高中英語黃金閱讀（高二版）

GoldenReadingforSeniorMiddleSchoolStudents

一、人物類

（i）

ComputerprogrammerDavidJonesearned￡35,000ayeardesigningnewcomputergames,yethecannot

findabankpreparedtolethimhaveacheckcard.Instead,hehasbeentoldtowaitanothertwoyearsuntil

heis18.

HeworksforasmallfirminLiverpool,wheremostyoungpeopleofhisagearefindingjobs.David's

biggestheadacheiswhattodowithhismoney.Thoughhehashighpayment,hecannotdriveacar,orget

creditcards（信用卡）.

Davidgothisjobfourmonthsago,ayearafterleavingschoolwithsixOTevels（普通成績）andworking

foratimeinacomputershop."IgotthejobbecausethepeoplewhorunthefirmknewIhadalreadywritten

someprograms,“hesaid.

“Isuppose￡35,000soundsalotbutIhopeitwillcometomorethanthatthisyear."Hespendssome

ofhismoneyonrecordsandclothes,andgiveshismother￡20aweekasheliveswithhisparents.But

mostofhissparetimeisspentworking.

"Unfortunately,computingwasnotpartofourstudiesatschool,“hesaid."ButIhadbeenstudying

itinbooksandmagazinesforfouryearsinmysparetime.IknewwhatIwantedtodoandneverconsidered

stayingonatschool.Mostpeopleinthisbusinessarefairlyyoung,anyway.Iwouldliketoearnamillion

andIsupposeearlyretirement（退休）isapossibility.Youneverknowwhenthemarketmightdisappear.”

1.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.Heleftschoolaftertakingsix0-levelsbecause_______.

A.hewasafraidofgettingtoooldtostartcomputingB.hedidnotenjoyschool

C.hewantedtoworkwithcomputersD.hewantedtoearnalotofmoney

5.WhydoesDavidthinkhemightretireearly?

A.HethinkscomputergamesmightnotalwayssellsowellB.Hewantstostopworkingwhenheisa

millionaire

C.OnehastobeyoungtowritecomputerprogramsD.Hethinkshisfirmmightclosedown

（2）

IfCatlinwasthepainteroftheAmericanIndiansandBierstadtthepainteroftheRockyMountains,

theartistoftheWesterncowboysandsettlerswasRemington.BorninNewYork,thesonofawealthypublisher,

RemingtonwasaboxerandafootballplayeratYaleUniversity-thelastmanwouldexpecttobecomethe

artistoftheOldWest.Butasaboyhelovedhorsesandfedonthejournalsofsomefamouswriters.

Attheageofnineteen,heleftcollegetolookforadventures.HetraveledfromMontanatoTexasas

aprospector（勘探者）?Remingtonhadalwaysbeeninterestedinjournalism.Nowhebegantowriteaboutand

topaintanddrawwhathesaw.Thesubjectofthe“WinningoftheWest“attractedtheEast.Magazinesand

newspaperswerefi1ledwithaccountofprospectors,adventures,andofbattleswithcattlethievesandother

outlaws—allthetalesthatwerethennewsandhavebecomelegendssince.Therewerealsostoriesbymany

otherwriters.OftenthesewerepresentedbydrawingsandpaintingsfromRemington'shand,butitwasas

asuccessfuljournalistthatRemingtonwasagreatartist.

1.Inhispictures,Remingtonoftenpainted.

A.theprospectors9storiesB.mountainsandriversC.horseracesD.American

Indians

2.Fromthetext,wecanlearnthatRemingtonbasedhisartonthe.

A.storieshehadreadinthenewspaperB.thingshehadseenandexperienced

C.ideashehadlearnedatYaleUniversityD.paintingshehadcopiedfromearlysettlers

3.Duringhisyouth,Remington.

A.showedhisgiftasanartistB.wasinfluencedbyhisfather

C.enjoyedsportsandreadingD.learnedjournalismatYaleUniversity

4.Theparagraphsbeforethispassagemostprobablydiscussed.

