When I was young, flowers filled my mom’s garden each spring. I never thought that Mom had done much about them behind the scenes (在幕后), until she shared her secret with me.

One day last November, Mom and I spent a whole morning planting flower bulbs. I dropped one in each hole and covered it over with soil. My fingers were numb (麻木的) by the time we finished. However, the ground looked just as flower bulb empty and flat as it had been before. Then Mom told me to wait. I didn’t only wait—I watched. I watched hopefully all through the winter...

On the last day of April, I went outside to find the garden full of colorful flowers. Our hard work paid off.

“My boy, tomorrow morning,” Mom said, “we will walk the neighborhood and leave a basket of flowers on each doorstep.”

“What?” I almost cried. “Are we selling our flowers?”

“Of course not,” she said excitedly. “In fact, nobody will even know they’re from us. We’ll leave them at our neighbors’ as a surprise. Doesn’t that sound fun?”

“To me, it doesn’t sound fun at all” I replied unwillingly. “They’re our flowers. We should keep them for ourselves!”

“Flowers are like kindness,” Mom said. “Their beauty is meant to be shared.”

Early the next morning, Mom woke me up. We brought the baskets and stopped near the first house. I took one basket, set it by the doorstep and rang the bell. Then we quickly ran away, ducked behind the trees and waited.

Finally, the door opened. A man came out, looking surprised. He picked up the flower basket and then smiled. Mom hugged me. I got a good feeling inside. Now I knew what she meant about beauty sharing. I couldn’t wait to get to the next house.

By the time we got home, I was grinning (咧着嘴笑) from ear to ear. The garden was empty, but my heart was full.

1.1.How did the writer feel when he watched the garden during the winter?

A Empty.

B Excited.

C Hopeful.

D Bored.

解析：选C。细节理解题。定位第二段 “I watched hopefully all through the winter”，明确体现作者冬天观察花园时的心情是 “满怀希望的”，对应选项 C。

2.2.What happened to the baskets of flowers in the end?

A They were sold for pocket money.

B They were given to the neighbors.

C They were collected for recycling.

D They were put up on a flower show.

解析：选B。细节理解题。梳理情节：母亲提议 “leave a basket of flowers on each doorstep”，后续作者和母亲逐户送花，最终花被送给邻居，而非售卖、回收或参展，选 B。

3.3.What made the writer’s heart full?

A The joy of spreading kindness.

B The excitement of growing flowers.

C The honor of helping people in need.

D The happiness of getting close to nature.

解析：选A。主旨大意题。文末 “my heart was full” 的原因是作者通过送花感受到 “分享善意的快乐”，而非养花的兴奋、助人的荣誉或亲近自然的愉悦，核心是 “传播善意的喜悦”，选 A。