17.My wife,daughter,and I moved into our home nine years ago and we spent a lot of time and energy in the yard to get it looking like it does today.We live on a corner,higher than street level,and the entire side of the yard is surrounded by a professionally built rock wall.The front of the house though is another story because instead of a wall along the sidewalk,the rocks appear to be just thrown up onto the dirt as if someone were in a hurry to finish.
We did the best we could with what we had to work with and called this area our"rock garden".Whenever we had leftover flowers or plants,Denise or I would stick them out front,just to bring some color to the area.We would do all of the yard work on our own,even the tiring weed-pulling.
Last summer I had reached the end of the rock garden and found a tiny little plant that I could not immediately identify,I knew I didn't plant it and Denise claimed that she didn't either.We decided to let it continue growing until we could figure out what it was.
Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the mystery plant,it appeared to be a Sunflower with a tall skinny stalk(莖,桿) and 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 begin.It actually had begun under a big rock and grown under and around it to reach the sun.
That's when I realized that if a tiny little Sunflower didn't let a big rock stand in its way of developing,we too have the ability of doing the same thing.Once our environment begins to see that we believe in ourselves like that little Sunflower,we can attain the same nourishment(營養(yǎng)) and growth as well.
Stand tall like the Sunflower and be proud of who and what you are and the environment will begin to support you.You will find a way to go under or around your big obstacle in order to reach your desires.
25.Why is the front of the house another story according to the author?D
A.The workers finished it in a hurry.
B.There is a wall along the sidewalk.
C.The family view it as a rock garden.
D.The rocks are piled there at random.
26.The author found it unusual thatA.
A.the Sunflower grew under and around a big rock
B.the Sunflower had a tall stalk and only one head
C.the mystery plant turned out to be a Sunflower
D.a rock stood in the way of the flower's growth
27.Which of the following best describes the Sunflower?B
A.Brave and stubborn.
B.Confident and persistent.
C.Optimistic and modest.
D.Mysterious and devoted.
分析 本文是一篇人物故事類閱讀,屬于記敘文,我的妻子、女兒和我九年前搬到我們家,我們花了很多時間和精力在院子里,讓它看起來像個院子,房子前面有許多巖石隨意堆放在那里.本文以此展開,主要講述了一株太陽花從大巖石下生長出來,我產生的感悟.
解答 25.答案:D.細節(jié)理解題.根據The front of the house though is another story because instead of a wall along the sidewalk,the rocks appear to be just thrown up onto the dirt as if someone were in a hurry to finish.可知,巖石隨機堆放在那里.故選D.
26.答案:A.細節(jié)理解題.根據I noticed something unusual.The Sunflower had not started where I saw the stalk begin.It actually had begun under a big rock and grown under and around it to reach the sun.可知,太陽花從一個大巖石下長出來了.故選A.
27.答案:B.推理判斷題.根據文章內容描述,尤其是Stand tall like the Sunflower and be proud of who and what you are and the environment will begin to support you.You will find a way to go under or around your big obstacle in order to reach your desires.可知,太陽花是自信的,樂觀的,積極的.故B最恰當.故選B.
點評 本文是一篇人物故事類閱讀,題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題,推理判斷題.做題時學生應仔細閱讀原文,把握文章主要內容,聯系文章上下文內容并結合所給選項含義,從中選出正確答案,一定要做到有理有據,切忌胡亂猜測.