It was just a windy January day here in the North East of Scotland. When I left home for the office where I worked in the next town, the weather forecasters said, “Windy and cold, but no rain.” However, by the time I was about to leave work in the early evening, it was pouring!
My office was close to the bus stop so that there was no problem; I just shot out the door and onto the bus. Unfortunately, once I got home to Montrose, I had about a mile to walk from the bus stop to my home.
As I stepped off the bus that night to walk home, I struggled to get my tiny umbrella to go up in the strong wind. It was obviously designed for a very light shower. Then, suddenly and to my amazement, I heard my mum’s voice.
“Quickly! Come under here, before you get soaked! ”
I nipped（跑） under my bigger umbrella and stared at mum in surprise. “What on earth are you doing here in this weather?” I asked her. My mum was eighty-three that year, and although fit and healthy, she did not usually like going out in strong wind and heavy rain. “You said to come round for tea tonight, but I came early before the rain got too heavy. Eric told me that your car was in for a service and I saw your big umbrella lying on the chair. Eric was on the phone, so I just picked it up and came out so that I could meet you and you would not get soaked!’’
My mum passed away the following year. This simple act remains in my mind, and reminds me how completely my mum loved me. She would not have gone out in the wind and rain for herself, but, at eighty-three, she never gave a second thought about the bad weather so I would not get wet.
小題1:We can learn from the text that   
A．the author’s office was not far from her home.
B．the author’s mum enjoyed good health at 83.
C．the author was completely wet that night.
D．the author opened the umbrella easily then.
小題2:On hearing her mum’s voice the author was much surprised because   .
A．her mum seldom enjoyed going out in such bad weather.
B．her mum did not tell her she would bring her an umbrella.
C．she had planned to go to her house for tea that day.
D．she did not actually realize how much her mum loved her.
小題3:Eric failed to pick up the author in the car for the reason that    
A．he was busy with his work.
B．the car was being repaired.
C．he was fixing the new phone.
D．he did not expect it to rain.
小題4:The best title for the passage can be   
A．I Love Mum.
B．Nice to Meet Mum in the Rain.
C．To Keep Me from the Rain.
D．Mum’s Voice in the Rain.

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:A
小題4:D
文章講述的是作者下班后遇到大雨，無奈只能被淋濕，突然發(fā)現(xiàn)83歲高齡的母親在雨中撐著一把傘等他，由此作者被深深地感動了，體會到了無私的母愛。
小題1:推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段My mum was eighty-three that year, and although fit and healthy可知，作者的母親雖然83歲高齡，但是很健康
小題2:事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第五段she did not usually like going out in strong wind and heavy rain可知，他的母親不喜歡在刮風(fēng)下雨的天氣出門的，所以在下了大雨的情況下看到他的母親，他會感到很驚訝。
小題3:推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段Eric was on the phone可知，他在忙著打電話關(guān)于工作方面的事情。
小題4:主旨大意題。作者在最最需要幫助的時候，聽到了母親的聲音，感受到了無私的母愛，，所以D選項最能表達(dá)作者當(dāng)時的心情。
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Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to  26  in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don’t act in the  27  ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too  28  for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of   29  .
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there  30  between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She  31 her head and continued to sew the quilt.
I was very worried because I thought I had  32  her. I was  33  and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:
“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread．Sometimes it  34  , but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt   35  . If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can hardly be seen     36  , but it’s really there. Love is  37 .”
I listened carefully but I  38  her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly  39  seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked  40 . It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father   41  on the country road．
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t  42  me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.”  43  his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and  44 . But from this experience, I understand that love is just  45  in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
小題1:
A．keep fitB．rise earlyC．earn moneyD．collect money
小題2:
A．magicB．romanticC．fantasticD．a(chǎn)ttractive
小題3:
A．simpleB．easyC．relaxingD．luxurious(奢侈)
小題4:
A．the questionB．questionC．reachD．control
小題5:
A．feelingB．loveC．quarrelD．smile
小題6:
A．raisedB．shookC．liftedD．bowed
小題7:
A．hurtB．injuredC．woundedD．harmed
小題8:
A．in great surpriseB．in a great embarrassment
C．with delightD．in great astonishment
小題9:
A．happensB．comes aboutC．a(chǎn)ppearsD．occurs
小題10:
A．warm and softB．hot and hard
C．thin and coolD．strong and durable (耐用的)
小題11:
A．somewhere and sometimeB．a(chǎn)nywhere or anytime
C．more or lessD．everyhere and everywhere
小題12:
A．insideB．outsideC．farawayD．nearby
小題13:
A．could believeB．couldn’t understand
C．wouldn’t recognizeD．might know
小題14:
A．got sickB．got stuckC．threw upD．became disabled
小題15:
A．quite healthyB．very paleC．fairly redD．much surprised
小題16:
A．jump highB．go hurriedlyC．run fastD．walk slowly
小題17:
A．think aboutB．talk withC．worry aboutD．laugh at
小題18:
A．ReadingB．ListeningC．SpeakingD．Writing
小題19:
A．fresh rosesB．gold ringC．sweet kisses D．beautiful jewelry
小題20:
A．a(chǎn) threadB．a(chǎn) needleC．the clothD．the cotton

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