Question

【题目】My grandmother was a master gardener that could make anything bloom. Even me.

She spent most of her life living on a farm in the mountains of North Caroline, where she got married, raised four children, and watched the changing of the seasons. When I was 12 years old, my dad gave up working downtown and moved back to the farm to turn to gardening. I visited on weekends to keep them company.

Every time my farm chores were done, I was free to climb the mountain, singing songs and gathering flowers. Sometimes the plants scratched me. My grandmother would say: “Beauty has a price. I hope it was worth it.” I would say, “Yes, ma’am. It was.” Then I’d scratch some more. At dusk, we’d sort the flowers and make bouquets(花束): One for the living room, one for the kitchen, and three for the bedrooms.

Even then as a child, I knew that what I desired most from my grandmother was not her flowers but her time. She has been gone for decades, but sometimes when I reach down to pick a flower or pull a weed, I see her hand, not mine. I thought I’d grow up to be a gardener as well. I informed myself, someday, when my children had children，I would be a gardening grandma. Then the grandbabies started showing up, and I discovered I would much rather chase after them than go digging.

The truth is, I’m no gardener. I’m a picker, not a planter. I don’t need to plant a garden. My children are my flowers. They delight me and complete me with a beauty that is worth any price.

My grandmother and I differ in lots of ways, but from her, I do learn what a grandmother means. I also learn that I need attend to my grandbabies with time and water them with love. I hope that, one day, when they hold their first grandchild, they might see my hand.

【1】Why did the author go to the farm on weekends?

(No more than 8 words) (2 marks)

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【2】How did the author and her grandmother deal with the collected flowers?

(No more than 12 words) (3 marks)

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【3】What did the author want most from her grandmother when she was a kid?

(No more than 4 words) (2 marks)

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【4】What does the author learn from her grandmother?

(No more than 15 words) (3 marks)

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】To keep her father and grandmother company. 或To keep her family company.

或To keep company with her father and grandmother.

【2】They sorted them and made bouquets to decorate their houses / rooms.

或They sorted them and made bouquets for their rooms.

【3】She wanted her time. / Her time.

【4】She learns what a grandmother means and what a grandmother need do for the grandbabies.

或She learns to love and spend more time with the kids

或She learns that what a kid needs most is love and time.

【解析】试题分析：本文是一篇感情真挚又充满哲理的文章，主要讲述了我和我的奶奶之间的故事。我从奶奶身上学到了怎样用爱和时间对待自己的后孙。另外，填写时一定要注意填写的字数是否符合要求，还应注意避免单复数一致性的错误，时态错误，人称错误。

【1】细节题。从文章第二段最后一句“I visited on weekends to keep them company.”我在周末去陪伴他们。所给答案为To keep her father and grandmother company. 或To keep her family company.或To keep company with her father and grandmother.按照题目要求，不超过八个词即可。

【2】细节题。从文章第三段最后一句“At dusk, we’d sort the flowers and make bouquets(花束): One for the living room, one for the kitchen, and three for the bedrooms.”在黄昏时分，我们将花分好类，做成花束，一个插在客厅，一个插在厨房，三个插在卧室。所给答案为：“They sorted them and made bouquets to decorate their houses / rooms.或They sorted them and made bouquets for their rooms..按照题目要求，不超过十二个词即可

【3】细节题。从文章第四段第一句“Even then as a child, I knew that what I desired most from my grandmother was not her flowers but her time.“即便那时作为一个小孩，我知道我渴望从奶奶那里获得的是她的时间而不是她的花。所给答案为“She wanted her time. / Her time. 按照题目要求，不超过四个词即可

【4】细节题。从文章最后一段第一句第二句“I do learn what a grandmother means. I also learn that I need attend to my grandbabies with time and water them with love.“我确实知道了祖母的意思，我也知道了到了我需要用时间照顾我的孙子们，用爱去浇灌他们。所给答案为“She learns what a grandmother means and what a grandmother need do for the grandbabies.或She learns to love and spend more time with the kids或She learns that what a kid needs most is love and time.按照题目要求，不超过十五个词即可