题目内容
When winter comes, it gets ________.
- A.colder and colder
- B.hotter and hotter
- C.warmer and warmer
- D.cooler and cooler
For years I wanted a 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．I was too busy raising them to grow a garden．
Money was not enough．Neither was 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 the children got through high school and college and were off on their own．I started thinking again about a garden．
Then, one spring morning, on Mother’s Day, I was working in my kitchen．Suddenly, I looked out of the window and there was a new tree, planted right in my yard．There were things blowing around on it． 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(帐单), one hundred of them, hanging all over that tree．There was also a note among them, “Thank you for your time, Mom．We love you!”
Later, my children bought me tools, ornaments, a sunflower stepping stone and gardening books．A new page started in my life．
That was three years ago．My garden’s now very pretty, just like I wanted．When I go out and take care of my flowers, I don’t seem to miss my children as much as I once did．It feels like they’re right there with me．Now every year when winter comes, 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!
【小题1】How many children did the writer have?
| A．Three | B．Four | C．Five | D．Six |
| A．She was too busy to plant a money tree at that time． |
| B．She had to save money so that she could have a garden． |
| C．It wasn’t easy for her to make money to raise all the children． |
| D．They didn’t have much money because the mother lost her job． |
| A．before her children were born |
| B．one spring morning when the children were little |
| C．after the children went to school |
| D．on a Mother’s Day after the children left her |
| A．their mother needed money badly |
| B．they wanted to show their love to their mother |
| C．it was time for them to give the money back to her |
| D．they wanted to live together with their mother forever |
Jack was born in a poor family. His father had a small boat and went fishing in the morning and sold the fish in the market in the afternoon. Then he bought some food for his family. When winter came, they were often hungry. One morning the hungry man fell into the river and nobody found him. Jack's mother left her three-year-old son without saying goodbye. His aunt had to look after him.
Twenty years passed. Jack became a tall, strong man. He worked on a farm. He worked hard and wanted to get more money to marry (结婚). He often went to see his aunt with some nice presents. The woman was very happy. But one day she died (死) in a traffic accident (交通事故). The young man was very sad. After he buried (埋葬) her, he decided to buy a beautiful tombstone (墓碑) for her. He went to the town and came into a shop, but all the tombstones were too expensive. He asked, "Do you sell an old tombstone, sir?"
"Yes, we do, sir," answered the shopkeeper.
"Is it as expensive as the new one?"
"No, it is much cheaper," said the man. "But another name was engraved (刻) on it."
"It doesn't matter," said the man. "My aunt could not read."
1.Jack's father is a .
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A．fisherman |
B．driver |
C．worker |
D．farmer |
2.As , the family were hungry.
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A．Jack's father had to look after him in winter |
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B．Jack's father could catch little fish in winter |
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C．no food was sold in winter |
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D．Jack's father was often ill in winter |
3.Jack's mother when Jack was three years old.
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A．left |
B．went out |
C．married |
D．died |
4.Jack wanted to get more money to .
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A．build a house |
B．buy a farm |
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C．give his aunt nice presents |
D．marry a wife |
5.Jack wanted to buy an old tombstone because .
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A．he had not enough to buy a new one |
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B．his aunt could not know whose name was engraved |
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C．his aunt was not going to mind it |
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D．nobody knew what his aunt's name was |