The family had just moved. The young woman was feeling a little__31__. It was Mother's Day — and 800 miles separated her from her parents. She had called them that morning, and her mother had__32__ how colorful their backyard was__ 33__ spring had arrived. Later, she told her husband how she__34__ those lilacs（丁香）in her parents' yard. “I know where we can find some,” he said. “Get the__35__ and come on.” So off they went. Some time later, they stopped at a hill and there were lilacs all round. The young woman rushed up to the nearest__ 36__ and buried her face in the flowers. Carefully, she__37__ some. Finally, they returned to their car for the__38__ home. The woman sat smiling, surrounded by her__39__. When they were near home, she shouted “stop,” got off quickly and__40__ to a nearby nursing home. She went to the end of the porch(门廊), where a(n)__41__ patient was sitting in her wheelchair, and put the flowers into her lap. The two__42__, bursting into laughter now and then. Later the young woman turned and ran back to her__43__. As the car pulled away, the woman in the wheelchair__44__ with a smile, and held the lilacs__45__. “Mom,” the kids asked, “__46___ did you give her our flowers?” “It is Mother's Day, and she seems so__47__ while I have all of you. And anyone would be__48__ by flowers.” This satisfied the kids, but not the husband. The next day he__49__ some young lilacs around their yard. I was the husband. Now, every May, our yard is full of lilacs. Every Mother's Day our kids__50__ purple lilacs. And every year I remember that smile of the lonely old woman.
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小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:A
小题5:B
小题6:A
小题7:B
小题8:C
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11:B
小题12:D
小题13:A
小题14:B
小题15:D
小题16:A
小题17:C
小题18:D
小题19:C
小题20:B
题目分析：本文主要讲了一家人对紫丁香的回忆。如今，每年五月, 每逢母亲节，作者的孩子都要采摘紫丁香花束。每年作者都会记起那位孤独的老太太脸上露出的笑容，那是妻子善良的体现。
小题1:根据It was Mother’s Day – and 800 miles separated her from her parents.故选D，depressed沮丧的。A.感动的B. 担心的 C生气的。
小题2:上下文串联。根据上文She had called them，然后推断出在电话中，她的母亲向她提起，所以院子里的色彩是多么绚丽。故选C，mentioned提到。A获悉，得知B想象D意识到
小题3:上下文串联。之所以院子里的色彩是多么绚丽，是因为春天已经来临，故选A，now that既然。 B. 为了，以便C. 似乎，好像D.即使
小题4:上下文逻辑推理。因为出嫁，远离了父母亲，所以当母亲提到院子里色彩是多么绚丽的丁香花后，勾起了她对紫丁香的思念，故选A，missed想念。B. 种植C.浇水 D. 展示
小题5: 根据“Mom,” the kids asked，故选B。
小题6:根据Some time later, they stopped at a hill and there were lilacs all round.故选A，bush灌木丛。B小山 C院子D门，均不合题意。
小题7:上下文串联。根据上文buried her face in the flowers及下文put the flowers into her lap可推断出年轻女在小心翼翼的摘下一些花，故选B。
小题8:上下文串联。上文提到they stopped at a hill，说明他们在出游，然后摘完花后，他们终于返回了汽车，走上了回家的路。故选C，trip旅游，出行。A休息B假期C旅游，出行D正餐，晚餐。
小题9:根据Carefully, she picked some，故选C。
小题10:上下文串联。从上文 she shouted “stop,” got off quickly可以看出女士很急切的心情，因此，匆匆走向附近的一家疗养院，故选D，hurried。A. 回应，反应B指着C开车，驾车D匆忙赶往。
小题11:上下文串联。从文中sitting in her wheelchair可以说明那个病人上了年纪，故选B，elderly上了年纪的。A.爱的，表示爱意的，亲爱的C严肃的，认真的D敏感的。
小题12:上下文串联。从后文 bursting into laughter now and then说明两个人在兴高采烈的聊天。故选D，chatted聊天。A.犹豫B.等待C坐，均不合题意
小题13:上下文推理。年轻女人把花送给疗养院的病人后转身跑回到家人的身边，故选A，family家人。
小题14:上下文串联。从As the car pulled away说明他们要开车离开了，因此坐在轮椅里的那个女人挥动着手告别，故选B，waved挥手。A点头C离开 D继续。
小题15:上下文推理。年轻女人在母亲节给轮椅里的那个年迈的妇人送紫丁香花，老妇人深深的感动，因此，紧紧地握着那束紫丁香花，故选D，tightly紧紧地。A.悲伤地B有礼貌地 C 快速地，均不合题意。
小题16:上下文串联。从下文回答 “It is Mother's Day"说明孩子们问，"你为什么把我们的花送给她？"，故选A。
小题17:上下文串联。从后文while I have all of you对比说明：她看起来是那么孤独，故选C，alone孤独的。A. 安静的B困惑的D有耐心的。
小题18:上下文串联。从 上文轮椅上的老妇人手拿鲜花，面带微笑，说明鲜花会给任何人带来好心情。故选D，cheered使……高兴。A使平静B说服，劝服C使失望
小题19:根据I was the husband. Now, every May, our yard is full of lilacs.故选C，grew种植。
小题20:常识法。根据句意，每逢母亲节，我们的孩子都要采撷紫丁香花束。故选B，gather采摘。