Question

Mother's Day

When I was in the third grade, Mother’s Day came around much too quickly; I found myself empty-handed with nothing to give my ____ on her special day. So I was ______ when an announcement over the loud speaker said that one of the older graders would be selling pins that said “No.1 Mom”. It may not sound like much, but to an 8-year-old, it’s perfect.

So each day I told myself that the following day I would______ the money to buy the pin, but I always forgot. And I was very disappointed when the principal and a few of the older kids selling pins came into my classroom and announced that it was the_____________day to buy them.

I was always afraid of my principal. If you stepped out of line, she was quick to set you straight. On this day, however, my principal was in a good mood. And she must have heard me tell my classmates I’d forgotten my______again. I wasn’t__________, but she knew I really wanted to buy a pin.

After she left, I got called to her office. I’d never been there – ever – so I was terrified. When I arrived, she told me to come to her desk, and she pulled out the pin I’d had my eye on for ___________. “The kids gave me this to give to my mother,” she began, “but my mom passed away, so I want you to have it.”

Taking the pin, I didn’t know what to say. I probably thanked her. I proudly presented this free luxury to my mother.

I don’t know if my mom still has the pin, and I don’t know if the principal remembers giving it to me. But I will never forget that act of__________from someone I’d never expected it from.

1.A. mother    B. classmate    C. principal    D. friend

2.A. bored    B. interested    C. excited    D. surprised

3.A. borrow    B. bring    C. collect    D. save

4.A. exact    B. big    C. best    D. last

5.A. schoolbag    B. homework    C. money    D. book

6.A. crying    B. studying    C. talking    D. playing

7.A. years    B. days    C. hours    D. months

8.A. happiness    B. patience    C. support    D. kindness

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.D

【解析】试题母亲节快到了，作者想给妈妈买礼物，却总是忘记带钱，校长免费给了作者要送的礼物，作者很感动，会永远记着别人对自己的善举。

1.句意：在她特殊的日子里，我发现两手空空，没有什么可以给我妈妈。A. mother名词，妈妈；B. classmate名词，同学；C. principal名词，负责人、校长；D. friend名词，朋友。根据前文When I was in the third grade, Mother’s Day came around much too quickly可知，在“母亲节”应送“妈妈”礼物。故填：A。

2.句意：所以我很兴奋，当扬声器里宣布一个高年级学生将会出售别针，上面写着“NO.1 Mom”。A. bored形容词，无聊的；B. interested形容词，感兴趣的；C. excited形容词，令人兴奋的；D. surprised形容词，令人惊讶的。根据语境，作者由 “没有送给妈妈的礼物，再到有”，会感到“兴奋”。故填：C。

3.句意：所以每天我都告诉自己第二天我会拿钱买别针，但总是忘了。A. borrow动词，借； B. bring动词，带来；C. collect动词，搜集；D. save动词，节约、拯救。根据语境可知，“带钱来买别针”。故填：B。

4.句意：当校长和几个卖别针的大孩子走进我的教室，宣布今天是买别针的最后一天时，我非常失望。A. exact形容词，准确的；B. big形容词，大的；C. best形容词，最好的； D. last形容词，最后的。根据前文可知，这是买别针的最后一天。the last day最后一天。故填：D。

5.句意：她一定听到我告诉同学们又忘了拿钱了。A. schoolbag名词，书包；B. homework名词，家庭作业；C. money名词，钱；D. book名词，书。根据前文So each day I told myself that the following day I would___3___ the money to buy the pin, but I always forgot.可知，忘记“钱”了。 故填：C。

6.句意：我没有哭，但她知道我真的想买一枚别针。A. crying现在分词，哭；B. studying现在分词，学习；C. talking现在分词，谈话；D. playing现在分词，打、玩。根据前文可知，作者没有带钱、很沮丧，可推知“哭”符合语境。故填：A。

7.句意：当我到时，她叫我到她的办公桌旁，她拿出数天来我一直盯着的别针。A. years名词复数，年；B. days名词，天；C. hours名词，小时；D. months名词复数，月。根据语境，the pin作为即将到来的母亲节的礼物，所以盯了“数天”合理。故填：B。

8.句意：但我永远不会忘记我从未期待过的人的善举。A. happiness名词，幸福；B. patience名词，耐心；C. support名词，支持；D. kindness名词，善心。校长送给“我”免费的别针，这是一种“善举”。故填：D。