Question

When I was young, my father used to grow carnations — a kind of flower that was red, pink or white. He took care of them with much love and devotion. Every day he came home from work, he would enjoy watching them. And he used to tell us, “No one should touch my flowers.”

One day, my younger sister Clemence, who loved dad very much, wanted to help him. So she cut the carnation from their stems (枝干) one by one and arranged (排列) them on the ground. She believed that dad would be very happy to see them that way.

When mom and I realized what my sister had done, we became completely silent. However, my sister didn’t know why no one showed her any appreciation (感谢). When dad arrived, he went as usual straight to watch the flowers. Seeing his flowers lying on the ground like dead animals, he was shocked at first. He looked towards the street to see if it was any of the neighbors’ children who could have done it. Then he looked at mom in silence. Finally mom, who always taught us to tell the truth no matter what, said, “No bad neighbors did this great job, only your lovely daughter Clemence.”

Dad’s face changed into a smile and then he said, “Do I have better flower than my lovely daughter?” My younger sister smiled and hugged (拥抱) dad strongly.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.What is NOT a color of carnations?

A. White          B. Red              C. Black            D. Pink

2.How did Clemence feel when she had the carnations cut?

A. Sorry.          B. Worried.       C. Upset.   D. Happy

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. No one knew what my sister had done with the carnations.

B. Dad had thought someone outside had cut the flowers from the stems.

C. My younger sister told my father the truth about the carnations.

D. Dad asked my sister to help arrange the carnations on the ground.

4.What caused my younger sister to smile and hug dad strongly?

A. Clemence’s words.       B. Mom’s words.

C. Dad’s words.            D. My words.

5.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. My Neighbors             B. Dad’s Best Flower

C. Growing Carnations       D. Telling the truth

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：本文记叙了当作者小的时候，作者的爸爸经常种康乃馨花，他对花照顾得很周到，不让我们碰花。有一天，作者的妹妹，她最喜欢爸爸了，她把康乃馨摘下来，一个一个地摆在地上，她相信爸爸看到这会高兴，当爸爸回来后，问到这是谁做的？作者的妈妈告诉他，是他的宝贝女儿做的，爸爸高兴的笑了，妹妹也笑了，紧紧地拥抱爸爸

1.C细节理解题。根据短文开头When I was young, my father used to grow carnations — a kind of flower that was red, pink or white.可知当我年轻的时候，我的父亲曾经种植康乃馨，有红色、粉红色或白色。所以该选C。

2.D细节理解题。根据第二段中She believed that dad would be very happy to see them that way.可她很高兴，所以选D。

3.B细节理解题。根据He looked towards the street to see if it was any of the neighbors’ children who could have done it可知他认为是邻居的孩子们做的，所以选B。

4.C细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句“Do I have better flower than my lovely daughter?” My younger sister smiled and hugged（拥抱）dad strongly可以是爸爸的话让小妹妹微笑着紧紧地拥抱爸爸，所以选C。

5.细读短文可知该选B，爸爸的最好的花。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。