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The family had just moved to Rhode Island, and the young woman was feeling a little depressed on that Sunday in May. After all, it was Mother's Day — and 800 miles        her from her parents in Ohio.

She had called them that morning, to wish her a happy Mother's Day and her mother had        how colorful their backyard was        spring had arrived. Later, she told her husband how she        those lilacs in her parents' yard. "I know where we can find some," he said. "Get the        and come on." So off they went.

Some time later, they stopped at a hill and there were lilacs all round. The young woman rushed up to the nearest    and buried her face in the flowers. Carefully, she        some.

Finally, they returned to their car for the        home. The woman sat smiling, surrounded by her        .

When they were near home, she shouted "stop," got off quickly and        to a nearby nursing home. She went to the end of the porch(门廊), where a(n)        patient was sitting in her wheelchair, and put the flowers into her lap. The two        , bursting into laughter now and then. Later the young woman turned and ran back to her        . As the car pulled away, the woman in the wheelchair        with a smile, and held the lilacs        .

"Mom," the kids asked, "    did you give her our flowers?" "It is Mother's Day, and she seems so        while I have all of you. And anyone would be            by flowers."

This satisfied the kids, but not the husband. The next day he        some young lilacs around their yard.

I was the husband. Now, every May, our yard is full of lilacs. Every Mother's Day our kids        purple lilacs. And every year I remember that smile of the lonely old woman.

1.A. moved        B. kept         C. separated          D. made

2.A. learned       B. mentioned   C. imagined           D. realized

3.A. as if          B. so that      C. now that           D. even if

4.A. grew          B. missed      C. watered            D. showed

5.A. cars          B. kids         C. clothes            D. lilacs

6.A. yard          B. hill         C. bush               D. door

7.A. bought        B. picked       C. set                D. raised

8.A. break         B. holiday      C. trip               D. dinner

9.A. friends        B. memory       C. honor             D. flowers

10.A. responded     B. pointed      C. drove             D . hurried

11.A. elderly       B. loving      C. serious           D. sensitive

12.A. hesitated    B. waited       C. chatted            D. sat

13.A. family        B. mot her     C. path               D. home

14.A. nodded        B. left         C. waved              D. continued

15.A. sadly         B. politely     C. quickly           D. tightly

16.A. why           B. when         C. how                D. where

17.A. lonely        B. confused    C. alone              D. patient

18.A. calmed       B. persuaded   C. disappointed      D. cheered

19.A. arranged      B. planted      C. dried             D. hid

20.A. find          B. gather      C. receive           D. sell

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.B

5.B

6.C

7.B

8.C

9.D

10.D

11.A

12.C

13.A

14.C

15.D

16.A

17.C

18.D

19.B

20.B

21.B

【解析】

试题分析：

1.考查动词。move“ 移动”；keep“保持”；separate“分离”；make“制作”。句意“一家人刚移居罗德岛。在五月的那个星期天，年轻女人感到有点儿忧伤。毕竟，这一天是母亲节---而她却与俄亥俄州的父母遥距800英里”故选C。

2.考查动词。learn“学习”；mention“提及”；imagine“想象 ”；realize“意识到”。句意“她那天早上给母亲打去电话，祝母亲节日愉快。随后，她的母亲向她提起，因为春天已经来临，所以院子里的色彩是多么绚丽”，故选B。

3.考查连词短语。as if“好像”；so that“为了”；now that“既然；因为”；even if“即使”。句意“因为春天已经来临，所以院子里的色彩是多么绚丽”故选C。

4.查动词。grow“成长”；miss“错过；想念”；water“浇水”；show“展示”。句意“后来，她向丈夫说起她是如何怀念那些紫丁香”故选B。

5.考查名词。cars“汽车”；kids“小孩”；clothes“ 服装”；lilacs紫丁香。他句意“突然从椅子上跃起。‘我知道在哪儿能找到你想要的东西，‘他说，’带上孩子，走吧’”故选B。

6.考查名词。yard “院子”；hill “小山”；bush “灌木 ”；door“门”。句意“那个年轻女人微笑着冲到最近的一处花丛”，故选C。

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9.考查名词。friends “朋友”；memory“ 回忆”；honor“荣誉 ”；flowers“花朵”。句意“那个女人坐在那儿面带微笑，她周围放满了鲜花”，选D。

10.考查动词。respond“ 回应”；point“指着”；drive “开车”；hurry“匆忙”。句意“女人下了车，匆匆走向附近的一家疗养院”，故选D。

11.考查副词。elderly“年老的”；loving “爱心的”；serious“严肃的；认真的”；sensitive“敏感的”。句意“那个年轻女人走到门廊的尽头，只见那里有一个上了年纪的病人正坐在轮椅里，独自一人，低着头，背对着其他人。年轻女人，将鲜花放在了老太太的膝间”，故选A。

12.考查动词。hesitate“犹豫”；wait“等待”；chatt“ 聊天”；sit“坐着 ”。句意“老太太抬起头，露出了笑脸。两个女人聊了一会儿，都兴高采烈”，故选C。

13.考查名词。family“ 家庭”；mother“母亲”；path “道路”；home“家庭 ”。句意“随后，那个年轻女人转身跑回到家人的身边”，故选A。

14.考查动词。A．nod“点头”；leave“离开”；wave “挥手”；continue“继续” 。句意“当汽车开动时，坐在轮椅里的那个女人挥动着手”，故选C。

15.考查副词。A．sadly“悲伤地”；politely“礼貌地” ； quickly“快速地”；tightly“紧紧地”。这里是指“手里紧紧地握着那束紫丁香花”，故选D。

16.考查副词。why“为什么”；when “当时”；how“如何”；where“地点副词”。本句是说孩子们问为什么把花送给她，故选A。

17.考查副词。lonely“ 孤独的”；confused “困惑的”；alone“独自一人的”；patient“耐心的”。句意“今天是母亲节，她看起来是那么孤独，而我拥有你们”，故选C。

18.考查动词。calm“使平静”；persuade“说服 ”；disappoint“使失望”；cheered“欢呼；兴高采烈”。句意“鲜花会给任何人带来好心情”，故选D。

19.考查动词。arrange“安排”；plant“种植”；dry“ 烘干”；hide“隐藏”。句意“孩子们得到了满意的答案，但她的丈夫却没有。第二天，他买了半打紫丁香幼苗，栽到了院子四周”，故选B。

20.结合上下文可知，每年母亲节孩子们会摘（gather）紫色紫丁香花。find 意为“找到”，receive 意为“收到”，sell 意为“卖”，均不符合文意，故正确答案为B。

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