4. What can we learn about the author from the first paragraph?

A. She grew up in a city. B. She liked climbing trees.

C. She had a happy childhood. D. She was naughty and stubborn.

5. What did Father teach the author?

A. How to garden well. B. How to play games.

C. How to color fingers. D. How to fix everything.

6. Why did Father fail to enjoy figs in 2012?

A. He was ill in hospital. B. The cold hit the fig tree.

C. The tree didn't bear figs. D. He moved to another city.

7. What is the author's purpose in writing the text?

A. To show her love of figs. B. To share her childhood.

C. To remember her father. D. To introduce her experience.

【答案】4. C 5. A 6. B 7. C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。作者通过对童年的回忆，目的是为了纪念她的父亲。

【4题详解】

推理判断题。根据第一段中There were lots of kids, great schools and we had a big yard. Having grown up a city kid, my father, Nicholas Denaro, believed that grass was not just to look at, but that children were meant to play on it. We played games and badminton there.可知，作者有一个幸福的童年。故选C。

【5题详解】

细节理解题。根据第二段中my father saved his green fingers for me. He grew flowers, tomatoes, strawberries and figs and he shared his love of gardening with me.可知，父亲教作者如何做好园艺。故选A。

【6题详解】

细节理解题。根据第四段He loved that tree and enjoyed delicious figs every year, except just after Sandy hit in 2012. He was so disappointed when cold weather just after the superstorm froze all the remaining figs.可知，父亲在2012年不喜欢吃无花果是因为寒冷袭击了无花果树。故选B。

【7题详解】