巩固拓展案一第二部分阅读理解：(共两节，满分40分)第一节（共15 小题；每小题2 分，满分30 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项。
AI’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to sit above the top of it. 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 a 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 said again, “is for Elizabeth.”I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed in action. But as a young girl. I wanted to have 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 (表面)”.As years passed and 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 me.My hope turned to disappointment, 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.But the present of her desk told me, 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-paper letter, folded and refolded many times. It was my letter.“In any way you choose, Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.”21．The writer began to love her mothe r’s desk________.A．after Mother died B．before she became a writerC．when she was a child D．when Mother gave it to her 22．The passage shows that_________.A．Mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughterB．Mother was too serious about her daughter in wordsC．Mother wrote to her daughter in careful wordsD．Mother wrote to her daughter in careless words23．What did Mother do with her daught er’s l etter asking for forgiveness?A．She had never received the letter.B．For years, she often talked about the letter.C．She did n’t forgive her daughter at all in all her life.D．She read the letter again and again till she died.24．Wh at’s b est title of the passage?A．My letter to Mother B．Mother and childrenC．My Mother’s Desk D．Talks between Mother and meBThe most important holiday in spring, especially for Christians, is Easter. This Christian holiday is not on the same date every year，but it’s always on a Sunday. It can be any Sunday between March 22 and April 25. Many people celebrate Easter by buying new clothes. Children celebrate by hunting for colored eggs that their parents have hidden around the house. People also give Easter baskets filled with candy and other goodies to one another to celebrate the day.But the holiday is more than new clothes and good things to eat. On Easter, many people go to church to celebrate Jesus’ resurrection（复活）from the dead. Most people color Ester eggs. Some people hide them. Others just eat them. But no matter what one does with Easter eggs，they are an important Easter tradition throughout the Western world. People from many different cultures celebrate Easter. In both America and Belgium, children look for Easter eggs hidden on lawns and in bushes. In America, children believe the eggs are hidden by the Easter bunny (兔子).But in Belgium, the hidden eggs are supposed to have fallen from church bells. In Bulgaria (保加利亚), red Easter eggs are lucky in churches.学案装订线Bulgarian families also hit these Easter eggs together to see whose is the strongest. The winner looks forward to good fortune that year. Still dozens of other Easter traditions exist. In parts of Austria，for example，children sing from door to door and are rewarded with colorful eggs.25．Easter comes _______.A. on the same date every yearB. on Sunday on March 22C. on Sunday on April 25D. on a Sunday between March 22 and April 2526．To celebrate Easter, people ___________.A. go shopping, hide colored eggs and children hunt for themB. give Easter baskets filled candy and goodies to one anotherC. buy new clothes, hide colored eggs and children look for them around the houseD. both B and C27．For Christians the more important thing to do on Easter is________.A. going to church to celebrate Jesus’ resurrectionB. buying new clothesC. eating delicious food and paint color eggsD. exchange beautiful gifts each other28．In some places of Austria, children sing from door to door for_______.A. blessesB. Easter eggsC. candy and goodiesD. Easter bunnyCSeveral years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual thing. The instructor asked us to list anything in our past that we felt ashamed of, guilty about or regretted. The next week he invited participants to read their lists aloud. This seemed like a very private m atter, but there’s always some brave soul in the crowd who would volunteer. The man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story:“While making my list, I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town in Iowa. There was a Sheriff in town that none of us kids liked. One night, my two friends and I climbed the tall water tank in the middle of town, and wrote on the tank in bright red letters: Sheriff Brown is a fool. The next day, the town arose to see our glorious sign. Within two hours. Sheriff Brown had my two friends and me in his office. My friends admitted what they did and I lied, denying the truth. No one ever found out.”Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown’s name appears on my list. I didn’t even know if he was still alive. Last weekend, I dialed information in my hometown back in Iowa. Sure enough, there was a Roger Brown still listed. I dialed his number. After a few rings, I heard: “‘Hello?’ I said, ‘Sherriff Brown?’ Pause. ‘Yup.’ ‘Well, this is Jimmy Calkins. I want you to know that I did it.’ Pause. ‘I knew it!’ he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a lively discussion. His closing words were: ‘Jimmy, I always felt bad for you because your friends got it off their chest, and I knew you were carrying it around all these years. I want to thank you for calling me… for your sake.’ ”Jimmy gave me much inspiration and I know that no matter how difficult the situation is, it is never too late to clear up the past and begin a new.29. What does the underlined word “denying” in the second paragraph mean?A. acceptingB. recognizingC. refusing to acceptD. hiding30. Which can be inferred fro m Roger Brown’s closing words?A. He was always feeling sorry because Jimmy didn’t admit it.B. He felt sorry because Jimmy’s friends got it off their chest.C. He was glad that Jimmy didn’t forget that matter all these years.D. He was glad that now Jimmy got that matter off his mind.31. What can be the best title of this passage?A. An Interesting StoryB. Be Brave to Tell Your StoryC. It Is Never too late to clear up the Past and Begin A newD. Jimmy Is A Brave ManDRescue workers found a family in their RV on Tuesday after 17 days in the mountain near the Oregon coast.Peter Stivers, Marlo Hill-Srivers, their two children Sabastyan 9 and Gabrayell 8 and Hill-Stivers’s mother and stepfather, Elbert and Becky, were in the vehicle. On their way home from a trip to the coast, the family got lost in the mountains at a n elevation of about 3,800 feet. What’s worse, they were trapped in four feet of snow.“We had fuel and food, but we were running short.” said Elbert. “We were rationing (定量配给)”When the family was reported missing, rescue teams from Oregon and California searched likely routes to the coast. But with no leads and no idea where the family was heading, those conducting the unsuccessful search eventually called it off.In the evenings, Sabastyan and Gabrayell entertained the adults by reading jokes from Reader’s Digest aloud. The family members survived mostly on dehydrated food.On Monday, Hill-Stivers and her husband decided to go for help. They packed a tent, wool blankets, tuna honey, and hand-warmers to take into the wilderness with them. The children stayed safe in the RV with their grandparents.The couple was found the following day by a US Bureau of land Management worker. A rescue team in a helicopter located the rest of the family. The family was driven out of the snowbound area on snow machines. Parents and children were happily reunited.“They enjoyed it”, Peter said of his children’s experience. “They didn’t know we were in trouble.” For the adults, it was quite an ordeal(严峻的考验). They had to worry about survival and rescue, and about keeping everyone calm. “I’m so proud of my family.” said Elbert, “They stuck together, they didn’t los e it.”32. What is the main cause of the family’s bad situation?A. They ran short of fuel.B. It snowed heavilyC. They couldn’t find their wayD. Their RV couldn’t move in the snow33. According to the passage, the number of the troubled family members is_____.A. 5B. 6C. 7D. 834. Which of the following can NOT be learned from the passage?A. Rescue teams finally failed for lack of necessary clues.B. The children felt no fear when the family was trapped.C. On Tuesday, the couple was found by a rescue worker.D. The adults had a good performance in face of trouble35. This passage is probably chosen from a newspaper’s column of ____.A. educationB. newsC. healthD. economy第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
