Question

On a number of drives throughout my childhood, my mother would suddenly pull over the car to examine a flower by the side of the road or rescue a beetle from tragedy while I, in my late teens and early twenties, sat impatiently in the car.

Though Mother’s Day follows the Earth Day, for me, they have always been related to each other. My mum has been “green” since she became concerned about the environment. Part of this habit was born of thrift（节俭）. Like her mother and her grandmother before her, mum saves glass jars, empty cheese containers and reuses her plastic bags.

Mum creates a kind of harmonious relationship with wildlife in her yard. She knows to pick the apples on her trees a little early to avoid the bears and that if she leaves the bird feeders out at night, it is likely that they will be knocked down by a family of raccoons（浣熊）. Spiders that make their way into the house and are caught in juice glasses will be set loose in the garden.

I try to teach my children that looking out for the environment starts with being aware of the environment. On busy streets, we look for dandelions（蒲公英）to fly in the wind; we say hello to neighborhood cats and pick up plastic cups and paper bags. This teaching comes easily, I realize, because I was taught so well by example. Mum didn’t need to lecture; she didn’t need to beat a drum to change the world. She simply slowed down enough to enjoy living in it and with that joy came mercy and an instinct for protection.

I am slowing down and it isn’t because of the weight of my nearly forty years on the planet. It is out of my concern for the planet itself. I’ve begun to save glass jars and reuse packing envelops. I pause in my daily tasks to watch the squirrels race each other in the trees above my house.

Last summer, in the company of my son and daughter, I planted tomatoes in my yard. With the heat of August around me, I ate the first while sitting on my low wall with dirt on my hands. Warm from the sun, it burst on my tongue with a sweetness. I immediately wanted to share with my mum.

1.Why does the author say the Earth Day is connected with Mother’s Day?

A. Because Mother’s Day always falls shortly after the Earth Day.

B. To stress that all the women in her family are environmentalists.

C. To stress how much her mother cares about the environment.

D. Because her mother shows her concern to nature on Mother’s Day.

2.Which of the following in NOT related to Mum’s “green life”?

A. Rescuing a beetle from a certain tragedy.

B. Saving glass jars, empty cheese containers.

C. Setting a caught spider free in the garden.

D. Picking dandelions on busy streets.

3.We can infer from the article that   .

A. the author realizes that she should teach her children by example as well

B. the author’s mother knows how to get rid of the wildlife in her yard

C. the author believes that only by learning to slow down can we enjoy life

D. the author’s mother used to lecture her to protect the environment

4.What can be learned from the last paragraph?

A. Tomatoes make the author think of her mother.

B. The author likes eating tomatoes planted by herself.

C. Planting tomatoes is a way of protecting environment.

D. The author really appreciates her mother’s teaching.

Answer

1. C

2. D

3. A

4. D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。在本文中作者通过回忆，讲述了母亲绿色环保而且节俭的生活方式。怀着一颗热爱大自然，热爱一切的心，母亲用自己一言一行影响着作者。多年后，作者从小时候对母亲的不理解，变得逐渐认同了母亲的做法，继而身体力行的过起了“绿色”的生活。

1.推理判断题。由短文第二段Though…My mom has been “green” since she became concerned about the environment.可知母亲一直过着环保节俭的生活，由此推断作者说母亲节和地球日有关系是为了强调母亲对环境的关注，故C选项正确。

2.细节理解题。由第一段中my mother would … or rescue a beetle from tragedy；第二段mom saves glass jars, empty cheese containers and reuses her plastic bags.；以及第三段Spiders…will be set loose in the garden. 可知A、B、C选项内容和green life有关。故D为正确选项。

3.推理判断题。由第四段I try to teach my children that looking out for the environment starts with being aware of the environment. On busy streets, we look for dandelions（蒲公英）to fly in the wind; we say hello to neighborhood cats and pick up plastic cups and paper bags. This teaching comes easily because I was taught so well by example。可知，作者意识到她也应该以榜样的方式教育她的孩子们。故A选项正确。

4.推理判断。由最后段Warm from the sun, it burst on my tongue with a sweetness. I immediately wanted to share with my mum.可知作者开始和母亲一样去关注环境，保护环境。所以当她品尝自己“绿色天然的”劳动果实时，内心对母亲是心怀感激的。故D选项正确。