Question

    My father loves his garden. He planted some seeds in it. But at that time, I didn’t understand why working in the dirt excited him so much.

Unfortunately, in early May, my father was seriously injured in an accident. He had to stay in bed for a while. My mother had several business trips, so she couldn’t take care of the garden. I didn’t want my father to worry, so I said that I would take care of his garden until he recovered. I assumed that the little plants would continue to grow as long as they had water, and luckily it rained fairly often, so I didn’t think much about the garden.

One Saturday morning, my father said to me, “Christine, the vegetables should be about ready to be picked. Let’s have a salad today!” I went out to the garden and was upset to see that many of the lettuce leaves and carrots had been half eaten by bugs. There were hundreds of bugs all over them!

I panicked for a moment but then I quietly went to the nearest store to buy some vegetables.

When I gave the salad to him, he said, “Oh, Christine, what a beautiful salad! I can’t believe the carrots are this big already. You must be taking very good care of my garden.” I felt a little bit guilty.

Coming home, my mother saw the bag from the supermarket in the kitchen. I was embarrassed and I admitted, “Dad wanted a salad, but the garden was a disaster. I didn’t want to disappoint him, so I went to the store.” She laughed but promised to help me in the garden and weeks later I was finally able to pick some.

I carefully made a salad and took it to my father. He looked at it with a hint of a smile. “Christine, the carrots are smaller in this salad, but they taste better.”

Now, I better understand how putting a lot of effort into caring for something can help you appreciate the results more, however small they may be. Perhaps this was one of the reasons for my father’s love of gardening.

1.Why did Christine originally promise she would do the gardening?

A.She was asked by her father to do it.

B.She was interested in growing vegetables.

C.She knew it was important to her father.

D.She wanted to improve her gardening skills.

2.Which of the following was a problem in the garden?

A.Insects destroyed the lettuce and carrots.

B.Animals often dug holes in the garden.

C.The plants were given too much water.

D.The vegetables were marked incorrectly.

3.Why could Christine secretly make the salad from store-bought vegetables?

A.Her mother helped her to buy the vegetables.

B.Her mother regularly helped her to make a spray.

C.Her father couldn’t see the garden’s progress.

D.Her father went on a business trip at that time.

4.What did Christine learn through her experience of gardening?

A.Always get ready for a rainy day.

B.Don’t be disappointed by bugs.

C.Working alone produces results.

D.Hard work can often be rewarding.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章通过讲述主人公在父亲生病期间帮助父亲打理菜园的故事，告诉我们努力工作是有回报的。

1.

细节理解题。根据第二段关键句“I didn’t want my father to worry, so I said that I would take care of his garden until he recovered.”可知，Christine知道菜园对父亲很重要，她不想让父亲在生病期间担心，所以答应帮他照顾菜园。故选C项。

2.

细节理解题。根据第三段关键句“I went out to the garden and was upset to see that many of the lettuce leaves and carrots had been half eaten by bugs. There were hundreds of bugs all over them!”可知，昆虫毁坏了莴苣和胡萝卜，有成百上千只小虫子在它们的上面。故选A项。

3.

推理判断题。根据第二段关键句“Unfortunately, in early May, my father was seriously injured in an accident. He had to stay in bed for a while.”可知，Christine的父亲在车祸中受伤了，不得不卧床休息一段时间。可推断出父亲是看不到花园的进展情况的，所以在莴苣和胡萝卜被昆虫毁坏的情况下，Christine去商店买蔬菜来制作沙拉，不想让父亲失望。故选C项。

4.

细节理解题。根据最后一段关键句“Now, I better understand how putting a lot of effort into caring for something can help you appreciate the results more, however small they may be.”可知，Christine明白了努力去做一件事总会有回报，也会让你更加重视回报，不管这些回报有多小。故选D项。