It's Sunday morning． Eli and her mother (11) to do the shopping． Her mother wants to buy some food for lunch． Eli wants to buy a new T-shirt and some school things． They come to a new shop．"What does your shop sell? Eli asks． "A lot of things，"says (12) i

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 decided that the act of writing must be the more 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, "it's for Elizaheth."
I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in acdou. 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". 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 ebose 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 l could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.
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 one-page 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.
What's the best title of the passage?

A.My Letter to Mother
B.Mother and Children
C.Mv Mother's Desk
D.Talks hetween Mother and Me

Rowling first came up with the idea about Harry Potter__________.

A.at the age of 6
B.on a train journey
C.after her mother's death
D.in her secondary school

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The Value of Motherhood
In shopping malls,the assistants try to push you into buying“a gift to thank her for her unselfish love”.When you log onto a website,a small popo-up invites you to book a bouquet for her. Commercial warmth and gratitude are the atmosphere being spread around for this special Sunday in May.
______(1)The popularity of Mother's Day around the world suggests that Jarvis got all she wanted. In fact,she got more一enough to make her horrified.
______(2)They buy,among other things,132 million cards. Mother's Day is the No. 1 holiday for flower purchases. Then there are the various commodities,ranging from jewelry and clothes to cosmetics and washing powder,that take advantage of the promotion opportu- nities.Because of this,Jarvis spent the last 40 years of her life trying to stop Mother's Day. One protest against the commercialization of Mother's Day even got her arrested一for distur- bing the peace,interestingly.
______(3)As Ralph Fevre,a reporter at the UK newspaper The Guardian,observe, traditionally“motherhood is something that we do because we think it's right.”But in the logic of commercialism,people need something in exchange for their time and energy. A ca- reer serves this purpose better.
______(4)So they work hard and play hard. Becoming a mother,however,inevitably handicaps career anticipation.
______(5)According to The Guardian,there are twice as many child-free young women as there were a generation ago. Or,they put off the responsibility of parenting until later in their lives.
So,Fevre writes that the meaning of celebrating Mother's Day needs to be updated:“It is to persuade people that parenting is a good idea and to honor people for their attempt to be good people.”

______(1)
A:.The American version of Mother's Day was thought up as early as 1905,by Anna Jarvis,as a way of recognizing the real value of motherhood.
B: But what's more,commercialism changes young people's attitude towards mother-hood.
C: Obviously,the best gift will be a phone call or a visit.
D: According to a research by the US card company Hallmark,96 percent of American consumers celebrate the holiday.
E: As a result,motherhood has suffered a huge drop in status since the 1950s.
F: In addition,women are being encouraged to pursue any career they desire.

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

共用题干
The Value of Motherhood

In shopping malls,the assistants try to push you into buying"a gift to thank her for her unselfish love".
When you log onto a website,a small pop-up invites you to book a bouquet for her. Commercial warmth and
gratitude are the atmosphere being spread around for this special Sunday in May.
_______(46)The popularity of Mother's Day around the world suggests that Jarvis got all she wanted.
In fact,she got more一enough to make her horrified.
_______ (47)They buy,among other things,132 million cards.Mother's Day is the No.1 holiday
for flower purchases.Then there are the various commodities,ranging from jewelry and clothes to cosmetics
and washing powder,that take advantage of the promotion opportunities.Because of this,Jarvis spent the last
40 years of her life trying to stop Mother's Day.One protest against the commercialization of Mother's Day
even got her arrested一for disturbing the peace,interestingly.
_______(48)As Ralph Fevre,a reporter at the UK newspaper The Guardian,observes,traditionally
"motherhood is something that we do because we think it's right."But in the logic of commercialism,people
need something in exchange for their time and energy.A career serves this purpose better.
_______(49)So they work hard and play hard.Becoming a mother,however,inevitably handicaps
career anticipation.
_______ (50)According to The Guardian,there are twice as many child-free young women as there
were a generation ago.Or,they put off the responsibility of parenting until later in their lives.
So,Fevre writes that the meaning of celebrating Mother's Day needs to he updated:"It is to persuade
people that parenting is a good idea and to honor people for their attempt to be good people."

_________(48)
A:The American version of Mother's Day was thought up as early as 1905,by Anna Jams,as a way of recognizing the real value of motherhood.
B:But what's more,commercialism changes young people's attitude towards motherhood.
C:Obviously,the best gift will be a phone call or a visit.
D:According to a research by the US card company Hallmark,96 percent of American consumers celebrate the holiday.
E:As a result,motherhood has suffered a huge drop in status since the 1950s.
F:In addition,women are being encouraged to pursue any career they desire.