Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned 12, a white gardenia was delivered to my house. No card came with it Calls to the flower-shop were not helpful at all. After a while I stopped trying to discover the sender’s name and just delighted in the beautiful white flower in soft pink paper.
But I never stopped imagining who the giver might be. Some of my happiest moments were spent daydreaming about the sender. My mother encouraged these imaginings. She’d ask me if there was someone for whom I had done special kindness. Perhaps it was the old man across the street whose mail I’d delivered during the winter. As a girl, though, I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy I had run into.
One month before my graduation, my father died. I felt so sad that I became completely uninterested in my upcoming graduation dance, and I didn’t care if I had a new dress or not. But my mother, in her own sadness, would not let me miss any of those things. She wanted her children to feel loved and lovable. In truth, my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gar-denia-lovely, strong and perfect with perhaps a bit of mystery(神秘).My mother died ten days after I was married. I was 22. That was the year the gardenia stopped coming.
41. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A.A childhood Dream.                                 B.A Mother’s Love.
C.A Graduation Party.                                  D.A Special Birthday.
42.The mother insisted that her daughter go to the graduation dance because _________.
A.she could take care of things herself             B.she hoped she would find a boyfriend
C.she wanted her to be happy and strong  D.she thought education was most important
43.Who was the sender of the flower?
A.A boy the writer had run into.                 B.One of the writer’s neighbors.
C.One of the writer’s classmates.                  D.The writer’s mother.

41.B 42.C43.D

41.解析:這是一道主旨題。這篇短文講述了一個(gè)關(guān)于母愛的故事,充分表現(xiàn)了母親對子女的愛。
42.解析:這是一道細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。根據(jù)第三段“In fact,my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia—lovely,strong and perfect with perhaps a bit of mystery.”可判斷出她想讓自己的孩子幸福、強(qiáng)壯。
43.解析:根據(jù)最后一句“That was the year the gardenia stopped coming.”可判斷出是作者的母親在她每個(gè)生日送給她一枝白色的梔子花。
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