Question

Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned twelve, a bunch of white gardenia (栀子花) was delivered to my house. No card or note came with it. _______ to the flower shops were not helpful at all—it was a cash _______. After a while I stopped trying to _______ who the sender was and just delighted in the beauty and perfume of the white flowers in soft pink paper.

But I never _______ imagining who the sender might be. Some of my _______ moments were spent daydreaming about it. My mother_______to these imaginings. She would ask me whether there was someone for whom I had done a(n) _______ kindness and said that he/ she might be showing _______. Perhaps the neighbor I helped when she was _______ a car full of groceries. Or maybe it was the old man ________ the street whose mail I helped to get during the ________ so he wouldn’t have to risk down his icy steps. As a young girl, ________, I tended to guess that it might be a boy who had noticed me a long time ________ I didn’t know him.

One month before my high school graduation, my father died of a heart attack. My feelings ranged from grief to abandonment and fear. He was ________ some of the most important events in my life. And I became completely ________ in my upcoming dance in my graduation ceremony.

The day before my father died, my mother and I had gone shopping for a dress. We’d found a splendid one, but it was the wrong size. When my father died, I ________ about the dress. My mother didn’t. The day before the graduation ceremony, I found that beautiful dress, in the right size, on the sofa. I didn’t ________ whether I had a new dress or not, but my mother did. She wanted her children to feel ________ and lovable, believing that there was a magic in the world and ________ in the face of hard times. In truth, Mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia—lovely, ________ and perfect with perhaps a bit of mystery.

My mother passed away ten days after I was married. I was 22. That was the year the gardenia stopped coming.

1.A. Calls    B. Quarrels    C. Messages    D. Complaints

2.A. service    B. deal    C. bargain    D. offer

3.A. recognize    B. imagine    C. clarify    D. discover

4.A. tried    B. stopped    C. succeeded    D. enjoyed

5.A. saddest    B. worst    C. happiest    D. loneliest

6.A. devoted    B. occurred    C. assisted    D. contributed

7.A. special    B. common    C. valuable    D. important

8.A. concern    B. attitude    C. interest    D. appreciation

9.A. repairing    B. washing    C. unloading    D. starting

10.A. across    B. through    C. over    D. onto

11.A. spring    B. summer    C. autumn    D. winter

12.A. however    B. besides    C. therefore    D. otherwise

13.A. only if    B. even though    C. so that    D. as if

14.A. considering    B. attending    C. missing    D. arranging

15.A. absorbed    B. uninterested    C. discouraged    D. disappointed

16.A. lost    B. hated    C. forgot    D. expected

17.A. suspect    B. believe    C. care    D. realize

18.A. contented    B. respected    C. supported    D. loved

19.A. trouble    B. beauty    C. challenge    D. struggle

20.A. strong    B. cautious    C. splendid    D. fortunate

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.D

7.A

8.D

9.C

10.A

11.D

12.A

13.B

14.C

15.B

16.C

17.C

18.D

19.B

20.A

【解析】本文主要讲了从作者十二岁起，每年的生日，都会收到一束栀子花。作者开始很好奇是谁送的花，但在追查不到送花人之后就陶醉于花香中了。在成长的岁月中，对于谁是送花的人这一问题，作者的母亲帮助作者编织着美丽的梦。后来，作者的母亲去世了，作者再也没有收到栀子花了，原来送花的那个人正是作者的母亲，她希望自己的孩子像栀子花一样可爱、坚强和完美，可能还带有一点神秘。

1.A考查名词。我给花店打电话也一无所获，因为它是现金交易。A. Calls电话；B. Quarrels吵架；C. Messages信息；D. Complaints抱怨。故选A。

2.B 考查名词。由 ___1___ to the flower shops were not helpful at all可知，它是现金交易。因为是现金交易，所以没有记录，查不到买花人。A. service服务；B. deal交易；C. bargain讨价还价；D. offer提供。故选B。

3.D 考查动词。不久，我停止试图去发现谁是送花的人。A. recognize认出；B. imagine想象；C. clarify澄清；D. discover发现。

