Question

This Mother’s Day will be the 8^th year I have spent without my own mother. She passed away less than a month before Mother’s Day in the year 2000. She had been ill for almost two years, and I didn’t cry when she died, or at her funeral, but on that first Mother’s Day without her. On that day, I realized that this person I loved and depended on was gone forever.
She still lives in family memories, in the thoughts of her friends and co-workers, in the values she had instilled(灌輸) in her children, and in the lovely flower gardens that she had so carefully tended.
She loved her gladioli and irises. Each fall she would dig the bulbs out of the soil and carefully wrap them in paper. The bulbs would be stored until the following spring when they would be replanted. It seemed like a lot of effort to me, but each year her flower garden was more glorious than the year before. She put the same hard work into caring for her family, instilling in her children a sense of justice and fair play, compassion, and strong moral values so that we blossomed.
Share anecdotes about your mother’s life at your Mother’s Day party. Too often, we avoid speaking of those loved ones who have passed away, fearful that we will unearth sad feelings. It doesn’t have to be that way. Sharing fond memories and stories of the life we shared with her can be a healing process that binds（捆綁）the family together.
My mother passed away when her oldest grandchild was only eight years old. Children will enjoy sharing pictures and stories of the grandmother they may have never known or have little memory of. Sharing anecdotes to pass on to the next generation will give children a feeling of family history and continuity, and may be one of the best ways to honor our mothers and grandmothers who have gone before us.
【小題1】What does the underlined words “passed away” ( in Paragraph 1)mean?

A．died

B．continued

C．started

D．lasted

【小題2】On the first Mother’s Day after mum died the author realized_______ .

A．mum had been dead for a long time	B．mum had suffered a lot from the illness
C．it was true that mum had been dead	D．it was impossible to depend on mum

【小題3】From the third paragraph we can infer that mum_______ .

A．loved her gladioli and irises	B．showed kindness to all her children
C．taught the children to plant patiently	D．had a good influence on the author

【小題4】At the Mother’s Day party people don’t mention their lost mums only because_______ .

A．they are simply afraid of causing sad feelings

B．they have forgotten their mums completely

C．they don’t love their mums any longer

D．they think their mums have passed away

【小題5】In order to show honor to our mothers and grandmothers we can _____ .

A．spend the Mother’s Day with our children

B．share the stories of them with the children

C．hold the Mother’s Day party every year

D．plant beautiful flowers in the family garden

Answer 1

【小題1】A
【小題2】C
【小題3】D
【小題4】A
【小題5】B

解析試題分析：作者在文章中表達對失去的母親的懷戀，讓讀者在母親節的時候，分享媽媽和奶奶的故事是對她們表示敬意的最好方式。
【小題1】猜詞題：從第一段的句子：This Mother’s Day will be the 8^th year I have spent without my own mother.可知pass away是去世，死去，選A
【小題2】細節題：從第一段的句子：but on that first Mother’s Day without her. On that day, I realized that this person I loved and depended on was gone forever.可知在第一個母親節作者意識到媽媽已經離開他了。選C
【小題3】推理題：從第三段的句子：She put the same hard work into caring for her family, instilling in her children a sense of justice and fair play, compassion, and strong moral values so that we blossomed.可知媽媽對作者有很大的影響。選D
【小題4】細節題：從第四段的句子：Too often, we avoid speaking of those loved ones who have passed away, fearful that we will unearth sad feelings.可知在母親節不提到母親是不想引起悲傷的情緒。選A
【小題5】細節題：從最后一段的句子：Sharing anecdotes to pass on to the next generation will give children a feeling of family history and continuity, and may be one of the best ways to honor our mothers and grandmothers who have gone before us.可知分享媽媽和奶奶的故事是對她們表示敬意的最好方式。選B
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點評：作者在文章中表達對失去的母親的懷戀，讓讀者在母親節的時候，分享媽媽和奶奶的故事是對她們表示敬意的最好方式。本文所設試題主要考查細節查找，對于文章中的細節題，要注意文本內容的理解。關鍵是找出原文的根據，認真核查題支和原文的異同，常犯錯誤有：絕對化語言，范圍擴大或縮小，以偏概全，張冠李戴等。帶著問題，再讀全文，找出答題所需要的依據，完成閱讀。