Question

Four years ago my sweet mom went to be with her Lord. 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. The place was rustic, with no indoor plumbing or heat. 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 melody 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.

As time passed, I had my own children and went to visit them 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 the silence was deafening so I finally leaned over to turn on an old radio. Music always comforted me.

My heart skipped a beat. "Moon River" was playing on the radio. I sat there stunned, with a tear running down my cheek, as I listened to every familiar note.

1. From the first paragraph, we know that the writer’s mother ________.

A. left the small farm with Lord

B. passed away four years ago

C. left for Lord to live her own way

D. preferred to be with Lord

2. The underlined word reminisced in the fifth paragraph probably means ________.

A. shouted B. comforted

C. recalled D. sighed

3.The writer didn’t like staying in the farm for the following reasons except that ________.

A. she could only sing one song in the small farm

B. it was too cold and quiet

C. there was nothing more that could make her excited

D. the place was rustic, with no indoor plumbing or heat

4.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage? _______

A. Cherish(珍惜) life B. My happy childhood

C. Our small farmhouse D. Mom’s music

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文通過回憶與母親在農(nóng)場的生活來表達對逝去的母親的懷念。

1. years ago my sweet mom went to be with her Lord.”與主同在，就是升入天堂.以及文章最后一段 “I sat there stunned, with a tear running down my cheek, as I listened to every familiar note”我震驚地坐在那兒，眼淚順著臉頰流淌了下來，就像我聽著每一次家庭（大小事）通知告示一樣�？梢酝茰y母親應(yīng)該是去世了。故選B

2. recall,回憶道。根據(jù)第五段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.上文講到媽媽以前的生活場景，現(xiàn)在我靜靜地在聽，仿佛母親在向我回憶訴說，故選C

3. 根據(jù)第四段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.只是講媽媽最喜歡的歌，但是常識推理肯定不止這一首歌，故選A

4. "Moon River" was playing on the radio.在農(nóng)場的生活還有那些熟悉的音樂，都想表達我對母親的思念，母親的音樂最能表達文章主旨，故選D

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