4.B 考查动词。由Some of my ___5___ moments were spent daydreaming about it.可知，但是我从来没有停止想象送花的人是谁。A. tried尝试；B. stopped停止；C. succeeded成功；D. enjoyed享受。故选B。

5.C 考查形容词。我最快乐的时光就是幻想送花的人。A. saddest最悲伤的；B. worst最差的；C. happiest最快乐的；D. loneliest最孤独的。

6.D 考查动词。由She would ask me whether there was someone for whom I had done a(n) ___7___ kindness and said that he/ she might be showing ___8___.可知，我的母亲的询问有助于我进行想象。A. devoted致力于；B. occurred发生；C. assisted协助；D. contributed有助于。故选D。

7.A 考查形容词。我的母亲问我是不是为别人做了一些特殊的好事，别人向我表示感谢。A. special特别的；B. common普通的；C. valuable有价值的；D. important重要的。故选A。

8.D 考查名词。我的母亲问我是不是为别人做了一些特殊的好事，别人向我表示感谢。A. concern关心；B. attitude态度；C. interest兴趣；D. appreciation感谢。故选D。

9.C 考查动词。可能我帮助了正在从汽车上往下卸杂货的邻居。A. repairing修理；B. washing清洗；C. unloading卸货；D. starting开始。故选C。

10.A 考查副词。可能是住在街对面的老人，冬天我帮助他取信。A. across在对面；B. through彻底；C. over结束；D. onto在……之上。只有A项符合语境。

11.D 考查名词。由下文的his icy steps可判断出，我是在冬天帮助他取信。A. spring春天；B. summer夏天；C. autumn秋天；D. winter冬天。故选D。

12.A 考查副词。作为一个小女孩，然而，我常常猜测可能是一个注意了我很长时间的男孩子，虽然我并不认识他。A. however然而；B. besides此外；C. therefore因此；D. otherwise否则。故选A。

13.B 考查连词辨析。作为一个小女孩，然而，我常常猜测可能是一个注意了我很长时间的男孩子，虽然我并不认识他。A. only if只有；B. even though虽然，即使；C. so that所以；D. as if好像。故选B。

14.C 考查动词。由One month before my high school graduation, my father died of a heart attack.可知，他错过了我生命中最重要的一些事。A. considering考虑；B. attending参加；C. missing错过；D. arranging安排。故选C。

15.B 考查形容词。由My feelings ranged from grief to abandonment and fear.可知，我对即将到来的毕业典礼上的舞会完全不感兴趣。A. absorbed被吸收的；B. uninterested不感兴趣的；C. discouraged气馁的；D. disappointed失望的。故选B。

16.C 考查动词。由My mother didn’t. The day before the graduation ceremony, I found that beautiful dress, in the right size, on the sofa.可知，作者的父亲去世后，作者忘记了那件长裙。A. lost失去；B. hated憎恨；C. forgot忘记；D. expected盼望。故选C。

17.C 考查动词。我不在意我是否有一件长裙，但是我的母亲在意。A. suspect怀疑；B. believe相信；C. care在意；D. realize实现。故选C。

18.D 考查形容词。她想让她的孩子感觉受珍爱并且讨人喜欢，相信世界上有奇迹，即使在艰难的岁月中，脸上依旧美丽。A. contented满足的；B. respected受尊敬的；C. supported被支持的；D. loved受珍爱的。故选D。

19.B 考查名词。她想让她的孩子感觉受珍爱并且讨人喜欢，相信世界上有奇迹，即使在艰难的岁月中，脸上依旧美丽。A. trouble麻烦；B. beauty美丽；C. challenge挑战；D. struggle奋斗。故选B。

20.A 考查形容词。由In truth, Mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia可知，母亲希望她的孩子像栀子花一样可爱、坚强和完美，可能带有一点神秘。A. strong坚强的；B. cautious谨慎的；C. splendid辉煌的；D. fortunate幸运的。与栀子花相配的形容词只有A项。