Question

    My father was always a good gardener. One of my earliest memories is standing without shoes in the freshly tilled (翻耕的) soil, my hands blackened from digging in the ground.

As a child, I loved following Dad around in the garden. I remember Dad pushing the tiller (耕作机) ahead in perfectly straight lines. Dad loved growing all sorts of things: yellow and green onions, watermelons almost as big as me, rows of yellow com, and our favorite ― red tomatoes.

As I grew into a teenager, I didn’t get so excited about gardening with Dad. Instead of magical land of possibility, it had turned into some kind of prison. As Dad grew older, his love for gardening never disappeared. After all the kids were grown and had started families of their own, Dad turned to gardening like never before. Even when he was diagnosed with cancer, he still took care of his garden.

But then, the cancer, bit by bit, invaded his body. I had to do the things he used to do. What really convinced me that Dad was dying was the state of his garden that year. The rows and rows of multicolored vegetables were gone. Too tired to weed them, he simply let them be. He only planted tomatoes.

For the first few years after he died, I couldn’t even bear to look at anyone's garden without having strong memories pour over me like cold water from a bucket. Three years ago, I decided to plant my own garden and started out with just a few tomatoes. That morning, after breaking up a fair amount of soil, something caught the comer of my eye and I had to smile, It was my eight-year-old son Nathan, happily playing in the freshly tilled soil.

1.Why did the author like the garden when he was a child?

A.The garden was planted with colorful flowers.

B.The garden was just freshly tilled by his father.

C.He loved what his father grew in the garden.

D.He enjoyed being in the garden with his father.

2.When all the kids started their own families, the author’s father            .

A.devoted more to gardening

B.turned to other hobbies

C.stopped his gardening

D.focused on planting tomatoes

3.What happened to the garden when the author’s father was seriously ill?

A.The author’s son took charge of it.

B.No plant grew in the garden at all.

C.The garden was almost deserted.

D.It brought the author a great harvest.

4.We can infer from the last paragraph that            .

A.the author’s son played happily in the garden

B.the author’s son reminded him of his own father

C.the author’s son was very glad to help the author

D.the author’s son will continue gardening as well

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了父亲是一个园艺爱好者，小时候“我”喜欢给跟在父亲身后玩耍，随着年龄的增大，“我”不再喜欢跟在父亲身后，但父亲对园艺的热爱依然有增无减。父亲去世后，“我”甚至不敢看到花园，终于有一天“我”决定开辟自己的花园，而自己的儿子就跟在身后，这一切似曾相识。

1.细节理解题。根据文章前两段可知，作者小时候喜欢花园的原因是喜欢和父亲一起在花园里。故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的After all the kids were grown and had started families of their own, Dad turned to gardening like never before. Even when he was diagnosed with cancer, he still took care of his garden.可知，当所有的孩子都长大了，有了自己的家庭后，爸爸开始以前所未有的方式从事园艺工作。即使当他被诊断出癌症时，他仍然照顾他的花园。由此可知，当所有的孩子有了自己的家庭后，父亲对园艺的热爱依然有增无减。故选A。

3.推理判断题。根据文章第四段中的The rows and rows of multicolored vegetables were gone. Too tired to weed them, he simply let them be.可知，一排排五颜六色的蔬菜不见了。他太累了以至于不能除草了，就让它们在那吧。由此可知，父亲生病后花园荒芜了。故选C。

4.推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中的That morning, after breaking up a fair amount of soil, something caught the comer of my eye and I had to smile, It was my eight-year-old son Nathan, happily playing in the freshly tilled soil.可知，那天早上，在清理了相当多的泥土后，有什么东西映入了我的眼帘，我不得不笑了，那是我八岁的儿子内森，他正在刚刚耕耘过的土地上快乐地玩耍。由此可知，作者决定开辟自己的花园，而自己的儿子就跟在身后，这一切似曾相识，让作者想起了自己的父亲。故选B。