一、(2026·南通市通州区期末)完形填空
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范畴:人与社会 主题:人际沟通 体裁:记叙文 难度:★★★★ 建议用时:10分钟 评价:/15
When I was young, flowers filled my mom's garden each spring. I 1 thought that Mom had done much about them behind the scenes, until she shared her secret with me.
One day last November, Mom and I spent a whole morning planting flower bulbs. I 2 one in each hole and covered it over with soil. My fingers were numb(麻木的) by the time we finished. 3 , the ground looked just as empty and flat as it had been before. Then Mom told me to wait. I didn't only wait—I watched. I watched 4 all through the winter ...
I imagined Mom's garden full of beautiful flowers ...
On the last day of April, I went outside to find the garden full of colorful flowers. How amazing! Our 5 work paid off.
"My boy, tomorrow morning," Mom said, "we will walk the neighborhood and 6 a basket of flowers on each doorstep."
"What?" I almost cried. "Are we selling our flowers?"
"Of course not," she said 7 . "In fact, nobody will even know they're from us. We'll leave them at our neighbors' as a 8 . Doesn't that sound fun?"
"To me, it doesn't sound fun at all!" I replied unwillingly. "They're our flowers. We should keep them for 9 !"
"Flowers are like kindness," Mom said. "Their 10 is meant to be shared."
Early the next morning, Mom 11 me up. We brought the baskets and stopped near the first house. I took one basket, set it by the doorstep and rang the bell, then we quickly ran away. To make sure that no one took notice of us, we 12 behind the trees and waited.
Finally, the door 13 . A man came out, looking surprised. He picked up the flower basket and then smiled. Mom hugged me. I got a good 14 inside. Now I knew what she meant about beauty sharing. I couldn't wait to get to the next house!
By the time we got home, I was grinning(咧着嘴笑) from ear to ear. The garden was empty, but my heart was 15 . Not till then did I understand the meaning of my mom's secret.
()1. A. always
B. often
C. seldom
D. never
()2. A. made
B. dropped
C. repaired
D. blew
()3. A. Instead
B. Moreover
C. However
D. Otherwise
()4. A. suddenly
B. hopefully
C. nervously
D. quickly
()5. A. boring
B. hard
C. public
D. common
()6. A. leave
B. sell
C. enjoy
D. smell
()7. A. rudely
B. politely
C. curiously
D. excitedly
()8. A. choice
B. task
C. surprise
D. decision
()9. A. themselves
B. ourselves
C. himself
D. myself
()10. A. size
B. shape
C. meaning
D. beauty
()11. A. woke
B. cheered
C. picked
D. gave
()12. A. played
B. hid
C. jumped
D. chatted
()13. A. closed
B. appeared
C. opened
D. fell
()14. A. feeling
B. promise
C. standard
D. method
()15. A. sad
B. heavy
C. full
D. peaceful

1. D “我”从来没有想过，妈妈在背后为这些花付出了多少，直到她把秘密告诉了我。“never(not)...until”是固定搭配，意思是“直到……才”。
2. B 下文提及“再用土盖好”，上文对应表示：我把花球放进每个坑里。
3. C “完工了”与“地面看上去还是和之前一样空荡荡……”为转折关系，故填 However。
4. B 由下段“我想象着花园里开满漂亮的花”可知，上文表示：我整个冬天都满怀期待地守着……
5. B 由“花园里已经开满了五颜六色的花，太神奇了”可知：“我们”辛苦的付出终于有了回报。
6. A 上文提及“我们去社区转转”，下文顺承表示：在每家门前留下一篮花。
7. D 由“我们把花放在邻居家门口……听起来是不是很有趣？”可知，上文表示：她兴奋地说……
8. C 由“没人会知道花是我们送的”可知，“我们”把花放在邻居家门口，给他们一个惊喜。
9. B 上文提及“这些花是我们的”，下文对应表示：“我们”应该留给自己！
10. D 上文提及“花就像善意一样”，下文对应表示：它们的美是要分享的。
11. A 由“我们提着花篮，在第一户人家附近停下”可知，上文表示：第二天一大早妈妈叫醒了“我”。
12. B 上文提及“为了不被人发现”，下文对应表示：“我们”躲在树后等着。
13. C 由“一个男人走了出来，一脸惊讶”可知，上文对应表示：终于，门开了。
14. A 由“现在我懂了分享美丽是什么意思”可知，上文表示：心里涌起一股美好的感觉。
15. C 上文提及“花园空了”，下文表示转折：可“我”的心却是满满的。