Question

For years I wanted a flower garden．I'd spend hours    different things I could plant．I believe they would look nice together．

But then we had Mattew．And Marvin．And the twins，．Alisa and Alan．And then Helen．Five children! I was too    raising them to grow a garden．

          Money was tight (拮据)，as well as time．Often when my children were little，one of them would want something expensive．And I'd have to say,“Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn’t       on trees，you know．”

      ，all five got through high school and college (大学) and were off on their own．I started thinking again about having a garden．Then，one morning on Mother’s Day, I was working in my kitchen．Suddenly, I looked out of the window and there was a    tree，planted right in my garden．I thought it     be a weeping willow (垂柳)，because I saw things   around on all its branches (树枝)．Then I put my    on and I couldn’t believe what I saw．There was a money tree in my garden!

I went outside to have a look．It was．     ! There were dollar bills all over that tree．

There was also a note in the tree．It     ，“We all love you，Morn．”

1.A．talking about B．thinking of     C．preparing for    D．1ooking after

2.A．tired         B．careless        C．busy             D．poor

3.A．grow        B．make           C．come             D．get

4.A．Clearly       B．Naturally       C．Certainly      D．Finally

5.A．money       B．new             C．young            D．tall

6.A．should        B．can            C．must            D．need

7.A．blowing       B．turning       C．producing       D．appearing

8.A．overcoat      B．hat            C．shoes           D．glasses

9.A．strange       B．true           C．special          D．perfect

10.A．says        B．writes        C．shows           D．describes

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：多年来作者想拥有一个花园，但她有五个孩子。每日忙于抚养他们，钱紧张，也没有时间。后来五个孩子都上了大学，她又开始想拥有一个花园。一母亲节的早上，她在厨房里干活。突然，向窗外望去，她的花园里有了一棵摇钱树。那棵树上到处都是美元。树上面还有一个便条写着，“我们都爱你，妈妈。”

1.B考查动词短语及语境理解。句意：多年来，我想要一个花园，我将花时间考虑种植不同的东西。talking about谈论；thinking of考虑；preparing for准备；1ooking after照看，照顾。根据句意可知该选B。

2.C考查形容词及语境理解。句意：我太忙于抚养他们而不能种植花园。Tired累的；careless粗心的； busy 忙的；poor贫穷的。 be busy doing忙于做…，所以选C。

3.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：你知道，钱不会长在树上。Grow种植；make制造；come 来；get得到，获得。根据句意结合语境可知该选A。

4.D考查副词及语境理解。句意：最后，五个孩子都上大学了。Clearly清晰地；Naturally自然地；Certainly当然；Finall最后。联系上下文可知该选D。

5.B考查形容词及语境理解。句意：突然，我向窗外望去，看见花园里面有颗新树。money 钱；new新的；young年轻的；tall高的。根据语境可知该选B。

6.C考查情态动词及语境理解。句意：我认为一定是一棵柳树。Should应该；can能，会；must 一定；need需要，必须。在英语中表示肯定的推测常用 must be一定是。所以选C。

7.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：因为我看到的东西在随风飘动。Blowing吹；turning转，变；producing生产；appearing出现。 根据树枝随风而动可知该选blow，所以选A。

8.D考查名词及语境理解。句意：然后我戴上眼镜，我不相信我所看到的。overcoat大衣；hat 帽子；shoes鞋；glasses眼镜。根据后面的并列句and I couldn’t believe what I saw．可知该选D。

9.B考查形容词及语境理解。句意：我到外面去看一看，这是真的。Strange奇怪的； true 真的；special特别的；perfect完美的。联系下文There were dollar bills all over that tree．There was also a note in the tree．It ，“We all love you，Morn．”可知该选B。

10.上面写到：“我们都爱你，妈妈。”says说；writes写；shows展示，表明；describes描述。表达纸上写着常用动词say。所以选A。

考点：故事类短文。