Question

【題目】 As the fifth of seven children, I went to the same public school as my three elder sisters and brother. Every year, each child from the third grade took part in an old school tradition-the plant sale held in early May, just before Mother's Day.

That year I was old enough to take part in it. I wanted to surprise my mother, but I didn't have any money. I told my elder sister about it and she gave me some money. When I arrived at the plant sale, I carefully chose my favorite. I watched each plant seriously to make sure that I could find the best geranium（天竺葵）. After school, with the help of my sister I hid it on the neighbor's porch（門廊）. On Mother's Day, I remember how bright my mother's eyes were and how elated she was at my gift.

The year I was fifteen, my younger sister reached the third, grade. She told me that, she wanted to surprise our mother. Like my elder sister did for me, I gave her some money. And she bought the same gift and we hid it in the same place. When she gave the gift to my mother, I watched them full of pride and happiness. My mother noticed me watching and gave me a soft and secret smile. With a shock at my heart, I smiled back.

I wonder how my mother could pretend (假裝) to be surprised at the same sixth child, but as I watched her eyes, I knew she was not pretending.

【1】The writer first took part in the plant sale______________.

A. in the third gradeB. at the age of sixteen

C. in the fifth gradeD. at the age of fifteen

【2】The underlined word "elated" in the second paragraph probably means _____________.

A. angryB. upsetC. excitedD. relaxed

【3】The sixth child bought _____________ for her mother.

A. the prettiest roseB. the best geranium

C. the biggest grapeD. the freshest strawberry

【4】From the third paragraph, we can know the mother ___________when she got the same gift.

A. refused to accept itB. pretended to be happy

C. felt proud and happyD. hid it on the neighbor's porch

【5】The passage is mainly about __________________.

A. the best place to hide a giftB. a good way to surprise mom

C. an awful secret of the familyD. deep love between mom and children

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】B

【4】C

【5】D

【解析】

本篇文章難度適中，主要講述我在母親節(jié)前為我媽媽買了花，我的媽媽很高興，后來我的妹妹讀三年級，也想為我的媽媽買花，我給了她錢并且?guī)椭�了她。當我的媽媽看到花時，他很高興。我原以為媽媽收到第六個相同的禮物時是假裝很開心，其實并不是，媽媽是真地開心。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Every year, each child from the third grade took part in an old school tradition-the plant sale held in early May, just before Mother's Day“每年，每一個來自于三年級的學生都可以參加一個學校的傳統(tǒng)—在5月早期及母親節(jié)之前的植物售賣活動”可知，作者在三年級時第一次參加這個活動，故選A。

【2】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)On Mother's Day, I remember how bright my mother's eyes were and how elated she was at my gift可知，在母親節(jié)那天，我記得我的媽媽的眼睛是多么地明亮，對我的禮物是多么地振奮。所以母親看到我的禮物是振奮的，故選C。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)I watched each plant seriously to make sure that I could find the best geranium（天竺葵）. After school, with the help of my sister I hid it on the neighbor's porch（門廊）以及And she bought the same gift and we hid it in the same place可知，我仔細地看每一個植物來確保我能找到最好的天竺葵，放學后，在我的姐姐的幫助下,我將它藏在鄰居的門廊那里，我的妹妹也買了相同的禮物，而且藏在相同的地方，所以第六個孩子也買了最好的天竺葵送給我的媽媽，故選B。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)When she gave the gift to my mother, I watched them full of pride and happiness“當她將禮物給媽媽時，我看到她充滿了驕傲和開心”可知，當我的媽媽收到相同的禮物時，她是驕傲的和開心的，故選C。

【5】主旨大意題。根據(jù)I wonder how my mother could pretend (假裝) to be surprised at the same sixth child, but as I watched her eyes, I knew she was not pretending以及全文可知，我的媽媽收到相同的禮物，我原以為她的開心是裝的，其實她并沒有裝，體現(xiàn)出媽媽與孩子之間深深的愛。故選D。

解答詞義猜測題時，可以使用如下技巧：1、根據(jù)上下文來猜測詞義；2、通過同義詞或近義詞來猜測詞義；3、通過構詞法來猜測詞義；4、通過定義或釋義來猜測詞義；5、通過句法功能來猜測詞義；6、通過轉折和因果關系來猜測詞義；7. 通過生活常識來猜測詞義。對于這類題采取“代入法”也非常有效，即將備選答案逐一代入文中，哪一個選項能使句子的意思通順、連貫，且與上下文的內容一致，哪一個選項就是該題的正確答案。例如第2題，根據(jù)I remember how bright my mother's eyes were“我記得我媽媽的眼睛是多么地明亮啊”可知，媽媽是振奮的，故選C。