内容正文:
知能小卷(七) 综合卷(二)
(时间:90分钟 满分:120分)
第一部分 阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
When my daughter Sandy was in the sixth grade, the teacher thought it would be nice if they made pinecone wreaths(松果花环) as Christmas gifts for their families. So they collected pinecones and flowers and bought other useful things to make them.
Through the years, we proudly hung up her wreath each Christmas. One year, the wreath was hanging on our door as usual when the temperature on Christmas Day reached 26 ℃. The adhesive(黏合剂) began to break down and the pinecones started falling all over our outside floor. We took the wreath down, planning to repair it.
That spring, as my husband, Don, was working on the flower bed in front of our house, he was surprised to discover a small evergreen plant. We decided to leave it alone.
The tree kept growing. When it got too big for the flower bed, we moved it to the back of our house. As the tree grew, so did our family, including four grandchildren. One day we were told that it was a pity that someday our nice tree would have to be cut down for safety reasons.
We just couldnt let that happen to our tree. We decided to move it again, this time to Sandy and her husband Joels new house. My husband helped Joel move the tree from the hole. They were afraid they would wreck its roots, so they dug very carefully. Finally, five hours later, the tree came out. They covered the roots as best as they could and put the whole tree in Joels truck.
After an hours drive they planted the tree, hoping for the best. Im happy to report that our brave tree is still growing, now producing pinecones of its own. Maybe someday well even have another homegrown Christmas tree.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。作者的女儿在六年级的时候制作了一个松果花环作为圣诞礼物送给家人。许多年过去了,某一天花环上的松果突然掉落,松籽掉进花坛,长出幼苗,长成一棵非常有纪念意义的家庭圣诞树。
1.Why did the wreath break down?
A. The family didnt care for it.
B. The flowers didnt last long.
C. The pinecones were too heavy.
D. The adhesiv