C
I knocked into a stranger as he walked by me. “Oh, excuse me,” I said. He replied with a smile and said, “Please excuse me too. I wasn't watching out for you.” We apologized and went our own ways.
Later that day, when I was cooking, my daughter was standing too close to me. When I turned to reach for some milk, I nearly knocked her over.
“Move out of the way!” I shouted.
She walked away sadly. But I didn't feel like I had to apologize to her.
While I was in bed that evening, my husband said to me, “While dealing with a stranger, you were polite, but with a daughter you love, you were unkind. Your daughter brought you some flowers that she picked herself this afternoon. You'll find them in the kitchen by the door. Have you seen the tears in her eyes?”
I quietly went and knelt(跪) down by my daughter's bed.
“Honey, I am so sorry,” I said. “Are these the flowers you picked for me?”
She said, “I found them by the tree. I picked them because they're pretty like you. I knew you'd like them, especially the blue ones.”
I tearfully replied, “Sweetie, I'm really sorry for the way I acted today. I shouldn't have shouted at you.”
“It's okay. I love you anyway,” she said as she kissed me on my cheek.
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()38. What's the meaning of the underlined word “apologized” in Chinese?
A. 道歉
B. 安慰
C. 感谢
D. 告别
()39. What did the writer do right after she knocked into her daughter?
A. She just walked away sadly.
B. She shouted at her daughter angrily.
C. She said sorry to her daughter.
D. She knelt down by her daughter's bed.
()40. Who picked the flowers for the writer?
A. The stranger.
B. Her husband.
C. Her daughter.
D. The writer herself.
()41. Which sentence may be the best to fill in the “▲” in the last paragraph?
A. We should thank our children when they bring us some flowers.
B. My daughter gave me a lesson that we should be polite to each other.
C. How happy I was to find that I have such a lovely daughter and a gentle husband.
D. If we can be polite to strangers, why can't we do the same for the ones we love?

【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，通过作者在同一件事情上对待陌生人和女儿截然不同的态度说明了一个道理：对陌生人和自己所爱的人我们都应保持礼貌。
38. A 词义猜测题。根据“‘Oh，excuse me... Please excuse me too. I wasn't watching out for you.’”可知，作者撞到陌生人之后他们互相道歉，apologized 意为“道歉”。故选 A。
39. B 细节理解题。根据“‘Move out of the way!’ I shouted.”可知，在撞到女儿之后，作者很生气地让女儿走开。故选 B。
40. C 细节理解题。根据“Your daughter brought you some flowers that she picked herself this afternoon.”可知，女儿给作者摘了花。故选 C。
41. D 补全文章题。根据“While dealing with a stranger，you were polite，but with a daughter you love，you were unkind.”可知，对陌生人和自己所爱的人我们都应保持礼貌。选项 D“如果我们能对陌生人礼貌，为什么我们不能对我们爱的人礼貌呢？”符合本文主旨，最适合放在文章末尾。故选 D。

【分析】
这是一篇记叙文阅读题，我们可以按题型逐个梳理思路：
1. 第38题词义猜测题：先定位划线词所在的第一段上下文，前文两人相撞后都互相说"excuse me"表达歉意，结合两人后续各自离开的行为，就能推断出这个词的含义。
2. 第39题细节理解题：定位作者差点撞到女儿的相关段落，直接找作者当下的反应描述即可匹配选项。
3. 第40题细节理解题：定位文中提到花的来源的对话内容，就能直接找到摘花的主体。
4. 第41题补全结尾题：需要抓住全文的核心反差——作者对陌生人格外礼貌，却对自己爱的女儿很凶，选择最贴合主旨、能完成主题升华的句子放在文末即可。
【解析】
38. 根据第一段内容，作者和陌生人相撞后双方都礼貌致歉，互相表达打扰了的歉意，可推断"apologized"的中文含义是道歉，对应A选项。
39. 根据原文第三段内容，作者差点撞到女儿之后，直接生气大喊"Move out of the way!"，也就是对着女儿怒吼，对应B选项。
40. 根据文中丈夫对作者说的话"Your daughter brought you some flowers that she picked herself this afternoon"，可知是作者的女儿亲手为她摘的花，对应C选项。
41. 全文围绕"对陌生人礼貌却对亲近的人苛刻"的反差展开，文末需要升华主旨，D选项"如果我们能对陌生人礼貌，为什么我们不能对我们爱的人也做到呢？"完美呼应全文核心矛盾，点明文章传递的道理，最适合放在结尾，对应D选项。
【答案】
38.A 39.B 40.C 41.D
【知识点】
英语阅读词义猜测、英语阅读细节定位、英语阅读主旨理解
【点评】
本题属于初中英语基础记叙文阅读，考点覆盖了初中阅读最常见的三类题型，既考察学生快速定位原文信息的基础能力，也引导学生理解文章传递的"对亲近的人也要保持礼貌"的正向价值观，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.8