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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.9B9I7s6?.[3U;Q3Y8b.|(N0K
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.”9B9I7s6?.[3U;Q3Y8b.|(N0K
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.9B9I7s6?.[3U;Q3Y8b.|(N0K
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）”.9B9I7s6?.[3U;Q3Y8b.|(N0K
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.9B9I7s6?.[3U;Q3Y8b.|(N0K
I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came.9B9I7s6?.[3U;Q3Y8b.|(N0K
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.9B9I7s6?.[3U;Q3Y8b.|(N0K
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.9B9I7s6?.[3U;Q3Y8b.|(N0K
Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.9B9I7s6?.[3U;Q3Y8b.|(N0K
阅读短文，根据其内容选择最佳答案。9B9I7s6?.[3U;Q3Y8b.|(N0K
7H6h;`(|6J1. The writer began to love her mother’s desk ______.9B9I7s6?.[3U;Q3Y8b.|(N0K
A. after Mother died9B9I7s6?.[3U;Q3Y8b.|(N0K
B. before she became a writer9B9I7s6?.[3U;Q3Y8b.|(N0K
C. when she was a child9B9I7s6?.[3U;Q3Y8b.|(N0K
D. when Mother gave it to her9B9I7s6?.[3U;Q3Y8b.|(N0K
*Z7b*t1f5O'|8i,N2. The passage shows that _______.9B9I7s6?.[3U;Q3Y8b.|(N0K
A. Mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter9B9I7s6?.[3U;Q3Y8b.|(N0K
B. Mother was too serious about everything her daughter had done9B9I7s6?.[3U;Q3Y8b.|(N0K
C. Mother cared much about her daughter in words9B9I7s6?.[3U;Q3Y8b.|(N0K
D. Mother wrote to her daughter in careful words9B9I7s6?.[3U;Q3Y8b.|(N0K
5G1~0V2[/^+H:R3H'S5n:~3Y(b2O*p0H3. The word “gulf” in the passage means _______.9B9I7s6?.[3U;Q3Y8b.|(N0K
A. deep understanding between the old and the young9B9I7s6?.[3U;Q3Y8b.|(N0K
B. different ideas between the mother and the daughter9B9I7s6?.[3U;Q3Y8b.|(N0K
C. free talks between the mother and the daughter9B9I7s6?.[3U;Q3Y8b.|(N0K
D. part of the sea going far in land9B9I7s6?.[3U;Q3Y8b.|(N0K
3c(T7t+Z'Y7Q/s.k(A9Q4. What did mother do with her daughter’s letter asking forgiveness?9B9I7s6?.[3U;Q3Y8b.|(N0K
A. She had never received the letter.9B9I7s6?.[3U;Q3Y8b.|(N0K
B. For years, she often talked about the letter.9B9I7s6?.[3U;Q3Y8b.|(N0K
C. She didn’t forgive her daughter at all in all her life.9B9I7s6?.[3U;Q3Y8b.|(N0K
D. She didn’t answer her daughter’s letter.9B9I7s6?.[3U;Q3Y8b.|(N0K
)g(A:W1O'_5e2t1l1u;b7b0`6x5. What’s the best title of the passage?9B9I7s6?.[3U;Q3Y8b.|(N0K
A. My Letter to Mother9B9I7s6?.[3U;Q3Y8b.|(N0K
B. Mother and Children9B9I7s6?.[3U;Q3Y8b.|(N0K
C. My Mother’s Desk9B9I7s6?.[3U;Q3Y8b.|(N0K
D. Talks Between Mother and Me9B9I7s6?.[3U;Q3Y8b.|(N0K