Question

For years I wanted a flower garden．But then we had Matthew．And Marvin．And the twins, Alisa and Alan．And then Helen．Five children．I was too busy raising them to grow a garden．

Money was tight, as well as time．Often when my children were little, one of them would want something that cost too much, and I' d have to say, “Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn't grow on trees, you now．”

Finally, all five got through high school and college and were off on their own．

One spring morning, on Mother's Day, I was working in my kitchen．Suddenly, I realized that cars were tooting their horns as they drove by．I looked out the window and there was a new tree, planted right in my yard．I thought it must be a weeping willow, because I saw things blowing around on all its branches．Then I put my glasses on－and I couldn't believe what I saw．

There was a money tree in my yard!

I went outside to look．It was true! There were dollar bills, one hundred of them, taped all over that tree．Think of' all the garden flowers I could buy with one hundred dollars! There was also a note attached: ‘‘IOU eight hours of digging time．Love, Marvin．"

Marvin kept his promise, too．He dug up a nice ten－by－fifteen foot bed for me And my other children bought me tools, ornaments , a trellis（格架）, a sunflower stepping stone and gardening books．

That was three years ago．My garden's now very pretty, just like I wanted．When I go out and tend my flowers, I don't seem to miss my children as much as I once did．I feel like they're right there with me．

I'm still not sure that money grows on trees．But I know love does!

1.Why did the mother say "Money doesn't grow on trees"?       .

A．She wanted them not to spend extra money

B．She was too sad to say anything else

C．She told them a truth on money

D．she just played a joke with them

2.What do we know about the mother according to the text?       ．

A．She is a bad-tempered woman

B．She believes money can grow on a tree now

C．She is a writer

D．She is hard-working in housekeeping

3.What can be inferred from the text?      ．

A．The author raised five children

B．The money tree was a Mother Day's gift

C．It cost Marvin eight hours to dug up the bed

D．Children planted a weeping willow in the yard

4.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?  ___    ．

A．My Money Tree                        B．The Garden of My Children

C．Mother's Love                          D．Marvin's Promise

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述了我一直都要一個有花園，里面長滿了花草樹木，但是忙于照顧5個孩子讓我沒有時間和金錢來實現(xiàn)自己的夢想，在母親節(jié)這一天我的孩子們幫助我實現(xiàn)了我的理想，給我送禮來了一顆Money tree。

1.A 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第二段Often when my children were little, one of them would want something that cost too much, and I' d have to say, “Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn't grow on trees, you now．”可知當(dāng) 孩子們向我要昂貴的東西的時候，我會說這樣的話。故A正確。

2.D 推理題。根據(jù)文章第一段And Marvin．And the twins, Alisa and Alan．And then Helen．Five children．I was too busy raising them to grow a garden．可知他們有五個孩子，她不得不忙于家務(wù)，照顧5個孩子的生活。故D正確。

3.B 推斷題。根據(jù)文章第4段One spring morning, on Mother's Day, I was working in my kitchen．Suddenly, I realized that cars were tooting their horns as they drove by．可知這顆樹是在母親節(jié)這一天送過來的，最可能是孩子送給媽媽的母親節(jié)禮物。故B正確。

4.A 主旨大意題。本文講述了我一直都要一個有花園，里面長滿了花草樹木，但是忙于照顧5個孩子讓我沒有時間和金錢來實現(xiàn)自己的夢想，在母親節(jié)這一天我的孩子們幫助我實現(xiàn)了我的理想，給我送禮來了一顆Money tree。故A項正確。

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