12．"Serena，don't forget your promise to me that you will mow（割）Mrs．Martin's yard this weekend，"said Dad．"Don't let me down．"
Serena was the oldest child in the family，and one of her chores was to mow their yard．Mrs．Martin，their elderly neighbor，was unable to take care of her yard，so Serena's Dad had volunteered Serena for this job．Since Mrs．Martin's yard was not very big，Serena knew the job would go quickly．However，she still resented her dad's promise．
"Why didn't you ask me first？"Serena had complained．
"Did you ask me first when you volunteered me to be in the school festival last fall？"asked Serena's father．
"Well，no，I didn't ask you first，but you would have done those things anyway．You're always willing to help．"
"I try when I can，"Dad answered．"Serena，we have known Mrs．Martin for a very long time．She has often helped our family．Now we can do something for her．Besides，the feeling you get from helping someone makes you wonder who is really helping whom．"
"I don't know，Dad，"said Serena．"The only feeling I get from mowing our yard is tired．"
"Just you wait and see，"said Dad．
After breakfast，Serena made her way to Mrs．Martin's yard．She was good at her job and soon had Mrs．Martin's yard looking tidy．Mrs．Martin came outside with a big glass of orange juice and offered it to her．Serena stopped her work and gratefully enjoyed the drink，while Mrs．Martin talked to her about all of the flowers in her yard．Seeing the joy in Mrs．Martin's eyes，Serena began to understand how much the yard meant to Mrs．Martin．
After finishing her drink，Serena returned to work with a new attitude．A warm feeling began to spread（蔓延） through her body．Her dad was right．It was hard to tell who was helping who!
31．The underlined word"resented"（Paragraph 2）meansC．
A．understood．
B．welcomed．
C．disliked．
D．broke．
32．How can we know that Dad is considerate？A
A．Through Dad's words．
B．Through Serena's actions．
C．Through Mrs．Martin's behavior．
D．Through the author's statement．
33．Which word best describes Serena's attitude after mowing Mrs．Martin's yard？A
A．Surprised．
B．Pleased．
C．Annoyed．
D．Guilty．
34．What can we learn from the text？C
A．Serena likes the job of mowing her family's yard．
B．Mrs．Martin and Serena did the yard work together．
C．Mrs．Martin shared her love for the yard with Serena．
D．Dad volunteered himself to take part in the school festival．
35．What is the best title for the text？C
A．The Yard．
B．The Neighbor．
C．The Job．
D．The Promise．
分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了爸爸擅自为塞雷娜接下帮助马丁太太的活，她很不高兴，却在听马丁太太分享了自己对院子的感情好发现真如爸爸所说帮助使人快乐．
解答 31．C．词义猜测题．根据第二段：Serena knew the job would go quickly．However，she still resented her dad's promise塞雷娜知道工作会很快．然而，她仍然怨恨她爸爸的承诺；可知意为不喜欢；故选C．
32．A．推理判断题．根据父亲的话：we have known Mrs．Martin for a very long time．She has often helped our family．Now we can do something for her可知爸爸是一个很体贴的人；故选A．
33．A．推理判断题．根据最后一段：Serena returned to work with a new attitude．A warm feeling began to spread（蔓延） through her body可知她是十分惊喜的；故选A．
34．C．细节理解题．根据倒数第二段：Martin talked to her about all of the flowers in her yard．Seeing the joy in Mrs．Martin's eyes，Serena began to understand how much the yard meant to Mrs．Martin可知Mrs．Martin对塞雷娜分享了她与院子里的爱；故选C．
35．C．主旨大意题．文章主要讲爸爸擅自为塞雷娜接下帮助马丁太太的活，她很不高兴，却在听马丁太太分享了自己对院子的感情好发现真如爸爸所说帮助使人快乐；最佳标题为工作；故选C．
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
