Question

    One year ago, I worked at a traditional Chinese medicine store. Business was not bad. Every day we mixed medicinal herbs (中药) for patients, so the store was always full of a strong herbal smell.

After I had worked there for a time, a boy of 13 or 14 started coming and sitting on the stairs outside the store for a while every day. It seemed strange to me.

"Do you like the herbal smell?" I asked him one day.

"I grew up with this kind of smell," he said. He told me that his mother took herbal medicine for years, so he could mix herbs for his mother when he was very young. He mixed the herbs with deep love, hoping his mother would get better as soon as possible.

"Is your mother well now?" I asked.

He shook his head. "My mother passed away three years ago." Looking up into the sky, he went on: "When I first passed by here and smelled the herbs, I thought of my mother. It is comforting to remember those days when she was alive. So I come here every day to sit for a moment. When I sit around this smell, I feel as if my mother is still alive and is waiting for her medicine in her room."

1.The boy came to the store every day because he _______.

A.liked the herbal smell B.missed his mother very much

C.wanted to work in the store D.wanted to make friends with the writer

2.The boy grew up with the smell of the herbs because _______.

A.he liked to play with herbs B.he studied at an herbal medicine store

C.his family had an herbal medicine store D.he often mixed herbs for his mother

3.The boy's mother passed away when he was _______ years old.

A.6 or 7 B.about 10 C.13 or 14 D.about 15

4.The store was always full of a strong smell of________.

A.flowers B.herbs C.fruit D.vegetables

5.A good title for the story might be _______.

A.A poor boy B.A medicine store C.Herbal smell D.Herbal love

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.B

5.D

【解析】

本文讲述了一个男孩每天来药店闻草药的气味，是为了想起他已经去世的妈妈，因为他妈妈生前喝了很长时间中药。当他坐在那里，闻到草药的气味，他感觉好像他妈妈还活着。

1.

细节理解题。根据“When I first passed by here and smelled the herbs, I thought of my mother.”可知，这个男孩每天来这家药店是想念他妈妈了。故选B。

2.

细节理解题。根据“He told me that his mother took herbal medicine for years, so he could mix herbs for his mother when he was very young.”可知，这个男孩在草药的气味中长大，因为他经常为他妈妈混合草药。故选D。

3.

推理判断题。根据“a boy of 13 or 14 started coming and sitting on the stairs outside the store for a while every day.”可知，这个男孩现在13或14岁，根据“My mother passed away three years ago.”可知，他妈妈是在三年前去世的，因此当时他大约10岁。故选B。

4.

细节理解题。根据“Every day we mixed medicinal herbs (中药) for patients, so the store was always full of a strong herbal smell.”可知，这家店里总是充满草药的气味。故选B。

5.

标题归纳题。根据“When I first passed by here and smelled the herbs, I thought of my mother. It is comforting to remember those days when she was alive. So I come here every day to sit for a moment. When I sit around this smell, I feel as if my mother is still alive and is waiting for her medicine in her room.”可知，这个男孩来店里闻草药的气味，是为了想起他去世的妈妈，因此这是通过对草药的爱，表达对母亲的爱，故选D。