【正文】 mommy I love her John had been on the road visiting customers for more than three weeks. It was ing up on Mother39。s Day. He said to himself, “ I39。ll __16__ Mom some roses.” He went into the small shop and saw a boy __17__ to the clerk. “ How many roses can I get for six dollars, ma39。am？ ” the boy asked. The clerk was trying to __18__ that roses were expensive. __19__ the young man would be happy with carnations (康乃馨 )． “ No. I __20__ have roses， ” he said, “ My Mom was sick so much last year and I didn39。t get to spend much time with her. I want to get something __21__. It has to red roses, because that39。s her favorite.” The clerk __22__ John and was just shaking her head. Something inside John was __23__ by the boy39。s voice. He looked at the clerk and __24__ mouthed that he would pay for the boy39。s roses. The clerk looked at the young man and said, “ Okay, I will give you a dozen red roses __25__ your six dollars.” The young man __26__ jumped into the air. He took the flowers and ran from the store. John __27__ his own flowers and had the clerk be __28__ that delivery would include a note telling his mother how much he loved her. __29__ he drove away from the shop, he saw the young boy walking down the sidewalk. He __30__ him cross the street and enter a cemetery (墓地 ). The young man stopped by a small monument and went on his knees. He __31__ laid the roses on the grave and began to sob. John heard the young man speak， “ Mommy, oh Mommy, __32__didn39。t I tell you how much I love you? Jesus, please, find my Mommy. __33__ my Mommy I love her.” John __34__， tears in his eyes, and walked back to his car. He drove quickly to the florist and told her he would take the flowers __35__. 16． B． send C． give D． bring 答案： B 解析： 作者想在母親節(jié)讓人給母親送玫瑰花。由下文到商店訂花得出。 17． B． listening C． walking D． introducing 答案： A 解析： 由下文的話語(yǔ)得出此處是跟店員的說(shuō)話。 18． B． insist C． say D． explain 答案： D 解析： 店員盡力解釋玫瑰花很貴，由下文得出。 19． B． Extremely C． Maybe D． However 答案： C 解析： 副詞 maybe“ 或許 ” ，表示店員的建議，康乃馨便宜。 20． B． have to C． ought to D． decide to 答案： B 解析： have to 表示這位男孩拒絕了讓他買康乃馨的建議，堅(jiān)持要玫瑰花。 21． B． expensive C． rare D． special 答案： D 解析： special表示男孩堅(jiān)持必須送給母親特殊的禮物。 22． up at B． glared at C． fixed his eyes on D． stared at 答案： A 解析： looked up at 指 “ 抬頭看著某人 ” ，因?yàn)閯偛潘泻⒄f(shuō)話。 23． B． hit C． touched D． beat 答案： C 解析： touched 此處表示 “ 受感動(dòng) ” ，指男孩的話觸動(dòng)了他心靈深處 的東西。 24． B． silently C． obviously D． secretly 答案： B 解析： silently mouthed 意思是 “ 默默地用嘴表示 ” ， mouth 用作動(dòng)詞。 25． B． on C． at D． by 答案： A 解析： for one39。s money 指 “ 用某人的錢 ” 。 26． B． seldom C． mostly D． almost 答案： D 解析： 副詞 almost“ 幾乎 ” ，修飾 jumped into the air， “ 高興地幾乎跳起來(lái)。 ” 27． B． examined C． ordered D． appreciated 答案： C 解析： ordered 表示 “ 預(yù)訂 ” ，指給母親的花，讓花店給送去。 28． B． likely C． possible D． sure 答案： D 解析： have sb. be sure“ 使某人弄清楚；務(wù)必做到 ” 。 29． B． Once C． As long as D． Since 答案： A 解析： as 引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句， “ 正當(dāng) ?? 時(shí)候 ” 。 30． B． watched C． noticed D． observed 答案： B 解析： watch 表示 “ 注視男孩去的地方 ” 。 31． B． clearly C． carefully D． slowly 答案： C 解析： carefully“ 小心地；謹(jǐn)慎地 ” ，表示男孩對(duì)已故的母親既悲傷又敬仰的心情。 32． B． where C． when D． why 答案： D 解析： why 表示男孩對(duì)自己沒(méi)能在母親生前說(shuō)出多么愛(ài)她而后悔不已。 33． B． Show C． Inform D． Please 答案： A 解析： tell表示男孩乞求上帝告訴她母親他是多么愛(ài)她。 34． B． hesitated C． turned D． wondered 答案： C 解析： turned此處的意思是 “ 轉(zhuǎn)身 ” ，轉(zhuǎn)身回到車前，回到花店，改變主意，要親自送花。 35． delivery B． immediately C． personally D． on purpose 答案： C 解析： personally“ 親自 ” ，作者看到男孩的悲哀后，決定親自送 花給母親。 Ⅲ .閱讀理解 (每小題 2分，共 40分 ) 閱讀下面的短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng) (A、 B、 C、 D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 A Japanese workers who run secretly out of the office and spend their afternoons hanging around coffee shops may soon be caught out by their bosses. A new cellphone based tracking device from Hitachi can show, on an employer39。s puter screen, not only the whereabouts of their workers but also whether they are