Question

The family had just moved．The young woman was feeling a little       ．It was Mother's Day—and 800 miles separated her from her parents．

She had called them that morning，and her mother had       how colorful their backyard was       spring had arrived．Later，she told her husband how she       those lilacs(丁香)in her parents’yard．“I know where we can find some，”he said．“Get the       and come on．”So off they went．

Some time later，they stopped at a hill and there were lilacs all round．The young woman rushed up to the nearest       and buried her face in the flowers．Carefully，she       some．Finally，they returned to their car for the       home．The woman sat smiling，surrounded by her        ．

When they were near home，she shouted“stop”，got off quickly and       to a nearby nursing home．She went to the end of the porch(门廊)，where a(n)       patient was sitting in her wheelchair，and put the flowers into her lap．The two       ，bursting into laughter now and then．Later the young woman turned and ran back to her       ．As the car pulled away，the woman in the wheelchair       with a smile，and held the lilacs       ．

“Mom，”the kids asked，“       did you give her our flowers?”“It is Mother's Day，and she seems so       while I have all of you．And anyone would be       by flowers．”

This satisfied the kids，but not the husband．The next day he       some young lilacs around their yard．   

I was the husband．Now，every May，our yard is full of lilacs．Every Mother’s Day our kids       purple lilacs．And every year I remember that smile of the lonely old woman．

1.A．movedB．worried    C．angry D．depressed

2.A．1earned    B．imagined    C．mentioned D．realized

3.A．now that    B．so that    C．as if D．even if

4.A．missed    B．grew    C．watered D．showed

5.A．cars    B．kids    C．clothes D．1ilacs．

6.A．bush    B．hill    C．yard D．door

7.A．bought    B．picked    C．set D. raised

8.A．break    B．holiday    C．trip D．dinner

9.A．friends    B．memory    C．flowers D．honor

10.A．responded  B．pointed    C．drove D．hurried

11.A．1oving    B．elderly    C．serious D．sensitive

12.A．hesitated   B．waited    C．sat D．chatted

13.A．family    B．mother    C．path D．home

14.A．nodded    B．waved    C．1eft D．continued

15.A．sadly    B．politely    C．quickly D．tightly

16.A．why      B．when    C．how    D．where

17.A．quiet    B．confused    C．alone D．patient

18.A．calmed    B．persuaded    C．disappointedD．cheered

19.A．arranged   B．dried    C．planted D．hid

20.A．find    B．gather    C．receive D．buy

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.A

5.B

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.C

10.D

11.B

12.D

13.A

14.B

15.D

16.A

17.C

18.D

19.C

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲了一家人对紫丁香的回忆。如今，每年五月, 每逢母亲节，作者的孩子都要采摘紫丁香花束。每年作者都会记起那位孤独的老太太脸上露出的笑容，那是妻子善良的体现。

1.考查动词辨析A．moved移动；B．worried担心 ；C．angry生气；D．depressed沮丧；根据It was Mother’s Day – and 800 miles separated her from her parents.故选D，

2.考查动词辨析A．1earned学会；B．imagined想象；C．mentioned提到；D．realized意识到；根据上文She had called them，然后推断出在电话中，她的母亲向她提起，所以院子里的色彩是多么绚丽。

3.考查连词辨析A．now that既然；B．so that因此；C．as if 好像；D．even if即使；之所以院子里的色彩是多么绚丽，是因为春天已经来临，故选A，

4.考查动词辨析A．missed错过，想念；B．grew生长；C．watered浇水；D．showed展示；因为出嫁，远离了父母亲，所以当母亲提到院子里色彩是多么绚丽的丁香花后，勾起了她对紫丁香的思念，故选A，

5.考查名词辨析A．cars车；B．kids孩子；C．clothes衣服；D．1ilacs丁香花；根据“Mom,” the kids asked，故选B

6.考查名词辨析A．bush灌木丛；B．hill小山；C．yard院子；D．door门；根据Some time later, they stopped at a hill and there were lilacs all round.故选A bush灌木丛。小山院子门，均不合题意

7.考查动词辨析A．bought买；B．picked拾起；C．set制定；D. raised举起；根据上文buried her face in the flowers及下文put the flowers into her lap可推断出年轻女在小心翼翼的摘下一些花，故选B。

8.考查名词辨析A．break休息；B．holiday假期；C．trip旅行；D．dinner晚餐；上文提到they stopped at a hill，说明他们在出游，然后摘完花后，他们终于返回了汽车，走上了回家的路。故选C，

9.考查名词辨析A．friends朋友；B．memory记忆；C．flowers花；D．honor尊敬；句意：这个妇人微笑的坐下，用花围绕着她。根据Carefully, she picked some，故选C。

10.考查动词辨析A．responded回应；B．pointed指出；C．drove开车；D．hurried匆忙；从上文 she shouted “stop,” got off quickly可以看出女士很急切的心情，因此，匆匆走向附近的一家疗养院，故选D，hurried。

11.考查形容词辨析A．1oving有爱的；B．elderly年长的；C．serious严重的；D．sensitive敏感的；从文中sitting in her wheelchair可以说明那个病人上了年纪，故选B，elderly上了年纪的。

12.考查动词辨析A．hesitated犹豫；B．waited等待；C．sat坐；D．chatted聊天；从后文 bursting into laughter now and then说明两个人在兴高采烈的聊天。故选D，chatted聊天。其它选项均不合题意

13.考查名词辨析A．family家庭；B．mother妈妈；C．path小路；D．home家；年轻女人把花送给疗养院的病人后转身跑回到家人的身边，故选A，family家人

14.考查动词辨析A．nodded点头；B．waved挥手；C．1eft离开；D．continued继续；从As the car pulled away说明他们要开车离开了，因此坐在轮椅里的那个女人挥动着手告别，故选B，waved挥手。

15.考查副词辨析A．sadly悲伤地；B．politely有礼貌地； C．quickly快速地；D．tightly紧紧地；年轻女人在母亲节给轮椅里的那个年迈的妇人送紫丁香花，老妇人深深的感动，因此，紧紧地握着那束紫丁香花，故选D，tightly紧紧地。

16.考查特殊疑问词A．why为什么；B．when什么时候；C．how如何；D．where哪；从下文回答 “It is Mother's Day"说明孩子们问，"你为什么把我们的花送给她？"，故选A。

17.考查形容词辨析A．quiet 安静的；B．confused困惑的；C．alone 单独；D．patient耐心；从后文while I have all of you对比说明：她看起来是那么孤独，故选C，alone孤独的。

18.考查动词辨析A．calmed平静；B．persuaded说服；C．disappointed使失望；D．cheered欢呼；从 上文轮椅上的老妇人手拿鲜花，面带微笑，说明鲜花会给任何人带来好心情。故选D，cheered使……高兴。

19.考查动词辨析A．arranged安排；B．dried干燥；C．planted种植；D．hid藏；根据I was the husband. Now, every May, our yard is full of lilacs.故选C，grew种植

20.考查动词辨析A．find发现；B．gather聚集；C．receive收到；D．buy买；根据句意，每逢母亲节，我们的孩子都要采撷紫丁香花束。故选B，gather采摘。

考点：故事类短文。