A.cowboysinAmericanarthistoryB.worksofCatlinandBierstadt

C.theproblemoft4WinningtheWest"D.magazinesaboutthewest

（3）

AmericanmagicianDavidBlainelefttheglassboxinwhichhehadlivedfor44dayswithoutfoodon

October19.Hundredsofpeoplecametowatchtheendofhisstarvationexperiment,whichhadbecomeone

ofLondon'smaintouristattractions.

Lookingthinneranddarker,30year-oldBlainewastakenoutofhisboxovertheRiverThames傣晤

士河）andimmediatelysenttohospital.Hewasthenslowlyreintroducedtofood,aprocess（過程）doctors

saidcouldbelifethreatening.HehadbeendrinkingonlywatersinceSeptember5.

AnativeofBrooklyn,NewYork,Blainefirstbecameknownasastreetmagicianintheearly1990s.He

soonfoundhimselfdoingmagictricksinbarsforthelikesofAmericanactorLeonardoDiCaprioandhis

supermodelfriends.

OverthelastdecadeBlainehasbecomefamouswithacombinationofbreathtakingmagicandclevertricks

aimedatgettingalotofattention.

In1999,hewasburiedinacoffin（棺材）foroneweekand,in2000,hespent62hoursinagiantblock

ofice.Lastyearhestoodonthetopofa25-meterpillar（柱子）inthecenterofNewYorkfor35hours

beforejumpingintoapileofboxes.

“Ithinkalotofpeopleareunabletoacceptthatthey'reabletodowhattheycando,“hesaid."They

don'trealizewecansurvive.Thehumanbeingisanamazingcreation.5,

Butheseemedtohavesufferedfromspendingsolongintheglassbox.Hesaidthatattimeshewas

unabletosee,hadseriousbackpainsandlosthissenseoftaste.

1.ItisforDavidBlainetoeatfoodaftersuchalongstarvation.

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.Blainewasimmediatelysenttohospitalafterhewastakenoutofhisboxbecausehewasindangerous

condition.

B.BlainewasbornandbroughtupinEngland.

C.InBlaine'sopinion,peoplecancreateawonder.

D.Blainedidn'thaveanyfoodfor44days.

（4）

Filmstarsmaycomeandgo,butPaulNewman'scar66r（事業）islong-lasting.Newmanhasworkedinfilms

for40years.HismostrecentoneopenedinDecember.

Thefilmiscalled“Nobody'sFool”.Newmanplaysa60-year-oldconstructionworkernamedSully.Tosome

people,Sullyseemstobealoser.Buthehasalotofcharm（魅力）.Uislifechangeswhenhissoncomes

totown.Lateinlife,Sullylearnstogrowup.

"I'veplayedalotofcharactersandthecharacter1playin'Nobody'sFooTisclosertomethanany

otherroleI'vedone,“saysNewman.

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

inhiscareer.

Newmanhasfoundsuccessinotheraspects（方面）oflife.Hehasbeenmarriedfor36years,lietookup

carracingattheageof47andwonprizes.

Twelveyearsago,hestartedafoodcompanycalledNewman'sOwn.Hegivesawayallhismoneyhelping

thepoor.

1.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,amoviecharacterinarecent

film

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Itwasearlymorning.PeterCorbetthelpedMarkWellmanoutofhiswheelchairandontotheground.They

stoodbeforeElCapitan,ahugemassofrockalmostthree-quartersofamilehighinCalifornia'sbeautiful

YosemiteValley.IthadbeenMark'sdreamtoclimbElCapitanforaslongashecouldremember.Buthow

couldapersonwithouttheuseofhislegshopetotrytoclimbit?

Markknewhecouldn'tfinishtheclimbalone,buthisfriendPeter,anexpertrockclimber,wouldbe

theretolendahelpinghand.HeandMarkthoughtthatitwouldtakesevendaystoreachthetop.

