2026年人教版九年级英语上册 Unit4 Our Memory 课时练习题（含答案）

202阵秋人教版新教材九年级上册英语：Unit4OurMemory课时练习题

SectionAWhatdoweremember?

第一课时(la-2d)

I根据句意及首字母或汉语提示填写单词

l.Afamilywithastrongsenseofunityismurelikelylobes

2.Thehouseistooold,andbesides,thehouseisnotinasuitablep

3.Thecleverboylistenedtothetcachcrsocarefullythathecouldrthepassageeasily.

4.Whenthedogseesitsowner,italways.(回应)bywaggingitstailhappily,

n用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空

5.111the(sad)offailure,weoftenfindthesliengthtotryagain.

6.1tisimportantto(memory)newwordseverydaytoimproveyourEnglish.

7.She(tick)allthecorrectanswersonthepaperbeforeshehandeditin.

8.Youcanavoid(make)mistakesinmathsbycheckingyouranswerscarefullyafter

finishingtheproblems.

Ill根据汉语提示完成句子(每空一词)

9.老师们说学生们常常会混淆一些习俗。

Teacherssaystudentsoftensomecustoms.

10.这位老人充分利用他的旧工具，帮邻居们修理自行车。

Theoldmanhisoldtoolstorepairbikesfbrneighbours.

11.我们喝完了新鲜的龙井茶，所以从当地商店买了一些。

WefreshLongjingtea,soweboughtsomefromalocalshop.

12.老师告诉我们，说英语的时候要多注意发音。

TheteachertoldustomorewhenspeakingEnglish.

IV从方框中选取适当的句子完成对话(有多余项)

1-5:-___________________________

Amy:Howtimeflics!Wc'llgraduatesoon.

Bob:Yeah.We'vespentthreefantasticyearshere.I.

Amy:Yes.IrememberhurtingmyrightkneewhenIwasinGrade7.

Bob:Irememberthat!2.

Amy:Yes.3.I'llmisshermostafterjuniorhighschool.

Bob:Metoo.ShealwaysencouragedmesothatIcoulddobetterinEnglish.

Amy:Sheisreallyagoodteacher.4.

Bob:MrWang.5.Buthewaskindtomeandhelpedmealot.

Amy:Weshouldbethankfultotheteachers.

Bob:You'reright.

A.Whatawonderfu1memory!

B.Whichteacherdoyoulikebest?

C.Doyouhaveanyspecialmemories?

D.Sheisapatientteacherandacaringfriend.

E.Itwasalittledifficultformetolearnmaths

wellatfirst.

F.MissI.eetookyoutothehospitai,right?

第二课时（3a.3d）

I根据句意及首字母或汉语提示填写单词

l.Herg.hasstartedtoworkbuthergranddaughterisstillatuniversity.

2.Aftertheteacherexplainedagain,wefinallyutheproblem.

3.Wecanssomefoodinthefridgeifwecan'tfinishitatdinner.

4.Please（遵守）thesafetyruleswhenplayingintheplaygroundtoavoidgettinghurt.

5.Theteacherlistedthreespecial.（情况）inmathsclasstohelpusknowabouttherulebetter

II单项选择

（）6.Thetrafficsignstellpeopleafterdrinking.

A.todriveB.nottodrive

C.drivingD.doesn'tdrive

（）7.Tomusedto.Butnowhegetsusedto.doingeverything.

A.givesup;keepingB.givingup;keeping

C.giveup;keepD.giveup;keeping

（）8.Jeffasked

A.what'swrongwithher

B.whatwrongshewas

C.whatshehappened

D.whathappenedtoher

m用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空（每词限用一次）

stillbadcarehandmemory

9.Thechildrenreceivedexcellentatthekindergarten.

10.Amywantstokeepheroldthingsbecausetheybringbacksweet.

1l.Mygrandma'smemoryisgettingthanbefore.Shekeepsforgettingthingsrightafterthey

happen.

12.Althoughit'sraining,thefarmersareworkinginthefield.

