Question

A long time before I was born, my grandma and grandpa moved into the house on Beechwood Avenue. They had a young family of 4 little girls.

During that time, work was hard to find, so Grandpa did whatever jobs he could. He worked on a farm during the week and at weekends he and Grandpa grew some of their own food in the garden（花园）.

  Everybody worked to keep the garden growing. All summer long, the family ate food from the garden and enjoyed the beautiful flowers. Grandma made jam(果酱）with strawberry, tomatoes, beans, peppers, pears and peaches. It was good to eat through the long winter.

The family grew up, and before too many years had passed, the grandchildren came to visit. Grandma and Grandpa still planted their garden every spring. Everyone still enjoyed the good food from the garden and always took some home.

Grandchildren grew up, and grandparents grew older. It became harder for Grandma and Grandpa to keep up the garden. So they made it a little smaller. There was still plenty to eat from the garden and lovely flowers to enjoy.

Then one summer when Grandpa was eighty-nine years old, all he could do was to watch from his chair as the vegetables grew and the flowers came out. Summer slowly went away, and Grandpa died before it was time to bring in the harvest(丰收).

1.How many people were there in grandparents’ family before the writer was born?

A. Five B. Six C.Seven  D. Eight

2.The life then was very ________. People couldn’t find jobs easily.

A. easy B. happyC. hard  D. free

3.Grandchildren took their grandparents’ vegetables home because ________.

A. they were too poor

B. they liked them better

C. their parents asked them to do so

D. they wanted to give some to their friends

4.As time passed by, grandparents made the garden smaller because ________.

A. they were not strong enough

B. life was getting better and better

C. we didn’t enjoy their vegetables

D. they lost interest to grow vegetables

5.The best title for the passage is ________.

A. Grand5mother’s Garden

B. Grandfather’s Garden

C. Our Grandparents

D. Grandparents’ Garden

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：本文讲述作者的祖父母为了生活在花园里种植食物，一家人欣赏美丽的花朵、享用花园里美味的食物，直到爷爷去世花园里一直种着蔬菜、水果等。

1.B细节理解题。根据短文第一段最后一句They had a young family of 4 little girls.可知，在作者出生前这个家有四个小女孩，再加上祖父母，一共六口人。所以该选B。

2.C细节理解题。根据短文第二段第一句During that time, work was hard to find, so Grandpa did whatever jobs he could.可知，那时的生活很困难。所以该选C。

3.B细节理解题。根据短文第四段最后一句Everyone still enjoyed the good food from the garden and always took some home可知，孙子们把祖父母的蔬菜带回家，因为比较喜欢这些蔬菜。所以该选B。

4.A细节理解题。根据短文第五段第二、三句It became harder for Grandma and Grandpa to keep up the garden. So they made it a little smaller.可知，祖父母使花园变小，因为他们身体已不够强壮。所以该选A。

5.D主旨大意题。根据短文大意：本文讲述作者的祖父母为了生活在花园里种植食物，一家人欣赏美丽的花朵、享用花园里美味的食物，直到爷爷去世花园里一直种着蔬菜、水果等。所以该选D，祖父的花园。

考点：故事类阅读。