The family had just moved to Rhode Island, and the young woman was feeling a little depressed on that Sunday in May. After all, it was Mother's Day—and 800 miles her from her parents in Ohio.

She had called them that morning, to wish her a happy Mother's Day and her mother had how colorful their backyard was spring had arrived. Later, she told her husband how she those lilacs in her parents' yard. “I know where we can find some,” he said. “Get the and come on.” So off they went.

Some time later, they stopped at a hill and there were lilacs all round. The young woman rushed up to the nearest _ and buried her face in the flowers. Carefully, she some.

Finally, they returned to their car for the home. The woman sat smiling, surrounded by her .

When they were near home, she shouted “stop,” got off quickly and to a nearby nursing home. She went to the end of the porch (門廊), where a(n) patient was sitting in her wheelchair, and put the flowers into her lap. The two , bursting into laughter now and then. Later the young woman turned and ran back to her . As the car pulled away, the woman in the wheelchair with a smile, and held the lilacs .

“Mom,” the kids asked, “ did you give her our flowers?” “It is Mother's Day, and she seems so while I have all of you. And anyone would be by flowers.”

This satisfied the kids, but not the husband. The next day he some young lilacs around their yard.

I was the husband. Now, every May, our yard is full of lilacs. Every Mother's Day our kids purple lilacs. And every year I remember that smile of the lonely old woman.

1.A. movedB. keptC. separatedD. made

2.A. learnedB. mentionedC. imaginedD. realized

3.A. as ifB. so thatC. now thatD. even if

4.A. grewB. missedC. wateredD. showed

5.A. carsB. kidsC. clothesD. lilacs

6.A. yardB. hillC. bushD. door

7.A. boughtB. pickedC. setD. raised

8.A. breakB. holidayC. tripD. dinner

9.A. friendsB. memoryC. honorD. flowers

10.A. respondedB. pointedC. droveD. hurried

11.A. elderlyB. lovingC. seriousD. sensitive

12.A. hesitatedB. waitedC. chattedD. sat

13.A. familyB. motherC. pathD. home

14.A. noddedB. leftC. wavedD. continued

15.A. sadlyB. politelyC. quicklyD. tightly

16.A. whyB. whenC. howD. where

17.A. lonelyB. confusedC. aloneD. patient

18.A. calmedB. persuadedC. disappointedD. cheered

19.A. arrangedB. plantedC. driedD. hid

20.A. findB. gatherC. receiveD. sell

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.B

5.B

6.C

7.B

8.C

9.D

10.D

11.A

12.C

13.A

14.C

15.D

16.A

17.C

18.D

19.B

20.B

【解析】

試題分析:本文主要講述了我的妻子在一個(gè)母親節(jié)里送給一位陌生老人紫丁香的故事。

1.考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.moved 從…搬走;B.kept 使…遠(yuǎn)離;C.separated和…分開(kāi);D.made由…制作,and 800 miles her from her parents in Ohio.可知作者和父母分開(kāi),且相距很遠(yuǎn) 故選B。

2.考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.learned學(xué)習(xí);B.mentioned提及;C.imagined想象;D.realized意識(shí)到 。 how colorful their backyard was spring had arrived孩子們向母親提及到由于春天的到來(lái),他們家的后院是多么的色彩繽紛 故選B。

3.考查連詞用法。A.as if 好像;B.so that 以便于;C.now that由于;D.even if即使。 how colorful their backyard was spring had arrived可知孩子們向母親提及到由于春天的到來(lái),他們家的后院是多么的色彩繽紛,故選C。

4.考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.growed成長(zhǎng);B.missed 想念;C.watered澆灌;D.showed 展示。根據(jù)she told her husband how she those lilacs in her parents' yard.她告訴她的丈夫她是多么的想念她父母院子里的紫丁香花可知,故選B。

5.考查文意理解。A.cars 汽車;B.kids小孩;C.clothes 衣服D.lilacs 紫丁香。 “Get the and come on.” 帶上孩子,出發(fā)吧。故選B。

