Question

【題目】I find it interesting that even the ordinary happenings can have an effect on our experiences.My wife and I moved into our house nine years ago.We spent a lot of time and energy in the yard.There were some rocks there. Whenever we had found flowers,we would plant them,just to bring some color to the area.

Last summer I found a little plant that I could not immediately recognize.I knew I didn’t plant it and Denise said that she didn't,either.We decided to let it continue growing until we could find out what it was.

Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the mysterious plant,it appeared to be a sunflower.It was spindly（瘦弱的）and had only one head on it.I decided to baby it along and weed around it.As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds,I noticed something unusual.The sunflower had not started where I saw the stalk（莖）begin.It actually had begun under a big rock and grown under around it to reach the sun.

That's when I realized that if a little sunflower didn't let a big rock stand in its way of developing,we too have the abilities to achieve our desires.Like the sunflower,it knew it had the ability to get over the difficulty and succeed because it had faith.

【1】The underlined word "them" in Paragraph 1 refers to .

A. rocks B. flowers

C. happenings D. experiences

【2】What unusual things did the author find?

A. There was only one head on the sunflower.

B. The sunflower had pushed away a big rock.

C. The stalk of the sunflower was tall and thin.

D. The sunflower grew under and around a big stone.

【3】According to the passage,if one wants to achieve success,he/she first need .

A. others' help B. great abilities

C. self-confidence D. a happy environment

【4】What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Grow up to be strong with more sunlight. B. Make the environment support you.

C. Stand tall like the sunflower. D. Be proud of yourself.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】C

【解析】本文通過生長在巖石下的向日葵的故事，啟迪我們：要想成功，就要像向日葵一樣，自信地挺起胸膛。

【1】Ｂ

詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句Whenever we had found flowers,we would plant them,just to bring some color to the area.無論什么時(shí)候我們發(fā)現(xiàn)了花，我們總是要種他們，只是為了給這個(gè)地方帶來一些色彩�？芍�ｔｈｅｍ指的是flowers，故選Ｂ。

【2】Ｄ

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段最后兩句The sunflower had not started where I saw the stalk（莖）begin.It actually had begun under a big rock and grown under around it to reach the sun. 向日葵在一塊大石頭下面生長。故選Ｄ。

【3】Ｃ

推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段That's when I realized that if a little sunflower didn't let a big rock stand in its way of developing,we too have the abilities to achieve our desires.Like the sunflower,it knew it had the ability to get over the difficulty and succeed because it had faith.由此可推知“如果我們想成功，我們需要有自信。”故選Ｃ。

【4】Ｃ

主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章最后一段That's when I realized that if a little sunflower didn't let a big rock stand in its way of developing,we too have the abilities to achieve our desires.Like the sunflower,it knew it had the ability to get over the difficulty and succeed because it had faith.可知如果想成功，就要像向日葵那樣，自信地挺起胸膛。故選Ｃ。