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13.For years I wanted a flower garden.I'd spend hours thinking of different things I could plant that would look nice together.
But then we had Matthew.And Marvin.And the twins,Alisa and Alan.And then Helen.Five children.I was too busy raising them to grow a garden.
Money was tight,as well as time.Often when my children were little,one of them would want something that cost too much,and I'd have to say,"Do you see a money tree outside?Money doesn't grow on trees,you know."
Finally,all five got through high school and college and were off on their own.I started thinking again about having a garden.
I wasn't sure,though.I mean,gardens do cost money,and after all these years I was used to living on a pretty lean,no-frills budget.
Then,one spring morning,on Mother's Day,I was working in my kitchen.Suddenly,I realized that cars were tooting their horns as they drove by.I looked out of the window and there was a new tree,planted right in my yard.I thought it must be a weeping willow,because I saw things blowing around on all its branches.Then I put my glasses on-and I couldn't believe what I saw.There was a money tree in my yard!
I went outside to look.It was true!There were dollar bills,one hundred of them,taped all over that tree.Think of all the garden flowers I could buy with one hundred dollars!There was also a note attached:"IOU eight hours of digging time.Love,Marvin."
Marvin kept his promise,too.He dug up a nice ten-by-fifteen foot bed for me.And my other children bought me tools,ornaments,a trellis (棚架),a sunflower stepping stone and gardening books.
That was three years ago.My garden's now very pretty,just like I wanted.When I go out and weed or tend my flowers,I dont seem to miss my children as much as I once did.It feels like they're right there with me.
I live up in Michigan's Upper Peninsula,where winters are long and cold,and summers are too short.But every year now,when winter sets in,I look out of my window and think of the flowers.I'll see next spring in my little garden.I think about what my children did for me,and I get tears in my eyes-every time.
I'm still not sure that money grows on trees.But I know love does!

60.By saying"Do you see a money tree outside…,"the mother actually means"D".
A.Observation is the best teacher      
B.Seeing is believing.
C.The outsider sees the most of the game 
D.It is not easy to gain money
61.The best title for the passage would probably beA.
A.My flower garden
B.Marvin helps to realize my dream
C.Love in Michigan
D.Money grows on trees
62.The underlined word"no-frills"in the fifth paragraph is similar in meaning toB.
A.wasteful       B.tight
C.absurd         D.helpful
63.From the last but the third paragraph we can infer that the mother isC.
A.divorced when she was young        
B.not caring for her kids any longer
C.alone but not at all lonely            
D.prouder.

分析 本文的母亲写了自己一直希望有个花园,但是孩子们小的时候没有实现愿望,等孩子们长大了,孩子们用自己的爱心给妈妈一个花园的故事.

解答 60.答案是D.细节理解题,根据文章内容"Money was tight"家里的钱是很紧张的,所以当孩子要花太多的钱买东西的时候,妈妈就会说钱不是长在树上的,意思是挣钱不容易哪有摇钱树啊,故答案选D.
61.答案是 A.主旨大意题,纵观全文,本文写得是我对花园的渴望以及我的花园是如何建立起来的,从中展现了孩子们的孝心的感人故事,所以答案A最好.
62.答案是B.猜测词义题,根据前文中"gardens do cost money"花园的确花费很高,"after all these years I was used to living on a pretty lean,no-frills budget"这么多年来我已经习惯了过着一种紧张的预算生活,可见这里指的是用钱不多,与前文的花费很多成对比,所以答案选B.
63.答案是C.推理判断题,从本段之中的描述冬去春来作者守着自己的花园,想着儿女们的孝心,可以推断她是一个人生活,但是儿女们的爱并不会让她感到孤独,所以答案选C.

点评 阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力,要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系,对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断;或根据作者所阐述的观点理论,对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释.考生首先要仔细阅读短文,完整了解信息,准确把握作者观点

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