Four years ago my sweet mom went to be with God. She did it her way.
I got the call at work, and I headed home quickly. Mom and Dad lived on a small farm that they had owned since I was seven. I hated going there every weekend. There was nothing for a young girl to do but watch the one station on the old TV set, if the weather allowed reception.
My mom, on the other hand, loved the peace and quiet of the land and loved to work in the garden among her flowers and vegetables. The place was simple, with no indoor pipes or heating. We had a big wood stove in the kitchen that did its best to heat the little farmhouse, but it always seemed cold and too quiet to me.
In the evenings, my mom and I would sit for hours singing in the little kitchen. I sang the rhythm and Mom harmonized. Her favorite song was "Moon River" and we sang it over and over. Mom told me stories about how when I was a little girl, I could sing before I could talk. She loved to tell there was one song I particularly loved called "Ivory Tower".
As time passed, I had my own children and went to visit every week or two. The kids loved the farm and the tractor rides with my dad. Me, well, I still hated the silence of the farm. While my mom loved to sit at her kitchen table and look out at her garden and flowers and retell all the old stories, I missed the hustle and bustle(喧鬧) of my life at home. But I sat there listening quietly as she reminisced.
Now, I sat back in the silence and turned on an old radio. Music always comforted me.
My heart skipped a beat. "Moon River" was playing on the radio. I sat there shocked, with a tear running down my cheek, as I listened to every familiar note.
Then the radio announcer of this old station came on. "Here's one we haven't heard in a while," and an unfamiliar song began. I began to cry harder as I heard the words sung over the airwaves "Come down, come down from your Ivory Tower…".
小題1:The writer didn’t like staying in the farm for the following reasons Except that ________.
A．it was too cold and quiet
B．she could only sing one song in the small farm
C．there was nothing more that could make her excited
D．it had no indoor pipes or heating
小題2:From the first paragraph, we know that the writer’s mother ________.
A．passed away four years agoB．left the small farm
C．left to live her own wayD．preferred to be with God
小題3:The underlined word reminisced in the fifth paragraph probably means ________.
A．rememberedB．comfortedC．shoutedD．sighed
小題4:Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A．The writer was able to sing before she could speak.
B．The writer preferred to live a busy life in the city.
C．The writer was still quite familiar with the song "Ivory Tower".
D．The writer treasured all her childhood memories in the small farmhouse.
小題5:Which would be the best title for this passage?
A．Cherish lifeB．My happy childhood
C．Our small farmhouseD．Mom’s music

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:D

試題分析：文章講述作者小時(shí)候在農(nóng)場和父母生活的故事，媽媽和作者都喜歡唱歌，但是作者不喜歡農(nóng)場的生活，多年后，作者的母親去世了，聽到以前和媽媽一起唱的歌曲，和曾經(jīng)熟悉現(xiàn)在陌生的歌，作者淚如雨下。
小題1:第二段的句子：There was nothing for a young girl to do but watch the one station on the old TV set, if the weather allowed reception．第三段的句子：The place was rustic, with no indoor plumbing or heat．和but it always seemed cold and too quiet to me．可知ACD都是對的， 從第四段的句子：In the evenings, my mom and I would sit for hours singing in the little kitchen．I sang the melody and Mom harmonized．Her favorite song was "Moon River" and we sang it over and over．可知作者可以唱很多遍的歌，選B。
小題2:句意理解題：從第一段的句子：Four years ago my sweet mom went to be with her Lord．She did it her way．可以理解成作者的母親四年前去世了，選A
小題3:猜詞題：從第五段的句子：While my mom loved to sit at her kitchen table and look out at her garden and flowers and retell all the old stories, 可知媽媽會(huì)經(jīng)�；貞�，選A
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)題：從最后一句話：and an unfamiliar song began．I began to cry harder as I heard the words sung over the airwaves．"Come down, come down from your Ivory Tower．．．．"可知作者對Ivory Tower不熟悉，選C
小題5:標(biāo)題確定題：文章講述作者小時(shí)候在農(nóng)場和父母生活的故事，媽媽和作者都喜歡唱歌，但是作者不喜歡農(nóng)場的生活，多年后，作者的母親去世了，聽到以前和媽媽一起唱的歌曲，和曾經(jīng)熟悉現(xiàn)在陌生的歌，作者淚如雨下。所以選Mom’s music最貼切，選D 
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