13.Theteacherremindsusthatwemustn'tforget.inourhomeworkbeforeclass.

IV根据汉语提示完成句子（每空一词）

14.在实现梦想之前，我们将会经历许多困难。

Wemanydifficultiesbeforeachievingourdreams.

15.有些父母既不知道也不关心他们的孩子昨天发生了什么事。

Someparentsneitherknownorcarewhattheirchildrenyesterday.

16.就他的情况而言，运动是比玩电脑游戏更好的放松方式。

,playingsportsisabetterwaytorelaxthanplayingcomputergames.

17.考试时，你必须牢记这条重要规则。

Youthisimportantrulewhentakingexams

18.他没有熬夜，而是早睡来保持健康。

late,hegoestobedearlytokeephealthy.

V阅读理解

Mygrandmotherwasagreatoldlady.

WhenIwastenyearsold,shecametostaywithusinourvillagehome.Foranoldladylivingalone,the

timehadcomeforhertomoveoffthefarm.

Forthefirstfewmonths,Grandmotherseemedlonelyandoutofplace.Shewasn'tusedtothetraffic

noisesandmissedthepeaceandquietoffarmlifeinthecountry.

Whenthewarmspringwindsbegantoblow,Grandmotherannouncedthatshewasgoingtoplantasmall

garden.Myfatherpointedoutthatwehadnoneedtogrowfood."Iknowwecanbuyallthefoodwe

need,butIhavealwaysgrownagarden.AndIinsistthatIplantonehere,"repliedGrandmothcr.She

askedmeiflwouldhelpherpreparethelandforplantingandIagreedhappily.

Inearlyspring,shetaughtmehowtostartsmallseeds（种子）incontainers（容器）inside.Weput

cabbages,tomatoes,andcarrotsinthelittleseedling（幼苗）pots.Icarefullywateredthemeveryday.

Soon,littlegreensprouts（芽）appeared.

Whenthedayswerewarmenough,wctransplantedtheseedlingsintoneatrowsinthesmallgarden.

Wheneverythingwasplanted,mygrandmotherandIstoodbackandlookedlovinglyatthenewlyplanted

garden.HInamonth,wewillhavefreshvegetablestoeat,"saidGrandmotherhappily.Whenharvesttime

came,Grandmatookspecialpleasureinservingvegetablesfromourgardenatmcaltimcs.AndIfeltso

proudandsogladtohavespentthosedayslookingafterourplantsinthesummerheat.

Now,manyyearslater,thosemealsremainamongmyhappiestmemories——notjustforthefreshflavours,

butforthetimesharedwithmygrandmotherinherbelovedgaidcn.

（）1.Whydidthegrandmotherwanttoplantagarden?

A.Becauseshewantedtosavemoney.

B.Becauseshemissedherfarmlife.

C.Becauseshewantedtoteachhergrandchildtogrowplants.

D.Becausethevillagedidn'thaveanyshopstobuyfood.

()2.Whatdidthewriterhelpdointhegarden?

©preparetheland

©watertheseedlingscarefully

③seiItheseedlings

©transplanttheyoungplants

A.①②③B.②③④

C.①③④D.①②④

()3.Howdidthewriterfeelaboutworkinginthegarden?

A.Hefounditboring.

B.Hcwasproudandhappy.

C.HeregrettedhelpingGrandmother.

D.Hedidn'tlikethesummerheat.

()4.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.GrowingMemorieswithGrandma

B.FromFarmstoVillages

C.ThcImportanceofVegetables

D.LifeintheGarden

第三课时(GrammarFocus)

I用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空

1.Everyoneiswaitingtobook.(ticket)asittakestimetorepairthecomputer.

2.Whensheseestheoldphoto,she.(recall)thehappytimewithherfriends.

3.1(hear)astrangenoiseoutsidethewindowlastnight.

4.1twasimpoliteofyoutoleave.(suddcn)withoutsayingaword.

II根据句意选择合适的词填空

whatwherewhythatwhich

5.Theteachertoldthestudentsthesolarsystemhaseightplanets.

