Question

When I was in the third grade, I was picked to be the princess(公主)in the school play. For weeks my mother had helped me practice my lines. But once onstage, every word disappeared from my head. Then my teacher told me she had written a narrator’s(解说者的) part for the play, and asked me to change roles. Though I didn’t tell my mother what had happened that day, she sensed my unhappiness and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yard.

It was a lovely spring day .We could see dandelions(蒲公英)popping through the grass in bunches, as if a painter had touched our landscape with bits of gold. I watched my mother carelessly bend down by one of the bunches. “I think I am going to dig up all these weeds,” she said. “From now on, we’ll have only roses in this garden.”

“But I like dandelions,” I protested. “All flowers are beautiful―even dandelions!”

My mother looked at me seriously. “ Yes, every flower gives pleasure in its own way, doesn’t it?” she asked thoughtfully. I nodded. “And that is true of people, too,” she added.

When I realized that she had guessed my pain, I started to cry and told her the truth.

 “But you will be a beautiful narrator,” she said, reminding me of how much I loved to read stories aloud to her.

Over the next few weeks, with her continuous encouragement, I learned to take pride in the role. The big day finally came. A few minutes before the play, my teacher came over to me. “Your mother asked me to give this to you,” she said, handing me a dandelion. After the play, I took home the flower, laughing that I was perhaps the only person who would keep such a weed.

56．The girl did not play the role of the princess mainly because                .

      A．she felt nervous on the stage

       B．she lost her interest in that role

       C．she preferred the role of the narrator

       D．she had difficulty memorizing her words

57．Why did the mother suggest a walk in the garden?

       A．To remove the dandelions

       B．To enjoy the garden scene.

       C．To have a talk with her daughter.

       D．To help her daughter with the play.

58．What is the main idea of the story?

       A．Everybody can find his or her own way to success.

       B．Everybody has his or her own value in the world.

       C．Everybody should learn to play different roles.

       D．Everybody has some unforgettable memory.

Answer 1

 

本文讲述的是一位妈妈从侧面教育孩子一个生活的道理：所有的花都是美丽的,哪怕是最朴素的蒲公英。从而说明我们每个人不管什么工作，不管扮演什么角色都有我们自己的价值。文章谈论的是小事，说明的是大道理，描写非常生动细腻，很具有教育意义。

56．A．

解析：细节推理题。从文章第一段第三句话得知作者只是一时的紧张。

57．C．

解析：细节推理题。文章第一段有：though I didn’t tell my mother what had happened…in the yard从这里可以看出妈妈叫我出去散步是为了用一种启发式的方法和我交流谈心，解决我的心病。A，B都是表面现象，而D有一些片面，妈妈关键是解决我的心理问题而不是戏剧问题。

58．B．

解析：主旨概括题。从文中Yes, every flower gives…she added这句话可以看出妈妈所要表达的观点是每个人无论扮演什么角色都有其重要性。