This Mother’s Day will be the 8th year I have spent without my own mother. She passed away

This Mother’s Day will be the 8th year I have spent without my own mother. She passed away less than a month before Mother’s Day in the year 2000. She had been ill for almost two years, and I didn’t cry when she died, or at her funeral, but on that first Mother’s Day without her. On that day, I realized that this person I loved and depended on was gone forever.
She still lives in family memories, in the thoughts of her friends and co-workers, in the values she had instilled(灌输) in her children, and in the lovely flower gardens that she had so carefully tended.
She loved her gladioli and irises. Each fall she would dig the bulbs out of the soil and carefully wrap them in paper. The bulbs would be stored until the following spring when they would be replanted. It seemed like a lot of effort to me, but each year her flower garden was more glorious than the year before. She put the same hard work into caring for her family, instilling in her children a sense of justice and fair play, compassion, and strong moral values so that we blossomed.
Share anecdotes about your mother’s life at your Mother’s Day party. Too often, we avoid speaking of those loved ones who have passed away, fearful that we will unearth sad feelings. It doesn’t have to be that way. Sharing fond memories and stories of the life we shared with her can be a healing process that binds（捆绑）the family together.
My mother passed away when her oldest grandchild was only eight years old. Children will enjoy sharing pictures and stories of the grandmother they may have never known or have little memory of. Sharing anecdotes to pass on to the next generation will give children a feeling of family history and continuity, and may be one of the best ways to honor our mothers and grandmothers who have gone before us.
【小题1】What does the underlined words “passed away” ( in Paragraph 1)mean?A．diedB．continuedC．startedD．lasted【小题2】On the first Mother’s Day after mum died the author realized .A．mum had been dead for a long time B．mum had suffered a lot from the illnessC．it was true that mum had been dead D．it was impossible to depend on mum【小题3】From the third paragraph we can infer that mum .A．loved her gladioli and irisesB．showed kindness to all her childrenC．taught the children to plant patientlyD．had a good influence on the author【小题4】At the Mother’s Day party people don’t mention their lost mums only because .A．they are simply afraid of causing sad feelingsB．they have forgotten their mums completelyC．they don’t love their mums any longerD．they think their mums have passed away【小题5】In order to show honor to our mothers and grandmothers we can .A．spend the Mother’s Day with our childrenB．share the stories of them with the childrenC．hold the Mother’s Day party every yearD．plant beautiful flowers in the family gardenA

(答案→)A 解析：试题分析：作者在文章中表达对失去的母亲的怀恋，让读者在母亲节的时候，分享妈妈和奶奶的故事是对她们表示敬意的最好方式。【小题1】猜词题：从第一段的句子：This Mother’s Day will be the 8th year I have spent without my own mother.可知pass away是去世，死去，选A【小题2】细节题：从第一段的句子：but on that first Mother’s Day without her. On that day, I realized that this person I loved and depended on was gone forever.可知在第一个母亲节作者意识到妈妈已经离开他了。选C【小题3】推理题：从第三段的句子：She put the same hard work into caring for her family, instilling in her children a sense of justice and fair play, compassion, and strong moral values so that we blossomed.可知妈妈对作者有很大的影响。选D【小题4】细节题：从第四段的句子：Too often, we avoid speaking of those loved ones who have passed away, fearful that we will unearth sad feelings.可知在母亲节不提到母亲是不想引起悲伤的情绪。选A【小题5】细节题：从最后一段的句子：Sharing anecdotes to pass on to the next generation will give children a feeling of family history and continuity, and may be one of the best ways to honor our mothers and grandmothers who have gone before us.可知分享妈妈和奶奶的故事是对她们表示敬意的最好方式。选B考点：考查人生百味类短文点评：作者在文章中表达对失去的母亲的怀恋，让读者在母亲节的时候，分享妈妈和奶奶的故事是对她们表示敬意的最好方式。本文所设试题主要考查细节查找，对于文章中的细节题，要注意文本内容的理解。关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查题支和原文的异同，常犯错误有：绝对化语言，范围扩大或缩小，以偏概全，张冠李戴等。带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读。

我也是这个答案