Each time I see a balloon, my mind flies back to a memory when I was a six-year-old girl. It was a rainy Sunday and my father had recently died. I asked my mum if my 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.“Can the mailman go there?” I asked.

“No, but I have an idea.” Mum drove to a party store and returned with a red balloon. I asked her what it was for. “Just wait, honey. You'll see.” Mum told me to write my letter. Eagerly, I got my favourite 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 Mum 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 Mum. 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 outside and she gave me the balloon. It was still raining.“Okay, on the count of three, let it go. One, two, three.” The balloon, carrying my letter, darted upwards 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 grey and white and I prayed that his strength was passed on. I prayed to be a balloon.

20.When the girl asked her mother if they could write to her father, her mother ________.

A.believed it easy to do so

B.thought her a creative girl

C.felt it hard to answer

D.found it easy to lie

21.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

22.In the eyes of the author, what was the rain like?

A.An incurable disease.

B.An unforgettable memory.

C.The failure her father experienced.

D.The hard time her father had.

23.What would be the best title for the passage?

A.An unforgettable experience

B.Fly to heaven

C.The strong red balloon

D.A great father

【文章大意】 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，讓女兒感到父親還活著。

20.C　推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第二段中的“She paused, the longest pause of my short life, and answered, ‘Yes.’”可知，母親停頓了很長時間，這意味著她思考了較長的時間才回答了女兒的問題。這說明女兒的問題很難回答。故選C。

21.D　細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段中的“My heart jumped.”可知，“我”很高興。故選D。

22.D　推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段中的“No matter what he suffered…became something beautiful.”可知，雨就像父親經(jīng)歷的艱難時光。故選D。

23.C　主旨大意題。本文是一篇記敘文，文章以紅氣球為主線貫穿整篇文章，紅氣球也象征著父親。故選C。