Mom's promised I get a music cell-phone if I help with the housework in the holiday． [ ] A． need B． must C． shall D． should 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

She had been shopping with her Mom in Wal-Mart．She must have been 6 years old, this beautiful brown haired, freckle-faced image of innocence．Outside, it was pouring so heavily．
We all stood there just inside the door of the Wal-Mart．We waited, some patiently, others annoyed because nature messed up their hurried day．I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens washing away the dirt and dust of the world．
Her voice was so sweet as it broke the hypnotic trance （昏昏欲睡） we were all caught in．"Mom, let's run through the rain," she said．
"No, honey．We'll wait until it slows down a bit," Mom replied．
This young child waited about another minute and repeated: "Mom, let's run through the rain．"
" We'll get wet totally if we do," Mom said．
"No, we won't, Mom．That's not what you said this morning," the young girl said as she tore at her Mom's arm．
"This morning? When did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?"
"Don't you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, If God can get us through this, he can get us through anything!"
The entire crowd stopped dead silent．I dare say you couldn't hear anything but the rain．We all stood silently. No one came or left in. the next few minutes,Mom paused and thought for a moment about what she would say．
Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being silly．Some might even ignore what was said. But this was a moment of affirmation in a young child's lifetime when innocent trust can be developed so that it will bloom into faith．"Honey, you are absolutely right．Let's run through the rain．If get wet, well maybe we just need washing," Mom said．Then off they ran.
We all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they rushed past the cars and they held their shopping bags over their heads just in case．They got soaked．But they were followed by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their cars．And yes, I did．I ran．I got wet．I needed washing．
You may lose your material possessions, your money and even your health, but no one can ever take away your precious memories．So don't forget to make time and take the opportunities to make memories．
【小题1】Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined word "affirmation"?

A．Run Through the Rain	B．Be a Determined Mother
C．Wait in the Rain	D．Have a Wonderful Experience

On a number of drives throughout my childhood, my mother would suddenly pull over the car to examine a flower by the side of the road or rescue a beetle from tragedy while I, in my late teens and early twenties, sat impatiently in the car.

Though Mother’s Day follows Earth Day, for me, they have always been related to each other. My mom has been “green” since she became concerned about the environment. Part of this habit was born of thrift (节俭). Like her mother and her grandmother before her, mom saves glass jars, empty cheese containers and reuses her plastic bags.

Mom creates a kind of harmonious relationship with wildlife in her yard. She knows to pick the apples on her trees a little early to avoid the bears and that if she leaves the bird feeders(给食器) out at night, it is likely that they will be knocked down by a family of raccoons (浣熊). Spiders that make their way into the house and are caught in juice glasses will be set loose in the garden.

I try to teach my children that looking out for the environment starts with being aware of the environment. On busy streets, we look for dandelions (蒲公英) to fly in the wind; we say hello to neighborhood cats and pick up plastic cups and paper bags. This teaching comes easily, I realize, because I was taught so well by example. Mom didn’t need to lecture; she didn’t need to beat a drum to change the world. She simply slowed down enough to enjoy living in it and with that joy came mercy and an instinct for protection.

I am slowing down and it isn’t because of the weight of my nearly forty years on the planet, it is out of my concern for the planet itself. I’ve begun to save glass jars and reuse packing envelopes. I pause in my daily tasks to watch the squirrels race each other in the trees above my house.

Last summer, in the company of my son and daughter, I planted tomatoes in my yard. With the heat of August around me, I ate the first while sitting on my low wall with dirt on my hands. Warm from the sun, it burst on my tongue with a sweetness I immediately wanted to share with my mom.

1.. Why does the author say Earth Day is connected with Mother’s Day?

A. Because Mother’s Day falls shortly after Earth Day.

B. To stress that all the older women in her family are environmentalists.

C. To stress how much her mother cares about the environment.

D. Because her mother shows her how to be friendly to nature on Mother’s Day.

2.. Which of the following is NOT related to Mom’s “green life”?

A. Rescuing a beetle from a certain tragedy.

B. Saving glass jars, empty cheese containers.

C. Setting a caught spider free in the garden

D. Picking dandelions on busy streets.

3.. We can infer from the article that ______.

A. the author realizes that she should teach her children by example as well

B. the author’s mother knows how to get rid of the wildlife in her yard

C. the author believes that only by learning to slow down can we enjoy life

D. the author’s mother used to lecture her to protect the environment.

4.. What can be learned from the last paragraph?

A. Tomatoes make the author think of her mother.

B. The author likes eating tomatoes planted by herself.

C. Planting tomatoes is a way of protecting environment.

D. The author really appreciates her mother’s teaching.

5.. The writer’s attitude towards her mom’s behavior changed in the order of ______.

A. understanding — critical — approving

B. approving — doubtful — negative

C. negative — understanding — approving

D. doubtful— critical— positive

My mother loves flowers. As soon as warm weather comes around, you will find her planting, watering, and weeding over everything. For a number of 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 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 made-to-order gift for Mom, 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.