6.—Doyouknowthemanwithglassesis?

一I'mnotsure.Maybeareporter.

7.Youshouldknowyou'regoingbeforeyouplanthebestwayofgettingthere.

8.—IwonderAnnarefusedtocometomyparty.

—Er,herparentsdidn'tallowhertogooutonschoolnights.

9.1discussedwithmyparents.schoolIshouldgotoaftergraduatingfromthemiddleschool,

in按要求完成下列句子(每空一词)

10.nWhenwilltheyhaveaspringouting?”askedBenny.(改为含宾语从句的复合句)

Bennyaskedthey.haveaspringouting.

1l."Whatwillyoudo?〃hcasked.(改为含宾语从句的复合句)

Heaskedwhatdo.

12.Let'sdiscusswhotobechosenasthenewchairpersonoftheorganization.(保持句意基本不变)

Let'sdiscusschooseasthenewchairpersonoftheorganization.

13.44Wheredidyoubuythesebooks?”sheasksme.(保持句意基本不变)

Sheasksmethesebooks.

IV语法填空

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Idontknowwhat'swrongwithmybrain.Mymemorystartedtobecome1.(surprise)

completewhenIwaseightyearsold.Givemeanydate,andIcanquicklytellyouwhatdayitwasand

what2.(happen)onthatday.

Ican3.(recall)memoriesfreely.Butmymemory,infact,isnotundermycontrol.What

doesitfeellike?Well,justimaginethis:Someonestartedtomakeavideoofyouwhenyouwere4.

child.ThispersonhasplacedalloftheseontoasingleDVD,andyouarcforcedtowatchit

overandoveragain.Thereyouare5.(watch)yourfavouriteTVprogrammeinyourliving

room.Thcn,suddenly,you'rehavingapicnicintheparkwith6.(you)classmates.Inever

know7.Imightremembernext.

AsIgrewupjnanynewmemorieswerebeingstoredinmybrain,withmoreandmoreofthemappearing

8.mymind.Mymotherwouldtellmenot9.(care)somuchaboutthepast.I'dtry

toexplain,butnobodycouldunderstandme.

Mygreatesthopenowisthata10.(science)willdiscoversomethingaboutmybraininthe

nearfuture.Ihopethefindingswillhelppeoplelearnmoreaboutthehumanmind.

SectionBHowcanweimproveourmemory?

第四课时（la-le）

I根据句意及首字母或汉语提示填写单词

l.Theoldphotoalbumisfullofsweetiofourfamilytripsinthepast.

2.Afterdforawholeday,theyfinallyreachedaconclusiontosolvetheproblem.

3.It's1torainthisafternoon,sodon'tforgetyourumbrella.

4.Shewroteherhome（地址）ontheenvelopebeforesendingthelettertoherpenpal.

5.Manypeoplefindithardtorememberalltheirdifferent（密码）,sotheyusesafeappsto

storethem.

II单项选择

（）6.Pleasereadthecarefullyandanswerthequestionsthatfollow.

A.passageB.dictionary

C.newspaperD.magazine

（）7.Ourcompanyplanstoorganizeacarshow,soweneedtopreparesometodrive（hecars.

A.paperB.fuel

C.woodD.cloth

（）8.Regularexerciseandabalanceddietarewaystoimproveyourphysicalhealth.

A.effectiveB.useless

C.difficultD.expensive

m用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空（方框中有两个词为多余项）

viewdiscussenginetechnique

long-termaccountfuel

9.ItisanewAlsearch.Thisnewwayofsearchingcanchangehowweusetheinternet.

lO.Toprotectyouronline,youarecertaintouseastrongandlongpassword.

11.Ourteachertaughtussomeuseful.formemorizingnewvocabulary.

12.Goodstudyinghabitsarethekeytoachievingyour.learninggoals.

13.Weaninterestingdocumentaryaboutclimatechangeyesterday.

