It was Mother's Day morning last year and I was doing shopping at our local supermarket with my fiveyearold son, Tenyson. As we were leaving, we found that only minutes earlier an elderly woman had fallen over at the entrance and had hit her head on the concrete. Her husband was with her, but there was blood everywhere and the woman was embarrassed and clearly in shock.
Walking towards the scene, Tenyson became very upset about what had happened to the couple. He said to me, “Mum, it's not much fun falling over in front of everyone.”
At the front of the supermarket, a charity(慈善) group had set up a stand selling cooked sausages and flowers to raise funds. Tenyson suggested that we should buy the lady a flower. “It will make her feel better，” he said. I was amazed that he'd come up with this sweet idea. So we went over to the flower seller and asked her if we could buy a flower for the lady to cheer her up. “Just take it，” she replied. “I can't take your money for such a wonderful gesture.”
By now paramedics(急救人员) had arrived, and were attending to the injured woman. As we walked up to her, my son became intimidated by all the blood and medical equipment. He said he was just too scared to go up to her.
Instead I gave the flower to the woman's husband and told him, “My son was very upset for your wife and wanted to give her this flower to make her feel better.”
At that, the old man started crying and said, “Thank you so much, you have a wonderful son. Happy Mother's Day to you.”
The man then bent down and gave his wife the flower, telling her who it was from. Though badly hurt and shaken, the old lady looked up at Tenyson with love in her eyes and gave him a little smile.
56.What does the author intend to tell us?
A.One can never be too careful.
B.Actions speak louder than words.
C.Love begins with a little smile.
D.A small act of kindness brings a great joy.
57.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The elderly woman was knocked down by Tenyson.
B.Tenyson's idea of buying a flower gained his mother's support.
C.Tenyson's care for the elderly woman puzzled the flower seller.
D.The elderly woman was moved to tears by Tenyson's gesture.
58.The underlined word “intimidated” in the fourth paragraph probably means “________”.
A.astonished B.struck
C.frightened D.excited
59.What would be the best title for the passage?
A.Flower power
B.Mother's Day
C.An accidental injury
D.An embarrassing moment
【要点综述】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了去年母亲节的早上，“我”带着五岁大的儿子购物要离开时，一位老太太在超市入口处摔倒了，流了很多血。这时儿子提议去超市前面的慈善义卖处给这位老太太买朵花，安慰她一下。后来，作者请老太太的丈夫转交了花并转达了孩子对她的关爱之心，老人非常高兴。
56.D 推理判断题。A项意为“一个人无论怎样小心都不过分”;B项意为“事实胜于雄辩”;C项意为“爱开始于微笑”;D项意为“一个小小的善行会带来巨大的喜悦”。综合全文可知，D项最符合文章主旨。
57.B 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“As we were leaving, we found…on the concrete.”可知，A项是错误的;根据第三段中的“I was amazed that he'd come up with this sweet idea. So we went over to the flower seller…”可知，B项是正确的;根据第三段中的最后一句可知，卖花的人非常认同作者母子的做法，故C项是错误的;根据最后一段可知，老太太并没有感动得落泪，故D项是错误的。
58.C 词义猜测题。根据文章第四段中的“He said he was just too scared to go up to her.”可知，儿子被鲜血和医生救助的场景吓到了，他害怕了，故选择C项。astonished 惊讶的，震惊的;struck被打击的;excited激动的，兴奋的。
59.A 主旨大意题。B项只是个时间点，在本文中并没有详尽表述;C项只是文中的一个小细节;D项在文中没有具体描述。综合全文可知，只有A项概括了全文的事实和主旨，故选择A项。
