Question

Each year her husband sent her valentine roses, tied with pretty bows, and a card. The card would ________say，“I love you even more than last year on this day.”

The year he________， the roses were delivered to her door as usual. The card said，“Be my valentine. My love for you will always________with every passing year.” She thought this was the________ time that the roses would appear. She________he ordered roses________without knowing that he would________.He always liked to do things ahead. Then, if he got busy, everything would work out ________.She put ________ in a very special vase, and then placed the vase beside the portrait of his smiling face. She would sit for hours, staring at his picture and the roses.

A year went by，________it was tough to live without him. Then, on Valentine’s Day, the doorbell rang, and she saw roses sitting _______ her door. She brought the roses in, and then looked at them in surprise. Later she ________ the flower­ shop and asked them to explain ________valentine roses were sent to her.

The owner replied，“I know your husband passed away a year ago. The flowers you________today were paid for two years ago. Your husband always planned ahead. Here is ________ of many years. You’ll get them every year till... and he also wrote a special little________for you...he did this years ago. He said, ‘If you find out that I’m no longer here, the card should be sent to my wife the following year.’”

She thanked him and hung up the phone, her tears ________ her face. She found a card among the roses and read it slowly，“Hello，my love. I know it’s been a year since I was gone. I hope it’s not too hard for you to overcome. I know you must be ________ and the pain is real. The _______ we shared made everything so beautiful in life. I loved you more than________can say. Please try not to be too sad. That is why the roses will be sent to you for years.”

1.A. sometimes    B. always    C. occasionally    D. rarely

2.A. died    B. returned    C. disappeared    D. retired

3.A. come    B. plant    C. grow    D. leave

4.A. first    B. second    C. last    D. every

5.A. guessed    B. remembered    C. decided    D. informed

6.A. in return    B. in addition to    C. in reality    D. in advance

7.A. live through    B. pass away    C. break down    D. leave behind

8.A. free    B. early    C. quiet    D. fine

9.A. one    B. some    C. them    D. it

10.A. but    B. and    C. then    D. therefore

11.A. by    B. out    C. inside    D. upon

12.A. visited    B. went    C. came    D. called

13.A. when    B. whether    C. why    D. how

14.A. sent    B. received    C. possessed    D. accepted

15.A. an order    B. an excuse    C. a proposal    D. a program

16.A. letter    B. article    C. note    D. card

17.A. coming into    B. running down    C. going out    D. getting away

18.A. crazy    B. cautious    C. lonely    D. embarrassed

19.A. marriage    B. life    C. love    D. family

20.A. flowers    B. roses    C. cards    D. words

Answer

1. B

2. A

3. C

4. C

5. A

6. D

7. B

8. D

9. C

10. B

11. A

12. D

13. C

14. B

15. A

16. D

17. B

18. C

19. C

20. D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了一个感人至深的爱情故事，文章中两位主人翁非常相爱，丈夫去世之前就事先预定了多年的情人节鲜花送给妻子，希望妻子在他去世以后不要难过。

1.考查副词辨析。A. sometimes有时候；B. always总是，一直；C. occasionally偶尔；D. rarely很少，罕见；每年她的丈夫都会送她情人节玫瑰和卡片，卡片上总会写着“我比去年的这一天更爱你”，本句使用always介绍她的丈夫一直所写的卡片内容。故B项正确。

2.考查动词辨析及上下文串联。A. died去世，死亡；B. returned归还，返回；C. disappeared消失；D. retired退休；今年她丈夫去世了，但是玫瑰还是和往常一样送到她的门前。根据第10空“A…，_10_it was tough to live without him.”可知她的丈夫去世了。故A项正确。

3.考查动词辨析。A. come到来；B. plant种植；C. grow成长，生长；D. leave离开；这年的卡片上写着：我对你爱每一年都在增加。使用动词grow表示丈夫对她的爱变得更浓。故C项正确。