IV根据汉语提示完成句子（每空一词）

14.首先，我们需要完成阅读任务，然后能讨论问题。

weneedtofinishthereadingtask,andthenwecandiscussthequestions.

15.经过几个月的日常锻炼，他的跑鞋已经磨损了，所以他需要一双新的。

Hisrunningshoesaftermonthsofdailyexercise,soheneedsanewpair.

16.最后但同样重要的是，交试卷前别忘了检查。

,don'tfbrgettocheckanswersbeforehandingintheexam

paper.

17.你练习说英语越多，就会变得越自信。

youpractisespeakingEnglish,youwillbecome,

V完形填空

Iwastenthatyear.

OnecoldnightafterIfinishedmywork,Ihurriedtotheflowershop.WhenIarrivedthere,MrRoccowas

I.thedoor.Iasked,MMrRocco,willyouopenup?Ijustwanta2..Tomorrowis

Mother'sDay.Ihopetomakemymumhappy.AndIwantthemostbeautifuloneinyourshop."

MrRoccostoodthere3.foralongtime,lookingatmeandsaidnothing.Finallyheshowedme

aplantontheshelfandsaid,"Icangiveyouthis.""4.itlookslikegrass!Flowerscan'tcome

outl^Ifeltsadand5.cried."Nowtrustme,myboy.16.thattomorrowmorningyou

willfindyourmostbeautifulflower.Nowputthispaperbagoverit7.youcankeepitfromthe

cold,"hesaidtomesoftly.

Iranhomequickly.Mumwasbadlyillandsheseemedtobe8..1walkedintoherroomquietly

nottowakeherupandputtheplantonthetable9.thebed.Iwantedhertoseemygiftandbe

10.whenshewokeuponMother'sDay.

ThenextmorningwhenI11.Mum'sroom,shewasstaringattheplant.Wow!Therewasabig

purpleflower.WhenIwalkedtoMum,12.smiledwithtearsinhereyes.Sheheldouther

handsand13.me.

Mymumleftmeforeverthenextnight,buttheplanthasbeeninblossomallthetimeinmyheart.Iam

14.toMrRoccobecausehisbeautifulflowerhelpedmerememberthemomentwhenmymum

huggedme.lcouldfeelhowmuchshe15.me.That'sthemostwonderfulmomentofmylife.

()1.A.lockingB.opening

C.repairing□.answering

()2.A.bookB.pencil

C.flowerD.card

()3.A.politelyB.silently

C.happilyD.suddenly

()4.A.IfB.Though

C.BecauseD.But

()5.A.alwaysB.almost

C.stillD.never

()6.A.agreeB.suggest

C.promiseD.expeci

()7.A.aslongasB.eventhough

C.asifD.sothat

()8.A.awakeB.asleep

C.afraidD.alone

()9.A.insideB.under

C.besideD.behind

()10.A.surprisedB.safe

C.relaxed□.different

Oil.A.leftB.entered

C.cleanedD.painted

()12.A.youB.we

C.sheD.I

()13.A.huggedB.pushed

C.carried□.stopped

()14.A.helpfulB.careful

C.meaningfulD.thankful

015.A.lovedB.helped

C.hurtD.changed

VI阅读理解

It'sacommonbeliefthatfishcan'trememberanythingforlongerthansevenseconds.ilmayseemsadto

thinkthateverymomentintheirliveswouldbelikeseeingtheworldforthefirsttime.Butdon'tbeso

quicktofeelsorryforthem.Anewstudyhasfoundthatfishhavemuchbettermemoriesthanweusedto

think,

Inthestudy,researchersinCanadatrainedakindoffishcalledAfricancichlidstogotoacertainareaof

theirtanktogetfood.Theytookthefishoutandthenwaitedfor12daysbeforeputtingthembackinthe

tankagain.Theyfoundthataftersuchalongbreakthefishstillwenttothesameplacewheretheyfirst

gotfood.

Infact,scientistshadbeenthinkingforalongtimethatAfricancichlidsmighthaveagoodmemory.But

therewasnoclearevidenceuntilthelatestfindings.

