Each time I see a balloon, my mind flies back to a memory of when I was a six - year – old girl. It was a rainy Sunday and my father had recently died. I asked my mom if Dad had gone to heaven. “Yes, honey. Of course.” she said.“Can we write him a letter?”
She paused, the longest pause of my short life, and answered, “Yes.”My heart jumped. “How? Does the mailman go there?” I asked.
“No, but I have an idea.” Mom drove to a party store and returned with a red balloon. I asked her what it was for.“Just wait, honey. You’ll see.” Mom told me to write my letter. Eagerly, I got my favorite pen, and poured out my six - year - old heart in the form of blue ink. I wrote about my day, what I learned at school, how Mom was doing, and even about what happened in a story I had read. For a few minutes it was as if Dad were still alive. I gave the letter to Mom. She read it over, and a smile crossed her face.She made a hole in the corner of the letter where she looped the balloon string. We went out-side and she gave me the balloon. It was still raining.“Okay, on the count of three, let go. One, two, three.”The balloon, carrying my letter, darted upward against the rain. We watched until it was swallowed by the mass of clouds.Later I realized, like the balloon, that Dad had never let his sickness get him down. He was strong. No matter what he suffered, he’d persevere, dart up, and finally transcend this cold world and his sick body. He rose into sky and became something beautiful. I watched until the balloon disappeared into the gray and white and I prayed that his strength was passed on. I prayed to be a balloon.
小題1:When the girl asked her mother if they could write to her father, her mother _________.
A．believed it easy to do soB．thought her a creative girl
C．felt it hard to answerD．found it easy to lie
小題2: When the girl was told that she could send a letter to her father, she __________.
A．jumped with joy
B．was worried that it couldn’t be delivered
C．started writing immediately
D．became excited
小題3: In the eyes of the author, what was the rain like?
A．An incurable disease
B．An unforgettable memory.
C．The failures her father experienced
D．The hard time her father had.
小題4: What would be the best title for the passage?
A．An unforgettable experienceB．Fly to the heaven
C．The strong red balloonD．A great father

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:D
小題4:C

試題分析：本文是一篇記敘文。文章講述了女兒想和已故的父親通信，這使母親很為難。但聰明的母親用紅氣球作為郵遞員把女兒寫給父親的信，寄往天堂。使女兒感到父親還活著。
小題1:C考查推理判斷。根據(jù)文章第三段中的She paused, the longest pause of my short life, and answered, "Yes."可知，母親停頓了很長的時間，這意味著她思考了較長的時間才回答了女兒的問題。這說明女兒的問題難回答。故選C。
小題2:D考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文章第四段中的My heart jumped.可知，我很高興。此處jumped.和jumped with joy是同義表達(dá)。故選D。
小題3:D考查推理判斷。根據(jù)文章最后一段中的No matter what he suffered, he'd persevere, dart up, and finally transcend this cold world and his sick body. He rose into sky and became something beautiful.可知，雨就像父親經(jīng)歷的艱難時光。故選D。
小題4:C考查文章的標(biāo)題。本文是一篇記敘文，文章以紅氣球?yàn)橹骶�貫穿整個文章，紅氣球也象征著父親。所以C為文章的標(biāo)題。
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It is no use crying over spilt milk. We have    a lot of precious things in our life without knowing how to   them. Actually, I also missed something   before. The reason is simple: we had thought that we could still own them tomorrow.
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A．hallB．station C．square D．bus stop
小題2:
A．a(chǎn)ppreciatingB．listeningC．creating D．discussing
小題3:
A．meeting B．party C．debate D．concert
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A．easy B．convenient C．possible D．difficult
小題5:
A．excited B．disappointed C．regretful D．worried
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A．special B．cheap C．delicious D．wonderful
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A．necessary B．a(chǎn)bsolute C．impossible D．beneficial
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A．which B．that C．what D．when
小題18:
A．get up B．set up C．grow up D．make up
小題19:
A．station B．condition C．a(chǎn)greement D．destination
小題20:
A．danger B．mistakeC．purpose D．wish

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