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　　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 most wonderful thing in the word.

　　Years later, during her final illness, Mother kept different things for my sister and brother.“But the desk,”she'd said again, “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 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 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 one-page letter, folded 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 ________.

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A. after Mother died

B. before she became a writer

C. when she was a child

D. when Mother gave in to her

(2)The passage shows that ________.

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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 ________.

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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 for forgiveness?

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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 her life.

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

(5)What's the best title(题目)of the passage?

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A. My Letter to Mother.

B. Mother and Children.

C. My Mother's Desk.

D. Talks between mother and me.

Answer 1

答案：C;A;B;D;C
解析：

(1) C 答案直接来自短文的第一句话：I was just tall enough to see above the top of it．既然是刚刚能看见桌子上面的东西，就说明当时作者还很小，也就是一个child. (2) A 根据整个短文和最后一句(But she lived“on the surface”．)Mother，you always chose the act that speaks louder than words．(妈妈总是选择了：事实胜于言语).可以总结出：妈妈对女儿面冷心慈. (3) B 根据gulf后面的I was“too emotional”．But she lived“on the surface．”一句里直接得到答案.因为作者的性格是外向型的，而母亲是不善于语言表达的！两人之间缺少交流，因此就会产生的不同的“想法”. (4) D 我们可以采用排除法来做.第1～3的选项不符合短文的内容.正确的答案来自：I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside-a photo of my father and a one-page letter，folded and refolded many times．为什么作者的母亲将她丈夫的相片和女儿的一页纸放在给女儿的桌子里呢?其含义明显：她将相片和那张纸相同看待；纸被折过很多遍表明作者的母亲经常在看这张纸! (5) C 短主题是通过“母亲的桌子”进行的描写，在文首和文尾都有明显的交代.