Justasagoodmemorycanmakeourliveseasier,italsoplaysanimportantpartwhenafishistryingto

surviveinthewild."Iffishareabletorememberthatacertainareacontains(容纳)safefood,theywill

beabletogobacktothatareawithoutputtingtheirlivesindanger,"theleadresearcherTrevorHamilton

said.

Sonexttimeyouarcwatchingyourpctfishfromoutsidethetank,perhapsyoushouldfeelcloserto

them-theymayrememberwhoyouare.

()16.Weoftenfeelsorryforfishbecausewethink.

A.thcvhavebadmemories

B.theycan'trememberanything

C.thcyarcoftenusedforresearch

D.theyarekilledbypeople

()17.Theunderlinedword"tank"inParagraph2meansinChinese.

A.鱼食B.渔网

C.渔具D.水箱

()18.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtoTrevorHamilton?

A.Fishdon'tknowwheretogetfood.

B.Ifseasyforfishtoliveinthewild.

C.Agoodmemorycanmakefishsaferinthewild.

D.Fishareoftenindangerwhentheylookforfood.

()19.Thisarticleisprobablyfrom

A.astorybookB.ahealthreport

C.atravelbookD.asciencemagazine

Havingagoodmemoryisthekeytolearningeffectively.Butifyou'veeverfoundithardtoremember

informationevenafterreadingyournotesrepeatedly,perhapsyou'renotstudyinginthebestway.

Whiletherearemanymethodsthatcanhelpyourememberthingsbetter,themosteffectiveonesinvolve

makingmeaningfulconnectionsbetweenpiecesofinformation.Thisideaiscalledthe“bakerparadox

(悖论)“，anditwasprovedinanexperiment.

Intheexperiment,researchersdividedpeopleintotwogroupsandshowedthemaphotoofaman'sface.

Thefirstgroupwastoldtheman'snamewasBaker,whilethesecondgroupwastoldthemanworkedasa

baker.Afewdayslatentheresearchersaskedbothgroupsabouttheman'sidentity（身份）.

Theresultwassurprising.Peoplerememberedtheman'sjobmoreeasilythanhisname,eventhoughboth

wordswerethesame.Whydidthishappen?Afterall,theword"baker"wasthesameforbothpeople.

Here'sthereason.Whenyouhearthatsomeoneworksasabaker,yourmindconnectsthisfacttoa

networkofmeaningfulideas.Youmightpicturesomeonebakingbread,wearingatallwhitehat,or

smellingfreshlybakedgoods.Theseconnectionscreateastoryinyourbrain,makingtheinformation

easiertorecall.

Infact,thename"Baker"doesn'tformthesamekindofmeaningfulconnections.It'sonlylinkedtothe

man'sfcice,whichisaweakconnection.Ifyouforgettheface,youmayalsoforgetthenamecompletely,

The“bakerparadox^showsthatmemoryworksbestwhennewinformationistiedtomeaningfulstories

orimages.So,ifyouwanttoremembersomethingbetter,trylinkingittoastoryorsomethingfamiliar.

Thissimpletrickcanmakeallthedifference.

2（）.Whatdidpeopleinthesecondgroupknowabouttheman?

21.Whatwastheresultoftheexperiment?

22.Whatmightyouimaginewhenyouhearthatsomeoneisabaker?（答出——点:艮fl可）

23.Whendoesthememoryworkbestaccordingtothe"bakerparadox?

24.Giveanothermethodyouoftenusetorememberthingswell.

第五课时(2a-3c)

I用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空

1.Squirrelslikehiding(nut)inautumnsothattheycaneattheminwinter.

2.Mydeskiscoveredwithallkindsof(notebook)Iusefordifferentsubjects.

3.Weshouldlisten(full)whentheteacherisgivingalessoninclass.

4.Theteacheroftentellsusthateverybookis.(use)ifweputourheartintoreadingit.

5.Ifyouexpressyourideas.(effective),otherswillunderstandyoubetter.

