2014江苏省溧水县高考英语最后冲刺 阅读理解巩固(5)

It was Dad's birthday, and I found myself thinking about him. This was not unusual—my family often talked about him, remembering how he lived up to his faith. Suddenly I slowed as I turned into our driveway. I stopped and stared at the lawn. There on the muddy grass with small piles of melting snow, bravely waving in the wind, was one pink crocus.

How could a flower bloom from a bulb more than 18 years ago, one that hadn't bloomed in over a decade? But there was the crocus. Tears filled my eyes as I realized its significance.

Hold on, keep going, and light is coming soon. The pink crocus bloomed for only a day, but it built my faith for a lifetime.

文章大意：本文是一篇充满爱和哲理的记叙文。文章主要讲述了搬家之后，作者的父亲在她家草坪里种下了番红花。这让作者在寒冷的冬天情绪也不会低落。多年之后的一个下午，作者发现18年前种下的已有10多年未曾生长开花的球茎，如今重新开放，这让作者理解了其深刻的含义：只要坚持不懈，光明就会来临。

4．According to the first three paragraphs, we learn that ________.

A．it kept bothering the author not knowing what the surprise was

B．the author was unpacking when her father was making the surprise

C．it was not the first time that the author's father had made a surprise

D．the author knew what the surprise was because she knew her father

答案：C 细节理解题。根据文章第二段第三句“When we were kids, he always created something surprising for us.”可知，作者的父亲从她小的时候就一直给她惊喜，这已不是第一次了。故答案选C。

5．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The author usually felt depressed in the season of winter.

B．The author's father planted the crocuses to lift her low spirits.

C．The author often thought about her father after he died.

D．The crocuses bloomed each spring before her father died.

答案：D 细节理解题。根据文章第三段倒数第二句“He knew how the darkness and dullness of winter always got me down.”可知，A、B两项正确。根据文章倒数第三段第二句“It was Dad's birthday, and I found myself thinking about him.”和第三句可知，作者经常会想起她的父亲，所以C正确。所以本题应选D。

6．The author's father should be best described as ________.

A．a parttime worker who loved flowers

B．a kindhearted man who lived with faith