Question

A gentleman stopped his car at the door of a flower shop. He planned to order flowers and asked the shopkeeper to deliver them to his mother, who was far away in his hometown.
The gentleman saw a little girl crying on the road before he entered the shop. The gentleman asked her: “Why are you crying?”
“I want to buy a rose for my mother, but I haven’t got enough money,” said the girl.
The gentleman took the girl’s hand and entered the flower shop. He first ordered the bouquet (花束) for his mother and bought a rose for the girl.
When he was walking out of the shop, the gentleman asked the girl if she would like a ride home.
“Will you really drive me home?” she asked.
“Of course,” the gentleman replied.
“Then drive me to my mother. But the place where my mother lives is very far.”
The gentleman drove along the mountain road and finally came to the cemetery (墓地).
The little girl put the flower onto a new grave (坟墓). In order to send a rose to her mother who had died a month before, she had gone on a very long journey.
The gentleman drove the girl to her home and then returned to the flower shop. He cancelled（取消）the bouquet and bought a big bunch (束) of fresh flowers instead. He drove directly to his mother’s home, a five-hour drive from here. He would send the flowers to his mother in person.
小题1:The word “deliver” in Paragraph 1 means “______________”.

A．give

B．take

C． send

D．bring

小题2:Why was the little girl crying?

A．Because her mother died.

B．Because she lost her money.

C．Because she lost her way home.

D．Because she couldn’t afford a rose.

小题3:The little girl asked the gentleman to drive her ______________.

A．to her home	B．to her school
C．to a cemetery	D．to a mountain

小题4:We can tell from the story that ___________.

A．The little girl loves her mother very much

B．The gentleman doesn’t care about his mother

C．The little girl’s mother lives far away from her home

D．The gentleman’s mother passed away a month ago

Answer 1

小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:A

试题分析：这篇短文中的先生在打算买花寄给母亲时，帮助了一位失去母亲的小女孩。并从小女孩的身上明白了子欲孝而亲不在的道理，最后决定自己亲自把鲜花送给母亲。
小题1:联系下文，她远在乡下的母亲，可知选C，发送，寄。
小题2:根据“I want to buy a rose for my mother, but I haven’t got enough money,” said the girl.可知这个小女孩买不起一朵玫瑰花。故选D。
小题3:根据The gentleman drove along the mountain road and finally came to the cemetery (墓地).描述可知选C。
小题4:通过这个小女孩的表现可知，这个小女孩很爱她的母亲。故选A。
点评：本文浅显易懂，层次分明，学生很容易把握文中中心内容。答题中注意带着问题阅读短文，一般就能顺利找出答题依据。对于不能直接找到根据的问题注意联系上下文，根据短文中心总结出正确答案。