Question

There were two men who lived next to each other. One of them was a retired teacher and the other was an insurance agent(保險(xiǎn)代理人). Both of them had planted many different plants in their gardens. The retired teacher seldom watered his plants and didn't pay a lot of attention to them. But his neighbor was very careful with his plants and watered them often.

The retired teacher's plants were small, but still looked okay, while the insurance agent's plants were much bigger and greener. One night, there was heavy rain and wind because of a minor(較小的) storm. The next morning, both of the neighbors came out to check on their gardens. The insurance agent saw that his plants had been ripped from the ground and were totally destroyed. But the retired teacher's plants were not damaged at all but stood firm.

The insurance agent was surprised. He went to consult(咨詢) the retired teacher. “We both grew the same plants and I cared for my plants better than you did. How could your plants still be okay?”

The retired teacher smiled and said, “Because you gave your plants too much attention. You made it too easy for them to grow. I gave my plants just a little bit of water, so their roots had to grow deeper to absorb(吸收) more water. That is why my plants didn't die.”

1.What do the retired teacher's plants look like?

A. big B. green C. beautiful D. small

2.The underlined word "firm" in Paragraph 2 probably means _____.

A. 搖搖欲墜地 B. 穩(wěn)固的 C. 更高地 D. 歪倒地

3.According to the passage, which sentence is not true?

A. The retired teacher's plants were smaller than his neighbor's.

B. Both of the neighbors cared about their plants.

C. After the storm the retired teacher's garden looked fuller and greener.

D. The storm destroyed the garden of the retired teacher's neighbor.

4.The retired teacher planted the plants in a _____ way.

A. smart B. lazy C. quick D. easy

5.What is the main message of the story?

A. Growing a garden is not as easy as it looks.

B. A storm can destroy all the plants in your garden.

C. Plants know how to protect themselves from storms.

D. Too much care can make us become weak.

Answer 1