Nightafternight,shecametotuckm

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Night after night, she came to tuck me in(掖好被子), even long after my childhood years. Following her longstanding custom, she'd lean down and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead.
I don't remember when it first started annoying me — her hands pushing my hair that way. But it did annoy me, for they felt work-worn and rough against my young skin. Finally, one night, I shouted at her: "Don't do that anymore — your hands are too rough!" She didn't say anything in reply. But never again did my mother close out my day with that familiar expression of her love. Lying awake long afterward, my words rang in my mind. But pride overwhelmed my conscience, and I didn't tell her I was sorry.
Time after time, with the passing years, my thoughts returned to that night. I missed my mother's hands, missed her goodnight kiss upon my forehead. Sometimes the incident seemed very close, sometimes far away. But always it appeared in the back of my mind.
Well, the years have passed, and I'm not a little girl any more. Mom is in her mid-seventies, and those hands I once thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my family. She's been our doctor, reaching for medicine to calm a young girl's stomach or ease the pain of a boy's injured knee. She cooks the best fried chicken in the world…gets stains out of blue jeans like I never could…and still insists on dishing out ice cream at any hour of the day or night.
Through the years, my mother's hands have put in countless hours of toil, and most of hers were before automatic washers!
Now, my own children are grown and gone. Mom no longer has Dad, and on special occasions, I find myself drawn next door to spend the night with her. So it was that late on Thanksgiving Eve, as I drifted into sleep in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand hesitantly stole across my face to brush the hair from my forehead. Then a kiss, ever so gently, touched my brow.
In my memory, for the thousandth time, I recalled the night my surly young voice complained: “Don't do that any more —your hands are too rough!” Catching Mom's hand in hand, I blurted out how sorry I was for that night. I thought she'd remember, as I did. But Mom didn't know what I was talking about. She had forgotten —and forgiven —long ago.
That night, I fell asleep with a new appreciation for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the guilt I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.
Why was the author annoyed with her mother?

A．Her mother disturbed her rest by tucking her in.

B．She felt uncomfortable with her mother’s non-smooth hands.

C．Her mother leant down and kissed her forehead.

D．She was not accustomed to her mother’s action.

Which of the following best describes the author’s mother?

A．devoted and hardworking

B．caring and intelligent

C．thoughtful but stubborn

D．optimistic but careless

We can learn from the passage that __________.

A．The author lived separately from her mother

B．The author’s father has passed away

C．The author alone took care of her children

D．The author’s mother never kissed her again since that night

What’s the author’s main purpose of writing the passage?

A．To thank her mother’s help

B．To express her regret

C．To appreciate her mother’s love

D．To call up memories of her childhood.

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1. From the first paragraph we can infer that the author’s father ______.
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C. sometimes fell ill         D. had no hobbies
2. The underlined phrase “other than” in the first paragraph can be replaced by “______”.
A. except       B. including      C. without     D. due to
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A. 1916          B. 1918             C. 1920        D. 1922
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Sweetest Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in October as a day to make someone happy. It is an occasion which offers all of us an opportunity to remember not only the sick, the aged, and children who have lost their parents, but also friends, workmates, relatives and neighbors whose helpfulness and kindness we have enjoyed.
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B. Sweetest Day is just an occasion to care about disabled people.
C. Sweetest Day is an occasion for lovers to express love.
D. Sweetest Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in October.
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B. Visiting children who have lost their parents.
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D. Giving flowers to sweethearts.
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A. An island.                    B. A country.
C. A village in England.        D. A city in America.
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C. They send regards.               D. They offer help.
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A.to make a plan of the route              B.to get information in the Internet
C.to save money by spending less        D.to buy tickets in advance
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C.not to visit dangerous places               D.to buy anything you want to buy
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B. Because the human genome's completion can help them get rid of many diseases.
C. Because they wanted to be better known than others.
D. Because the human genome can provide a lot of chances of work.
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A.If the genes can be found, scientists can study many new ways to cure illnesses.
B.The scientists have made great progress in connecting the genes with the cancers.
C. Many medical companies show great interest in drawing the human genome map.
D. The United States began the Genes Study early in the 19th century.
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A. the policy makers to feel very worried and careful
B. the scientists to work harder.
C. many people to find work easily.
D. a lot of companies to produce many new drugs.
4.The main idea of this article is about _______.
A. unlocking genetic code B. the genes' discovery
C. the great human genome D. the genes and the scientists

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