Question

It was Mother’s Day, but the young mother was a little unhappy.      she was 800 miles away from her parents. In the morning she phoned her mother     her a happy Mother’s Day, and her mother told her     the beautiful lilacs(丁香花) in the garden.

Later that day, when her husband knew that she liked lilacs, he said, “I know where we     __ find all that you want. Get the children and come on.” So they went, driving down the country roads. There on a small hill, they saw     of beautiful purple lilacs. The young woman ran quickly to enjoy the flowers.    , she picked a few here and a few there. On their way home there was a smile on her face. When they were passing an Old People’s home, the young woman saw an old granny sitting in a chair. She had no          with her. They stopped the car and the young woman walked to the old woman, put the flowers in her hands, and smiled at her. The old granny was very        and she thanked here again and again. She smiled happily, too.”

When the young mother     to her car, her children asked her, “Who is that old granny? Why did you give flowers to     ?” I don’t know her.” Their mother said, “But it’s Mother’s Day, and she looks very lonely. I have all of you, and I still have my mother. Just think how much those flowers mean to her.”

1.A. And       B. Or        C. Because   D. If

2.A. wishing   B. wish    C. wished      D. to wish

3.A. about       B. on    C. at     D. of

4.A. must    B. can       C. could    D. may

5.A. hundred   B. thousand   C. thousands   D. million

6.A. Carefully   B. Careful   C. Careless   D. Care

7.A. people      B. children          C. person       D. human

8.A. sad       B. nervous   C. happy    D. mad

9.A. came back   B. came over      C. came up with  D. came out

10.A. she    B. herself    C. hers       D. her

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.A

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了母亲节发生的故事，她把丁香花给了没有儿女的老太太，老太太很高兴。

1.C考查连词及语境理解。A. And和，又；B. Or 要不然；C. Because因为；D. If如果。根据上下文意思，句意：今天是母亲节，但是这位年轻的妈妈不开心，因为她离她的母亲有800里远。根据题意表示原因。故选C。

2.D考查动词不定式及语境理解。句意：在早上她给她的母亲打电话目的是祝母亲节快乐，本题考查动词不定式做目的状语。根据句意选D。

3.A考查介词及语境理解。句意：她的母亲告诉她关于花园里的丁香花。根据动词短语tell sb about sth表示告诉某人关于某方面的事；故选A。

4.B考查情态动词及语境理解。根据句意：当天晚些时候，当她丈夫知道她喜欢丁香花，他说，“我知道我们在哪能找到你想要的的丁香花。A. Must必须；B. Can能，会；C. Could能 ；D. May可以。根据题意可知故选B。

5.C考查数词及语境理解。根据句意：在一个小山坡，他们看到了成千上万的个美丽的紫丁香。根据thousands of+名词的复数，表示成千上万的。故选C。

6.A考查副词及语境理解。句意：年轻的妇人急忙跑去认真的赏花，她在这选择了几个在哪选择了几个。A. Carefully 小心地；B. Careful认真的；C. Careless粗心的；D. Care在乎。本题考查副词修饰动词。故选A。

7.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：年轻的女人看到一个老奶奶坐在椅子上，没有孩子陪在她的身边。A. People人们；B. Children孩子们；C. person 个人；D. Human人类。老人需要孩子陪在身边，但是没有孩子。故选B。

8.C考查形容词及语境理解。A. Sad悲伤的；B. Nervous紧张的；C. Happy高兴的；D. Mad惹火的。根据上下文意思：把花放在她手中，并对她笑了笑。老奶奶一次又一次的感激。她高兴地笑了。根据题意可知老人很高兴。故选C。

9.A考查动词短语及语境理解。A. came back回来；B. came over 顺便来访；C. came up with想出，提出；D. came out出来。句意：当年轻的母亲回到她的车。故选A

10.句意：孩子们问母亲那位老人是谁？你为什么送给她花。A. She她，人称代词主格；B. herself 他自己；C. Hers她的，名词性物主代词；D. Her她的根据give sth to sb表示把某物给某人。故选D。

考点：故事类短文。