题目内容
My flowers grew well all the time. _________, your dog destroyed them all!
- A.While
- B.Although
- C.However
- D.And
试题分析:考察连词辨析。A当…时;尽管;B尽管;C然而;D和;句意:我的花长得一直很好。然而,你的狗把它们全毁了。However前后都要使用逗号隔开。根据句意说明C正确。
考点:考察连词辨析
点评:连词的词义辨析要放在上下文的语境中进行,要注意上下文的语义的串联以及逻辑关系的推理,特别要注意一些连词和时间状语的固定搭配。
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 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 don't 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 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!
1.By saying “Do you see a money tree outside .….,” the mother actually means “ ”
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A.Observation is the best teacher. |
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B.Seeing is believing. |
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C.The outsider sees the most of the game. |
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D.It is not easy to gain money |
2.The best title for the passage would probably be .
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A.My flower garden |
B.Marvin helps to realize my dream |
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C.Love in Michigan |
D.Money grows on trees |
3.The underlined word “no - frills” in the fifth paragraphs is similar in meaning to .
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A.wasteful |
B.tight |
C.absurd |
D.helpful |
4.From the last but the third paragraph we can infer that the mother is .
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A.divorced when she was young |
B.not caring for her kids any longer |
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C.alone but not at all lonely |
D.prouder with her garden than with her kids. |