I was so embarrassed. 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.The author bought her mother flowers to ____.

A. celebrate the coming Christmas

B. express thanks for all her mother has done

C. bring more flowers to her mother's garden

D. arrange her mother's new house

2. What can you infer from the passage?

A. The author couldn't afford a big bouquet.

B. The mother was not happy when receiving the bouquet.

C. The author would pick up another bouquet the next month.

D. The mother would send back the bouquet to the flower shop.

3.The underlined word "skimpy" in Para. 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.

5.A. until B. when C. before D. as

I am my mother’s third child. When I was born, the doctor gently explained to my mother that my left arm was 36 , below the elbow (肘). Then he gave her some 37 , “Don’t treat her any 38 from the other girls. Demand more.” And she 39 !

My mother had to work to 40 my family. There were five girls in our family and we all had to 41 . Once when I was about seven, I came out of the 42 , “Mom, I can’t peel (削……皮) potatoes. I only have one hand.”

“You get back to peel those potatoes, and don’t ever use that as a(n) 43 for anything again!”

Of course I could peel potatoes — with my good hand, while holding them down with my __44 arm. There was always a 45 , and Mom knew it. “If you try hard 46 ,” she said, “you can do anything.”

Once in the second grade, our teacher had each of us race across the monkey bars (攀爬架). When it was my turn, I 47 my head. Some kids 48 . I went home crying.

After work the next afternoon, Mom 49 me back to the school playground.

“Now, 50 up with your right arm,” she advised. She stood by 51 I practiced, and she 52 me when I made progress.

I’ll never forget the 53 time I was crossing the bars. The kids were standing there with their mouths open.

It was the way with everything. When I 54 I can’t handle (处理) things, I see Mom’s smile again. She had the heart to 55 anything. And she taught me I could, too.

1.

A．missing

B．broken

C．cut

D．short

2.

A．warning

B．medicine

C．help

D．advice

3.

A．badly

B．differently

C．well

D．normally

4.

A．did

B．refused

C．cried

D．had

5.

A．care

B．help

C．support

D．live

6.

A．find out

B．work out

C．carry out

D．help out

7.

A．kitchen

B．bedroom

C．house

D．school

8.

A．idea

B．change

C．excuse

D．tool

9.

A．lost

B．other

C．next

D．longer

10.

A．chance

B．way

C．time

D．success

11.

A．enough

B．too

C．again

D．often

12.

A．hurt

B．nodded

C．shook

D．turned

13.

A．cheered

B．whispered

C．joked

D．laughed

14.

A．drove

B．took

C．sent

D．carried

15.

A．pull

B．jump

C．stand

D．rise

16.

A．before

B．as

C．after

D．until

17.

A．helped

B．raised

C．praised

D．protected

18.

A．first

B．last

C．wonderful

D．next

19.

A．admit

B．fear

C．find

D．realize

20.

A．face

B．teach

C．learn

D．solve

All of my childhood and early, adult life, my mom weighed over 220 pounds (one pound = 0.454 kilograms). I could feel the pain that my mom experienced with her fatness.

I was never uncomfortable about my mother, but I think she was uncomfortable about herself, and that feeling was painful for all of us. And she began to lose weight.

After more than twenty years of battling obesity（肥胖）, my mother completed a forceful eighteen-month diet that left her ninety pounds lighter than before. A new woman was born! At age twenty-eight, I got a new mom! For the first time, I met the woman my mother truly was, the beautiful little lady under the fatness. It wasn’t so much her new body that was the surprise, but rather her new spirit.

To celebrate her new size and to devote herself to dancing again, my mother joined a “Mrs. Forty-Plus” competition, where she would have to model, give a speech and provide a dance performance. She told our family that she did not care if she won — she simply had always wanted to perform on stage.

She told each one of us, “I’m not doing it to win; I’m doing it to dance!”

The competition was exciting! I prayed that my mom would win, but while watching her on stage I was simply overjoyed just by her effort. To me, she had already won. She posed to perfection, her speech brought tears to everyone’s eyes, and her performance was wonderful.

That night, at age fifty-three, my mother was crowned (为......加冕) “Mrs. Forty-Plus”. She was the first person in our family to ever win such a title.

64. The first two paragraphs mainly show that the author’s mom was __________.

A. experienced B. painful C. comfortable D. fat

65. After the author’s mom completed a forceful eighteen-month diet, she was about __________.

A. 85 kilograms B. 41 kilograms C. 130 pounds D. 90 pounds

66. In order to join in the “Mrs. Forty-Plus” Competition, the author’s mom has to do the following EXCEPT __________.

A. providing a dance performance B. telling a funny story about herself

C. giving a speech to a large number of people D. wearing special clothes to show to people

67. The underlined part in Paragraph 6 means that __________.

A. the author’s mom succeeded in modeling and speaking

B. the author’s mom’s performance was very wonderful

C. the author’s mom was not successful in modeling

D. the author’s mom succeeded in making a speech

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