6.Eatingtoomuchsugaroften(increase)theriskofgettingsomediseases.

7.Allen(recognize)hisprimaryschoolteacheronthestreeteventhoughtheyhadn'tmetfor

years.

8.Thebravedoctor(wound)hishandwhenhewashelpingtheinjuredintheaccident.

n根据汉语提示翻译句子

9.老师把我们班分成了四个小组，为小组讨论做准备。(o...)

10.海伦通过查阅课本，查明了这个问题的答案。(Endout)

11.我们应该充分发挥我们的大脑的作用来解决这个难题。(makefulluseof)

12.奶奶过去常给我讲那些充满回忆的故事。(usedtodosth)

13.我会把老师的话记下来，而不是马上忘记。(insleadotdoingsth)

m短文填空

根据短文内容，用方框中所给词的正确形式填空，使短文完整、正确。

bloodinformationthinkdifferent

theymemorywhystoreplayeasy

It'ssaidthatusingcertainskillsisjustlikeridingabike.Inotherwords,oncethey'vebeenleaml,you

neverforget1.,Andit'struethatwhileweoftenforgetfacts,wecanusuallyjumponabike

andrideawaywithout2.aboutit.

Butwhycanyoustillrideabikeevenafternotridingoneforyears?Theansweristhatskillslikeriding

or3.aninstrumentarepartofproceduralmemory.ltisakindoflong-termmemorythat

performs4.procedures.Oncelearntcompletely,they'reneverforgotten.

Thishappensbecauseproceduralmemoryanddeclarative（陈述性的）memoryare5.in

differentpartsofthebrain.Declarativememoryisresponsibleforremembering6.likenames,

dates,andeventsfromyourlife.Studiessaythatthecells（细胞）inthepartstoringproceduralmemory

cannot7.loseorgethurt.What'smore,someresearchshowsthattheflowof8.in

thisbrainarearemainsstable,whichhelpskeepthememorytraces（记忆痕迹）clear.Soprocedural9.

isn'terasedveryoften.

Nowyouknow10.wedon'tforgethowtorideabicycle.Canyounameotherskillsthatyou're

alsounlikelytoeverforget?

Unit4单元限时检测

I单项选择（8分）

()1.Youcan'tjudgeapersononlybyhisorherappearance.Whichwordcanreplace“appearance”?

A.personalityB.thought

C.skillD.look

()2.thatcase,!willasksomeoneelseforhelp.

A.ForB.On

C.WithD.In

()3.Sheistojointheschoolbasketballteambecauseshe'sbeenpractisingeverydayafter

class.

A.sadB.hkely

C.nervousD.angry

()4.Insteadofmakingadecisionalone,MrWangpreferstoschoolactivitieswithhis

studentsinclassmeetings.

A.listB.express

C.discussD.imagine

()5.Remember.________offthelightsbeforeyougo.

A.toturnB.turns

C.turn0.turning

()6.1oftenhavedifficultylearningEnglish.Whocantellme.Ishoulddo?

A.hovzB.that

C.whenD.what

()7.Weneedmunicate_______withourteammembersthanbefore.

A.effectivelyB.effective

C.moreeffectivelyD.moreeffective

()8.MrChenthestudentsinhisclassintofourgroupslastweek.

A.dividedB.willdivide

C.dividesD.hasdivided

n完形填空(io分)

Highschoollifeiscomingtoanend.Everystudentgotagift,butfewgiftscanbenicerthanthatLinda

gotfromherdad.

What's9.aboutalongstory.Eversincekindergarten(幼儿园)，Linda'sfatherhad

invitedeachofhisdaughter'steacherstowritesomewordsaboutherinanotebook.Herteachers10.

theirbeautifuldayswithLindafromkindergartentohighschool.AndLinda'sfatherkeptthe

notebook11.shegraduatedfromhighschool.Thefinalgiftwassosurprisingand12.

thatitmadehercryalot.

Linda'sfatherhaskeptthisnotebookasa13.theseyearsandthenotebookhasbecomeyellow.

