题目内容
【题目】My mother loves flowers. As soon as warm weather comes around, you will find her planting, watering and weeding over everything .For many years we lived next door to each other, and she spent as much time in my garden as she did her own. After the flowers became plentiful each summer, she would cut colorful bouquets(花束)to enjoy inside the house—both hers and mine . I would often come home from work and find a beautiful arrangement(布置)of fresh flowers on my coffee table.
Shortly before Christmas one year, a local flower shop offered a bouquet-a-month special. It seemed to be a great way to thank her for all of the flowers she had given me through the years.
After the holidays, in early January, I drove her to the flower shop to pick up her first month’s bouquet. the small fresh colorful bouquet would hardly fill a small vase(花瓶).
I was so embarrassed(尴尬的).However, after we returned home, she began to arrange the flowers she had received.“Mom, I’m sorry, ”I told her.“I can’t believe how skimpy that bouquet is.”She looked at me and smiled.“It’s okay,”she said“It allows me to better enjoy the beauty of each one.”
Mom’s words helped me to realize something bigger and more important—when we have too many good things, we often fail to enjoy the beauty of each one.
Thanks, Mom ,for helping me understand that less is sometimes more.
【1】According to paragraph 1 ,which of the following is TRUE?
A. The author’s mother put fresh flowers on the author’s coffee table.
B. The author used to buy some fresh flowers on her way home.
C. The author’s mother usually bought flowers for her daughter.
D. The author and her mother shared a beautiful garden.
【2】The author bought her mother flowers to_______.
A. celebrate the coming Christmas
B. express thanks for all her mother’s done
C. bring more flowers to her mother’s garden
D. arrange her mother’s new house
【3】The underlined word“skimpy”in Paragraph 4 means_______.
A. beautiful B. colorful C. cheap D. small
【4】What did the author learn from her mother?
A. How to grow flowers.
B. How to arrange flowers
C. Enjoying life if possible
D. Considering things in other ways.
【答案】
【1】A
【2】B
【3】B
【4】D
【解析】
试题解析:本文讲的是妈妈跟女儿之间的故事,本来妈妈在她跟女儿的院子里种了花,并用花女儿装饰了房子,女儿为感谢妈妈而去花店为妈妈买了一束花,但是这一束花太少了,女儿对妈妈感到抱歉,但是妈妈却教给女儿一个道理;有时候有些东西不是越多越好,数量少一点,对个体的关注就多一些。
【1】细节理解题。第一段最后一句 I would often come home from work and find a beautiful arrangement of fresh flowers on my coffee table.我每次放学回家,总会发现咖啡桌上布置了漂亮的花束。可见是她妈妈在她的桌子上放下这些花的。故选A
【2】细节理解题。第二段第一句话It seemed to be a great way to thank her for all of the flowers she had given me through the years.这似乎是个感谢妈妈这些年为她所做的好机会。故选B
【3】细节分析题。第三段最后一句the small fresh colorful bouquet would hardly fill a small vase.小花束很难填满这个小花瓶。她感到很窘迫,因为她感觉到自己松的花束太小了,这里根本没有提及价格。Skimpy,就是瘦小的。故选D
【4】推测题。作者开始觉得自己的花束小而感到尴尬,在听了妈妈的话之后,从另一个角度看,发现每一朵都很美,所以从妈妈身上学会了换一个方式看问题。故选D