Question

Four years ago my sweet mom went to be with her Lord. She did it her way.

I got the call at work, and I headed home quickly. Mom and Dad lived on a small farm that they had owned since I was seven. I hated going there every weekend. There was nothing for a young girl to do but watch the one station on the old TV set, if the weather allowed reception.

My mom, on the other hand, loved the peace and quiet of the land. The place was rustic, with no indoor plumbing or heat. We had a big wood stove in the kitchen that did its best to heat the little  farmhouse, but it always seemed cold and too quiet to me.

In the evenings, my mom and I would sit for hours singing in the little kitchen. I sang the melody and Mom harmonized. Her favorite song was "Moon River" and we sang it over and over. Mom told me stories about how when I was a little girl, I could sing before I could talk.

As time passed, I had my own children and went to visit them every week or two. The kids loved the farm and the tractor rides with my dad. Me, well, I still hated the silence of the farm. While my mom loved to sit at her kitchen table and look out at her garden and flowers and retell all the old stories, I missed the hustle and bustle（喧闹）of my life at home. But I sat there listening quietly as she reminisced.

Now, I sat back in the silence and the silence was deafening so I finally leaned over to turn on an old radio. Music always comforted me.

My heart skipped a beat. "Moon River" was playing on the radio. I sat there stunned, with a tear running down my cheek, as I listened to every familiar note.

1. From the first paragraph, we know that the writer’s mother ________.

A. left the small farm with Lord

B. passed away four years ago

C. left for Lord to live her own way

D. preferred to be with Lord

2. The underlined word reminisced in the fifth paragraph probably means ________.

A. shouted      B. comforted

C. recalled     D. sighed

3.The writer didn’t like staying in the farm for the following reasons except that ________.

A. she could only sing one song in the small farm

B. it was too cold and quiet

C. there was nothing more that could make her excited

D. the place was rustic, with no indoor plumbing or heat

4.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage? _______

A. Cherish(珍惜) life    B. My happy childhood

C. Our small farmhouse   D. Mom’s music

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文通过回忆与母亲在农场的生活来表达对逝去的母亲的怀念。

1. years ago my sweet mom went to be with her Lord.”与主同在，就是升入天堂.以及文章最后一段 “I sat there stunned, with a tear running down my cheek, as I listened to every familiar note”我震惊地坐在那儿，眼泪顺着脸颊流淌了下来，就像我听着每一次家庭（大小事）通知告示一样。可以推测母亲应该是去世了。故选B

2. recall,回忆道。根据第五段While my mom loved to sit at her kitchen table and look out at her garden and flowers and retell all the old stories, I missed the hustle and bustle（喧闹）of my life at home.，But I sat there listening quietly as she reminisced.上文讲到妈妈以前的生活场景，现在我静静地在听，仿佛母亲在向我回忆诉说，故选C

3. 根据第四段Her favorite song was "Moon River" and we sang it over and over. Mom told me stories about how when I was a little girl, I could sing before I could talk.只是讲妈妈最喜欢的歌，但是常识推理肯定不止这一首歌，故选A

4. "Moon River" was playing on the radio.在农场的生活还有那些熟悉的音乐，都想表达我对母亲的思念，母亲的音乐最能表达文章主旨，故选D

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