"Itseemsthat14.elseinmylifeknewaboutitexceptme,"Lindasaid."Thewordsfromevery

teacher15.me.Theyhelpmeremembermyschoolyears.Icanalsoenjoythehappymemories

inthe16.ofmylife.Myteachersmentionedmysmile.Butwhattheywroteaboutmemostis

mydeeploveforlife.I17.imaginethegiftissospecial.Iwouldkeepitformyselfforever.lt

willbethemostvaluablethinginmy

MaybeweshouldthinkaboutusingthisgiftfromLinda'sfatherasinspirationforgift-giving.Themost

importantthingissomethingmeaningful18.it.Sometimes,thebestgiftisnotthemost

expensiveone.

()9.A.clearB.special

C.strangcD.typical

()10.A.wroteaboutB.cutout

C.madcupD.talkcdwith

On.A.sinceB.until

C.ifD.when

()12.A.boringB.moving

C.simpleD.terrible

()13.A.hopeB.promise

C.wishD.secret

()14.A.everyoneB.anything

C.someoneD.nobody

015.A.hurtB.worry

C.encourageD.change

()16.A.reslB.shape

C.beginningD.end

()17.A.soinetimesB.often

C.alwaysD.never

()18.A.tovvardsB.against

C.behindD.vzith

Ill阅读理解(18分)

A

Whatmemoriesdoyouhaveofyourgrandparents?Howdoyoukeepthememoriesofyourlovedones?

Onmy56thbirthday,mydaughterBethgavemetwobeautifulwoodenbutterflies.Ihungthemonthe

wallsothatIcouldadmirethemallday.

★

MymumpassedawaywhenIwas25,andBethwasjustababy.Shenevergottomeethergrandma,

whichmadeithardformetokeepmymum'smemoryaliveforBeth.OnedaywhenBethwas7,wewere

playingoutside,andshesuddenlysaidhowmuchshemissedhergrandma.

Itoldherthathergrandmalovedherverymuchandthatshewaswatchingoverherfromheaven(天

堂).levcnsaidthatmaybeshewastakingarideonthebackofabutterflytogetacloserlook.Atthat

momentabutterflyjustshowedupoutofnowhere,flewaroundBeth'sface,andthenflewaway.We

bothlaughedhappily.

Sincethen,ithasseemedlikebutterfliesfollowuswhereverwego.Wheneverweareoutside,theycome

down.circlearoundus,takeagoodlookandflyaway.Itfeelslikemymumisstillwatchingoverus

throughthebutterflies.Eveninwinter,!cantakecomfortfromlookingatthewoodenbutterfliesthat

Bethgavemeandthinkofmymuni'slove.

Thewoodenbutterflieshavebecomeasymbolofourbond.Theyremindusofthemomentwhena

butterflybroughtustogetherandfilledourheartswithhappiness.Andevennow,theycontinuebringing

usclosertothewomanwhoholdsaspecialplaceinourhearts.

()19.WhydidBethgivetwowoodenbutterfliestohermum?

A.Tousethemasadecoration.

B.Toremindhermotheroftheirmemories.

C.Todrawrealbutterfliestoflyover.

D.Togivehermumtoystoplaywith.

()20.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputinf?

A.Theyweremadebymymother.

B.Theymeantalottomydaughter.

C.Butterfliescairiedourmemories.

D.Butterfliessoonbecamemydaughter'sgreattoys.

()21.Whatdidtheauthorfeciaboutbutterfliesafterthatevent?

A.Shewassurethathermumhadchangedintoabutterfly.

B.Shebelievedbutterfliescouldunderstandhumans'talking.

C.Butterflieswereangryandalwaysseemedtofollowthem.

0.Butterflieswereasymbolofhermum'sloveandpresence.

()22.Theunderlinedword"bond'inParagraph6means”

A.astrongfeelingofconnection

B.aunitedfamily

C.aclosefriendship

D.aboringmoment

023.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructure(结构)ofthepassage?

B

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