题目内容
Nancy and her family moved into a new house with a big garden. She didn't have many friends in her new neighborhood，so after she sent her husband and children to work and school， she spent a lot of time in the garden. She loved the flowers, shrubs(灌木) and trees.
One day，when Nancy was expecting some special visitors，she took extra care of the gar?den. She pulled the weeds, trimmed(修剪) the shrubs,cut the grass, and carefully cleaned all the dry autumn leaves. As she was working, an old woman was watching her with interest over the fence. Nancy had met this woman several times in the streets. She seemed to be friendly to everybody.
When Nancy had finished, she stood back to admire her work. " Isn't it beautiful?" she called out to the old woman. "Yes”， replied the old woman, "but there is something missing. May I come in? I'll put it right for you.”
Nancy opened the gate for her and let her in slowly, the old woman walked to the tree near the center of the garden, held it by the trunk,and shook it. Leaves showered down all over the garden. "Now," said the old woman, "isn't it much better?"
Nancy looked at her garden for a while and said, "Strange. The leaves make the garden look more beautiful?"
The old woman smiled and said, "When you are as old as me,you'll understand life can't be perfect. The fallen leaves are part of nature's beauty.”
( ) 6. Why did Nancy spend most of her time around her house?
A.She was very busy with her work.
B.She had to take care of her children.
C.She thought the neighborhood unsafe.
D.She had few friends in the neighborhood.
( ) 7. What did Nancy do in the garden before the visitors came?
A.She picked some flowers in the garden.
B.She invited a neighbor to give her advice.
C.She moved tables and chairs into the garden.
D.She tried to make the garden tidy and beautiful.
( ) 8. From the text,we can learn that the old woman was .
A. rich and energetic B. wise and friendly
C. quiet and sensitive D. lively and humorous
6-8 DDB
B篇讲述了Nancy在新居遇到一位邻居，该邻居认为Nancy应该让花园里的落叶留在那里，那样才会使花园更美。
6.D细节判断题。由第一段第二三句话可知Nancy在新家周围没多少朋友，所以把大量时间花在收拾花园上。
7.D细节理解题。由第二段中的句子...she took extra care of the garden. She pulled the weeds，trimmed(修剪) the shrubs, cut the grass，and carefully cleaned all the dry autumn leaves.可知答案。
8.B深层理解题。老太太仔细地观察Nancy 收拾花园，并且走进花园和Nancy聊天，所以她很friendly，她对生命有很独特深刻的见解，所以很wise,即"睿智而且友善"。
