[2026 浙江衢州期中]I was ten that year. One cold night after I finished my work, I hurried to the flower shop. When I arrived there, Mr Rocco was 1 the door. I asked, “Mr Rocco, will you open up? I just want a 2. Tomorrow is Mother's Day. I hope to make my mum happy. And I want the most beautiful one in your shop.”
Mr Rocco stood there 3 for a long time, looking at me and said nothing. Finally he showed me a plant on the shelf and said, “I can give you this.” “4 it looks like grass! Flowers can't come out!” I felt sad and 5 cried. “Now trust me, my boy. I 6 that tomorrow morning you will find your most beautiful flower. Now put this paper bag over it 7 you can keep it from the cold,” he said to me softly.
I ran home quickly. Mum was badly ill and she seemed to be 8. I walked into her room quietly not to wake her up and put the plant on the table 9 the bed. I wanted her to see my gift and be 10 when she woke up on Mother's Day.
The next morning when I 11 Mum's room, she was staring at the plant. Wow! There was a big purple flower. When I walked to Mum, 12 smiled with tears in her eyes. She held out her hands and 13 me.
My mum left me forever the next night, but the plant has been in blossom all the time in my heart. I am 14 to Mr Rocco because his beautiful flower helped me remember the moment when my mum hugged me. I could feel how much she 15 me. That's the most wonderful moment of my life.
()1. A. locking B. opening C. repairing D. answering
()2. A. book B. pencil C. flower D. card
()3. A. politely B. silently C. happily D. suddenly
()4. A. If B. Though C. Because D. But
()5. A. always B. almost C. still D. never
()6. A. agree B. suggest C. promise D. expect
()7. A. as long as B. even though C. as if D. so that
()8. A. awake B. asleep C. afraid D. alone
()9. A. inside B. under C. beside D. behind
()10. A. surprised B. safe C. relaxed D. different
()11. A. left B. entered C. cleaned D. painted
()12. A. you B. we C. she D. I
()13. A. hugged B. pushed C. carried D. stopped
()14. A. helpful B. careful C. meaningful D. thankful
()15. A. loved B. helped C. hurt D. changed

1—5 A C B D B
6—10 C D B C A
11—15 B C A D A
1. A 句意为：当我到达那里时，罗科先生正在锁门。lock意为“锁”；open意为“打开”；repair意为“修理”；answer意为“回答”。根据cold night和will you open up可知，作者到达时罗科先生正要关门。故选A项。
2. C 句意为：我只想要一朵花。book意为“书”；pencil意为“铅笔”；flower意为“花”；card意为“卡片”。根据后文可知作者想买花送给妈妈。故选C项。
3. B politely意为“礼貌地”；silently意为“沉默地”；happily意为“开心地”；suddenly意为“突然”。根据looking at me and said nothing可知罗科先生沉默地站着。故选B项。
4. D 句意为：但是它看起来像草！if意为“如果”；though意为“尽管”；because意为“因为”；but意为“但是”。作者想要花，但罗科先生给作者的植物像草，此处表示转折关系。故选D项。
5. B 句意为：我感到难过，几乎要哭了。always意为“总是”；almost意为“几乎”；still意为“仍然”；never意为“从不”。根据I felt sad可知作者差点哭出来。故选B项。
6. C agree意为“同意”；suggest意为“建议”；promise意为“承诺”；expect意为“期待”。根据上下文可知罗科先生向作者保证植物会开出最美的花。故选C项。
7. D 句意为：现在把这个纸袋套在上面，这样你就能让它免受寒冷了……as long as意为“只要”；even though意为“尽管”；as if意为“好像”；so that意为“以便”。此处表示目的，应用so that。故选D项。
8. B awake意为“醒着的”；asleep意为“睡着的”；afraid意为“害怕的”；alone意为“独自的”。根据I walked into her room quietly not to wake her up可知妈妈似乎睡着了。故选B项。
9. C 句意为：我悄悄地走进她的房间，没有叫醒她，把植物放在床边的桌子上。inside意为“在……里面”；under意为“在……下面”；beside意为“在……旁边”；behind意为“在……后面”。根据语境可知桌子在床边。故选C项。
10. A 句意为：我想让她看到我的礼物，在母亲节醒来时感到惊喜。surprised意为“惊喜的”；safe意为“安全的”；relaxed意为“放松的”；different意为“不同的”。作者希望妈妈醒来后感到惊喜。故选A项。
11. B 句意为：第二天早上当我进入妈妈的房间时，她正盯着那株植物。leave意为“离开”；enter意为“进入”；clean意为“打扫”；paint意为“绘画”。根据语境可知作者进入房间后看到妈妈在看植物。故选B项。
12. C 根据“When I walked to Mum... smiled with tears in her eyes.”可知，此处指妈妈，应用she，故选C项。
13. A hug意为“拥抱”；push意为“推”；carry意为“携带”；stop意为“停止”。根据下一段的when my mum hugged me可知妈妈拥抱了作者，故选A项。
14. D 句意为：我很感谢罗科先生，因为他那美丽的花帮助我记住了妈妈拥抱我的那一刻。helpful意为“有帮助的”；careful意为“仔细的”；meaningful意为“有意义的”；thankful意为“感激的”。根据because his beautiful flower helped me remember the moment可知作者对罗科先生心怀感激，故选D项。
15. A love意为“爱”；help意为“帮助”；hurt意为“伤害”；change意为“改变”。妈妈生病时收到礼物并拥抱作者，体现了妈妈对作者的爱。故选A项。

[2026福建福州期中]It's a common belief that fish can't remember anything for longer than seven seconds. It may seem sad to think that every moment in their lives would be like seeing the world for the first time. But don't be so quick to feel sorry for them. A new study has found that fish have much better memories than we used to think.
In the study, researchers in Canada trained a kind of fish called African cichlids to go to a certain area of their tank to get food. They took the fish out and then waited for 12 days before putting
them back in the tank again. They found that after such a long break the fish still went to the same place where they first got food.
In fact, scientists had been thinking for a long time that African cichlids might have a good memory. But there was no clear evidence until the latest findings.
Just as a good memory can make our lives easier, it also plays an important part when a fish is trying to survive in the wild. "If fish are able to remember that a certain area contains（容纳）safe food, they will be able to go back to that area
without putting their lives in danger," the lead researcher Trevor Hamilton said.
So next time you are watching your pet fish from outside the tank, perhaps you should feel closer to them—they may remember who you are.
()16. We often feel sorry for fish because we think .
A. they have bad memories
B. they can't remember anything
C. they are often used for research
D. they are killed by people
()17. The underlined word "tank" in Paragraph 2 means in Chinese.
A. 鱼食
B. 渔网
C. 渔具
D. 水箱
()18. Which of the following is TRUE according to Trevor Hamilton?
A. Fish don't know where to get food.
B. It's easy for fish to live in the wild.
C. A good memory can make fish safer in the wild.
D. Fish are often in danger when they look for food.
()19. 新考法 文章出处This article is probably from .
A. a storybook
B. a health report
C. a travel book
D. a science magazine

16—19 A D C D
16. A 细节理解题。根据第一段可知，人们为鱼感到难过是因为它们的记忆力很差。
17. D 词义猜测题。根据go to a certain area of their tank和putting them back in the tank again可知此处tank是指养鱼的水箱。
18. C 细节理解题。根据第四段可知好的记忆力能让鱼在野外更安全。
19. D 推理判断题。本文介绍了关于鱼类记忆力的科学研究，最可能出现在科学杂志上。