Peterclimbedabout100feetupandhammeredapiton（巖專丁）intotherock.Fasteningoneendofa165-foot

ropetothepiton,heletoneendoftheropefalldown.Markcaughttheropeandfastenedittohisbelt

withaspecialinstrument.ThisinstrumentwouldallowMarktomoveupward,butwouldpreventhimfromfalling

evenasmuchasasingleinch.HenextreachedabovehisheadandfastenedaT-shapedbartotherope,using

thesamekindofinstrument.

Marktookadeepbreath,pushedtheT-barupalmostasfarashisarmscouldreach,andbeganthefirst

ofthe7,000pull-upsneededtoreachthetop.Highabove,Peterletoutacheer."You'reonyourway.”

Sevenyearsbefore,attheageoftwenty-one,Markhadfallenwhilemountainclimbing,injuringhis

backbone.Thefallcosthimtheuseofhislegs,butheneverlosthisloveofadventureorhisjoyfulspirit.

Forthefirstfourdaysthetwomenprogressedsteadilyupwardwithoutincident.Butonthefifthday

anunbearablyhotwindbegantoblow,andastimewentby,itbecamestrongerandstronger,causingMark

tosway(搖擺)violentlyonhisrope.ButMarkkeptondeterminedlypushinguptheT-barandpullinghimself

up.Inspiteofthat,hehadtoadmitthathefeltalotbetterwhenthewindfinallydieddownandhis

bodytouchedsolidrockagain.

Ittookthemonedaymorethantheyhadexpected,butonJuly26at1:45intheafternoon,thecrowd

ofpeoplewaitingonthetopwentwildwithjoyasthetwoheadsappeared.MarkWellmanhadshownthatif

yousetyourheartandmindonagoal,nowallistoohigh,nodreamimpossible.

1.WhathadMarkWellmanlongdesiredtodo?

A.Tofinishoneofthemostdifficultrockclimbsintheworld.B.TobethefirsttoclimbElCapitan.

C.ToclimbthehighestmountaininCalifornia.D.TohelphisfriendPeterclimbEl

Capitan.

2.HowdidMarkclimbthemountain?

A.Hefastenedtheropetohiswheelchair.B.Hehammeredinpitonssothathehadsomethingtohold

onto.

C.HeheldontotheT-barandPeterpulledhimup.D.HepulledhimselfupusingaT-barandspecial

equipment.

3.HowdidMarklosetheuseofhislegs?

A.Helosthisfootingandfellfromthesideofamountain.B.Hefellduringhisfirstattempton

ElCapitan.

C.Hislegswerebrokenbyfallingrocks.D.Whileworkingoutinthegym,heinjured

hisbackbone.

4.WhatwastheworstproblemMarkhadduringtheclimb?

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's

whatalldoctorsthought,untiltheyheardaboutAlHerpin.AlHerpin,itwassaid,neverslept.Couldthis

betrue?Thedoctorsdecidedtoseethisstrangemanthemselves.

AlHerpinwas90yearsoldwhenthedoctorscametohishomeinNewJersey.Theythoughtforsurethat

hegotsomesleepofsomekind.Sotheystayedwithhimandwatchedeverymovementhemade.Buttheywere

surprised.Thoughtheywatchedhimhourafterhouranddayafterday.TheyneversawHerpinsleeping.In

fact,hedidnotevenownabed.Heneverneededone.

TheonlyrestthatHerpinsometimesgotwassittinginacomfortablechairandreadingnewspapers.The

doctorswerepuzzledbythisstrangecontinuoussleeplessness.Theyfoundonlyoneanswerthatmightexplain

hiscondition.Herpinrememberedsometalkabouthismotherhavingbeeninjuredseveraldaysbeforehewas

born.Butthatwasall.Wasthistherealreason?Noonecouldbesure.Herpindiedattheageof94.

1.Themainideaofthispassageisthat.

A.largenumbersofpeopledonotneedsleepB.apersonwasfoundwhoactuallydidn'tneedany

sleep

C.everyoneneedssomesleeptostayalive1).peoplecanlivelongerbytryingnottosleep

2.ThedoctorscametovisitHerpin,expectingto.

