Question

On a number of drives throughout my childhood, my mother would suddenly pull over the car to examine a flower by the side of the road or rescue a beetle from tragedy while I, in my late teens and early twenties, sat impatiently in the car.

Though Mother’s Day follows Earth Day, for me, they have always been related to each other. My mom has been “green” since she became concerned about the environment. Part of this habit was born of thrift (節儉). Like her mother and her grandmother before her, mom saves glass jars, empty cheese containers and reuses her plastic bags.

Mom creates a kind of harmonious relationship with wildlife in her yard. She knows to pick the apples on her trees a little early to avoid the bears and that if she leaves the bird feeders(給食器) out at night, it is likely that they will be knocked down by a family of raccoons (浣熊). Spiders that make their way into the house and are caught in juice glasses will be set loose in the garden.

I try to teach my children that looking out for the environment starts with being aware of the environment. On busy streets, we look for dandelions (蒲公英) to fly in the wind; we say hello to neighborhood cats and pick up plastic cups and paper bags. This teaching comes easily, I realize, because I was taught so well by example. Mom didn’t need to lecture; she didn’t need to beat a drum to change the world. She simply slowed down enough to enjoy living in it and with that joy came mercy and an instinct for protection.

I am slowing down and it isn’t because of the weight of my nearly forty years on the planet, it is out of my concern for the planet itself. I’ve begun to save glass jars and reuse packing envelopes. I pause in my daily tasks to watch the squirrels race each other in the trees above my house.

Last summer, in the company of my son and daughter, I planted tomatoes in my yard. With the heat of August around me, I ate the first while sitting on my low wall with dirt on my hands. Warm from the sun, it burst on my tongue with a sweetness I immediately wanted to share with my mom.

1.. Why does the author say Earth Day is connected with Mother’s Day?

A. Because Mother’s Day falls shortly after Earth Day.

B. To stress that all the older women in her family are environmentalists.

C. To stress how much her mother cares about the environment.

D. Because her mother shows her how to be friendly to nature on Mother’s Day.

2.. Which of the following is NOT related to Mom’s “green life”?

A. Rescuing a beetle from a certain tragedy. 

B. Saving glass jars, empty cheese containers.

C. Setting a caught spider free in the garden 

D. Picking dandelions on busy streets.

3.. We can infer from the article that ______.

A. the author realizes that she should teach her children by example as well

B. the author’s mother knows how to get rid of the wildlife in her yard   

C. the author believes that only by learning to slow down can we enjoy life

D. the author’s mother used to lecture her to protect the environment.

4.. What can be learned from the last paragraph?

A. Tomatoes make the author think of her mother.

B. The author likes eating tomatoes planted by herself.

C. Planting tomatoes is a way of protecting environment.

D. The author really appreciates her mother’s teaching.

5.. The writer’s attitude towards her mom’s behavior changed in the order of ______.

A. understanding — critical — approving

B. approving — doubtful — negative

C. negative — understanding — approving

D. doubtful— critical— positive

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.D

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：在本文中作者通過回憶，講述了母親綠色環保而且節儉的生活方式。懷著一顆熱愛大自然，熱愛一切的心，母親用自己一言一行影響著作者。多年后，作者從小時候對母親的不理解，變得逐漸認同了母親的做法，繼而身體力行的過起了“綠色”的生活。

1.C推理判斷題。根據文章第二段Though 。。。My mom has been “green” since she became concerned about the environment.可知母親一直過著環保節儉的生活，由此推斷作者說母親節和地球日有關系是為了強調母親對環境的關注，所以C為正確選項。

2.D細節理解題。從文中my mother would 。。。 or rescue a beetle from tragedy；mom saves glass jars, empty cheese containers and reuses her plastic bags.；以及Spiders 。。。will be set loose in the garden. 可知A、B、C選項內容和green life有關，故D為正確選項。

3.A推理判斷題。從文中because I was taught so well by example。She simply slowed down enough to enjoy living in it and 。。可知母親.用自己的行動在影響著孩子們。而文中I am slowing down and 。。。 it is out of my concern for the planet itself.也說明了作者也要像母親一樣要去身體力行的去影響孩子們。所以A選項正確。

4.D推理判斷題。從文章內容可知作者開始和母親一樣去關注環境，保護環境。所以當她品嘗自己“綠色天然的”勞動果實時，內心對母親是心懷感激的。所以D選項正確。

5.C推理判斷題。從文章第一段。。。sat impatiently in the car.，和下文中的because I was taught so well by example.以及倒數第二段中作者的做法I am slowing down 。。I’ve begun to save 。。。可以看出作者對母親做法的態度轉變，從不耐煩，到理解，最后到效仿的一個過程，所以正確選項為C。

考點：考查故事類短文閱讀。