Question

It was Mother's Day. John was so busy with his work that he couldn't go back home. When he passed by a flower shop in the evening, an idea came to his mind, “I'll send Mum some roses(玫瑰).”While John was picking his flowers, a young man went inside. “How many roses can I get for only five dollars, madam?” he asked. The assistant(店员) was trying to tell him roses were as expensive as forty dollars a dozen(一打). Maybe he would be happy with carnations(康乃馨).

“No, I have to have red roses,” he said. “My mum was badly ill last year and I didn't get to spend much time with her. Now I want to get something special, it has to be roses as rose is her favourite.”

After hearing it, John said he would pay the rest of the money for the young man. Moved by both of them, the assistant said, “Well, lovely young men, thirty dollars a dozen, only for you.” Taking the roses, the young man almost jumped into the air and ran out of the shop. It was well worth twenty－five dollars that John paid to see the exciting moment. Then John paid for his dozen of roses and told the assistant to send them to his mother.

As he walked out, he felt nice. Suddenly he saw the young man crossing the street and going into a park. But soon John realized it was not a park but a cemetery(墓地). Crying, the young man carefully put down the roses, “Mum, oh, Mum, why didn't I tell you how much I loved you? God, please help me find my mum and tell her I love her.”

Seeing this, John turned and quickly walked to the shop. He would take the flowers home himself.

1..The assistant tried to ask the young man to buy carnations instead of roses because_______ .

A. carnations were nicer than roses      

B. roses were saved for John

C. roses were more expensive than carnations

D. carnations were special flowers for Mother's Day

2..John spent _________ altogether(总共) in the flower shop that day.

A.$5B.$25 C.$30      D.$55

3.The young man cried at the cemetery because he ______________ .

A. had spent all his money on the roses

B. wasn't able to tell his mother he loved her himself

C. felt sorry to ask John to pay for his flowers

D. hadn't got enough money for his sick mother

4.At last John changed his mind and went home because he wanted to_________ .

A. tell his mother he loved her himself   

B. ask his mother for more money

C. tell his mother the young man's story

D. ask his mother if she liked roses

5..The writer writes the passage in order to tell us “____________.”

A. Buy roses for your mother when she is ill

B. Let your mother know how much you love her

C. Work hard to get more money for your mother

D. Send your mother flowers on Mother's Day

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了母亲节时，约翰非常忙，他为妈妈买了玫瑰，让售货员给妈妈送去，但是当他看到一个失去妈妈的人在给妈妈买了玫瑰后在墓地痛哭时，他改变了注意。

1.推理判断题。根据短文第一段描述可知那个人只有五美元，不够买一打玫瑰，所以售货员才建议他买康乃馨，故选C。

2.推理判断题。根据第三段It was well worth twenty－five dollars that John paid to see the exciting moment. Then John paid for his dozen of roses and told the assistant to send them to his mother.可知约翰为那个年轻人垫付了25美元，后来他又为自己的妈妈买了一束，而售货员给他们的特价是30美元一束，所以共55美元，故选D。

3.四段“Mum, oh, Mum, why didn't I tell you how much I loved you? God, please help me find my mum and tell her I love her.”可知年轻人的妈妈死了，他为不能亲自告诉妈妈他爱她而痛哭，故选B

4.推理判断题。根据短文描述，可知最后约翰想自己回家给妈妈玫瑰想亲自告诉妈妈他爱她，故选A

5.短文描述及选项对比，故选B。

考点：情感故事类短文阅读。