Father’s GardenMy father was always a good

题目内容：

Father’s Garden

My father was always a good(酷爱的) gardener. One of my earliest memories is standing without shoes in the freshly tilled(翻耕的) soil, my hands blackened from digging in the ground.

As a child, I loved following Dad around in the garden. I remember Dad pushing the tiller(耕作机) ahead in perfectly straight lines. Dad loved growing all sorts of things: yellow and green onions, watermelons almost as big as me, rows of yellow corn, and our favorite--- red tomatoes.

As I grew into a teenager, I didn’t get so excited about gardening with Dad. Instead of magical land of possibility, it had turned into some kind of prison. As Dad grew older, his love for gardening never disappeared. After all the kids were grown and had started families of their own, Dad turned to gardening like never before. Even when he was diagnosed with cancer, he still took care of his garden.

But then, the cancer, bit by bit, invaded his body. I had to do the things he used to do. What really convinced me that Dad was dying was the state of his garden that year. The rows and rows of multicolored vegetables were gone. Too tired to weed them, he simply let them be. He only planted tomatoes.

For the first few years after he died, I couldn’t even bear to look at anyone’s garden without having strong memories pour over me like cold water from a bucket. Three years ago, I decided to plant my own garden and started out with just a few tomatoes. That morning, after breaking up a fair amount of soil, something caught the corner of my eye and I had to smile. It was my eight-year-old son Nathan, happily playing in the freshly tilled soil.

小题1:Why did the author like the garden when he was a child?

A．He wanted to be a garden-crazy like his father.

B．He loved being in the garden with his father.

C．The garden was full of his favorite food.

D．The garden was just freshly tilled.小题2:When all the kids started their own families, the author’s father _____.

A．stopped his gardening.

B．turned to other hobbies.

C．devoted more to gardening.

D．focused on planting tomatoes.小题3:What happened to the garden when the author’s father was seriously ill?

A．There was a great harvest.

B．The garden was almost deserted.

C．No plant grew in the garden at all.

D．The author’s son took charge of the garden.小题4:Why did the author start his garden with tomatoes?

A．He wanted to honor his father.

B．His son liked the fields of tomatoes.

C．He only knew how to grow tomatoes.

D．He thought tomatoes were easy to manage.

最佳答案：

小题1:B

小题2:C

小题3:B

小题4:A

答案解析：

文章介绍作者的爸爸对园艺的爱和执着，以及父亲去世后，作者接替的爸爸的爱好。

小题1:细节题：从文章第二段的句子：As a child, I loved following Dad around in the garden.可知作者小时候就喜欢花园因为他喜欢和爸爸在花园里面，选B

小题2:细节题：从文章第三段的句子：After all the kids were grown and had started families of their own, Dad turned to gardening like never before.可知当所有的孩子都有了自己的家庭，作者的爸爸花更多的时间在园艺上了，选C

小题3:细节题：从文章第四段的句子：The rows and rows of multicolored vegetables were gone. Too tired to weed them, he simply let them be. He only planted tomatoes.可知当作者的爸爸病重的时候，花园几乎被荒芜了，选B

小题4:细节题：从文章最后一段的句子：I decided to plant my own garden and started out with just a few tomatoes.可知作者开始在花园种西红柿因为他想纪念他的爸爸，选A

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。