforourhappyfamily.Iwrotetoherin

carefulwordsandaskedhertoletmeknowinanywayshechosethatshedidforgiveme.

Ipostedtheletterandwaitedforheranswer,nonecame.

Myhopeturnedtodisappointment,thenlittleinterestand,finally,peaceitseemedthatnothinghappened.Icouldn'tbe

surethattheletterhadevengottoMother.IonlyknewthatIhadwrittenit,andIcouldstoptryingtomakeherintosomeone

shewasnot.

Nowthepresentofherdesktoldme,asshe'dneverbeenableto,thatshewaspleasedthatwritingwasmychosenwork.I

cleanedthedeskcarefullyandfoundsomepapersinside—aphotoofmyfatherandaoneletter,folded(折叠)and

refoldedmanytimes.

Givemeananswer,myletterasks,inanywayyouchoose,Mother,youalwayschosetheactthatspeakslouderthan

words.

1.Thewriterbegantolovehermother'sdesk.

A.afterMotherdiedB.beforeshebecameawriterC.whenshewasachildD.whenmothergaveittoher

2.Thepassageshowsthat.

A.Motherwascoldonthesurfacebutkindinherhearttoherdaughter

B.Motherwastooseriousabouteverythingherdaughterhaddone

C.Mothercaredmuchaboutherdaughterinv/ords

D.Motherwrotetoherdaughterincarefulwords.

3.Theworld“gulfinthepassagemeans.

A.deepunderstandingbetweentheoldandtheyoung.B.differentideasbetweenthemotherandthedaughter.

C.freetalksbetweenmotheranddaughter.D.partoftheseagoingfarinland.

4.WhatdidMotherdowithherdaughter'sletteraskingforforgiveness?

A.Shehadneverreceivedtheletter.B.Foryears,sheoftentalkedabouttheletter.

C.Shedidn'tforgiveherdaughteratallinallherlife.D.Shereadtheletteragainandagaintillshedied.

5.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.MylettertoMotherB.MotherandChildrenC.MyMother'sDeskD.TalksbetweenMotherandme.

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Aftergivingatalkatahighschool,Iwasaskedtopayavisittoaspecialstudent.Anillnesshadkepttheboyhome,buthe

hadexpressedaninterestinmeetingme,anditwouldmeanagreatdealtohim.Iagreed.

Duringthenine-miledrivetohishome,IfoundoutsomethingaboutMatthew.Hehadmusculardystrophy(川L肉萎缩症).

Whenhewasborn,thedoctortoldhisparentsthathewouldnotlivetoseefive,thentheyweretoldhewouldnotmakeittoten.

Nowhewasthirteen.HewantedtomeetmebecauseIwasagold-medalpowerlifter,andIknewaboutovercomingobstacles

andgoingformydreams.

IspentoveronehourtalkingtoMatthew.Neveroncedidhecomplainorask,“Whyme?”Hespokeaboutwinningand

succeedingandgoingfbrhisdreams.Obviously,heknewwhathewastalkingabout.Hedidn'tmentionth