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.

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

2.The author moved to Alameda so that she could ____.

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

3.When the author saw forsythia bushes at a school she _____.

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

4.Why does the author compare herself to flowers?

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.

 

【答案】

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.B

【解析】

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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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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