中考英语阅读理解练习（带答案解析及全文翻译）(6)

选C。文章的开头I?ve loved my mother?s desk…以及后面的Now the present of her desk told, as she?d never been able to…可知作者是托物思人，以表达自己对母亲的怀念之情，所以最佳标题应是C。

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 more wonderful thing in the world. 当母亲坐在书桌旁写字时，我仅仅能够看见它的顶部，从那个时候我就喜欢上了我母亲的书桌。站在她的椅子上，看着墨水瓶，钢笔和白纸，我认为写字一定是世界上最棒的事情。

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 Elizabeth. ”

几年以后，在她最后的疾病期间，母亲为我的姐姐和哥哥安排好了所有的事。“但是书桌，”她再次申明，“它是属于Elizabeth的。”

I never saw her angry, 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.

我从来没看见她生气，从来没见过她哭。我知道她爱我，她表现在行动上。 但是作为一个年轻女孩，我想要母亲和女儿之间谈谈心。

They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional(易动感情的)”. But she lived “on the surface(表面)”.

它们从来没有发生过。并且我们之间开始有代沟。我是“太容易动感情”。但是她只是“体现在表面”。

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 chose that she did forgive(原谅) me.

时光流逝，我有了自己的家庭。我爱我的妈妈并且为我幸福的家庭感谢她。我以小心的口吻写信给她，并且叫她让我明白她会以任何方式原谅我。

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