2013陕西宝鸡三模英语试题及答案(4)

　　There was a money tree in my yard！

　　I went outside to look．It was true！ There were dollar bills， one hundred of them， taped all over that tree．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 his promise， too．He dug up a nice ten－by－fifteen foot bed for me And my other children bought me tools， ornaments ， a trellis（格架）， 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 tend my flowers， I don‘t seem to miss my children as much as I once did． I feel like they’re right there with me．

　　I‘m still not sure that money grows on trees． But I know love does！

　　46．Why did the mother say ”Money doesn’t grow on trees“？ 。

　　A．She wanted them not to spend extra money B．She was too sad to say anything else

　　C．She told them a truth on money D．she just played a joke with them

　　47．What do we know about the mother according to the text？ ．

　　A．She is a bad-tempered woman B．She believes money can grow on a tree now

　　C．She is a writer D．She is hard-working in housekeeping

　　48．What can be inferred from the text？ ．

　　A．The author raised five children

　　B．The money tree was a Mother Day‘s gift

　　C．It cost Marvin eight hours to dug up the bed

　　D．Children planted a weeping willow in the yard

　　49．Which of the following would be the best title for the text？ ___ ．

　　A．My Money Tree B．The Garden of MY Children

　　C．Mother’s Love D．Marvin‘s Promise

　　B

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