Question

Every year when Mother's Day cards show up in the stores, I remember my mother. She never cared much for       .I could just send a card or give her a call, and she'd be very happy.

A few months later after her death, I was in a store      out a Mother's Day card when suddenly I realized I had      one to send it to.

Each Mother's Day, I choose a different theme (主题) to remember her. This time, it's some of the things she said. For example:

When I asked her not to send my       brother to a boarding school, she said, "They'll teach him to read Braille (盲文).       he wants to have a life, he has to learn to read."

When I      that she ought to get a life, she replied, "I work five days a       , clean my house on Saturday, go to church on Sunday. I don't need a 1ife. I need help."

When we fell on hard times, she said, "Life is a       . Sometimes you give, other times you take. Either way, it's al1 the same one. But try to remember how hard it is to take, because one day, you will do the giving.'"

My mother was rea1ly a       woman. I remember my mother. And some day, when I'm gone, I hope my children will remember me.

But in the meantime, I'll be     to get a card or answer a phone call.

1.A. gifts         B. children         C. education

2.A. finding       B.picking          C. giving

3.A. no           B. some            C. another

4.A. mad         B deaf             C. blind

5.A. If            B. While            C. After

6.A. ordered       B. agreed          C. suggested

7.A. year          B. month           C. week

8.A. bank         B. museum           C. station

9.A lazy         B. smart          C. stupid

10.A sorry        B. glad           C. afraid

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.C

8.A

9.B

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲述每年母亲节，作者都会想起母亲，她不在乎礼物，只要给她一个卡片或电话，她就会很开心。每到母亲节，作者都会选择一个不同的主题怀念母亲。通过母亲送盲眼的弟弟到国外读书的事，母亲令作者懂得了生活就像是一个银行，有时存储，有时提取，但是不管提取有多难，终究有一天是要还的。

1.A考查名词及语境理解。gifts：礼物，children：孩子，education：教育。联系下文“I could just send a card or give her a call, and she'd be very happy”的描述可知：这里指的是母亲不在乎礼物。故应选A。

2.B考查动词及语境理解。find out：发现；pick out：取出；give out：散发。根据语境可知，这里指的是作者正在商店里取出一张母亲节卡片的时候。故选B。

3.A考查不定代词及语境理解。no one：没有人；some one：某人；another one：另一个。 联系下文的描述可知，这里指的是作者在母亲节这天没有送母亲节卡片，因为母亲已经去世。故应选A。

4.C考查名词及语境理解。 mad：生气的；deaf：耳朵聋的；blind：眼睛瞎的。根据下文“They'll teach him to read Braille的描述可知：这里指的是作者叫母亲不要送盲眼的弟弟到国外读书。故应选C。

5.A考查连词及语境理解。If ：如果、是否；While：当……时候；After：在……之后。根据语境可知，这里指的是如果他想要生活，他就必须学会读书。故应选A。

6.C考查动词及语境理解。ordered：命令、预订；agreed：赞成、同意；suggested：建议。根据语境可知，这里指的是作者建议妈妈说自己也要生活。故应选C。

7.C考查名词及语境理解。year：年；month：月；week：星期。联系下文“clean my house on Saturday, go to church on Sunday”的描述可知，这里指的是母亲说她每周工作5天。故应选C。

8.A考查名词及语境理解。bank：银行；museum：博物馆；station：车站。联系下文的描述可知，这里指的是生活就是一个银行。故应选A。

9.B考查形容词及语境理解。lazy：懒惰的；smart：聪明的；tupid：愚蠢的。联系上文的描述可知，这里指的是作者的母亲是一个聪明的女人。故应选B。

10.B考查形容词及语境理解。sorry：抱歉；glad：高兴；afraid：害怕。根据语境可知，这里指的是作者收到卡片或礼物也会很高兴。故应选B。

【考点定位】人生百味类短文。