Question

    Last summer, Maria and her mother moved from their house in the countryside to the building in Chicago. Maria really liked some things about the city, but she missed her house and yard in the countryside.

One day, Maria was in her flat building when she saw her neighbor, Mrs. Garcia, _______ a gardening tool and a bag of soil. Maria wondered how Mrs. Garcia was able to garden in the city.

"My mom used to grow_________and I know she misses her garden now that we don't have a yard, " said Maria Mrs. Garcia laughed. "I'll__________ you, "she said.

Maria thought that Mrs. Garcia would take her to the park, but she took her to the roof. When the door opened, Maria was surprised to see rows of flowers and vegetables on the roof

"What a wonderful garden!" said Maria.

Mrs. Garcia told Maria that for a long time the roof was just an empty space. Then some of the people in the building asked the owners to turn it into a community garden. The building owners liked the idea_________ the plants not only helped to keep the air clean, but they also helped to keep the building cooler during warmer weather.

"I plant flowers in my own place,"Mrs. Garcia said, but you would be surprised by how different the plants are up here. Some people grow vegetables just like your mom. You can do some of the_________ things in the city as in the countryside. You just have to be creative! "

1.A.carrying B.making C.cleaning D.leaving

2.A.rice B.fruits C.vegetables D.trees

3.A.help B.show C.chase D.see

4.A.before B.if C.because D.so

5.A.kind B.easy C.funny D.same

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.C

5.D

【解析】

去年夏天，玛丽亚和她母亲从乡下的房子搬到了芝加哥。在这里，她认识了加西亚夫人，加西亚夫人在屋顶种蔬菜和鲜花。在城市也可以和在农村一样种东西，只需要有创造力。

1.句意：有一天，玛利亚在她的公寓里看到她的邻居加西亚夫人，她拿着一个园艺工具和一袋土。

考查动名词词义。A. carrying携带；B. making做；C. cleaning打扫；D. leaving离开；根据玛利亚看到邻居拿着园艺工具，所以是拿着，故选A。

2.句意：我妈妈以前种蔬菜，我知道她很想念她的花园。

考查名词词义。A. rice 米；B. fruits水果；C. vegetables蔬菜；D. trees树木；根据之前在农村，还有下文在屋顶种蔬菜，故选C。

3.句意：我给你展示一下（我的花园）。

考查动词词义。A. help 帮助；B. show展示；C. chase追捕；D. see看见；根据玛利亚说她想念以前的院子，所以邻居向她展示她的花园。答案为B。

4.句意：业主喜欢这个想法，因为这些植物不仅有助于保持空气清洁，还有助于在温暖的天气里保持大楼的凉爽。

考查连词。A. before在……之前；B. if如果；C. because因为；D. so所以；根据后面说到业主喜欢的理由，所以选C。

5.句意：你可以在城市和农村做同样的事情。

考查形容词。A. kind友好的；B. easy轻易的；C. funny滑稽的；D. same同样；根据在城里也能种蔬菜，鲜花，所以是一样的事情，故选D。