Question

One year, a college in the United States announced that it would offer a lot of money for the pure white marigold(金盏花). The high reward attracted so many people, but in the nature, besides golden, the marigold is brown, and it is not easy to get the white one. So after they were excited for a time, many people had forgotten the announcement.

One normal day after 20 years, the college received a letter and 100 seeds of pure white marigold. It was an old woman of over 70 years old. Some experts in the college doubted it, but in order not to let her down, those seeds finally took root (根）in the earth. The miracle appeared after one year; the field was covered by pure white marigold.

Therefore, the old woman who was always unknown to the public became a new focus.

The old woman was a flower-lover. When she read the announcement 20 years ago, she got very excited like others. But her eight children were totally against her decision. After all, a woman who never knew the seed genetics(遗传学) couldn’t complete what the experts could never do, so her thought was only a day dream.

Still, the old woman didn’t change her mind and went on working. She planted some of the most common seeds and took good care of them. A year later, when the marigold came out, she chose one faintest(最暗淡的) from those golden and brown flowers and got the best seed. The next year, she again grew them and chose...Day after day, year after year, through many seasons, the old woman’s husband died, her children flew far, a lot of things happened in her life, but only the wish to grow the pure white marigold took root in her heart.

Finally, after 20 years on the day we all know, in the garden she saw a marigold, which was nearly white, but as white as silver or snow.

A problem even experts couldn’t deal with was solved by an old woman who didn’t understand genetics. Was it a miracle  (奇迹）?

To take root in the heart, even the most common seed, can grow into a miracle!

1.According to the passage, _____ marigold is unusual.

A. white         B. purple         C. brown          D. golden

2.It can be learned from the passage that___________.

A. the children didn’t agree on their mother’s decision

B. the woman needed the great reward for her big family

C. the experts also succeeded in growing the white marigold

D. the woman took good care of the flowers instead of her family

3.The woman successfully grew the white marigold at last because she______>

A. was luckier than experts

B. put her heart into flowers

C. got support from her family

D. studied the seed genetics well

4.The passage mainly talks about_______.

A. the difficulties of getting the white marigold

B. the possibility of going beyond experts

C. the unforgettable development of marigold

D. the importance of holding on to dreams

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了关于金盏花的故事。介绍了老妇人坚持梦想的重要性。

1.1】A细节理解题。根据One year, a college in the United States announced that it would offer a lot of money for the pure white marigold(金盏花).可知白色的金盏花是不寻常的，故选A。

2.2】A细节理解题。根据But her eight children were totally against her decision.可知老妇人的八个孩子反对老妇人的决定。根据句意，故选A。

3.3】B 细节理解题。根据Finally, after 20 years on the day we all know, in the garden she saw a marigold, which was nearly white, but as white as silver or snow.可知最后，20年后的一天我们都知道，在花园里，她看到了一个金盏花，这几乎是白色的，但白色或雪。因为她用心地种植这些种子，故选B。

4.4】D综合理解题。此篇文章主要是为了说明坚持梦想的重要性。故选D。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。