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【題目】The giant Sequoia trees in California grip tightly into the floor,but with shallow root,with little depth.Constantly challenging the natural elements and fighting off destruction,the giant Sequoia is "king of the forest".These trees are so tall and strong that eventually they become their own worst enemy.For you see,the Sequoia can resist lightning, storm,and wind,but eventually their roots cannot support their own weight and strength.After hundreds or thousands of years,they tumble to the ground like giant skyscrapers that have fallen from their bases after powerful explosives are detonated（引爆）.

In many ways,many of us are like those giant Sequoias,so proud,so bit,so strong,withstanding wind and fire,yet not allowing our roots to seek deep into life's meaning.Many people have only shallow roots in soft ground,leaving them constantly on the edge of falling over to their destruction.

The first step we should take is to anchor ourselves with the firm intention of establishing strong roots of life and belief.We must trust the ground we stand on,and allow ourselves to plant the rich seeds of passion into our life's soil,nurturing it with the rain of love and joy,then allowing the fertilizer to soak into the very "veins" of the roots, leading to the trunk's healthy development.We've all seen many men with a strong trunk but no roots.They place the material dimension of wealth and finance above their own roots and foundational beliefs.They become so heavy with possessions,money,and the burden of wealth that they finally fall over as the giant Sequoia uproots itself and self-destructs.

【1】The Sequoia is called "king of the forest" because it .

A. grips tightly into the forest floor B. grows to be very tall and strong

C. lives to thousands of years D. looks like a skyscraper

【2】What does the underlined word "tumble" mean?

A. Explode. B. Reach.

C. Build up. D. Break down.

【3】The writer's purpose in introducing the Sequoia is to .

A. tell a life truth

B. encourage struggling people

C. show the meaning of happiness

D. warn people about the danger of becoming strong

【4】What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Life Is Rooted in A Strong Belief. B. Our Biggest Enemy Is Ourselves.

C. The Meaning of Life. D. Build Firm Life Foundation.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】本文通過描述加利福尼亞的“森林之王”紅杉樹轟然倒塌的命運，引申到有些人就像紅杉樹一樣，因沒有將根深入生活之中，導(dǎo)致自己時時處于被毀滅的邊緣，以此說明打牢人生根基的意義。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。美國紅杉長得極其高大粗壯，巨大無比，跟種種破壞作斗爭，故被稱為“森林之王”。由第一段第二句可知答案。故選B。

【2】 詞義猜測題。由句后的“that have fallen from their bases”可知“tumble”是“垮塌”之意。故選D

【3】 推理判斷題。第二段作者轉(zhuǎn)而講有些人像紅杉樹一樣，沒有將根深入生活中，使自己時時處于被毀滅的邊緣。作者的言外之意是告訴我們要打牢人生的根基。故選A

【4】 主旨大意題。本文主要采用類比手法，說明打牢人生根基的重要意義，故D項作為標(biāo)題最佳。