Mom’s birthday present? It may be a difficult thing for some people, but for me, it is an easy thing. Mom loved flowers, so every year I sent her flowers. Actually she had a bed of irises (鳶尾花) in the backyard of her small, Indiana farm. They were beautiful. “Take some,” she said, “Dig some up and plant them on the side of your own house.”
But in my yard they became lacking in energy. A year passed, then two, but not one flower appeared. I cut back all their green leaves. I was tired of seeing them so lonely. Finally, I dug the irises up and threw them away.
About that time Mom died unexpectedly. My sister and I sold the farm. I never went back to see the irises. I just couldn’t bear seeing another family living in our home—Mom’s home. Autumn came, then winter. The following spring, as Mom’s birthday approached, I struggled with the question of how to remember her. I stared out the window and saw a few stubborn irises in my side yard sprouting (發(fā)芽), —tall, thin but flowerless. Because of seeing them, I decided to order flowers as I always did on Mom’s birthday, and send them to my sister. I wished so badly I could still send flowers to Mom. But that was impossible.
In the morning of Mom’s birthday, I was in my car ready to work. Something in the yard caught my eye. The irises! One had bloomed with flowers, big, showy and purple, as lovely as they ever had been on Mom’s farm. I smiled and turned my eyes upward. I could no longer send flowers to Mom. But somehow, she’d been able to send them to me.
小題1:According to the first paragraph, Mom ________.
A．wanted to give the author some flowers
B．didn’t like the presents from the author
C．lived with the author on an Indiana farm
D．got different birthday presents from the author every year
小題2:At first, the irises in the author’s yard ________.
A．a(chǎn)ll died quickly
B．didn’t bloom at all
C．grew as well as on Mom’s farm
D．grew better than those on Mom’s farm
小題3:What troubled the author?
A．She didn’t know how to grow irises.
B．She regretted they had sold Mom’s farm.
C．She didn’t know what to do in memory of Mom.
D．She couldn’t bear others living in Mom’s home.
小題4:After seeing the irises sprouting, the author________.
A．decided to send flowers to her sister on Mom’s birthday
B．dug them out because they were flowerless
C．decided to send them to Mom after they bloom
D．ordered flowers for the people living in Mom’s home
小題5:What can be learned from the last paragraph?
A．All the irises in the author’s yard bloomed.
B．The author went to see the irises in Mom’s yard.
C．It was Mom who took care of these irises in the author’s yard.
D．The author thought the blooming irises were gifts from Mom.

小題1:A 
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:A
小題5:D

試題分析: 母親喜歡花，自己后院里也種著鳶尾花。但是當作者把花移栽到自己家時，花卻長不好，從未盛開過，作者索性把花拔掉了。然而當母親去世后，作者院子中卻悄無聲息地盛開了鳶尾花，這是母親送給她的禮物。
小題1: A 細節(jié)理解題根據(jù)文章首段“Take some,” she said, “Dig some up and plant them on the side of your own house.”可知選A。
小題2:B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段內(nèi)容But in my yard they became lacking in energy. A year passed, then two, but not one flower appeared.可知當作者開始把鳶尾花移栽到自己家時，鳶尾花沒有開過一朵，選B。
小題3:C推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第三段內(nèi)容可知The following spring, as Mom’s birthday approached, I struggled with the question of how to remember her.以前在生日時候送花給母親的作者不知道如何去紀念母親，選C。
小題4:A細節(jié)理解題Because of seeing them, I decided to order flowers as I always did on Mom’s birthday, and send them to my sister. 判斷選A。
小題5:D細節(jié)理解題。從文章末段末句But somehow, she’d been able to send them to me.可以推測作者把院子里長出的鳶尾花看做是母親送給她的禮物，選D。
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They continued to date. She found that he met all her requirements. He was tolerant, kind, warm and careful. And to think she would have missed the catch if not for the salty coffee! So they married and lived happily together. And every time she made coffee for him, she put in some salt, the way he liked it.
After 40 years, he passed away and left her a letter which said:
My dearest, please forgive my life-long lie. Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous that I asked for salt instead of sugar. It was hard for me to ask for a change, so I just went ahead. I never thought that we would hit it off. Many times, I tried to tell you the truth, but I was afraid that it would ruin everything.
Sweetheart, I don't exactly like salty coffee. But as it mattered so much to you, I've learnt to enjoy it. Having you with me was my greatest happiness. If I could live a second time, I hope we can be together again, even if it means that I have to drink salty coffee for the rest of my life.
小題1:Why the man asked for some salt?                
A．Because he missed his hometown and his family.
B．Because he want to catch the attention of the lady.
C．Because he was nervous.
D．Because he liked the taste of salty coffee.
小題2:What can be inferred from the passage?
A．The man liked to drink a cup of salty coffee.
B．The man was good at making a lie.
C．The man missed his family very much.
D．The man loved the lady very much.
小題3:The best title for the passage might be _____.
A．a(chǎn) life-long lieB．salty coffee
C．a(chǎn) mistake for loveD．a(chǎn) homesick man

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