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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 writing 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.7r4g.p*s5\8J9y,X*m7O
Years later, during her final illness, Mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk,” she said again, “it’s for Elizabeth.”7r4g.p*s5\8J9y,X*m7O
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.7r4g.p*s5\8J9y,X*m7O
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）”.7r4g.p*s5\8J9y,X*m7O
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.7r4g.p*s5\8J9y,X*m7O
I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came.7r4g.p*s5\8J9y,X*m7O
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.7r4g.p*s5\8J9y,X*m7O
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.7r4g.p*s5\8J9y,X*m7O
Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.7r4g.p*s5\8J9y,X*m7O
根据其内容选择最佳答案。7r4g.p*s5\8J9y,X*m7O
'R,B-K:K7y-@+W0B.|1. The writer began to love her mother’s desk ______.7r4g.p*s5\8J9y,X*m7O
A. after Mother died7r4g.p*s5\8J9y,X*m7O
B. before she became a writer7r4g.p*s5\8J9y,X*m7O
C. when she was a child7r4g.p*s5\8J9y,X*m7O
D. when Mother gave it to her7r4g.p*s5\8J9y,X*m7O
-}1^*D0h2. The passage shows that _______.7r4g.p*s5\8J9y,X*m7O
A. Mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter7r4g.p*s5\8J9y,X*m7O
B. Mother was too serious about everything her daughter had done7r4g.p*s5\8J9y,X*m7O
C. Mother cared much about her daughter in words7r4g.p*s5\8J9y,X*m7O
D. Mother wrote to her daughter in careful words7r4g.p*s5\8J9y,X*m7O
5\'O.t(m7J3. The word “gulf” in the passage means _______.7r4g.p*s5\8J9y,X*m7O
A. deep understanding between the old and the young7r4g.p*s5\8J9y,X*m7O
B. different ideas between the mother and the daughter7r4g.p*s5\8J9y,X*m7O
C. free talks between the mother and the daughter7r4g.p*s5\8J9y,X*m7O
D. part of the sea going far in land7r4g.p*s5\8J9y,X*m7O
(B;x5D+\-U/s3r'`4. What did mother do with her daughter’s letter asking forgiveness?7r4g.p*s5\8J9y,X*m7O
A. She had never received the letter.7r4g.p*s5\8J9y,X*m7O
B. For years, she often talked about the letter.7r4g.p*s5\8J9y,X*m7O
C. She didn’t forgive her daughter at all in all her life.7r4g.p*s5\8J9y,X*m7O
D. She didn’t answer her daughter’s letter.7r4g.p*s5\8J9y,X*m7O
8Z;c;^-P;i)|0B1Q5Y:z5. What’s the best title of the passage?7r4g.p*s5\8J9y,X*m7O
A. My Letter to Mother7r4g.p*s5\8J9y,X*m7O
B. Mother and Children7r4g.p*s5\8J9y,X*m7O
C. My Mother’s Desk7r4g.p*s5\8J9y,X*m7O
D. Talks Between Mother and Me7r4g.p*s5\8J9y,X*m7O