Question

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（茎）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.B

2.D

3.C

4.C

【解析】本文通过生长在岩石下的向日葵的故事，启迪我们：要想成功，就要像向日葵一样，自信地挺起胸膛。

1.Ｂ

词义猜测题。根据第一段最后一句Whenever we had found flowers,we would plant them,just to bring some color to the area.无论什么时候我们发现了花，我们总是要种他们，只是为了给这个地方带来一些色彩。可知ｔｈｅｍ指的是flowers，故选Ｂ。

2.Ｄ

细节理解题。根据第三段最后两句The sunflower had not started where I saw the stalk（茎）begin.It actually had begun under a big rock and grown under around it to reach the sun. 向日葵在一块大石头下面生长。故选Ｄ。

3.Ｃ

推理判断题。根据最后一段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“如果我们想成功，我们需要有自信。”故选Ｃ。

4.Ｃ

主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段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，就要像向日葵那样，自信地挺起胸膛。故选Ｃ。