【題目】 My mom was a beauty who seldom spent time and money on her physical appearance—especially in terms of fancy clothes or hairstyles. She just kept beautiful in her way： rest, water, exercise, vegetables and laughter.

My mom would tell me her father had her run his little corner store from the age of ten. She saw poor people come in, looking for food and making hard choices, like meat or cheese. She took their coins with an eye on the bottom line. It was up to her to ensure the register balanced at the end of the day. So from a young age, my mom had her mind conditioned about money.

However, my mom had one weakness： diamonds. In 1958, my teenage dad gave her a diamond chip as an engagement（訂婚）ring, which she proudly wore until she saved enough for an “upgrade". By then, she was in her thirties. Over the years, my mom also acquired other diamond pieces like earrings. Mom wore them proudly and she simply loved the way her diamonds sparkled（閃耀）.

On my parents' 50th wedding anniversary, I treated them to dinner at a restaurant. It made her happy, but Mom had her eye on a big diamond to mark the occasion. My dad found her a six-carat（克拉）one. Mom said each carat represented a decade that she loved my dad, plus one to grow on. For the next six years, she never took it off her finger.

Knowing how my mom loved that diamond made it more special when she left it to me. After wearing it on my hand for a year, I decided to set it into a necklace where it'd be closer to my heart. It reminds me of my mom every day, no matter what I'm doing, and it speaks to me in unique ways.

【1】What can we know about Mom?

A.She spent much on her makeup.B.She was a vain beautiful woman.

C.She kept beautiful in a natural way.D.She was proud of her appearance.

【2】What made Mom careful about spending money?

A.The words of neighbors.

B.Her life in a poor family.

C.The choice of the poor people.

D.Her experience in her father's store.

【3】Mom most probably thinks of the diamonds as a sign of_____ .

A.luckB.loveC.statusD.wealth

【4】What is the best title for the text?

A.Mother's Love for DiamondsB.Love Between Mother and Daughter

C.Memories of Beautiful DiamondsD.Strong Love for a Determined Mother

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【4】A

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文。文章講述媽媽由于從小的經(jīng)歷而在花錢方面很節(jié)制，但是非常喜愛鉆石，把鉆石看作是愛的象征，作者也為懷念媽媽，而把媽媽的鉆石鑲嵌在項(xiàng)鏈上時(shí)刻戴在身上。

【1】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句“She just kept beautiful in her way： rest, water, exercise, vegetables and laughter.(她只是用她自己的方式保持美麗：休息，喝水，鍛煉，蔬菜和笑聲)”可知，媽媽用天然的方式保持美麗。故選C項(xiàng)。

【2】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段內(nèi)容可知，媽媽自小在她的父親的商店里幫忙，要確保一天結(jié)束收款平衡，結(jié)合本段最后一句“So from a young age, my mom had her mind conditioned about money.(所以從小，我的媽媽就有節(jié)制地花錢)”可知，是在她父親的商店幫忙的經(jīng)歷使媽媽花錢方面很小心。故選D項(xiàng)。

【3】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中“Mom said each carat represented a decade that she loved my dad, plus one to grow on.(媽媽說每一克拉代表她對(duì)爸爸十年的愛，還有一克拉在增長)”可知，媽媽認(rèn)為鉆石是愛的象征。故選B項(xiàng)。

【4】

主旨大意題。通讀全文內(nèi)容可知，媽媽由于從小的經(jīng)歷而在花錢方面很節(jié)制，但是非常喜愛鉆石，把鉆石看作是愛的象征，作者也為懷念媽媽，而把媽媽的鉆石鑲嵌在項(xiàng)鏈上時(shí)刻戴在身上，所以A項(xiàng)“媽媽對(duì)鉆石的愛”適合作本文標(biāo)題。故選A項(xiàng)。

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