Question

Each spring brings a new blossom of wildflowers in the ditches(沟渠)along the highway I travel daily to work.

There is one particular blue flower that has always caught my eye. I've noticed that it blooms only in the morning hours; the afternoon sun is too warm for it. Every day for approximately two weeks, I see those beautiful flowers.

This spring, I started a wildflower garden in our yard. I can look out of the kitchen window while doing the dishes and see the flowers. I've often thought that those lovely blue flowers from the ditch would look great in that bed alongside other wildflowers. Every day I drove past the flowers thinking, "I'II stop on my way home and dig them." "Gee, I don't want to get my good clothes dirty.,." Whatever the reason, I never stopped to dig them. My husband even gave me a folding tool one year for my trunk to be used for that expressed purpose.

One day on my way home from work, I was upset to see that the highway department had removed the ditches

and the pretty blue flowers were gone. I thought to myself, "Way to go, you waited too long. You should have done

it when you first saw them blooming this spring."

A week ago we were shocked and sad to learn that my oldest sister-in-law has a serious brain disease. She is20 years older than my husband and unfortunately, because of age and distance, we haven't been as close as we all would have liked. I couldn't help but see the connection between the pretty blue flowers and the relationship between my husband's sister and us. I do believe that God has given us some time left to plant some wonderful

memories that will bloom every year for us.

And yes, if I see the blue flowers again, you can bet I'll stop and transplant them to my wildflower garden.

1.Why does the writer want to start a wildflower garden in her yard?

A.Because the flowers bloom only in the morning hours.

B.Because she can see the flowers every day for two weeks.

C.Because the flowers can remind her of her oldest sister-in-law.

D.Because she enjoys the way of life in company with the flowers.

2.Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?

A.The blue flowers in the ditches always draw my attention.

B.We don't get on well with the sister-in-law in practice.

C.I never stopped to dig the flowers for some reason.

D.The sister-in-law lives far from us.

3.According to the passage, the writer will     .

A.stop to find the flowers whenever she drives along the highway

B.plant a variety of flowers in the garden in her yard in future

C.get as wonderful memories with the sister-in-law as before

D.get more close to the sister-in-law in the following days

4.What is the theme of the story?

A.Actions speak louder than words.

B.No sweets without sweat.

C.Time and tide wait for no man.

D.Opportunity belongs to whoever is prepared.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了因为自己没有主动采取行动而失去了一种美丽的花儿的故事，故事我们遇见美丽的事物，要乘早行动，以免让自己留有遗憾。

1.细节理解题。根据文章第三段This spring, I started a wildflower garden in our yard. I can look out of the kitchen window while doing the dishes and see the flowers.可知作者在院子里种花是因为他喜欢花陪伴的生活。故选D项。

2.推理判断题。根据第四段提到unfortunately, because of age and distance, we haven't been as close as we all would have liked不幸地是，因为年龄和距离，我们并没有那么亲密，所以可以推测，作者与大嫂关系不好。故选B项。

3.细节理解题。根据第四段提到I couldn't help but see the connection between the pretty blue flowers and the relationship between my husband's sister and us我不禁看到花与我们和大嫂的关系之间的这种联系，故如果能重来，肯定会与大嫂更亲密，故选D项。

4.主旨大意题。通读全文可知作者写这篇文章主要是告诉人们，当机会来的时候不要让他错过。所以用Time and tide wait for no man.（时不待人）作为文章标题。故选A。