When I was young, my father used to grow carnations — a kind of flower that was red, pink and white. He took care of them with much love and devotion (摯愛). When he came home from work every day, he would enjoy watching them. 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 didn’t know why no one showed her any appreciation (欣賞). When Dad came back, he went straight to watch the flowers as usual. Seeing his flowers lying on the ground like dead animals, he was surprised 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, 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 better flowers than my lovely daughter?” My younger sister smiled and hugged Dad strongly.
小題1: How many kinds of colors do carnation have according to the passage?
A．One.B．Two. C．Three.D．Four.
小題2:Why did Clemence cut the carnations from their stems?
A．Because she didn’t like them.
B．Because Dad told her to do so.
C．Because Mum told her to do so.
D．Because she wanted to help her dad.
小題3:What does the underlined word “speechless” mean in Chinese?
A．無語的B．傷心的C．驚奇的D．無助的
小題4:What did the father feel after hearing what the mother said?
A．Angry.B．Excited.
C．pleased.D．Sad.
小題5:What’s the best title for this passage?
A．My Cleverest SisterB．My Dad’s Best Flower
C．My Dad’s CarnationsD．My Honest Mother

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:B

試題分析：這篇文章主要告訴講了一件事情。我爸爸非常喜歡康乃馨，我妹妹為了幫助爸爸，自以為是地把這些花剪掉了，放在地上，我爸爸知道后，說：沒有比女兒更好的花了。
小題1:推理判斷題。When I was young, my father used to grow carnations — a kind of flower that was red, pink and white.句意：當我小的時候，我父親常常種康乃馨----一種紅色、粉色、或是白色的花�？芍腥N顏色。故選C。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)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.句意：一天，我妹妹Clemence，她非常愛爸爸，想要幫助他。所以，她把康乃馨從枝干上一朵朵砍下來，把他們放在地上。根據(jù)此句，可知應(yīng)選D。
小題3:詞義猜測題。根據(jù)When Mom and I realized what my sister had done, we became completely speechless.句意：當媽媽和我意識到妹妹做的事情，我們完全無語了。speech語言，less少的，根據(jù)構(gòu)詞法，可知這個單詞意為無語。故選A。
小題4:推理判斷題。根據(jù)Dad’s face changed into a smile and then he said, “Do I have better flowers than my lovely daughter?”句意：爸爸微笑了，然后他說：“我有比可愛的女兒更好的花嗎？”從smile判斷出，爸爸聽了媽媽的話后很高興。故選C。
小題5: 標題歸納題。這篇文章主要想告訴我們爸爸愛花，但更愛女兒。女兒就是爸爸最好的花。可知應(yīng)選B。
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