(1)
In the last fifty years, a lot of people have left Europe and gone to live in Australia. One of them was a Hungarian man. He lived in Australia for a long time, and he had a lot of good friends there. He always said to them, “Australia is beautiful, but Hungary is beautiful, too.” Then one year he said to his friends, “I’m going to go back to Hungary to visit my home town.” All his friends said to him, “We want to go with you, because you often say Hungary is a beautiful country, and we want to visit it.” The Hungarian Australian took his friends from Sydney to Rome in a big plane, and then they went from Rome to Budapest in a train as they wanted to see the mountains, and the villages and the towns.
They stayed in Budapest nearly a week, and they liked it very much. One day they went to the zoo in Budapest and saw two kangaroos there.
These Australians were very happy because kangaroos were from their home town. They said to them, “Come here, old friends! Come and see your Australian brothers!” But the kangaroos did not move.
But then the Hungarian Australian spoke to them in Hungarian, “Come here!” he said, and both of the kangaroos ran to him.
The other Australians laughed and said, “Look at that. They’re Australians, but they only know Hungarian!”
1. The Hungarian moved to Australia _______.
A. last year B. a few years ago C. about 50 years ago D. over 100 years ago
2. The Hungarian wanted to go back to Hungary to _______.
A. see the kangaroos B. his home town C. visit his old friends there D. pay a visit to the zoo
3. How did they get to Budapest from Sydney?
A. By air and by train. B. By ship. C. By air. D. By train.
4. Kangaroo is a kind of famous _______ in Australia.
A. animal B. tree C. language D. plant
(2)
When my father was getting ready for work, our house was ruled by knocks and words.
He used to come downstairs to breakfast.
The morning paper lay beside his plate. He always read the “Deaths” first, and then he knocked once on the table. One of my sisters brought his bread, already buttered for him. Usually he said nothing, but once I heard him say, “I love you very much, Edith. I would love more if you buttered my bread on both sides. ” He read the paper all through breakfast.
Two knocks on the table meant “I am ready for my tea.” If a single knock followed that meant, “More bread, please.”
After breakfast he said, “Boots.” The paper was spread(展开) for him over the back of an arm-chair. Yesterday’s paper was put on the chair for his feet, and his boots were brought to him, freshly cleaned. He read standing at the same time putting on his boots. With one boot finished he said, “Bus.” At that point one of the girls went outside to the garden gate and waited there. Her job was to stop a bus when it came. It came early sometimes and it had to wait for my father. “Overcoat, hat.” One of my sisters had already brushed his overcoat. Now she held it open for him. Another girl came with his hat, nicely brushed. “Handkerchief, pipe(烟斗). ” They were brought and put, with his tobacco(烟草), into his pocket. He looked out of the window and said either “Walking stick” or “Umbrella”. It was handed to him. Ready now, he was still reading the paper. He didn’t put it down until he heard the shout “Bus coming!” Then he kissed my mother and went out. The girls breathed freely.
How lucky a man was to have a wife and five daughters at home!
1. When the father made the first knock, he meant _______.
A. he had begun to read the morning newspaper B. he was made to feel sad by the” Deaths” news
C. he would start to read the other parts of the paper D. his breakfast should begin
2. What does “Edith” mean?
A. A kind of bread. B. One of the writer’s sisters. C. The writer. D. The writer’s mother.
3. All the daughters were quite busy in the morning because _______.
A. their father never helped them B. their father always gave different instructions at the same time
C. each of them had to start and finish her job just on time D. they were not clever or quick enough to do their jobs
4. What was the father’s favorite?
A. Reading newspaper. B. Having bread buttered on both sides. C. Giving instructions. D. Being clean and tidy.
5. From the story we may see that _______.
A. the father was so lazy that he hardly did anything B. the father was the “centre” of the family
C. Every girl in the family was afraid to do wrong because they didn’t know clearly enough what to do
D. The father was hated by all his daughters
(3)
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 said again, “is 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 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.
I posted the letter and waited for her answer, none came.
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.
Now 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-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. after Mother died B. before she became a writer C. when she was a child D. when mother gave it to her
2. The passage shows that _______.
A. Mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter
B. Mother was too serious about everything her daughter had done
C. Mother cared much about her daughter in words
D. Mother wrote to her daughter in careful words.
3. The world “gulf” in the passage means _______.
A. deep understanding between the old and the young. B. different ideas between the mother and the daughter.
C. free talks between mother and daughter. D. part of the sea going far in land.
4. What did Mother do with her daughter’s letter asking for 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.
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