单选题 "What’s the matter, mum?"
As soon as I enter the door, I find that my mother is (Example: (0) ). It’s unusual—she usually (41) the door and welcomes me with a smile!
"She’s dying," mum says sadly. I (42) what she says. The tulip (郁金香), mother's favorite flower, is dying.
A month ago, we moved (43) our new house and mum bought a very beautiful tulip. Mum liked it very much. (44) she was free, she would sit in her armchair beside the tulip and enjoy its beautiful color (45) inviting smell.
She treated it like a baby and looked after it (46) . She put the tulip by the window and moved it from one place to (47) to give the tulip enough sunshine. The first thing she did when she (48) every morning was to water the tulip. Mum also fertilized (施肥) it many times.
She hoped that with great care, the tulip would become more and more beautiful and (49) . But the tulip was dying because of too much sunshine, water and fertilizer.
It’s true that mother loves the tulip. But this kind of love (50) be harmful. Love can sometimes kill what you love.

【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 由上文的I find that my mother is unhappy以及It's unusual可知平常她都是开着门笑脸欢迎我的。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 从下一句The tulip(郁金香)，mother's favorite flower，is dying可知，作者提到郁金香将死可见作者知道妈妈伤心的理由。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] move into搬入，移入。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 前后两个分句之间既不构成因果关系也不构成让步关系，因而选B，whenever引导时间状语从句。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 美丽的颜色和诱人的香气是并列关系，所以用and。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 前边提到She treated it like a baby可知妈妈照顾花像照顾孩子一样，所以很仔细。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] from one place to another从一个地方到另一个地方。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 起床以后才能干活。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] strong与前文提到的the tulip would be- come more and more beautiful中的beautiful相呼应。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] can表示推测，由过分的爱使花将要死亡作出进一步的推测。