4.考查形容词辨析。A. first第一处；B. second第二次；C. last最后一次；D. every每一；她以为这是最后一次收到丈夫的玫瑰了，她猜想这是丈夫生前预订好的。故C项正确。

5.考查动词辨析。A. guessed猜想；B. remembered记得；C. decided决定；D. informed通知；她以为这是最后一次收到丈夫的玫瑰了，她猜想这是丈夫生前预订好的。故A项正确。

6.考查介词短语辨析。A. in return作为回报；B. in addition to除…之外；C. in reality实际上；D. in advance提前；她以为这是最后一次收到丈夫的玫瑰了，她猜想这是丈夫生前预订好的。故D项正确。

7.考查动词短语辨析及上下文串联。A. live through度过；B. pass away去世；C. break down崩溃；D. leave behind遗漏；根据第10空“A…，_10_it was tough to live without him.”可知她的丈夫去世了。丈夫在去世之前就预订了玫瑰花，但是他并不知道他会去世。故B项正确。

8.考查形容词辨析。A. free自由的；B. early早的；C. quiet安静的；D. fine好的；她的丈夫总是喜欢提前把事情做好，所以即使他很忙，事情最终的结果会很好。故D项正确。

9.考查代词及上下文串联。根据本段第一句“The year he___2___， the roses were delivered to her door as usual.”句中代词them代替句中的复数名词the roses。故C项正确。

10.考查生活常识及上下文串联。失去丈夫单独生活，一个人的生活会变得很难。上下文之间是顺接关系，故B项正确。

11.考查介词辨析。A. by在…旁边；B. out在…外面；C. inside在…里面；D. upon一…就…；又过了一年，情人节来了，门铃响了，她在门旁边发现了玫瑰花。故A项正确。

12.考查动词辨析。A. visited拜访，参观；B. went前往；C. came来；D. called打电话；丈夫去世了但是仍送花，这让她很惊讶，所以就打电话给花店要求对方解释为什么还要送花给她。故D项正确。

13.考查连词辨析。A. when何时；B. whether何地；C. why为什么；D. how如何；丈夫去世了但是仍送花，这让她很惊讶，所以就打电话给花店要求对方解释为什么还要送花给她。故C项正确。

14.考查动词辨析。A. sent送；B. received收到；C. possessed拥有；D. accepted接受；对方向她解释，她的丈夫是一个总是把事情做在前面的人，她收到的这些花是他之前就事先预定好的。这是一个很多年的预定。故B项正确。

15.考查名词辨析。A. an order预定；B. an excuse借口；C. a proposal建议；D. a program项目，节目；她的丈夫是一个总是把事情做在前面的人，她收到的这些花是他之前就事先预定好的。这是一个很多年的预定。故A项正确。

16.考查名词辨析及上下文串联。A. letter信件；B. article文章；C. note便条；D. card卡片；根据第一句“Each year her husband sent her valentine roses, tied with pretty bows, and a card. The card would ___1___say…”可知丈夫给她送货的时候，还附上卡片。这些卡片是他之前就写好的。故D项正确。

17.考查短语辨析。A. coming into进入；B. running down滚落；C. going out熄灭；D. getting away逃脱，离开；她向对方表示感谢并挂断了电话，眼泪从脸上滚落了下来。故B项正确。

18.考查形容词辨析。A. crazy疯狂的；B. cautious谨慎的；C. lonely孤独的；D. embarrassed尴尬的；本句是丈夫事先写给她的便条，丈夫去世以后，她一定会孤单也会很痛苦。因为他们非常爱对方。故C项正确。

19.考查名词辨析。A. marriage婚姻；B. life生活；C. love爱情；D. family家人；他们之间的爱情让生活中的一切都那么地美好，他对的爱无法用语言来描述。故C项正确。

20.考查名词辨析。A. flowers鲜花；B. roses玫瑰；C. cards卡片；D. words语言；丈夫对的她的爱是无法用语言描述的，丈夫希望她不要难过。故D项正确。