Every year, I tell my sons what I'd like for Mother's Day: a letter. Something written from the heart and offered freely rather than bought from a store and wrapped neatly. I don't always get my wish, nor do I always take the time to write to my own mother.
This year, my boys will be in two different states on Mother's Day. My mom and dad will be away together, and I'11 be driving home from a writer's workshop in Massachusetts. Thinking of the fact that many friends have already lost their mothers and that a few have lost children, I am deeply grateful that what separates us, for now at least, is merely distance. It won't always be so, and there is no way to prepare for that fact other than to appreciate the moment that is. My sons know that they can please me on Sunday with a phone call or an e-mail, and that is enough as I love their words. The very best gift they can possibly give me is their own happiness, the very fact of their busy. full and well-lived lives.
Still, knowing that my years of staying with my sons are over, I do Feel doleful. The truth is, I miss being the center of the universe to two little boys. And this holiday can be a bit painful.
I wonder if my own mother ever felt nostalgic ('VTIH WJ) for the passing of my childhood. I wonder if she realizes that she is still at the center of my universe and always has been. I don't often pause to think about it. but of course she is the one who has been right there, at my side from the moment I drew my very first breath. How to ever fully appreciate the woman whose presence and 1ove and example have shaped me into the adult I am? How to describe even a small part of the sharing. sacrificing. and support she has given me over the years?
【小题1】The author mainly wants to tell us through the first paragraph that .A．she hopes to get her son's letters very muchB．her sons don't often write to her on Mother's DayC．Mother's Day is the very date that she longs for mostD．she is very sorry not to write to her mother often【小题2】The author is deeply grateful for the present life because .A．her sons don't live far away from her homeB．her parents and children are still aliveC．her parents are ing to her house to spend Mother's DayD．her sons can please her on Sunday with a phone call【小题3】According to the author A．young people nowadays tend to ignore their parentsB．parents should not give their children too much freedomC．children's happiness and success are the biggest fort to parentsD．parents are not the center of their children's universe when children grow up【小题4】What does the underlined word doleful in paragraph 3 mean?A．sadB．excitedC．guiltyD．proud【小题5】What will the author probably tell about after the last paragraph?A．She'll tell the reader about her mother's present situation.B．She'll recall how her mother educated and cared for her.C．She'll describe the reunion of her family on Mother's Day.D．She'll tell the reader about her mother's achievements in her career.D
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(答案→)D
解析：文章大意：儿子离开了父母，在母亲节的时候作者最希望的是收到儿子的来信，作者回忆起自己的父母对自己的教育和照顾。
【小题1】D 细节题。根据第一段最后一句I don't always get my wish, nor do I always take the time to write to my own mother可以判断她对自己没有经常给她母亲写信感到后悔，故D正确。
【小题2】B 细节题。根据文章第二段Thinking of the fact that many friends have already lost their mothers and that a few have lost children, I am deeply grateful that what separates us可知作者对现在的生活深深的感激是因为自己的父母和孩子都健在，故选择B项。
【小题3】C 细节题。根据文章第二段最后一句The very best gift they can possibly give me is their own happiness, the very fact of their busy. full and well-lived lives可知孩子的快乐和成功是对父母最大的安慰。故C正确。
【小题4】 A 词义推测题。根据前一句话knowing that my years of staying with my sons are over知道跟我儿子呆在一起的时候要结束了，因此作者应当是很难过，故A正确。
【小题5】B推理题。文章最后一段作者主要回忆自己的母亲对自己的教育和照顾，因此下一段可能讲述自己母亲是如何对自己教育和照顾的，故B正确。