6.考查詞義辨析。A.yard 院子;B.hill 山丘;C.bush 矮木叢;D.door 門。 由原文buried her face in the flowers.可知作者的妻子去的是矮木叢故選C。

7.考查詞義辨析。A.bought 拿來(lái);B.picked 采摘;C.set 建立;D.raised 舉起。由下文surrounded by her .flowers可知作者的妻子是小心摘下了一些花朵 故選B。

8.考查詞義辨析A.break 休息;B.holiday 假期;C.trip 旅行;D.dinner 晚餐。作者在妻子摘完花后開(kāi)車回家,trip home 故選C。

9.考查文意理解。A.friends 朋友;B.memory 記憶;C.honor 榮譽(yù);D.flowers 花朵,根據(jù)The woman sat smiling, surrounded by her .那個(gè)女人坐在那兒面帶微笑 ,被花朵包圍著,并且參見(jiàn)7題解析,故選D。

10.考查詞義辨析。A.respond 應(yīng)答;B.pointed指出;C.drove 駕駛;D.hurried迅速移動(dòng)。根據(jù)下文She went to the end of the porch (門廊),可知作者的妻子是匆匆趕去養(yǎng)老室,故選D。

11.考查形容詞。A.elderly 年長(zhǎng)的;B.living 可愛(ài)的;C.serious 認(rèn)真的;D.sensitive 敏感的。elderly patient年齡較大的病人,根據(jù)where a(n) patient was sitting in her wheelchair可知當(dāng)一個(gè)年齡比較大的病人坐在她的輪椅上。故選A。

12.考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.hesitated猶豫;B.waited 等待;C.chatted 聊天;D.sat 坐。由下文bursting into laughter now and then. 可推出此處作者的妻子是和老人開(kāi)心地聊天。故選C。

13.考查文意理解。A.family 家人;B.mother 媽媽;C.path 小路;D.home家。Later the young woman turned and ran back to her .作者的妻子轉(zhuǎn)身,跑向了她的家人。故選A。

14.考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.nodded點(diǎn)頭;B.leave離開(kāi);C.waved 揮手;D.continued繼續(xù) .。As the car pulled away, the woman in the wheelchair with a smile, and held the lilacs . 就在那輛車走遠(yuǎn)的時(shí)候,那位在在輪子上的女人,緊握著紫丁香,面帶微笑地?fù)]了揮手。故選C。

15.考查副詞。A.sadly悲傷地;B.politely有禮貌地;C.quickly 迅速地;D.tightly。緊緊地,根據(jù)the woman in the wheelchair with a smile, and held the lilacs .可知那位在在輪子上的女人,緊握著紫丁香,面帶微笑地?fù)]了揮手,故選D。

16.考察特殊疑問(wèn)詞。A.why 為什么;B.when 什么時(shí)候;C.How 怎樣;D.where 在哪里。“ did you give her our flowers?”孩子們?cè)谠儐?wèn)他們母親送花的原因,故選A。

17.考查形容詞。A荒涼的B疑惑的C單獨(dú)的D有耐心的she seems so while I have all of you while意為對(duì)比,alone為形容詞,意為“單獨(dú)的”,只作表語(yǔ),不能作定語(yǔ)。lonely意為“荒涼;偏僻”,多修飾表示地點(diǎn)的名詞。故選C。

18.考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.clamd 使…鎮(zhèn)靜;B.persuaded 勸說(shuō)C.disappointed使…失望D.cheered使…愉悅. And anyone would be by flowers.花兒會(huì)使人愉快。故選D。

19.考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.arranged 安排;B.plant 種植;C.dried 使…干燥;D.hid 隱藏。The next day he some young lilacs around their yard.第二天他在他們的院子里種了一些紫丁香。故選B。

20.Every Mother's Day our kids purple lilacs.每個(gè)母親節(jié)我們的孩子都會(huì)匯聚紫丁香,故選B。

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