（1）细节题。根据Every year, each child from the third grade took part in an old school tradition—the plant sale held in early May, just before Mother's Day.That year I was old enough to take part in it每年，三年级的每个孩子都参加一个古老的学校传统——五月初母亲节前夕举行的植物销售。那一年，我大到可以参加了，可知作者在三年级时第一次参加了植物销售，故选A。

（2）词义猜测题。A生气的，B不安的，C激动的，D放松的，根据how bright my mother's eyes were我母亲的眼睛有多明亮可知elated是excited激动的意思，故选C。（3）推理题。根据she bought the same gift她买了同样的礼物和I could find the best geranium可知第六个孩子给她妈妈买了geranium，故选B。

（4）细节题。根据I watched them full of pride and happiness可知，母亲收到同样的礼物时感到自豪和快乐，故选C。

（5）主旨题。根据本文讲述了作者小时候几个兄弟姐妹给妈妈送母亲节礼物的故事可知本文讲述了妈妈和孩子之间深深的爱，故选D。

【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题、推断题，词义猜测题和主旨题四种常考题型，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息，词义猜测题需要根据上下文提炼相关信息锁定词意，主旨题需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。

14．阅读理解

Playing video games and getting money for it seems like a dream job for many of today's teenagers. But is it all fun and games?

Big business

Pro （professional）gaming is certainly big business. In 2017, there were more than 3,000 gaming competitions and over 10,000 professional players worldwide. A large number of people watch their competitions online, and successful gamers can get more than 1,000,000 dollars from prize money and ads. The industry is clearly thriving.

What it takes

Becoming a professional is not just about being good at playing games- it also takes a lot of hard work. Some pro gamers practice for fourteen hours a day. "You need to spend much time and put all your efforts to it", says ex-gamer George

Not all fun and games

It can be a difficult job as well. Stress is a big problem for gamers. Tiredness is another, and injuries（受伤）are common. Top player Hai Lam had wrist（手腕）problems after years of pro gaming. Careers（生涯）are short, and many gamers retire （退休） before they are 30 and try to find another job.

However, the bad points probably won't change the dreams of many teenage gamers. And angry parents are still likely to hear the excuse, "But I'm just practicing for my future job!"

（1）How many professional players were there around the world in 2017?

A. 130,000.

B. More than 3, 000.

C. Over 1,000,000.

D. More than 10,000（2）What does the underlined word "thriving" in Paragraph 2 mean