Question

There was once a man called Mr. Flowers, 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 （比赛）．He tried to grow a rose of a new color to win the silver cup （银杯） for the Rose of the Year．

Mr. Flowers’ glass-houses were very near to a middle school．Boys of around thirteen of age were often tempted （引诱） to throw a stone or two at one of Mr. Flowers’ glass-houses．So Mr. Flowers did his best to be in or near his glass-houses at the beginning and end of the school day．

But it was not always possible to be on watch at those times．Mr. Flowers 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. Flowers had a good idea．He put up a large notice （布告） 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. Flowers had no further trouble； the boys were much more tempted to throw stones at the notice than at the glass-houses．

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. Flowers’ glass-house

B．throw stones at Mr. Flowers from their school

C．be in or near by Mr. Flowers’ glass-houses

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

3.Mr. Flowers 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．where he could not be seen by the boys passing

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

4.Mr. Flowers 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. Flowers’ good idea was to ______．

A．write some words on the glass

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

C．give the boys something else to throw stones at

D．send for policemen．

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：弗劳尔斯先生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。——在离花房几里地的地方立起一个木牌让学生砸。

1.C细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句话He tried to grow a rose of a new color to win the silver cup （银杯） for the Rose of the Year．可知，弗劳尔斯先生想种一种新颜色的玫瑰花来赢玫瑰年的银奖。故选C。

2.A细节理解题。根据第二段第二句话Boys of around thirteen of age were often tempted （引诱） to throw a stone or two at one of Mr. Flowers’ glass-houses．可知，13岁左右的男孩们经常冲着玻璃房扔石头。故选A。

3.D细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句话So Mr.Flowers did his best to be in or near his glass-houses at the beginning and end of the school day．可知，弗劳尔斯先生努力在上下学的时间呆在他的玻璃房那儿。故选D。

4.D细节理解题。根据第三段第二句话Mr. Flowers had tried in many ways to protect his glass, but nothing that he had done had been useful．可知，很多方法都用过了，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。

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考点：故事类阅读。