题目内容
Flowers only bloom(开花) when they are planted in the right soil. That is also true for me.
I first moved to Foxboro, Massachusetts, as a single mother with my baby daughter, Darcy. I was drawn to its New England beauty, friendly people and rich history. It happened that there were a lot of forsythia(连翘) bushes around the house in which I lived just like my childhood home. I joined St. Mark’s Episcopal Church where I taught the Sunday school. At church, I met my second husband, Dean. For more than 25 years, I bloomed in Foxboro, and I had another two children.
Then, when Darcy was a few years out of college, she moved to Alameda, California, to be near friends. I missed her badly. A year later my beloved husband Dean had deadly cancer. He only made it eight months. My heart was broken. Later I moved to Alameda with my children. It was a beautiful Victorian island, and I was grateful to spend more time with Darcy. I even attended a church and made a few friends there. Still, I couldn’t help but miss Foxboro. It had everything and everyone I loved.
One spring day, when I was walking by a school, something yellow caught my eyes. Forsythia bushes! They made me homesick and I kept back my tears. “I miss you, Foxboro,” I whispered. Then I went into a shop and looked at some ceramic(陶瓷的) pots lined up on a shelf. A large white one seemed to catch my attention. “That’ll be perfect in my living room,” I thought.
I turned it over to look at the price. Instead I found these words: “New England Pottery, Foxboro, Massachusetts.” A piece of artwork, from my second hometown, was right here. It was able to spread across the country and so were forsythia bushes. I took it as a sign that I can bloom, right where I am.
小题1:From the text we learn that the author ____.
小题2:The author moved to Alameda so that she could ____.
小题3:When the author saw forsythia bushes at a school she _____.
小题4:Why does the author compare herself to flowers?
I first moved to Foxboro, Massachusetts, as a single mother with my baby daughter, Darcy. I was drawn to its New England beauty, friendly people and rich history. It happened that there were a lot of forsythia(连翘) bushes around the house in which I lived just like my childhood home. I joined St. Mark’s Episcopal Church where I taught the Sunday school. At church, I met my second husband, Dean. For more than 25 years, I bloomed in Foxboro, and I had another two children.
Then, when Darcy was a few years out of college, she moved to Alameda, California, to be near friends. I missed her badly. A year later my beloved husband Dean had deadly cancer. He only made it eight months. My heart was broken. Later I moved to Alameda with my children. It was a beautiful Victorian island, and I was grateful to spend more time with Darcy. I even attended a church and made a few friends there. Still, I couldn’t help but miss Foxboro. It had everything and everyone I loved.
One spring day, when I was walking by a school, something yellow caught my eyes. Forsythia bushes! They made me homesick and I kept back my tears. “I miss you, Foxboro,” I whispered. Then I went into a shop and looked at some ceramic(陶瓷的) pots lined up on a shelf. A large white one seemed to catch my attention. “That’ll be perfect in my living room,” I thought.
I turned it over to look at the price. Instead I found these words: “New England Pottery, Foxboro, Massachusetts.” A piece of artwork, from my second hometown, was right here. It was able to spread across the country and so were forsythia bushes. I took it as a sign that I can bloom, right where I am.
小题1:From the text we learn that the author ____.
A.gave birth to three children in Foxboro |
B.planted forsythia bushes around her house |
C.got to know her second husband at church |
D.worked as a middle school teacher in Foxboro |
A.have more time together with Darcy |
B.forget the sorrow at her husband’s death |
C.visit her children at Alameda College frequently |
D.enjoy the beautiful scenery on the Victorian island |
A.wanted to buy a ceramic pot to put them in |
B.thought of her life in Foxboro |
C.felt they would look great in her living room |
D.believed they were real art work |
A.Because she wanted to show she likes flowers. |
B.Because she can live in any place that is right like flowers. |
C.Because she moved across the country just like flowers. |
D.Because girls are like flowers that are blooming. |
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:B
试题分析:本文通过作者自己的故事告诉我们人和花一样,只有在合适的地方才能绽放地最美丽。
小题1:C 细节题。根据第一段后3行I joined St. Mark’s Episcopal Church where I taught the Sunday school. At church, I met my second husband, Dean. For more than 25 years, I bloomed in Foxboro, and I had another two children.可知我是在这个教堂里遇见我的第二任丈夫的。故C正确。
小题2:A 细节题。根据第二段2,3行Later I moved to Alameda with my children. It was a beautiful Victorian island, and I was grateful to spend more time with Darcy.可知作者来到这里是想和孩子们多呆在一起。故A正确。
小题3:B 细节题。根据文章倒数第二段1,2行One spring day, when I was walking by a school, something yellow caught my eyes. Forsythia bushes! They made me homesick and I kept back my tears. “I miss you, Foxboro,” I whispered.可知Forsythia bushes!让她想起了Foxboro,故B正确。
小题4:B 推理题。根据文章第一句Flowers only bloom(开花) when they are planted in the right soil. That is also true for me.可知花在合适的地方才能开花,作者也一样。这正是作者把自己比作为花的理由。故B正确。
点评:本文通过作者自己的故事告诉我们人和花一样,只有在合适的地方才能绽放地最美丽。本文细节题居多,答题时在文章找到对应的地方,用笔进行标记,这有利于后期有时间检查时可以立刻找到答案的位置。仔细理解作者所讲的意思,再结合选项,通过排除法和自己对全文的把握,选出正确答案。
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