A.curehimofhissleeplessnessB.findthathissleeplessnesswasnotreallytrue

C.findawaytofreepeoplefromtheneedofsleepingD.findoutwhysomeoldpeopledidn'tneed

anyasleep

3.Afterwatchinghimclosely,thedoctorscametobelievethatAlllerpin.

A.wastoooldtoneedanysleepB.oftensleptinachair

C.needednosleepatallD.neededsomekindofsleep

4.OnereasonthatmightexplainHerpin'ssleeplessnesswas.

A.thathehadn'tgotabedB.thathehadgraduallygottiredofthesleepinghabit

C.hismother'sinjurybeforehewasborn1）.hismagnificentphysicalcondition

Keyl【答案解析】本文講述了少年電腦程序員David的苦惱和愿望。

1.Ao細節題。根據ComputerprogrammerDavidJonesearned￡35,000ayear可推知此題答案為A。

2.Ao推斷題。根據David'sbiggestheadacheiswhattodowithhismoney.Thoughhehashighpayment,

hecannotdriveacar,orgetcreditcards（信用卡）可知，他最大的苦惱是他沒有被當成大人看待。

3.Bo細節題。根據Ihadalreadywrittensomeprograms可得出此答案。

4.Co細節題。根據IknewwhatIwantedtodoandneverconsideredstayingonatschool可推出此答案。

5.Ao細節題。根據Youneverknowwhenthemarketmightdisappear可得出答案。

Key2【答案與解析】Remington不僅是一位成功的新聞記者，他還是一位偉大的畫家。在他的畫中體現的是他親

身經歷的和親眼看到的一切。

1.Ao語義理解題。從第2段最后一句話OftenthesewerepresentedbydrawingsandpaintingsfromRemington's

hand可以看出Remington所畫的內容是什么。

2.Bo判斷題。根據第2段第4句話Nowhebegantowriteaboutandtopaintanddrawwhathesaw.可以

推知。

3.Co語義理解題。根據…asaboyhelovedhorsesandfedonthejournalsofsomefamouswriters可

知答案為C。（其中的feedon意為“從…得到供養”）

4.Bo判斷題。文章第1句話IfCatlinwasthepainteroftheAmericanIndiansandBierstadtthe

portrayer（painter）oftheRockyMountains,theartistoftheWesterncowboysandsettlerswasRemington

是過渡句，由此可以推知，前面文章很可能是討論worksofCatlinandBierstadto

Key31答案與解析】本文主要講述美國魔術師DavidBlaine多次挑戰人體極限，這次又進行了44天的饑餓實驗。

1.Co推測題。根據Hewasthenslowlyreintroducedtofood,aprocessdoctorssaidcouldbelifethreatening

可知，進食對他來說是個威脅生命的過程。

2.Ao細節題。文中說attimeshewasunabletosee,是說他有時看不見東西，但并不等于說他的眼睛瞎了。

故A的說法不符合事實。

3.Bo推斷題。根據...buriedinacoffinforoneweek...spent62hoursinagiantblockofice...stood

theontopofa25-meterpillarinthecenterofNewYorkfor35hoursbeforejumpingintoapileofboxes

等細節描寫，我們可以得出這個結論：DavidBlaine喜歡冒險，當然這里面有“勇敢”的成分，但兩者比較一下，可

知Adventurous更佳。故選B。

4.Bo細節題。根據AnativeofBrooklyn,NewYork我們可以知道Blaine是地地道道的美國人。

Key4【答案解析】本文介紹了著名影星Newman傳奇的一生。

1.Co推斷題。根據Filmstarsmaycomeandgo可以推斷出一般電影明星的藝術青春不會太長久，故選C。

2.Do理解題。根據…thecharacterIplayin'Nobody'sFool'isclosertomethananyotherroleI've

done可推知此題答案為D?

