Question

    There was once a man called Mr. Flower, and flowers were his only joy in life. He spent all his free time in one of his four glass-houses and grew flowers of every color, with long and difficult names, for competitions. He tried to grow a rose of a new color to win the silver cup for the Rose of the Year.

Mr. Flower's glass-houses were very near to a middle school. Boys of around thirteen were often tempted to throw a stone at one of Mr. Flower's glass-houses. So Mr. Flower did his best to be in or near his glass-house at the beginning and end of the school day.

But it was not always possible to be on watch at those times. Mr. Flower had tried in many ways to protect. his glass, but nothing that he had done had been useful. He had been to school to report to the headmaster; but this had not done any good. He had tried to drive away the boys that threw stones into his garden, but the boys could run faster than he could, and they laughed at him from far away. He had even picked up all the stones that he could find around his garden, so that the boys would have nothing to throw; but they soon found others.

At last Mr. Flower had a good idea. He put up a large notice made of good, strong wood, some meters away from the glass-houses. On it he had written the words: DO NOT THROW STONES AT THIS NOTICE. After this, Mr. Flower had no further trouble,the boys were much more tempted to throw stones at the notice than at the glass-houses.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

1.It was Mr. Flowers' hope to________.

A.build glass-houses in his free time

B.grow the Rose of the Year in a silver cup

C.win a silver cup for growing a rose of a new color

D.grow a rose with the longest name

2.Boys were often tempted to________.

A.throw stones at Mr. Flower from their school

B.throw stones at Mr. Flower's glass-house

C.be in or near by Mr. Flower's glass-houses

D.play with Mr. Flower near his glass -houses

3.Mr. Flower stayed in or near by his glass-houses________.

A.at times when school-boys were walking near them

B.all the school day when there were no boys about

C.in his free time at the beginning and end of the school day

D.where he could not be seen by the passing boys

4.Mr. Flower had tried to________to protect his glass.

A.be on watch in his free time B.ask the headmaster for help

C.pick up all the stones around his garden D.do all the above

5.Mr. Flower's good idea was to________.

A.write some words on the notice

B.put up a large notice to cover his glass-houses

C.send for policemen

D.give the boys something else to throw stones at

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.D

【解析】

本文介绍了Mr. Flowers想种一种新颜色的玫瑰花来赢玫瑰年的银奖。可是他的玻璃花房在学校附近，13岁左右的男孩子经常扔石头砸坏玻璃。很多办法都试过，但是都以失败而告终。最后他想出一个妙招，解决了——他在离花房几里地的地方立起一个木牌让学生砸。

1.细节理解题。根据“He tried to grow a rose of a new color to win the silver cup for the Rose of the Year.”可知，他想通过培育一种新的玫瑰品种来赢取奖牌。故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据“Boys of around thirteen were often tempted to throw a stone at one of Mr. Flower's glass-houses.”可知，小男孩经常用石头砸他的玻璃房子。故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据“So Mr. Flower did his best to be in or near his glass-house at the beginning and end of the school day.”可知，弗劳尔先生在上学和放学的时候都尽了最大的努力呆在他的玻璃房子里或附近。故选C。

4.细节理解题。根据“He had been to school to report to the headmaster; but this had not done any good. He had tried to drive away the boys that threw stones into his garden; He had even picked up all the stones that he could find around his garden.”可知Mr. Flowers用了很多方法，告校长、驱赶拿石子的学生、还有把周围的石头捡干净，这些都无效。故选D。

5.推理判断题。根据最后一段“He put up a large notice made of good, strong wood, some meters away from the glass-houses. On it he had written the words: DO NOT THROW STONES AT THIS NOTICE. After this, Mr. Flower had no further trouble; the boys were much more tempted to throw stones at the notice than at the glass-houses.”可知，他竖立一块木牌子，是想让学生朝那个牌子扔石头。故选D。