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Nowthepresentofherdesktold,asshe’dneverbeenableto,thatshewaspleasedthatwritingwasmychosenwork.Icleanedthedeskcarefullyandfoundsomepapersinside—aphotoofmyfatherandaone-pageletter,foldedandrefoldedmanytimes.
Givemeananswer,myletterasks,inanywayyouchoose.Mother,youalwayschosetheactthatspeakslouderthanwords.
1.Thepassageshowsthat______.
A.motherwascoldonthesurfacebutkindinherhearttoherdaughter
B.motherwastooseriousabouteverythingherdaughterhaddone
C.mothercaredmuchaboutherdaughterinwords
D.motherwrotetoherdaughterincarefulwords
2.Theword“gulf”inthepassagemeans______.
A.deepunderstandingbetweentheoldandtheyoung
B.differentideasbetweenthemotherandthedaughter
C.freetalksbetweenmotheranddaughter
D.partoftheseagoingfarinland
3.Whatdidmotherdowithherdaughter’sletteraskingforgiveness?
A.Shehadneverreceivedtheletter.
B.Foryears,sheoftentalkedabouttheletter.
C.Shedidn’tforgiveherdaughteratallinallherlife.
D.Shereadtheletteragainandagaintillshedied.
4.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.MylettertoMotherB.MotherandChildren
C.Mymother’sDeskD.TalksbetweenMotherandMe
Passage2
AnabandonedcarinChicagoworthabout$600hasbeenissuedmorethan$100,000inparkingtickets（罚单）overthepastthreeyears.NowJenniferFitzgerald,31,isstuckwiththebillbutsaysthe1999ChevyMonteCarloactuallybelongstoanex-boyfriendwhoregistered（登记注册）thecarinhernamewithoutinformingher.
TheExpiredMeter（停车计时器）reportsthatfromMay23,2009toApril30,2012,theChicagoDepartmentofFinance（DOF）issued678ticketsagainstthecar,totaling$105,761.80.ItsetaChicagorecordbothforthetotalnumberandamountofparkingfinesissued.Infact,itblewpastthepreviousrecordholder,whichwas$65,000fromabout400tickets.
ButFitzgeraldsaysshedoesn’towethecityadime（10分硬币）andhasfiledalawsuit（诉讼）inCookCountyCircuitCourtagainstthecityofChicago,UnitedAirlinesandtheex-boyfriend.Fitzgeraldhastwomainargumentsinhercase.First,shesaysherex-boyfriend,BrandonPreveau,istheactualownerofthecar,havingboughtitfromherunclefor$600in2002.Infact,Brandonpaidforthecar’stitle（所有权）,registrationandinsurance,butitwasregisteredinFitzgerald’sname.“Brandonusedhis2007incometaxrefund（退款）topayPatrick$600forthecar,”readsFitzgerald’scomplaint.“ForreasonsnotrecalledbyPatrick,however,PatricksignedthetitletothecarovertoFitzgerald.”
Second,Fitzgerald’slawyerisarguingthatthecityshouldhavesimplytowed（拖走）thecarafter30daysfromO’HareAirport,whereitwasparkedandwhereBrandonworkedatthetime.AccordingtoFitzgerald’scomplaint,onorbeforeNovember17,2009,Brandondrovethecarintotheparkinglotandneverdroveitoutagain.AndastheExpiredMeterreports,Chicagolawdoesstateexactlythatanabandonedvehicleistobetowed30daysafterbeingillegallyparked.
1.AftertheChicagoDepartmentofFinancenoticedthecar,it_______.
A.wantedtobreakarecord
B.trieditsbesttofinditsowner
C.keptissuingticketsagainstthecar
D.decidedtoplayajokeonitsowner
2.FromParagraph3,weknowthatJenniferFitzgerald_______.
A.soldthecartoherex-boyfriendlongago
B.receivedthecarfromherex-boyfriend
C.didn’tknowanythingaboutthecar
D.wasn’ttherealownerofthecar
3.JenniferFitzgeraldfiledalawsuitagainstthecityofChicagobecausethecity_______.
A.didn’tinformherassoonasitfoundthemissingcar
B.didn’ttowthevehicleafter30daysfromO’HareAirport
C.didn’tstateexactlythatanabandonedvehiclewastobetowed
D.didn’thelpherfindthecarwhenitwasmissinginthebeginning
4.AfterreadingthepassagewelearnthatJenniferFitzgerald_______.
A.doesn’twanttopayanymoney
B.thinksPatrickshouldpaythefines
C.isn’ttryingtofindherex-boyfriend
D.hasneverbeentoO’HareAirport
Passage3
ForyearsIwantedaflowergarden.I'
dspendhoursthinkingofdifferentthingsIcouldplantthatwouldlooknicetogether.ButthenwehadMatthew.AndMarvin.Andthetwins,AlisaandAlan.AndthenHelen.Fivechildren.Iwastoobusyraisingthemtogrowagarden.