3.Ao細節題。根據Newmanturned70yearsoldonJanuary26,1998可以推算出他出生在上個世紀20年

代。

4.Co主旨題。從全文可以看出來這是一篇名人介紹。

Key5【答案與解釋】馬克在一次登山運動中不幸摔傷了脊椎骨，成了一名靠輪椅生活的殘疾人。但作為一名樂觀

的、極富冒險精神的登山愛好者，沒有放棄“攀爬”加利福尼亞州的近3/4英里高的ElCapitan的夢想。在他的朋友

（一位登山運動健將）彼特的協助卜，馬克憑著頑強的毅力和特殊裝備終丁征服了ElCapitan,實現了多年的夙愿。

1.A.主旨題。從第1段可知Mark是一名殘疾人，對他來說要登上ElCapitan的頂峰是件十分困難的事。

2.Do細節題。從第3段中可找到正確答案。

3.A?細節題。從第5段中可找到答案。

4.B。語義理解題。根據第6段第2句可知答案為B。

5.C,語義理解題。從第6段第3句可以做出正確理解。Key6【答案叮解析】本文記述了一個名叫AlHerpin的

怪人，他不需要睡眠，但是沒有確定他為什么可以不休息。

1.B,主旨題。閱讀全文可知A項與原文意思相反；D項在文中沒有被提到；C項是醫生們以前的看法，但后來發

現并不是所有人都需要睡眠，因此選B。

2.Bo細節題。根據文章第1段最后兩句：這有可能是真的嗎？于是醫生們親自去看，由此可推知此題答案為B。

3.C?細節題。根據文章第2段最后三句：他們天天觀察，發現他沒有睡過，甚至連床也沒有。可推知此題答案為C。

4.C?細節題。根據最后一段最后三句：AlHerpin記得有人說他母親在生他前受過傷，可推知此題答案為C。

二、故事類

(1)

Inthelastfiftyyears,alotofpeoplehaveleftEuropeandgonetoliveinAustralia.Oneofthem

wasaHungarianman.HelivedinAustraliaforalongtime,andhehadalotofgoodfriendsthere.Healways

saidtothem,''Australiaisbeautiful,butHungaryisbeautiful,too.vThenoneyearhesaidtohisfriends,

"I'mgoingtogobacktoHungarytovisitmyhometown."Allhisfriendssaidtohim,“Wewanttogowith

you,becauseyouoftensayHungaryisabeautifulcountry,andwewanttovisitit."TheHungarianAustralian

tookhisfriendsfromSydneytoRomeinabigplane,andthentheywentfromRometoBudapestinatrain

astheywantedtoseethemountains,andthevillagesandthetowns.

TheystayedinBudapestnearlyaweek,andtheylikeditverymuch.Onedaytheywenttothezooin

Budapestandsawtwokangaroosthere.

TheseAustralianswereveryhappybecausekangarooswerefromtheirhometown.Theysaidtothem,“Come

here,oldfriends!ComeandseeyourAustralianbrothers!”Butthekangaroosdidnotmove.

ButthentheHungarianAustralianspoketotheminHungarian,“Comehere!^^hesaid,andbothofthe

kangaroosrantohim.

TheotherAustralianslaughedandsaid,“Lookatthat.They'reAustralians,buttheyonlyknowHungarian!59

1.TheHungarianmovedtoAustralia.

A.lastyearB.afewyearsagoC.about50yearsagoD.over100yearsago

2.TheHungarianwantedtogobacktoHungaryto.

A.seethekangaroosB.hishometownC.visithisoldfriendsthereD.payavisittothezoo

3.HowdidtheygettoBudapestfromSydney?

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

4.KangarooisakindoffamousinAustralia.

A.animalB.treeC.languageD.plant

（2）

Whenmyfatherwasgettingreadyforwork,ourhousewasruledbyknocksandwords.

Heusedtocomedownstairstobreakfast.

Themorningpaperlaybesidehisplate.Healwaysreadthe"Deaths“first,andthenheknockedonce

onthetable.Oneofmysistersbroughthisbread,alreadybutteredforhim.Usuallyhesaidnothing,but

onceIheardhimsay,“Iloveyouverymuch,Edith.Iwouldlovemoreifyoubutteredmybreadonbothsides.”

Hereadthepaperallthroughbreakfast.

