初三英语阅读理解（小说一）导学案
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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 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, “I t’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 (原谅) me.
I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came.
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.
Now the present of he r 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. when she was a child
B. before she became a writer
C. after Mother died
D. when Mother gave it to her
( ) 2. The passage shows that ______.
A. Mother cared much about her daughter in words
B. Mother was too serious about everything her daughter had done
C. Mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter
D. Mother wrote to her daughter in careful words
( ) 3. The underlined word “gulf” in the passage means ______.
A. deep understanding between the old and the young
B. part of the sea going far in land
C. free talks between mother and daughter
D. different ideas between the mother and the daughter
( ) 4. What did the mother do with her daughter’s letter asking forgiveness?
A.She read the letter again and again till she died.
B. For years, she often talked about the letter.
C. She didn’t forgiv e her daughter at all all her life.
D. She had never received the letter.
( ) 5. What’s the best title of the passage?
A. My letter to Mother
B. My M other’s Desk
C. Mother and Children
D. Talks between Mother and Me
B
(From the Adventures of Tom Sawyer)
Every boy wants to find treasure. And Tom was no different. One summer day Tom told Huck about his idea.
“Where can we look for treasure?” asked Huck.
“It’s hidden on islands, under dead trees, but mostly under the floors in haunted (闹鬼的) houses.”
“Who hides it?”
“Robbers (劫匪). You can find a box with a hundred dollars in it, or a chest full of diamonds (钻石).”
So, on Saturday afternoon the boys went to look for treasure at the haunted house on Cardiff Hill. It was a quiet and lonely place. And the boys looked at each other in fear. They entered quietly, and explored downstairs. There were cobwebs (蜘蛛网) everywhere and everything was old and broken. Then they threw their tools in a corner and walked upstairs, but there was nothing there. They were just about to go downstairs and start digging when Tom stopped.
“What is it?” whispered Huck, going white with fear.
“Keep still! There’s someone downstairs!”
The boys lay down, looking through the holes in the wooden floor. There were two men downstairs. One was an old Spaniard (西班牙人) in a wide hat. The other was dirty and unpleasant-looking. The boys shook with fear.
Then the Spaniard spoke. It was Indian Joe. Tom and Huck felt even more frightened.
The men sat down on the floor and ate. They then lay down and fell asleep. When the two men woke up, the stranger said, “It’s time for us to move, partner. What will we do with the $650 from the robbery?”
“Let’s keep $30 each and leave the rest here.”
The dirty man went to the fireplace (壁炉) and moved a stone. Then he lifted out a bag full of money and took out some coins.
The two boys forgot all their fears. There was real treasure downstairs.
( ) 6. How many people are mentioned in this passage?
A.Three.
B. Four.
C. Five.
D. Six.
( ) 7. Where couldn’t they find treasure according to Tom?
A. On islands.
B. Under dead trees.
C. In the gardens.
D. In haunted houses.
( ) 8. How did Tom and Huck feel when they entered the house?
A. Worried.
B. Happy.
C. Excited.
D. Afraid.
( ) 9. What can you infer (推断) according to the passage?
A. Tom never heard of Indian Joe before.
B. Indian Joe may be a robber.
C. Indian Joe knew Tom was upstairs.
D. Indian Joe kept all the money himself.
( ) 10. Why did the boys forget all their fears?
A. Because they felt so tired after the long trip.
B. Because they were too surprised at the treasure.
C. Because they felt relaxed when seeing the treasure.
D. Because they didn’t want to stay in the house.