AWhen I was a stay-at-home mom, there were times I wished I could buy some beautiful flowers, but the money that they would cost was needed in the home. When I walked into town with the family, my youngest daughter, Lily, would always carry a flower stem(花梗). That’s how she got the nickname “Stick Girl”.

One day when we passed the flower lady with Lily, the flower lady smiled at her and said, “Come here. I have something for you.” She handed her a beautiful flower. Lily dropped the stem and held on to that flower until we came back home. We placed it in water and enjoyed the beauty of that flower along with the feelings of warmth and kindness from the flower lady.

My neighbors would run to her to get a bouquet of flowers whenever they wanted to, and I used to give directions(為人指路) using the flower lady. I would say, “Walk for three blocks. You’ll see the flower lady. Turn right at that street.”

My mom visits me each year. On her first summer visit this year, she looked at me and asked, “Where’s the flower lady?”

I had no idea. The flower lady had been an icon(偶像) for me for 16 years, but now she wasn’t there any more.

I went on a search and soon found her in another spot, at the Harbor Loop. I was glad to see her and I had to tell her that she was missed!

I have a garden which I admire very much now. Every time I see those bright colors when I come home after a day of work, I remember the generosity of a dear old lady whom I only know as the flower lady.

56. When the flower lady gave Lily a flower, Lily _____.

A. accepted it happily

B. paid for it and walked home quickly

        C. accepted it and forgot that other people were laughing at her

        D. felt sorry for not being able to pay for it

57. Why did the author give directions using the flower lady?

        A. Because the flower lady used to give her daughter many flowers.

        B. Because she felt grateful for the flower lady’s generosity and warmth.      

C. Because her neighbors usually bought flowers from the flower lady.

D. Because the flower lady ran the flower shop with her and her mother.

58. From the passage, we know that _____.

A. it was the flower lady who taught the author how to grow flowers

        B. the author didn’t know the flower lady’s address or name

        C. the flower lady used to sell flowers in one place all the time

        D. the flower lady might keep on offering the author flowers

59. What’s the best title for the passage?

        A. The Stick Girl    B. Beautiful Flowers    C. The Flower Lady     D. Buying Flowers

56—59 ABBC


解析:

（導(dǎo)讀）“我”在家做全職太太時(shí)卻沒(méi)有閑錢(qián)給女兒買(mǎi)花，女兒只能拿著花梗，這時(shí)一位賣(mài)花女郎好心送給女兒一支鮮花讓“我”至今記憶猶新——人間 最珍貴的是慷慨和給予。

56. A。判斷推理題。通讀第二段就可以看出，小女孩收到鮮花以后，一直不離后，回家又放在水里面，所以應(yīng)該是非常高興。

57. B。判斷推理題�！拔摇苯榻B別人去買(mǎi)賣(mài)花女郎的花，以及給陌生人指路時(shí)以賣(mài)花女郎為參照物，就是因?yàn)榍懊媸苓^(guò)其好處，心存感激。

58. B。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。通讀文章，從最后一句話可以看出，“我”并不知道這位婦女的更多信息。

59. C。主旨大意題。文章主要說(shuō)了一位賣(mài)花女郎給女兒鮮花前后發(fā)生的故事，所以選C。

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