Question

    I have been worrying for weeks now about what to give my mother for Mother's Day. For most people, this is a modest problem, solved by the purchase of a bathrobe or a box of candy. For me, however, Mother's Day represents an annual challenge to do the impossible---find a gift that will make neither Mama nor me feel terrible.

Expensive gifts—which Mama defines as costing over $1. 98—are out, because they make Mama feel terrible. (“This is awful," she says, examining an apron（围裙））. "I feel just terrible. You shouldn't have spent the money on me） Inexpensive presents---under $1. 98---please Mama, but they make me fell terrible. There is always the danger that a gift given to Mama will bounce swiftly back to the giver. If I give her a plant, she cuts off the top for me to take home. If I give her something edible (可使用的），she wants me to stay for lunch and eat it.

Papa, a sensible man, long ago stopped trying to shop for Mama. Instead, on Mother's Day, her birthday, and other appropriate occasions, he writes a short epic poem in which he tells of their meeting, courtship, and marriage. After nearly 30 years of poems, Papa sometimes worries that the edge of his poetic inspiration has dulled, but Mama doesn’t complain. She comes into the room while he is struggling over a gift poem and says, "It doesn’t have to rhyme（押韵）as long as it's from the heart. "

This year, finally, I think I, too, have found a painless gift for Mama. I am going to give her a magazine article, unrhymed but from the heart, in which I wish her “Happy Mother’s Day" and tell her there's nothing Papa or I could ever buy, find, or make her that would be half good enough anyway.

1.The author considers finding a Mother’s Day gift a yearly problem because______________.

A.it is impossible to find a gift B.it represents a modest problem

C.it is hard to make both sides happy D.it has to be a bathrobe or a box of candy

2.What does the author's mom feel about gifts over $1. 98?

A.They are out. B.They are awful.

C.They cost too much. D.They are from the heart.

3.What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?

A.The author's mom is picky. B.Giving gifts can be dangerous.

C.Picking gifts might be terrible. D.The author's mom will share the gift.

4.What does the author's Dad do for his mom on various occasions?

A.He composes a poem. B.He writes a love letter.

C.He struggles over a gift. D.He stops to shop for her.

5.What is the best title for this passage?

A.A Loving Daughter B.A Special Mother’s Day Gift

C.How to Pick a Gift for Moms D.What to Do on Mother's Day

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.B

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍作者给母亲挑选的礼物如果太贵，会让母亲觉得糟糕，但是便宜的礼物又让作者觉得糟糕，于是作者从他父亲一直送给母亲的短诗中得到启发，今年送母亲一份杂志作为礼物。

1.细节理解题。由第一段最后一句“For me, however, Mother's Day represents an annual challenge to do the impossible---find a gift that will make neither Mama nor me feel terrible.”可知，但是，对于我来说，母亲节代表的是一种年度不可能完成的挑战，即找到一种将不会让妈妈也不会让我觉得糟糕的礼物。由此可见，作者觉得母亲节礼物是一个问题，是因为这个礼物要让妈妈和我都不觉得是糟糕的，这个很难完成。结合选项可知，选项C正确。

2.细节理解题。由第二段第一句“Expensive gifts—which Mama defines as costing over $1. 98—are out, because they make Mama feel terrible.”可知，妈妈把花费超过1.98美金的礼物定义为昂贵礼物，这种礼物是要排除的，因为他们会让妈妈感到糟糕。由此可见，妈妈觉得花费超过1.98美金的礼物是昂贵的。结合选项可知，选项C正确。

3.推理判断题。由第二段最后两句“If I give her a plant, she cuts off the top for me to take home. If I give her something edible (可使用的），she wants me to stay for lunch and eat it.”可知，如果我给她一个植物，她会切断顶部让我带回家。如果我给她一些可使用的，她想我留下来吃午餐并且吃了它。由此可见，母亲和作者分享送来的礼物。结合选项可知，选项D正确。

4.细节理解题。由第三段第二句“Instead, on Mother's Day, her birthday, and other appropriate occasions, he writes a short epic poem in which he tells of their meeting, courtship, and marriage.”可知，相反地，在母亲节，她的生日，以及其他合适的场合，他会写一首短的叙事诗，在诗中，他描述他们的相遇，求婚和结婚。由此可见，在不同的节日，爸爸都会为妈妈写一首短诗。结合选项可知，选项A正确。

5.主旨大意题。由全文内容可知，第一段最后一句“For me, however, Mother's Day represents an annual challenge to do the impossible---find a gift that will make neither Mama nor me feel terrible.”表示的是但是，对于我来说，母亲节代表的是一种年度不可能完成的挑战，即找到一种将不会让妈妈也不会让我觉得糟糕的礼物。第二段第一句“Expensive gifts—which Mama defines as costing over $1. 98—are out, because they make Mama feel terrible.”表示的是妈妈把花费超过1.98美金的礼物定义为昂贵礼物，这种礼物是要排除的，因为他们会让妈妈刚到糟糕。第三段第二句“Instead, on Mother's Day, her birthday, and other appropriate occasions, he writes a short epic poem in which he tells of their meeting, courtship, and marriage.”表示的是相反地，在母亲节，她的生日，以及其他合适的场合，他会写一首短的叙事诗，在诗中，他描述他们的相遇，求婚和结婚。第四段第一句“This year, finally, I think I, too, have found a painless gift for Mama.”表示的是最后，这年，我想，我也已经给妈妈找到了一份不痛苦的礼物了。由此可见，全文都是在讲述作者给母亲准备一份特别的母亲节礼物。结合选项可知，选项B正确。