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阅读理解 　　Once upon a time there was a good old woman who lived in a little house．She had in her garden a bed of beautiful lilies． One night she was woken by the sounds of sweet singing and of babies laughing．She looked out of the window．The sounds seemed to come from the lily bed, but she could see nothing．On the following night she was again woken up by sweet singing and babies laughing．She walked softly to her garden．The moon was shining brightly on the lily bed, and the flowers were swaying from side to side．The old woman looked closely and she saw, standing by each lily, a little Fairy mother who was singing and rocking the flower like a cradle, while in each lily trumpet lay a little Fairy baby laughing and playing． 　　The good old woman went quietly back to her house, and from that time on she never picked a lily, nor did she allow her neighbors to touch the flowers． 　　The day came when the good old woman died, and the lily-bed was torn up, other plants were planted there, but they all withered(凋谢)，and from that time on nothing would grow there．But the good old woman’s grave grew beautiful, for the Fairies sang above it, and kept it green; while on the grave and all around it there sprang up lilies, tulips, violets, and other lovely flowers of spring． (1) What happened when the old woman woke up one night? [　　] A． She looked inside her room closely． B． She tried to find what disturbed her sleep． C． She searched the lily bed for something． D． She went out trying to find something． (2) We know from the text that the noise ________． [　　] A． was made by small babies who were singing and laughing B． was made by newborn babies who were sleeping in the cradle C． was from the Fairy babies who were lying inside the lily flowers D． was from a baby someone had left on the lily bed (3) The women did not allow her neighbors to touch the lily flowers ________． [　　] A． to protect Fairy lilies B． to show that she didn’t like the lilies any more C． to show that she wanted to grow more lilies D． to show that she knew how to raise lilies (4) Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text? [　　] A． After the good old woman died, nobody looked after the flowers． B． After the good old woman’s death, all the lilies withered due to sorrow． C． On the good old woman’s death, her neighbors tore up the lily-bed． D． When the good old woman died, she didn’t let out the secret of the lily flowers． (5) The best title for this passage could be ________． [　　] A． The Fairy lilies B． The kind old woman C． The old woman and the Fairy lilies D． The story of a kind woman

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答案：1．A;2．C;3．D;4．B;5．A;