Question

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 thought that the act of writing is the coolest thing in the world.

Years later, during her final illness, my mother kept different things for my sister and my brother.“But the desk，” She said, “it's for Helen.”

Although I knew she loved me and she only showed it in action, I wanted heart­to­heart talks between mother and daughter. But they never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional (易动感情的)”，but she lived “on the surface”．

I had my own family later. 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 forgave me. I posted the letter and waited for her answer. It didn't come.

My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and finally, peace—it seemed that nothing happened. I wasn't even sure if the letter had got to mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I never heard from her!

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 one­page 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 ________.

A. when mother gave it to her    B. before she was badly ill

C. when she was a child    D. after mother died

2.From the passage, we can know that the writer's mother ________.

A. was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter

B. was too serious about everything her daughter had done

C. cared much about her daughter in words

D. wrote to her daughter in careful words

3.The underlined word “gulf” means “________” in Chinese.

A. 理解    B. 鸿沟    C. 沟通    D. 港湾

4.What did mother do with her daughter's letter asking forgiveness?

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's 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

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.C

【解析】本文叙述了作者的妈妈是从事写作的，经常看见妈妈在课桌旁忙碌，所以作者在小的时候，就喜欢妈妈的桌子了，妈妈也了解女儿的心思，在去世前把课桌留给了她，作者给妈妈的信也在课桌里找到了。课桌寄托了作者对妈妈的思念之情。

1.细节理解题。根据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. 可知，自从作者长到和桌子差不多高的时候，就喜欢上了妈妈的桌子，说明作者在小的时候，就喜欢妈妈的桌子了。故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据短文第三段可知，作者的妈妈虽然爱作者，但是她只是付诸于行动，表面是冷漠的，但是内心是对作者很好的。故选A。

3.词义猜测题。根据Although I knew she loved me and she only showed it in action, I wanted heart­to­heart talks between mother and daughter. But they never happened.因为妈妈没有和作者进行了交心的谈话，所以推测应该妈妈和女儿之间出现了鸿沟，故选B。

4.细节理解题。根据I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside—a photo of my father and a one­page letter, folded and refolded many times.可知，作者给妈妈写的信被叠了很多次，说明妈妈看了许多次，故选D。

5.标题归纳题。根据短文的内容可知，文章围绕妈妈的课桌写的，作者从小就喜欢妈妈的课桌，妈妈在去世前把课桌留给了作者，作者对课桌也充满了感情，同时也寄托了对妈妈的感情寄托。故选C。

点睛：标题是文章中心思想的精炼表达，多为词组或短语，涵盖性强。做这类题目时，要在阅读全文的基础上，以文章话题为核心，通过比较选项的概括性或 覆盖面，得出正确的标题。正确标题的归纳范围要恰如其分，避免过于具体或断章取义。错误的干扰往往是局部信息，以事实，细节替代，概括大意。5题干扰性最大的选项是A，作者给妈妈的信是短文后来提到的，并非贯穿短文内容的。