题文
Flowers only bloom(开花) when they are planted in the right soil. That is also true for me.I first moved to Foxboro, Massachusetts, as a single mother with my baby daughter, Darcy. I was drawn to its New England beauty, friendly people and rich history. It happened that there were a lot of forsythia(连翘) bushes around the house in which I lived just like my childhood home. I joined St. Mark’s Episcopal Church where I taught the Sunday school. At church, I met my second husband, Dean. For more than 25 years, I bloomed in Foxboro, and I had another two children.
Then, when Darcy was a few years out of college, she moved to Alameda, California, to be near friends. I missed her badly. A year later my beloved husband Dean had deadly cancer. He only made it eight months. My heart was broken. Later I moved to Alameda with my children. It was a beautiful Victorian island, and I was grateful to spend more time with Darcy. I even attended a church and made a few friends there. Still, I couldn’t help but miss Foxboro. It had everything and everyone I loved.
One spring day, when I was walking by a school, something yellow caught my eyes. Forsythia bushes! They made me homesick and I kept back my tears. “I miss you, Foxboro,” I whispered. Then I went into a shop and looked at some ceramic(陶瓷的) pots lined up on a shelf. A large white one seemed to catch my attention. “That’ll be perfect in my living room,” I thought.
I turned it over to look at the price. Instead I found these words: “New England Pottery, Foxboro, Massachusetts.” A piece of artwork, from my second hometown, was right here. It was able to spread across the country and so were forsythia bushes. I took it as a sign that I can bloom, right where I am.
小题1:From the text we learn that the author ____.A．gave birth to three children in FoxboroB．planted forsythia bushes around her houseC．got to know her second husband at churchD．worked as a middle school teacher in Foxboro小题2:The author moved to Alameda so that she could ____.A．have more time together with DarcyB．forget the sorrow at her husband’s deathC．visit her children at Alameda College frequentlyD．enjoy the beautiful scenery on the Victorian island小题3:When the author saw forsythia bushes at a school she _____.A．wanted to buy a ceramic pot to put them inB．thought of her life in FoxboroC．felt they would look great in her living roomD．believed they were real art work小题4:Why does the author compare herself to flowers?A．Because she wanted to show she likes flowers.B．Because she can live in any place that is right like flowers.C．Because she moved across the country just like flowers.D．Because girls are like flowers that are blooming. 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:B
解析
本文通过作者自己的故事告诉我们人和花一样，只有在合适的地方才能绽放地最美丽。
小题1:C 细节题。根据第一段后3行I joined St. Mark’s Episcopal Church where I taught the Sunday school. At church, I met my second husband, Dean. For more than 25 years, I bloomed in Foxboro, and I had another two children.可知我是在这个教堂里遇见我的第二任丈夫的。故C正确。
小题2:A 细节题。根据第二段2,3行Later I moved to Alameda with my children. It was a beautiful Victorian island, and I was grateful to spend more time with Darcy.可知作者来到这里是想和孩子们多呆在一起。故A正确。
小题3:B 细节题。根据文章倒数第二段1,2行One spring day, when I was walking by a school, something yellow caught my eyes. Forsythia bushes! They made me homesick and I kept back my tears. “I miss you, Foxboro,” I whispered.可知Forsythia bushes!让她想起了Foxboro，故B正确。
小题4:B 推理题。根据文章第一句Flowers only bloom(开花) when they are planted in the right soil. That is also true for me.可知花在合适的地方才能开花，作者也一样。这正是作者把自己比作为花的理由。故B正确。
点评：本文通过作者自己的故事告诉我们人和花一样，只有在合适的地方才能绽放地最美丽。本文细节题居多，答题时在文章找到对应的地方，用笔进行标记，这有利于后期有时间检查时可以立刻找到答案的位置。仔细理解作者所讲的意思，再结合选项，通过排除法和自己对全文的把握，选出正确答案。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Flowers only bloom(开.....”主要考查你对 [人生感悟类阅读 ]考点的理解。人生感悟类阅读
人生感悟类阅读的概念：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。
生活感悟类阅读解题指导：
一、文章特点：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。有时故事的结尾会有一句“点睛之笔”，点出全文的中心思想，就像《伊索寓言》里的寓言一样。还可能是夹叙夹议的哲理散文或生活随笔。散文随笔通常会阐述一种朴素易懂，耳熟能详的人生道理或宝贵品质。文章的结构和议论文类似，一般是总分总或总分结构。每段首句或尾句为主题句（论点），其它句子围绕主题展开论述（论据），论证方法多种多样，或举例，或引用名言，或正反对照等。
二、解题技巧：
针对生活感悟类文章的特点，做这类文章的完形填空时，要特别注意以下几点：
1、重点理解全文的首句。如果是记叙文，找出when，where，who，what等基本要素。如果是散文随笔，充分理解文章的中心句—全文的主题。
2、阅读全文的结尾段或结尾句，有助于理解文章所阐述或蕴含的哲理、感悟或忠告等。
3、调动自己的背景知识和情感。这类文章不会讲大道理也不会涉及到一些很专业的知识技术领域，而是谈一些小事和简单的道理，所以如果读者能和作者产生感情上的共鸣，读者会更好地把握作者的意图态度，从而提高做题的准确度。因此，考生在平时要做一个有心人，即用心去感悟生活中发生的小事，思考人生的一些基本道理，多阅读一些短小精悍的美文，多写写自己的心情故事和对生活学习的感悟。只有平时多用心，做题时才能调动自己的背景知识和情感。
