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【题目】Long long ago, there was a small seed（种子）. Because it was only a seed, nobody noticed it. Thus, feeling inferior (低级的), the seed gave no importance to his existence. Then one day, a wind picked him up and threw him on an open field in the sun. Later, he was given rain. Years later he saw a traveler sitting by his side. "Thank you God for this. I really needed some rest," he heard the traveler say. "What are you talking about?" the seed quickly asked. He thought the man was making fun of him. No one ever spoke to him like that. "Who just spoke?" the shocked man asked. "It is me, a seed." "A seed?" the man looked at the big tree. "Are you joking? You are no seed. You are a big tree!" "Really?" "Yes! Why else do you think people come here?" "What do they come here for?" "To feel your shade (树阴)! Don’t tell me you didn’t know you had grown over time. "A moment passed. The seed thought and smiled for the first time in his life. The years of torture (磨难) by the sun and the rain finally helped him grow up. "Oh! That means I’m not a little seed anymore! I was actually born to make people feel comfortable. Wow! That’s great! "

【1】The seed didn’t realize the importance of his existence because ______.

A. nobody looked after him

B. he didn’t believe in himself

C. he was such a small seed

D. he was thrown into the open air

【2】The traveler sat by the seed’s side to ______.

A. escape from the rain

B. thank God for offering him a tree

C. have a rest and enjoy the shade

D. talk with the big tree

【3】The author’s purpose of writing the passage is to ____.

A. tell us that we should help each other

B. praise the seed for his strength

C. teach us a lesson: never laugh at others

D. tell us that we should never lose hope

【4】Where does the passage most probably come from?

A. A storybook. B. A science book.

C. A history book. D. A novel.

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】

试题分析: 本文讲述的是一粒毫不起眼的小种子经历风吹日晒的磨砺最后长成参天大树，给予人们休息和庇荫的地方。旨在告诉读者不要放弃和失去希望。

【1】B细节推理题。根据第二行和第三行的句子：Because it was only a seed, nobody noticed it. Thus, feeling inferior (低级的), the seed gave no importance to his existence（因为它仅仅只是一颗种子，没有人注意到它。因此，它觉得自己很低级，所以认为自己的存在不重要）可知这个种子不相信自己，感觉很自卑，故选B.

【2】C细节理解题。根据第四行的句子："Thank you God for this. I really needed some rest," he heard the traveler say.可知旅行者坐在种子的边上是来休息和庇荫的，故选C.

【3】D主旨大意题。本文讲述的是一粒毫不起眼的小种子经历风吹日晒的磨砺最后长成参天大树，给予人们休息和庇荫的地方。根据倒数第三行的句子：The years of torture (磨难) by the sun and the rain finally helped him grow up.可知卑微的不会一直卑微下去，只要努力和不放弃希望就一定会实现自我的价值。故选D.

【4】A细节推理题。本文是个寓言小故事，旨在通过一枚种子的经历告诉读者不要放弃希望。所以这篇小故事应该来源于故事书，故选A.

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