文章大意:这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者多年来一直想要一个花园,但是忙着照顾家庭没有时间。最后孩子们都独立出去了,在母亲节那天送了一棵树给作者,树上贴满了一百张美钞。
For years I wanted a flower garden. I would spend hours thinking of different things I could plant that would look nice together. But then we had Matthew, Marvin, Helen, and the twins, Alisa and Alan. I was too busy raising them to grow a garden.
Money was tight (拮据的), as well as time. Often when my children were little, one of them would want something that cost too much, and I’d have to say, “ Do you see a money tree in the yard? Money doesn’t grow on trees, you know.”
Finally, all got through high school and college and were off on their own. I started thinking again about having a garden. Then, one spring morning, on Mother’s Day, I was working in my kitchen. Suddenly, I looked out of the window and there was a new tree, planted right in my yard. I thought it must be a weeping willow (垂柳), because I saw things blowing around on all is branches. Then I put my glasses on — and couldn’t believe what I saw. There was a money tree in my yard!
I went to have a look. It was true! There were dollar bills, one hundred of them, taped all over that tree. There was also a note among them, “Thank you for your time, Mom. We love you.” Later, my children bought me tools, a sunflower stepping stone and gardening books.
That was three years ago. My garden’s now very pretty, just like I wanted. When I go out and take care of my flowers, I don’t seem to miss my children as much as I once did. It feels like they’ re right there with me.
I live in a city where winters are long and cold, and summers are too short. But every year now, when winter sets in, I look out of my window and think of the flowers, I’ll see next spring in my little garden. I think about what my children did for me, and I get tears in my eyes — every time. I’m still not sure that money grows on trees. But I know love does!
8. How many children does the writer have?
A.Three. | B.Four. | C.Five. | D.Six. |
9. Why did the writer stop thinking about having a flower garden?
A.She was too busy. | B.Her children didn’t support her. |
C.She was too old. | D.Her children messed up the garden. |
10. What do the underlined sentences in Paragraph 2 mean?
A.Money can come easily from the tree. | B.Money hasn’t come out from the tree. |
C.They can’t afford anything too expensive. | D.They have enough money on the tree. |
11. What happened on the morning of Mother’s Day?
A.The writer saw a weeping willow in the yard. |
B.The writer got a tree as a gift from her children. |
C.The children cooked for their mother in the kitchen. |
D.The children planted a tree with their mother in the yard. |