Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don’t act in the ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is toofor them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of . One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She her head and continued to sew the quilt. I was worried because I thought I had her. I was and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words: “Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread. Sometimes it ,but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen , but it’s really there. Love is .” I listened carefully but Iher until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked .It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father on the country road. “Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day. “Susan, don’t me.” He said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.” his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply. Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and . But from this experience, I understand that love is justin the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
试题分析：本文通过讲述作者从父母平淡生活中发现爱情的故事，阐述了真正的爱不是鲜花礼物，而是存在于日常生活中一件件小事的道理。 【小题1】考查细节理解。A保持健康B早起C赚钱D收集钱，根据下文in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me，可知作者的父母是为了给孩子付高额的学费而拼命赚钱。故选C。 【小题2】考查形容词词义辨析。A有魔力的B浪漫的C不可思议的D吸引人的，根据下文“I love you”，可知此处应选B，父母从不玩浪漫。 【小题3】考查推理分析。A简单B轻松C放松D奢侈，根据上文可知，“I love you”这句话对于他们来说是奢侈，故选D 【小题4】考查推理分析。A超出控制B毫无疑问C够不着D不可能。根据前文父母不会浪漫，可知在情人节相互送花会更加失控，故选A 【小题5】考查细节理解。A感觉B爱C争吵D微笑，根据前文可知作者对父母之间是否存在爱情怀有疑问。故选B。 【小题6】考查细节理解。A上升B摇动C点头D弯下，根据下文sew the quilt可知母亲正在缝被子，所以姿势应该是低下头，故选D 【小题7】考查动词词义辨析。A使受伤B伤害C使受伤D伤害， 后面接her，所以应该选不及物动词，而此处是感情上受伤，故选A 【小题8】考查细节理解。A极度惊奇B极度尴尬C极度沮丧D极度悲伤，根据I didn’t know what I should do可知作者非常尴尬，故选B 【小题9】考查细节理解。A发生B产生 C出现D发生，根据后文most of it disappears可知此处应选对应的appears，故选才C 【小题10】考查形容词词组辨析。A温暖而柔和B火热而坚硬C瘦小而冷酷D强壮而耐用，线能让被子更经久耐用，故选D 【小题11】考查并列短语辨析。A某时某地B任何地方任何时候C多少D到处，前文hardly表示否定意义，故此处应选B 【小题12】考查细节理解。A里面B外面C远处D附近，根据前文推测此处应选A 【小题13】考查情态动词辨析。A能相信B不能理解C不会认出D可能知道，根据句中的But可知，此处应该选B 【小题14】考查动词短语辨析。A生病B受骗C抛起D变得没用，根据下文出现的hospital可知父亲生病了，故选A 【小题15】考查细节理解。A非常健康B非常苍白C相当的红D十分惊讶，从后文It seemed both of them had had a serious illness.可知，父母的脸色都十分病态，故选B 【小题16】考查推测分析。A跳得高B急忙去C快跑D慢走。根据前文可知父亲病得很重，因此只能慢走，故选D 【小题17】考查动词短语辨析。A考虑B谈话C担心D嘲笑，根据上下文应选C。 【小题18】考查细节理解。A读B看C说D写。根据句意，应该是解读父亲的眼神，比单纯的看要程度更深，故选A 【小题19】考查细节理解。A新鲜的玫瑰花B金戒指C甜蜜的吻D漂亮的首饰，前文已经有了flowers, gifts，故选C 【小题20】考查细节理解。A线B针C布D棉花，根据上文母亲缝被子的细节，故选A 考点：考查叙事说理文阅读