“What’s the matter, mum?”

   As soon as I entered the door, I found that my mother was unhappy. It was 16_______ –she usually opens the door and welcomes me with a smile!

  “She’s dying,” mum said 17________. I knew what she said. The 18________，mother’s favorite is dying.

  A month ago, we moved into our new house and mum bought a very beautiful tulip. Mum liked it very much. 19_______ she was free, she would sit in her armchair beside the tulip and enjoyed its beautiful color and nice smell.

  She regarded it as a baby and 20_______ it carefully. She put the tulip by window and moved it from one place to another to give the tulip enough sunshine. The first thing she did after she got up every morning was 21_________ the tulip, Mum also fertilized(施肥)it many times.

  She hoped that 22________ great care, the tulip would become more and more beautiful. But the tulip was dying 23 ________ too much sunshine, water and fertilizer.

It’s true that mother loved the tulip. But this kind of love 24________be harmful.

Love can sometimes 25________ what you love.

(   )16 .A. usual           B. unusual            C. sure              D. unfair

(   )17. A. happily         B. quickly            C. sadly                 D. loudly

(   )18. A. bird         B. dog          C. tulip          D. cat

(   )19. A. Whenever           B. Although         C. Unless           D. with

(   )20. A. looked out           B. looked over    C. looked up         D. looked after

(   )21. A. to water     B. watered       C. water          D. waters

(   )22. A. under                  B. with              C. in                       D. for

(   )23. A. because           B. for             C. since               D. because of

(   )24. A. must         B. should              C. can                D. need

(   )25. A. help         B. love        C. kill           D. protect

My Favorite Sweater

by Bonnie Highsmith Taylor

      

     My favorite sweater grew too small.

     I love that sweater best of all.

     My grandma made it when I was three.

     She made that sweater just for me.

     I picked the yarn (纱线), a special blue.

     The color of bluebells, wet with dew(露珠).

     When I was three I was very small.

     But now I’m five and much too tall.

     I have a new jacket now that’s green.

     So I gave my sweater to our cat Queen.

     Queen just had kittens out in the shed (小屋).

     My favorite sweater is now their bed.

51.   Who is the writer of the poem?

       A. The grandma.    B. Miss Taylor.      C. Mrs. Taylor.      D. Queen

52.   The girl in this poem is 　　　 years old now.

       A. 3                      B. 4                    C. 5                   D. 6

53.   Whose name is Queen?

       A. The girl’s       B. Her grandma’s   C. Her mother’s   D. The cat’s

54.   What color is the girl’s new jacket?

       A. Green.                     B. Blue.                 C. Red.                 D. Purple.

55.   The word “kitten” in this poem most probably means 　　　.

       A. a kind of food    B. a baby cat          C. a kind of drink   D. a bed for a baby

完形填空。

"What's the matter, Mum?"           As soon as I came through the door, I found that my mother was unhappy. This was unusual: she usually     1     the door and welcomes me with a smile!          "She's dying,"Mom says    2   . I know what she means. The tulip (郁金香), Mother's favorite flower, is dying.           A month ago, we moved    3     our new house and Mom bought a very beautiful tulip. Mom liked it very much.     4    she was free, she would sit in her armchair beside the tulip    5     enjoy its beautiful color.           She treated it like a baby and looked after it    6   . She put the tulip by a window and moved it from one place to     7     to give it enough sunshine. The first thing she did when she     8    every morning was to water the tulip. Mom also fertilized (施肥) it many times.          She hoped that with great care, the tulip would become more and more beautiful and stronger. However, it died because Mom gave it    9    sunshine, water and fertilizer.          It's true that mother loved the tulip. But this kind of love can be   10    . Love can sometimes kill what you love.

(     ) 1. A. closes  (     ) 2. A. happily (     ) 3. A. into    (     ) 4. A. Though  (     ) 5. A . or     (     ) 6. A. slowly  (     ) 7. A . other  (     ) 8. A. got up  (     ) 9. A. too much (     )10. A. helpful

B. takes         B. quietly       B. around      B. Because        B . and          B. brightly      B. place         B. made the bed B. much too      B. harmful

C. keeps        C. quickly       C. across       C. After        C . for          C. carefully    C. another      C. went to bed C. too many      C. useful

D. opens            D. sadly            D. with             D. Whenever         D. but              D. beautifully      D. two places       D. brushed her teeth D. so many          D. successful

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My Favorite Sweater My favorite sweater grew too small. I love that sweater best of all. My grandma made it when I was three. She made that sweater just for me. I picked the yarn (毛线), a special blue. The color of bluebells, wet with dew (露水). When I was three I was very small. But now I'm five and much too tall. I have a new jacket now that's green. So I gave my sweater to our cat Queen. Queen just had kittens (小猫) out in the shed. My favorite sweater is now their bed.

1. What makes the girl think the sweater is her favourite?

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A. The girl's grandma made it. B. The girl got it at the age of three. C. The yarn is the color of bluebells. D. The cat Queen uses it for the kittens.

2. Why does the girl give the sweater away?

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A. The girl is tired of the sweater. B. The girl wants her grandma to make a new sweater. C. The girl likes her new jacket better than the sweater. D. The girl thinks the sweater is too small.

3. What will most likely happen to the green jacket?

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A. The jacket will become too small. C. The girl will sell the jacket. B. The kittens will use the jacket for a bed. D. The jacket will become the girl's favorite.

4. Read this line from the poem: "My favorite sweater grew too small." What does this line mean?

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A. The girl likes small sweaters. B. The girl's sweater became smaller than it once was. C. The girl's grandma made a small sweater. D. The girl became too big for the sweater.

5. Read this line from the poem: Queen just had kittens out in the shed. The word "shed" in this line     probably means ______.

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A. the girl's sweater B. the girl's jacket C. the cats' house D. the cats' sweater