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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Mom had read about geraniums(天竺葵) in a magazine—pretty, easy to grow—and, she became possessed with a vision of a house flooded with flowers. She sprang into action and started to grow them enthusiastically. She could be like that: my mother always had sudden bursts of creativity. Mom transformed the backyard into a flower factory, crowded with pots and plants and bags of soil. She called for my help, and we arranged the roots of the flowers in elegant containers. It was the ripe height of summer. Mom wore long gardening gloves over her hands. She had bought me gloves too, but I refused to wear them. She burst with annoyance. For half an hour she would not talk to me, but then she softened, so engaged in the completion of her project that she forgot my offence, or perhaps for fear that I might abandon the project altogether. She needn't have worried. I wouldn't leave. It was a rare chance to spend time with my mother without the pressure of speaking to one another. We could crouch(蹲下) side by side, our attention on the plants. Although I was her daughter, we often struggled to communicate with each other as though we were strangers or beginners of a language. I wanted to learn her language, if only to better understand her and to increase the chances of her understanding me. There was so much I longed to tell her, but I also feared that if I started, other matters not meant to be spoken might leap out. Better not to risk the opening. Over the course of our three days, I would dream of seeing a great geranium with its root bared until my hands arrived full of soil to cover it back up. When all the flowers were ready in their decorated pots, Mom spent a fourth day distributing them through the house, moving a wooden stand here and now there, there and now here, until at last every geranium was moved into the house and she collapsed onto the sofa. Flowers at every turn. （1） The author probably viewed her mother's decision to plant the geraniums as ______. A . worthwhile B . unsurprising C . disappointing D . significant （2） Which of the following can be inferred from the text? A . The daughter had mixed emotions about her mother. B . The daughter was very annoyed at her mother's criticism. C . Mom was often ready to approach and understand the daughter. D . Mom was offended because the daughter quit the planting project. （3） We can learn from the last paragraph that Mom ______. A . was tired of the plants crowding the house B . was grateful for the help from her daughter C . was careful with the final placement of the plants D . was discouraged from arranging the pots all by herself 答案： B A C

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