13.For years I wanted a flower garden.I'd spend hours thinking of different things I could plant that would look nice together.
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 know."
Finally,all five got through high school and college and were off on their own.I started thinking again about having a garden.
I wasn't sure,though.I mean,gardens do cost money,and after all these years I was used to living on a pretty lean,no-frills budget.
Then,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 of 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 (棚架),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 weed or tend my flowers,I dont seem to miss my children as much as I once did.It feels like they're right there with me.
I live up in Michigan's Upper Peninsula,where winters are long and cold,and summers are too short.But every year now,when winter sets in,I look out of my window and think of the flowers.I'll see next spring in my little garden.I think about what my children did for me,and I get tears in my eyes-every time.
I'm still not sure that money grows on trees.But I know love does!
60.By saying"Do you see a money tree outside…,"the mother actually means"D".
A.Observation is the best teacher
B.Seeing is believing.
C.The outsider sees the most of the game
D.It is not easy to gain money
61.The best title for the passage would probably beA.
A.My flower garden
B.Marvin helps to realize my dream
C.Love in Michigan
D.Money grows on trees
62.The underlined word"no-frills"in the fifth paragraph is similar in meaning toB.
A.wasteful B.tight
C.a(chǎn)bsurd D.helpful
63.From the last but the third paragraph we can infer that the mother isC.
A.divorced when she was young
B.not caring for her kids any longer
C.a(chǎn)lone but not at all lonely
D.prouder.
分析 本文的母親寫了自己一直希望有個(gè)花園,但是孩子們小的時(shí)候沒有實(shí)現(xiàn)愿望,等孩子們長(zhǎng)大了,孩子們用自己的愛心給媽媽一個(gè)花園的故事.
解答 60.答案是D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容"Money was tight"家里的錢是很緊張的,所以當(dāng)孩子要花太多的錢買東西的時(shí)候,媽媽就會(huì)說錢不是長(zhǎng)在樹上的,意思是掙錢不容易哪有搖錢樹啊,故答案選D.
61.答案是 A.主旨大意題,縱觀全文,本文寫得是我對(duì)花園的渴望以及我的花園是如何建立起來的,從中展現(xiàn)了孩子們的孝心的感人故事,所以答案A最好.
62.答案是B.猜測(cè)詞義題,根據(jù)前文中"gardens do cost money"花園的確花費(fèi)很高,"after all these years I was used to living on a pretty lean,no-frills budget"這么多年來我已經(jīng)習(xí)慣了過著一種緊張的預(yù)算生活,可見這里指的是用錢不多,與前文的花費(fèi)很多成對(duì)比,所以答案選B.
63.答案是C.推理判斷題,從本段之中的描述冬去春來作者守著自己的花園,想著兒女們的孝心,可以推斷她是一個(gè)人生活,但是兒女們的愛并不會(huì)讓她感到孤獨(dú),所以答案選C.
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