18．My father was attached to gardening by birth．One of my earliest memories is following：Dad barefoot around in the garden with both hands blackened from digging in the soil．The garden was a wonderland full of possibilities．
As Dad grew older，he still loved gardening．Even when he was diagnosed with cancer，he still planted all sorts of plants．Sometimes，I would come over to visit，and we would walk together in the garden．But then，something changed．Like the weeds that took over his garden，the cancer grew rapidly in Dad，and the doctor gave up．I stayed with Dad twenty-four hours a day and I found myself in all kinds of uncomfortable situations with Dad until I promised to care for the garden．
Though I had heard the words of the doctor，what really made me believe that Dad was dying was the state of his garden．That year，he only planted tomatoes．Too tired to weed them，he simply tied them with strong strings to the fence and let them be．It made me sad to see them ignored，so I would come over and water them once in a while，and remove the weeds．I still remember the day when I picked the last tomato from the vine（藤）．That day was one of the saddest I had ever experienced in my life．
Three years ago，I decided to plant my own garden．I decided I would start out with just a few tomatoes．That morning when I moved to the garden，something caught the corner of my eye and I had to smile．It was my eight-year-old son Nathan，standing barefoot in the soil，happily playing in soil．
41．When the author was a child，he liked his father's garden because it wasD．
A．a field that produced much food
B．a piece of land covered with black soil
C．a place where he got educated
D．a fantastic place with unexpected surprise
42．What was the author's father most concerned about in his last days？A
A．His garden．
B．His illness．
C．His son．
D．His grandson．
43．What made the author accept the fact that his father would die soon？D
A．The words of the doctor．
B．The condition of his father．
C．His communication with his father．
D．That the garden wasn't taken good care of by his father．
44．What did the author do in the garden on his father's last day？C
A．Water the garden
B．Remove weeds
C．Pick a tomato
D．Cut tomato vines
45．Why did the author smile when he moved to his own garden one day？B
A．Because he remembered his father．
B．Because his son showed interest in the garden．
C．Because he thought of the food he would get．
D．Because he could take care of his own garden．
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了作者對父親的所有記憶都在花園之中，回憶與父親的點滴．
解答 41．D．細節理解題．根據第一段Dad barefoot around in the garden with both hands blackened from digging in the soil．The garden was a wonderland full of possibilities可知當作者還是個孩子的時候，他喜歡他父親的花園，因為它是一個奇妙的地方有意外的驚喜；故選D．
42．A．細節理解題．根據第二段I stayed with Dad twenty-four hours a day and I found myself in all kinds of uncomfortable situations with Dad until I promised to care for the garden可知作者的父親在他最后的日子里最關心的是他的花園；故選A．
43．D．細節理解題．根據第三段Though I had heard the words of the doctor，what really made me believe that Dad was dying was the state of his garden可知他父親沒有好好照料花園使作者接受了他的父親很快就會死去這一事實；故選D．
44．C．細節理解題．根據文章 still remember the day when I picked the last tomato from the vine（藤）．That day was one of the saddest I had ever experienced in my life可知作者在他父親的最后一天在花園里摘西紅柿；故選C．
45．B．細節理解題．根據最后一段something caught the corner of my eye and I had to smile．It was my eight-year-old son Nathan，standing barefoot in the soil，happily playing in soil可知作家有一天會搬到自己的花園里去笑因為他兒子對花園感興趣；故選B．
點評 考察學生的細節理解和推理判斷能力，做細節理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