Moneywastight,aswellastime.Oftenwhenmychildrenwerelittle,oneofthemwouldwantsomethingthatcosttoomuch,andI'
dhavetosay,"
Doyouseeamoneytreeoutside?
Moneydoesn'
tgrowontrees,youknow."
Finally,allfivegotthroughhighschoolandcollegeandwereoffontheirown.Istartedthinkingagainabouthavingagarden.
Iwasn'
tsure,though.Imean,gardensdocostmoney,andafteralltheseyearsIwasusedtolivingonaprettyleantightbudget（财政紧张）.
Then,onespringmorning,onMother'
sDay,Iwasworkinginmykitchen.Suddenly,Irealizedthatcarsweretootingtheirhorns（按喇叭）astheydroveby.Ilookedoutofthewindowandtherewasanewtree,plantedrightinmyyard.Ithoughtitmustbeaweepingwillow（垂柳）,becauseIsawthingsblowingaroundonallitsbranches.ThenIputmyglasseson—andIcouldn'
tbelievewhatIsaw.Therewasamoneytreeinmyyard!
Iwentoutsidetolook.Itwastrue!
Thereweredollarbills,onehundredofthem,tapedalloverthattree.ThinkofallthegardenflowersIcouldbuywithonehundreddollars!
Therewasalsoanoteattached:
"
Ioweyoueighthoursofdiggingtime.Love,Marvin."
Marvin,myfirstson,kepthispromise.Hedugupaniceten-by-fifteen-footbed（花坛,花圃）forme.Myotherchildrenboughtmetools,asunflowersteppingstone（踏脚石）andgardeningbooks.Webuiltagardentogether.
Thatwasthreeyearsago.Mygarden'
snowverypretty,justlikewhatIwanted.WhenIgooutandweedortendmyflowers,Idon'
tseemtomissmychildrenasmuchasIoncedid.Itfeelslikethey'
rerighttherewithme.WhenIthinkaboutwhatmychildrenhavedoneforme,Igettearsinmyeyeseverytime.I'
mstillnotsurewhethermoneygrowsontrees.ButIknowlovedoes!
1.Whyhadthewriterneverhadaflowergardenbefore?
________
A.Becauseshehadfivechildrentotakecareof.
B.Becauseshedidn'
thaveenoughtimeandmoney.
C.Becauseherchildrenwantedexpensivethings.
D.Becauseherchildrenweregoingtohighschoolandcollege.
2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Thewriterputonehundreddollarbillsonthetreetodecorateit.
B.Thewriterwaswearingherglasseswhenshesawtheweepingwillow.
C.Thechildrenboughttheirmotheranewgardenandsomegardeningbooks.
D.Theflowersinthegardenmakethewriterfeelthatherchildrenarewithher.
3.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldprobablybe________.
A.Myflowergarden
B.Marvinhelpstorealizemydream
C.LoveinMichigan
D.Moneygrowsontrees
Passage4
Humanbeingshaveusedtoolsforaverylongtime.Insomepartsoftheworldyoucanstillfindtoolsthatpeopleusedmorethantwomillionyearsago.Theymadethesetoolsbyhittingonestoneagainstanother.Inthisway,theybrokeoffpiecesfromoneofthestones.Thesechipsofstonewereusuallysharpononeside.Peopleusedthemforcuttingmeatandskinfromdeadanimals,andalsoformakingothertoolsoutofwood.Humanbeingsneededtousetoolsbecausetheydidnothavesharpteethlikeothermeateatinganimals,suchaslionsandtigers.Toolshelpedpeopletogetfoodmoreeasily.
Workingwithtoolsalsohelpedtodevelophumanintelligence.Thehumanbraingrewbigger,andhumanbeingsbegantoinventmoreandmoretoolsandmachines.Thestonechipwasoneofthefirsttoolsthatpeopleused,andperhapsitisthemostimportant.Somescientistssaythatitwasthekeytosuccessofmankind.
Since1960,anewkindoftoolhasappeared.Thisisthesilicon（硅）chip—alittlechipofsiliconcrystal.Itissmallerthanafingernail,butitcanstoremorethanamillion"
bits"
ofinformation.Itisanelectronicbrain.Everyyearthesechipsgetcleverer,buttheirsizegetssmaller,andtheircostgetsless.Theyareusedinwatches,calculatorsandintelligentmachinesthatwecanuseinmanyways.Inthefuturewewillnotneedtoworkwithtoolsintheoldway.Machineswilldoeverythingforus.Theywilleventalkandplaygameswithus.Peoplewillhaveplentyofsparetime.Butwhatwilltheydowithit?
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