June18 is the birthday of my late sister, Tanya. She would have been 49 years ol-组卷网

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June 18 is the birthday of my late sister, Tanya. She would have been 49 years old this year, but that’s increasingly difficult for me to imagine. She is frozen in time at 37.

Tanya died more than a decade ago and the wound left by her loss has healed into a scar (伤疤). It's a big scar. You can’t know me for very long without discovering my scar. Trust me; if you haven’t found it on your own, I will point it out to you. I want you all to know that she existed, and that she mattered.

When we first lose a loved one, we ask, “How will I live without you?” and wounds are open and weeping. We don’t know how we’ll cope with the pain. But then the wounds form scars, and we learn to live with our new skins. “How can I remember you?” we ask.

So many people are hesitant to talk about my sister. It is as though mentioning her will remind me that she is dead, and upset my balance when I am so happy. But I never forget my sister, not for a moment.

And so I love it when people mention Tanya’s name. Sometimes I come across one of her friends, and they casually bring up a memory, and it is like a gift.

So if you have friends who have lost loved ones, please don’t avoid talking about their loved one.

You won’t remind them of their loss, because it is always there. They haven’t forgotten their scar. They just don’t point it out to you.

Instead, try to reassure (使安心) them that their loved one is not forgotten. Ask questions about the deceased (逝去的) person’s life. Keep them alive in the only way you can after a person is gone, with your words and your memories.

I love hearing from friends on my sister’s birthday. It makes her present, despite her absence. It reminds us all that she was here. She walked this earth. She was loved, and she mattered. And on June 18, I embrace (欣然接受) my scar.

【小题1】What does “it” in paragraph 2 refer to?

A．The death of the author’s sister.

B．The birthday of the author’s sister.

C．The “scar” in the author’s heart.

D．The author’s love for her sister.

【小题2】How does the author feel when people mention her sister?

A．She becomes upset about it.

B．She worries that she must defend her sister.

C．She doesn’t know how to deal with it.

D．She is happy to be reminded of her sister.

【小题3】What does the author advise us to do when talking to those who lost loved ones?

A．Avoid talking about the person who died.

B．Keep them company as long as you can.

C．Help them to forget their painful scars.

D．Talk with them about the person who died.

【小题4】Which can be used as the title of the text?

A．Forget Your Loved One

B．Embrace Your Scar

C．Avoid Talking About Your Scar

D．Accept the Truth

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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’d said again, “is for Elizabeth. ”

I never saw her anger, 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 (原谅) 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 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 the answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.

【小题1】What’s the influence of Mother’s doing letters on the author? (No more than 10 words)
【小题2】What does the underlined word “gulf” in the passage mean? (No more than 3 words)
【小题3】What did Mother do with her daughter’s letter asking for forgiveness? (No more than 10 words)
【小题4】What’s the best title of the passage? (No more than 5 words)
【小题5】What kind of mother do you think the author’s mother is? Give your reasons. (No more than 25 words)

When I was a kid, I always used to wonder how in the world my father worked outside in the winter without a coat. It could be minus 20 degrees centigrade and there’d be Dad, removing snow, or perhaps chopping(砍) some wood — his coat thrown aside — wearing a shirt, a cap, and a pair of gloves.
“Aren’t you cold, Dad?” I’d ask. “No,” Dad would reply. “I’m not cold—working too hard to be cold.”
Many times I wondered whether my father was an extremely tough man, or whether he was foolish.
One time when I was quite young, perhaps five or so, I went ice fishing with Dad. It was a bright, clear day—and bitterly cold.
After we’d been out on the ice for a little while, my feet started getting cold.
“Daddy, my feet are cold.” I said.
“Yeah, it’s cold out here today,” he replied.
“Tell you what,” he said. “Walk around. Make some circles in the snow. See how many different patterns you can make. That will get your feet warm.”
I was just a little girl at the time but I remember thinking, “How in the world will walking around in the snow make my feet warm? Dad must be out of mind.”
But he was my father, after all. I made circles in the snow. I made squares. Pretty soon I was having so much fun making patterns in the snow. I forgot about my feet being cold.
Now, all these years later, I know, too, from personal experience how my father was able to take his coat off and work outside in the winter wearing just a shirt, a cap and gloves. Because I do it, too. “Aren’t you cold?” my husband asked one winter day. “No,” I replied. “I’m not cold—working too hard to be cold.”
I hope my husband has decided I’m both tough and smart. But I guess quite a bit of the time he thinks I’m foolish.
Wherever Dad is on that great big farm in the sky—I’m sure he can’t help but smile whenever I take my coat off while I’m working outside in the winter.
【小题1】When the author’s feet felt cold, her father advised her to ________.

A．go home alone first	B．keep walking in the snow
C．draw pictures in the snow	D．light a fire on the ice

【小题2】Hearing her father’s advice, the author thought her father ________.

【小题3】What might the author’s husband think of her?

【小题4】The author’s purpose of writing this passage is to ________.

A．remember her tough and smart father

B．show how her father cared about her

C．describe memories of her childhood

D．explain why her father loved her so much

Some of us love to buy a little treat every now and then. Others? They can’t help but order something nearly every day of the week. However, there was a different kind of package about to arrive at this door as this woman’s birthday meant one thing: a wonderful cake.

Emily and Mac have been together for the last 19 years and have been married for 12. Although Emily admitted the pair have a strong relationship, she said that Mac hasn’t always been the best at buying gifts. Apparently, he doesn’t usually plan any surprises.

Mac soon realized there were more and more parcels turning up at their door, and there was only one person to blame: Emily. It looks as though her online spending habits had gotten out of control. Little did Emily know, but this was the start of a grand idea.

Emily came home to find a new package on her doorstep. Only this time, it wasn’t an Amazon box, but a birthday cake! Emily was completely fooled by the cake thanks to the realistic packaging tape and posting note, but soon realized the truth when she cut into the side.

In fact, Emily was so impressed with the creation that she wanted to meet the bakery behind the cake. That was none other than the Sweet Dreams Bakery of Dunn. Amazingly, the cake cost only $50, but the thought behind the design meant everything to Emily.

Sometimes, it can feel as though our partners are never listening to what we have to say. However, they occasionally notice things about us that even we didn’t realize. Emily’s online shopping might have seemed normal, but it was the start of the greatest cake design she’d seen.

【小题1】What does Emily usually think of Mac?

A．He doesn’t really love his wife very much.

B．He doesn’t buy her any surprising gift.

C．He doesn’t want to spend much on her gifts.

D．He doesn’t like any shopping on line.

【小题2】What is the new package like?

A．It is a traditional birthday cake.

B．It is a common online shopping package.

C．It is a cake looking like a normal package.

D．It is an expensive cake with a special taste.

【小题3】How would Emily feel after she received the gift?