Twoknocksonthetablemeant“Iamreadyformytea."Ifasingleknockfollowedthatmeant,“More

bread,please.

Afterbreakfasthesaid,“Boots."Thepaperwasspread（展開）forhimoverthebackofanarm-chair.

Yesterday'spaperwasputonthechairforhisfeet,andhisbootswerebroughttohim,freshlycleaned.

Hereadstandingatthesametimeputtingonhisboots.Withonebootfinishedhesaid,"Bus."Atthatpoint

oneofthegirlswentoutsidetothegardengateandwaitedthere.Ilerjobwastostopabuswhenitcame.

Itcameearlysometimesandithadtowaitformyfather."Overcoat,hat."Oneofmysistershadalready

brushedhisovercoat.Nowshehelditopenforhim.Anothergirlcamewithhishat,nicelybrushed.

“Handkerchief,pipe（煙斗）."Theywerebroughtandput,withhistobacco（煙草），intohispocket.Helooked

outofthewindowandsaideither“Walkingstick"or"Umbrella”.Itwashandedtohim.Readynow,hewas

stillreadingthepaper.Hedidn'tputitdownuntilheheardtheshout“BuscomingThenhekissedmymother

andwentout.Thegirlsbreathedfreely.

Howluckyamanwastohaveawifeandfivedaughtersathome!

1.Whenthefathermadethefirstknock,hemeant.

A.hehadbeguntoreadthemorningnewspaperB.hewasmadetofeelsadbythe^^Deaths^^news

C.hewouldstarttoreadtheotherpartsofthepaperD.hisbreakfastshouldbegin

2.Whatdoes"Edith"mean?

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

3.Al1thedaughterswerequitebusyinthemorningbecause.

A.theirfatherneverhelpedthemB.theirfatheralwaysgavedifferentinstructionsatthesametime

C.eachofthemhadtostartandfinishherjobjustontimeD.theywerenotcleverorquickenough

todotheirjobs

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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I'velovedmymother'sdesksinceIwasjusttallenoughtoseeabovethetopofitasmothersatdoing

letters.Standingbyherchair,lookingattheinkbottle,pensandwhitepaper,Idecidedthattheact

ofwritingmustbethemostwonderfulthingintheworld.

Yearslater,duringherfinalillness,motherkeptdifferentthingsformysisterandbrother."But

thedesk,“shesaidagain,“isforElizabeth.

Ineversawherangry,neversawhercry.Iknewshelovedme;sheshoweditinaction.Butasayoung

girl,Iwantedheart-to-hearttalksbetweenmotheranddaughter.

Theyneverhappened.Andagulfopenedbetweenus.Iwas“tooemotional（易動感情的）Butshe1ived

“onthesurface”.

AsyearspassedandIhadmyownfamily.Ilovedmymotherandthankedherforourhappyfamily.Iwrote

toherincarefulwordsandaskedhertoletmeknowinanywayshechosethatshedidforgiveme.

Ipostedtheletterandwaitedforheranswer,nonecame.

Myhopeturnedtodisappointment,thenlittleinterestand,finally,peaceitseemedthatnothinghappened.

Icouldn'tbesurethattheletterhadevengottoMother.IonlyknewthatIhadwrittenit,andIcould

stoptryingtomakeherintosomeoneshewasnot.

Nowthepresentofherdesktoldme,asshe'dneverbeenableto,thatshewaspleasedthatwriting

wasmychosenwork.Icleanedthedeskcarefullyandfoundsomepapersinside—aphotoofmyfatherand

aoneletter,folded（折疊）andrefoldedmanytimes.

Givemeananswer,myletterasks,inanywayyouchoose,Mother,youalwayschosetheactthatspeaks

louderthanwords.

1.Thewriterbegantolovehermother'sdesk.

A.afterMotherdiedB.beforeshebecameawriterC.whenshewasachildD.whenmothergaveit

toher

2.Thepassageshowsthat.

A.Motherwascoldonthesurfacebutkindinherhearttoherdaughter

B.Motherwastooseriousabouteverythingherdaughterhaddone

C.Mothercaredmuchabout