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13．For years I wanted a 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．I was too busy raising them to grow a garden．
Money was not enough．Neigher was time．Often when my children were little，one of them would want something that cost too much，I'd have to say，"Do you see a money tree outside？Money doesn't grow on trees，you know．"
Finally，all the children got through high school and college and were off on their own．I started thinking again about a garden．
Then，one spring morning，on Mother's Day，I was working in my kitchen．Suddenly，I looked out of the window and there was a new tree，planted right in my yard．There were things blowing around on it．Then I put my glasses on and I couldn't believe what I saw．There was a money tree in my yard!
I went out to look．It was true!There were dollar bills，one hundred of them，hanging all over that tree．There was also a note among them，"Thank you for your time，Mom．We love you!"
Later，my children bought me tools，ornaments（裝飾品），a sunflower stepping stone and gardening books，A new page started in my life．
That was three years ago．My garden is now very pretty，just like I wanted．When I go out and take care of 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．Now every year when winter comes，I look out of 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!

56．How many children did the writer have？B
A．Three
B．Five
C．Four
D．Six
57．What did the mother mean when she said"Money doesn't grow on trees"？B
A．She was too busy to plant a money tree at that time．
B．It wasn't easy for her to make money to raise all the children．
C．She had to save money so that she could have a garden．
D．They didn't have much money because the mother lost her job．
58．From Paragraph 5，we know that"A money tree"appeared in the writer's yardA．
A．one spring morning on a Mother's Day after the children left her
B．before her children were born
C．when the children were little
D．a(chǎn)fter the children went to school
59．The children planted a money tree in their mother's yard becauseD．
A．their mother needed money badly
B．they wanted to live together with their mother forever
C．it was time for them to give the money back to their mother
D．they wanted to show their love to their mother
60．According to the passage，we can know Mother's Day is inC．
A．January
B．August
C．May
D．October．

Answer 1

分析 多年以來，我一直想擁有個花園，在里面可以種植一些我喜歡種的植物．后來有了5個孩子：Matthew，Marvin，Alisa，Alan and  Helen．孩子多，因為照顧孩子們，而且孩子們的花銷也大，所以沒有精力和足夠的錢來實現(xiàn)自己的愿望．孩子們長大成人之后，一個個上完了中學(xué)與大學(xué)，并且獨自生活了．在母親節(jié)那天為我布置了一個漂亮的花園，實現(xiàn)了我的夢想．

解答 56．B．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)But then we had Matthew，and Marvin，and the twins----Alisa and Alan，and then Helen．可知后來有了Matthew，Marvin，Alisa，Alan and Helen，所以一共5個孩子．故選B．
57．B．句意猜測題．根據(jù)one of them would want something that cost too much，I'd have to say，"Do you see a money tree outside？Money doesn't grow on trees，you know．"可知對她來說掙錢養(yǎng)孩子不是很容易的事．故選B．
58．A．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)Then，one spring morning，on Mother's Day，I was working in my kitchen．Suddenly，I looked out of the window and there was a new tree，planted right in my yard．可知在一個春天的早晨，在母親節(jié)那一天，在我的院子里看到了一棵搖錢樹．故選A．
59．D．推理判斷題．根據(jù)There was also a note among them，"Thank you for your time，Mom．We love you!"可知孩子們在媽媽的院子里種植搖錢樹是為了顯示他們對媽媽的愛．故選D．
60．C．推理判斷題．根據(jù)one spring morning，on Mother's Day，可知母親節(jié)是在春天，而春天一般是三、四、五月．故選C．

點評 這是一篇人生感悟類閱讀短文．作者給我們講述了她的母親的故事，通過這個故事告訴我們子欲養(yǎng)而親不待的道理，為人子的我們應(yīng)該好好孝順我們的長輩．本篇短文比較簡單，容易理解，做題時，先細讀短文，然后帶著問題再讀一遍，找出符合題目的解答即可．