A. Ming是一位与你年纪相仿的中学生，最近他有了许多烦恼，于是写信向校园杂志的“烦恼我来听”栏目求助。请你根据短文内容和汉语提示完成这封信。每空限填一词。           

Dear editor,

I’m a boy of 15 years old. I have lots of problems these days. I need your help.

First, I have   1.      (困难) learning English. I think I’ve tried my best, but it’s just a ____2._ _(浪费) of time. I’m ____3.__(害怕) of speaking in front of a group. I often make ____4.__ (错误). It seems that I’m so____5._  (愚蠢). Second, I __6._ (将…看做) Jim as my best friend all the time, but I had an argument with him yesterday. As a result I   7.  (失去) my friendship. Third, after my father’s ___8.__ (死)three years ago, I couldn’t get on well with my mother. I don’t think she is ____9._(耐心)enough to pay more attention to me.

I don’t know how to ____10.__ _(处理)with all these things. Could you help me?

                                                         Yours,

                                                         Ming

 

My stutter（口吃）had always been much of a problem. I'd had so many specialists for my______35________ over the years. As l walked down the hallway to meet a new one, memories popped in my head of how painful（痛苦的）being a kid who stutters had been. It______36________ hurt.

    “Hello! I'm Mrs. Claussen. I hear you're from Texas!"

    “Ye-Ye-Ye-Yes m-m-m-m-m-m-m-aam I am…”My heart felt like it was pounding through my chest and my hands were dripping wet. I really blew that

______37________ .

    “Well," she said with a ______38________Smile. 161've always liked Texas."

    She turned out to be the best speech specialist I've ever had, not like those who

    told me to clap my hands while speaking. She was______39________.She spent the first several weeks just talking to me - asking me all kinds of questions about myself, especially my feelings. And she______40________ . She then began to teach me about the speech. Not just about my speech, but about everybody's.

       I______41________ in my old school and was a pretty good tenor（男高音）, but I learned that the new school's singing group was all filled up. It was such bad news, for I thought that was the one thing I could really do well - and I could do it

______42________ stuttering. Somehow Mrs. Claussen finally got me in the group. I felt like she really cared about me as a person, not just a speech student.

     During the next two years, my speech didn't get much better - except with her. When I was in college, things got worse. I once even wondered if I would ever be able to______43________ ! It was a very depressing time, and I often felt alone. When I was feeling really sorry for myself, I remembered Mrs. Claussen had told me whether I could______44________ my speech was all up to me. She had told me not to fight for perfect speech, just better speech. She was right about that. I finally improved my speech greatly.

     Many years have passed, but I think of her from time to time, wondering if she had as much______45________  0n her other students as she had on me. I like to think that she did. Her name was Mrs. Claussen... and she______46_______ . I'II never forget her.

1.A. speech                     B. study                  C. dream                 D. fear

2.A. maybe                      B. even                            C. still                              D. never

3.A. instruction                 B. description                    C. introduction                   D. presentation

4.A. shy                           B. cold                              C. weak                   D. kind

5.A. silent                                 B. simple                 C. direct                            D. different

6.A. cried                        B. listened                C. waited                 D. stopped

7.A. sang                          B. spoke                            C. played                 D. clapped

8.A. against                      B. besides                   C. beyond                D. without

9.A. practise                    B. communicate                 C. report                           D. reply

10.A. train                               B. share                  C. change                D. follow

11.A. advice                    B. influence             C. dependence                  D. action

12.A. continued               B. taught                           C. agreed                D. cared

 

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’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”.
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 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.
【小题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

【小题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

【小题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 daughter

D．part of the sea going far in land

【小题4】What did mother do with her daughter’s letter?

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.

【小题5】What is 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

When Roy was four years old, his father ___1____ in an accident, leaving his mother and him. After Roy left high school, he wanted __2_____ to a good college(大学) in his hometown. But his mother would pay ___3___ money for his college education.
I’ll try to do something for you as soon as you pass the entrance exam (入学考试),” said his mother.
Roy took the exam. As a result, he could enter the college ___4___ he didn’t get high scores. His mother was very excited, but she knew quite a lot of money would be needed. The next day, she sold her car and asked her boss ____5__ another four hours’ work every day. She even had two jobs, one during the day and ___6___ at night. She had to walk to work and work for twelve hours a day, seven days a week, but she didn’t ___7_____. She thought her son’s education was worth (值得) so much.
A term passed. Roy took his first exam after entering the college. When the results were told, Roy ran home to _8___ his mother the news.
“Mum”, he said , “I’ve got my exam results. You must be very ___9____.”
“ You mean you’ve passed?” She asked happily.
“No. I haven’t. You can get your car back and stop ___10____ like that from now on.”

【小题1】

A．fell B．died C．was hurt D．was dying

【小题2】

A．to go B．to come C．going D．coming

【小题3】

A．some B．no C．much D．little

【小题4】

A．and B．so C．although D．because

【小题5】

A．to B．for C．with D．of

【小题6】

A．the others B．others C．aother D．the other

【小题7】

A．complain B．refuse C．quarrel D．laugh

【小题8】

A．talk B．speak C．say D．tell

【小题9】

A．worried B．shy C．pleased D．free

【小题10】

A．to work B．working C．work D．not working

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’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”.

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 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 daughter

   D. part of the sea going far in land

4.What did mother do with her daughter’s letter?

   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 is 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