Question

“what’s the matter, mum?” As soon as I enter the door, I find that my mother is      . It’s unusual —she usually       the door and welcomes me with a smile!

“She's dying,” mum says sadly. I       what she says. The tulip (郁金香), mother’s        is dying.

A month ago, we moved       our new house and mum bought a very beautiful tulip. Mum liked it very much.      . she was free, she would sit       her armchair beside the tulip and enjoys its beautiful colour       sweet smell.

She treated it like a baby and looked after it      . She put the tulip by window and moved it from one place to       to give the tulip enough sunshine. The first thing she did when she       every morning was       the tulip, Mum also fertilized (施肥) it many times.

She hoped that with great care, the tulip would become more and more beautiful and      , But the tulip was dying       too much sunshine, water and fertilizer.

It's true that mother loved the tulip. But this kind of love       be harmful. Love can sometimes kill what you love.

1.A. happy                   B. unhappy                 C. pleased                 D. pleasure

2.A. closes                   B. opens         C. keeps                  D. takes

3.A. know                     B. love                     C. think                    D. find

4.A. favourite            B. hate                   C. unlike                   D. like

5.A. into                 B. around                C. across                   D. with

6.A. Though              B. Because               C. After                    D. When

7.A. at                        B. in                       C. on                      D. under

8.A. but                      B. and           C. for                      D. or

9.A. happily                  B. brightly                  C. carefully               D. usually

10.A. other              B. place        C. two places             D. another

11.A. got up                 B. made the bed       C. played the piano D. washed her face

12.A. to take             B. to cut                     C. to water                D. to pull

13.A. dry                B. strong       C. wet             D. old

14.A. because                   B. for                      C. since            D. because of

15.A. must              B. should                 C. may             D. need

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.A

5.A

6.D

7.B

8.B

9.C

10.D

11.A

12.C

13.B

14.D

15.C

【解析】

试题分析：

1.考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：我一进门，发现妈妈不高兴。A开心；B不开心；C开心；D愉快。根据开头的一句“what’s the matter, mum?”可知选Ｂ。

2.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：妈妈通常会开门并微笑的欢迎我的。A.关闭；B. 打开；C.保持；D.拿走。根据It’s unusual一句可知选Ｂ。

3.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：我知道她说的是什么。A知道；B爱；C想；D发现。作者对于妈妈的话“She's dying,”和后面的一句可知选Ａ。

4.考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：郁金香，妈妈的最爱，快要死了。A最喜欢的；B讨厌，憎恨C不像，为形容词或介词；D喜欢。favourite不只是形容词（特别喜欢的），也是名词（最喜欢的某件东西）故选Ａ。

5.考查介词及语境的理解。句意：一个月以前，我们搬进了我们的新家，妈妈买了一朵郁金香。A进入；B在周围；C穿过；D和……一起。搬进新家应该用介词into；故选A。

6.考查连词及语境的理解。句意：每当她有空时，就会坐在郁金香旁边的扶手椅上，享受着它的漂亮的颜色和浓郁的芳香。A虽然；B应为；C在……之后；D当……的时候。根据前面一句Mum liked it very much.可知只要妈妈有空，就欣赏郁金香；故选D。

7.考查介词及语境的理解。A在……上，在……时；B在……里面；C在……上；D在……下面。既然是扶手椅自然应该是坐在里面；故选B。

8.考查连词及语境的理解。A但是；B和；C因为；D或者。its beautiful colour和sweet smell一起做动词enjoy的宾语，所以是表示并列关系；故选B。

9.考查副词及语境的理解。句意：她把郁金香当作孩子精心地照料它。A高兴地；B明亮的；C仔细地；D通常。根据She treated it like a baby一句可知选C。

10.考查代词及语境的理解。句意：她将郁金香放在窗户旁边，为了给它充足的阳光把它从一个地方移动到另一个地方。A其他的；B地方；C两个地方；D另一个。根据后面的目的状语to give the tulip enough sunshine.可知，把它从一个地方移动到了另一个地方，即from one place to another；故选D。

11.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：每天早晨她起床之后要做的第一讲事情就是给它浇水。A起床；B铺床；C弹钢琴；D洗脸。根据后面的时间状语every morning可知是在每天起床后要干的事；故选A。

12.考查动词及语境的理解。A带走；B剪断；C浇水；D拔出。根据常识可推断，护理花自然要经常浇水；故选C。

13.考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：她希望在她的精心照顾下郁金香能够变得越来越漂亮和强壮。A干燥；B强壮；C湿润；D变老。妈妈的希望肯定是希望花长的越来越强；故选B。

14.考查连词及语境的理解。句意：但是因为过强的阳光、水分和肥料使得郁金香快要死了。ABC都意为“因为”都是连词，后面需要连接句子，而D也表示“因为”，为介词短语，后面可以跟名词、名词短语或代词。故选D。

15.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：但是这种爱有可能是有害的。A必须；B阳光；C可能；D需要。此处表达作者的感慨，根据Love can sometimes kill what you love.一句可知选C。

考点：人生百味类短文。