17.On a number of drives throughout my childhood,my mother would suddenly pull over the car to examine a flower by the side of the road or rescue a beetle from tragedy while I,in my late teens and early twenties,sat impatiently in the car.
Though Mother's Day follows Earth Day,for me,they have always been related to each other.My mom has been"green"since she became concerned about the environment.Part of this habit was born of thrift (節(jié)儉).Like her mother and her grandmother before her,mom saves glass jars,empty cheese containers and reuses her plastic bags.
Mom creates a kind of harmonious relationship with wildlife in her yard.She knows to pick the apples on her trees a little early to avoid the bears and that if she leaves the bird feeders (給食器) out at night,it is likely that they will be knocked down by a family of raccoons (浣熊).Spiders that make their way into the house and are caught in juice glasses will be set loose in the garden.
I try to teach my children that looking out for the environment starts with being aware of the environment.On busy streets,we look for dandelions (蒲公英) to fly in the wind; we say hello to neighborhood cats and pick up plastic cups and paper bags.This teaching comes easily,I realize,because I was taught so well by example.Mom didn't need to lecture; she didn't need to beat a drum to change the world.She simply slowed down enough to enjoy living in it and with that joy came mercy and an instinct for protection.
I am slowing down and it isn't because of the weight of my nearly forty years on the planet,it is out of my concern for the planet itself.I've begun to save glass jars and reuse packing envelopes.I pause in my daily tasks to watch the squirrels race each other in the trees above my house.
Last summer,in the company of my son and daughter,I planted tomatoes in my yard.With the heat of August around me,I ate the first while sitting on my low wall with dirt on my hands.Warm from the sun,it burst on my tongue with a sweetness I immediately wanted to share with my mom.
54.Why does the author say Earth Day is connected with Mother's Day?B
A.Because Mother's Day falls shortly after Earth Day.
B.To stress how much her mother cares about the environment.
C.Because her mother shows her how to be friendly to nature on Mother's Day.
D.To stress that all the older women in her family are environmentalists.
55.We can infer from the article thatA.
A.the author realizes that she should teach her children by example as well.
B.the author's mother used to lecture her to protect the environment.
C.the author believes that only by learning to slow down can we enjoy life.
D.the author's mother knows how to get rid of the wildlife in her yard.
56.The writer's attitude towards her mom's behavior changed in the order ofD.
A.understanding-critical-approving
B.a(chǎn)pproving-doubtful-negative
C.doubtful-critical-positive
D.negative-understanding-approving.
分析 在本文中作者通過回憶,講述了母親綠色環(huán)保而且節(jié)儉的生活方式.懷著一顆熱愛大自然,熱愛一切的心,母親用自己一言一行影響著作者.多年后,作者從小時候?qū)δ赣H的不理解,變得逐漸認同了母親的做法,繼而身體力行的過起了"綠色"的生活.
解答 54.B 推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章第二段My mom has been"green"since she became concernedabout the environment.可知母親一直過著環(huán)保節(jié)儉的生活,由此推斷作者說母親節(jié)和地球日有關(guān)系是為了強調(diào)母親對環(huán)境的關(guān)注,所以B為正確選項.
55.A 推理判斷題.從文中第四段because I wastaught so well by example.She simply slowed down enough to enjoyliving in it 可知母親.用自己的行動在影響著孩子們.而文中Iam slowing down and…it is out of my concern for the planetitself.也說明了作者也要像母親一樣要去身體力行的去影響孩子們.所以A選項正確.
56.D 推理判斷題.從文章第一段的because I was taught so well by example.以及倒數(shù)第二段中作者的做法I am slowing down…I've begunto save…可以看出作者對母親做法的態(tài)度轉(zhuǎn)變,從不耐煩,到理解,最后到效仿的一個過程,所以正確選項為D.
點評 本篇文章難點在推理判斷題上.推理判斷題要以表面文字為前提,以具體事實為依據(jù)進行推理,做出判斷.這種推理方式比較直接,考生只要弄清事實,即可結(jié)合上下文推斷出合理的結(jié)論.