Question

It was Mother's Day. John was so busy with his work that he had ___1___time to return home. When he passed by a flower shop in the evening, he got an idea. "I'll send Mum some roses ."

___2___John was picking his flowers, another young man went inside. "How many roses can I get for only five dollars, Madam?" he asked. The assistant Nancy was trying to tell him roses were as ___3___as forty dollars a dozen . Maybe he would only buy some carnations.

"No, I have to have red roses. " He said, "My mum was badly ill last year and I didn't spend much time with her. Now I want to get something special, it has to be roses ___4___rose is her favorite. "

After hearing it, John said he would pay the rest of the money for the young man. When the young man took the roses, he almost jumped into the air and ran out of the shop. John was quite excited to see that. Then John took out his money and___5___his roses and asked the assistant to send them to his mother.

As he walked out, he saw the young man crossing the street and going into a___6___. But soon he found it was not a park but a cemetery. Crying, the young man___7___put down the roses," Mum, oh, Mum, why didn't I tell you how much I loved you? God, please help ___8___find my mum and tell her I love her..."

___9___thinking anything, John turned and quickly walked back to the shop. He would take the __10____home himself.

1.                A．no            B．enough         C．much D．more

2.                A．After          B．Just            C．While    D．Before

3.                A．cheap          B．beautiful        C．expensive D．awful

4.                A．because        B．so             C．but  D．when

5.                A．looked after     B．took away       C．paid for   D．got out

6.                A．shop           B．park           C．train station   D．hospital

7.                A．loudly          B．happily         C．carefully  D．hardly

8.                A．him            B．her            C．me  D．them

9.                A．As             B．With           C．without   D．For

10.               A．carnations      B．money         C．scarf  D．flowers

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.C

8.C

9.C

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文主人公约翰是个很善良的人，但是由于工作忙，一直顾不上回家。一天路过花店时，想起给自己的母亲买些鲜花。在此期间遇到一个贫穷的年轻人来给母亲买鲜花。约翰慷慨的帮助了他。后来约翰发现这个年轻人的母亲已经去世，让自己体会到了子欲孝而亲不在的痛苦，决定自己亲自把鲜花送给母亲。

1.根据上文John was so busy with his work 可知他没有时间。故选A。

2.本题从句中为进行时态，可知动作正在进行，故选C，当他正在挑选他的鲜花时，另一个年轻人进来了。

3.根据as forty dollars a dozen 联系这个年轻人的五美元，可知价格是昂贵的。故选C。

4.联系上下文可知前后是因果关系，so后面句子指的是结果，故选A，因为玫瑰花是她最喜欢的。

5.联系上文Then John took out his money 取出他的钱，可知是为鲜花付款，故选C，为……付款。

6.联系下文But soon he found it was not a park 可知此时他认为年轻人是去了公园，故选B。

7.词义辨析。Loudly大声地；happily 高兴地；carefully小心地；hardly几乎不。结合语境可知他小心地把鲜花放下。故选C。

8.结合语境可知句意是：帮助我找到我的母亲，故选C。

9.联系下文John turned and quickly walked back to the shop.可知他什么其它的也没想，故选C，没有。

10.联系上文可知他要自己把鲜花带回家。故选D。

考点：关于一篇很有哲理性的记述文