For years I wanted a flower garden. I’d spend hours thinking of different things

For years I wanted aflower garden. I’d spend hours thinking of different things I could plant thatwould look nice together.

But then we hadMatthew. And Marvin. And the twins, Alisa and Alan. And then Helen. Fivechildren. I was too busy raising them to grow a garden.

Money was tight, aswell as time. Often when my children were little, one of them would wantsomething that cost too much, and I'd have to say, “Do you see a money treeoutside? Money doesn't grow on trees, you know.”

Finally, all five gotthrough high school and college and were off on their own. I started thinkingagain about having a garden.

I wasn't sure, though.I mean, gardens do cost money, and after all these years I was used to livingon a pretty lean, no-frills budget.

Then, one springmorning, on Mother's Day, I was working in my kitchen. Suddenly, I realizedthat cars were tooting their horns as they drove by. I looked out the windowand there was a new tree, planted right in my yard. I thought it must be aweeping willow, because I saw things blowing around on all its branches. Then Iput my glasses on — and I couldn't believe what I saw. There was a money treein my yard!

I went outside to look.It was true! There were dollar bills, one hundred of them, taped all over thattree. Think of all the garden flowers I could buy with one hundred dollars!There was also a note attached: “IOU eight hours of digging time. Love,Marvin.”

Marvin kept hispromise, too. He dug up a nice ten-by-fifteen foot bed for me. And my otherchildren bought me tools, ornaments, a trellis (棚架), a sunflowerstepping stone and gardening books.

That was three yearsago. My garden's now very pretty, just like I wanted. When I go out and weed ortend my flowers, I don't seem to miss my children as much as I once did. Itfeels like they're right there with me.

I live up in Michigan'sUpper Peninsula, where winters are long and cold, and summers are too short.But every year now, when winter sets in, I look out my window and think of theflowers I'll see next spring in my little garden. I think about what mychildren did for me, and I get tears in my eyes — every time.

I'm still not sure thatmoney grows on trees. But I know love does!

1．Bysaying “Do you see a money tree outside .….,” the mother actually means“_______”

         A．Observationis the best teacher.                B．Seeing is believing.

         C．Theoutsider sees the most of the game.       D．Itis not easy to gain money

2．Thebest title for the passage would probably be_______.

        A．Myflower garden          B．Marvinhelps to realize my dream

         C．Lovein Michigan          D．Moneygrows on trees

3．Theunderlined word “no - frills” in the fifth paragraph is similar in meaningto_______.

         A．wasteful        B．tight            C．absurd           D．helpful

4．Fromthe last two paragraphs we can infer that the mother is_______

         A．divorcedwhen she was young 

B．not caring for her kids any longer

         C．alonebut not at all lonely

D．prouder with her garden than with her kids.  

试题答案

【答案】

 D

 A

 B

 C

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