When I was young, my father used to grow carnations(康乃馨) ----- a kind of flower which was red, pink and white. He took care of them with much love and devotion. Every day he came back home from work, he would enjoy watching them. Everyone who saw them admired them for their beauty. And he used to tell us, “No one should touch my flowers.”
One day, my younger sister Clemence, who loved dad very much, wanted to help him. So she cut the carnations from their stems(枝干) one by one and arranged them on the ground. She believed that dad would be very pleased to see them that way.
When mom and I realized what my sister had done, we became completely speechless. However, my sister had no idea why no one showed her any appreciation. When my dad arrived, he went straight to see the flowers as usual. Seeing his flowers lying on the ground like dead animals, he was shocked at first. He looked towards the street to see if it was any of the neighbor’s children who could have done it. Then he looked at mom in silence. Finally mom, who always taught us to tell the truth no matter what, said, “No bad neighbors did this great job, only your lovely daughter Clemence.”
Dad’s face changed into a smile and then he said, “Do I have a better flower than my lovely daughter?” My younger sister smiled and hugged dad strongly.
小題1:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．No one knew what my sister had done with the carnations.
B．My younger sister told my father the truth about the carnations.
C．Dad asked my sister to help arrange the carnations on the ground.
D．Dad had thought one outsider had cut the flowers from the stems.
小題2: How did Clemence feel when she had the carnations cut?
A．LuckyB．UpsetC．HelpfulD．Worried
小題3:What caused my younger sister to smile and hug dad strongly?
A．dad’s silenceB．mom’s helpC．dad’s loveD．mom’s words
小題4:Which of the following would be the best title?
A．Telling the truthB．Dad’s best flower
C．My neighborsD．Growing Carnations

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:C
小題4:B

試題分析：
小題1:D 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段3,4行He looked towards the street to see if it was any of the neighbor’s children who could have done it.說明爸爸開始的時候以為是別的孩子折斷了花，故D正確。
小題2:C 推理題。根據(jù)第二段第1行my younger sister Clemence, who loved dad very much, wanted to help him.說明我妹妹以為這樣做是在幫助爸爸。故C正確。
小題3:C 推理題。根據(jù)最后一段第一行Dad’s face changed into a smile and then he said, “Do I have a better flower than my lovely daughter?”說明在爸爸的心里女兒要比這些花重要得多。是對女兒的愛讓他沒有去想失去花的痛苦。故C正確。
小題4:B 主旨大意題。文章講述了爸爸最愛的花被小女兒折斷了，但是爸爸沒有責怪她，說明她才是爸爸心中的花。故B正確。
點評：文章講述了爸爸最愛的花被小女兒折斷了，但是爸爸沒有責怪她，說明她才是爸爸心中的花。一推理題的考查為主，如57.58.要求考生在審題時，準確定位考查點，合理的推測判斷。
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