A long time ago, there was a seed and because he was only a seed, nobody noticed him．Thus, feeling inferior （低等的）, the seed gave no importance to his existence （存在）．
Then one day, a wind picked him up and threw him on an open field under the sun．Later, he was given rain．
Years later he saw a traveler sitting by his side．“Thank God for this．I really need 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 not a 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 （树荫）! Don’t tell me you didn’t know you had grown over time．”
A moment passed before the traveler’s words brought him pride．
The seed thought and smiled for the first time in his life．The years of torture （折磨） 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!”
【小题1】The seed didn’t realize the importance of his existence because ______．

第二节 ：完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)

Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together. However, I was not thinking about the golden chain when I had to help people who  36  their way and parked in front of my house.

I was growing tired of helping so many people. Almost every  37  I was awaken during a sound night’s sleep and had to  38  someone out. Many times I was taken for granted by some penniless motorists who did not even __39___me for the helps that they received and some even complained that I could have done  40_ .

One day, a young man with a week – old beard climbed out of a  41  automobile. He had no money and no food. He asked if I could give him some  42_, offering him gasoline and a meal. I told him that if he wanted to work for me, he could cut the grass, but  43  the work wasn’t necessary.

Though sweaty and hungry, he worked hard. After working all day, he sat in the  44 to cool himself. I thanked him for his work and gave him the money he  45 . I then offered him some   46__ money for a task particularly well done, but he  47__, shaking his head.

I never saw him again. He probably thinks I helped him out that day, but that is not the   48  it was. I didn’t help him. He helped me to  49   in people again to repay their trust in me. He helped me to once again want to do something for those who are in  50 . I wish I could thank him for  51  some of my belief in the basic  52  of others and for giving me back a little of the  53  I had lost. Because of him, I once again felt part of a golden chain of kindness that  54  us to others.[

 I may have fed his body that day, but he fed my  55__.

36．A．fought      B．found       C．made     D．lost

37．A．morning   B．afternoon  C．night     D．evening

38．A．bring     B．help      C．carry     D．drive

39．A．appreciated      B．agreed      C．considered       D．admitted

40．A．less       B．more     C．worse       D．enough

41．A．fashionable      B．famous     C．flashy       D．shabby

42．A．money      B．food      C．water     D．work

43．A．actually    B．specially   C．particularly      D．generally

44．A．sun       B．shade     C．field      D．car

45．A．asked           B．begged     C．needed      D．charged

46．A．special      B．extra     C．small     D．good

47．A．accepted   B．received    C．refused     D．denied

48．A．condition  B．thing     C．issue      D．way

49．A．believe     B．treat      C．persist      D．care

50．A．trouble     B．danger      C．tears      D．fear

51．A．forgetting B．losing       C．restoring   D．finding

52．A．goodness  B．happiness  C．pleasure    D．nature

53．A．weakness  B．strength    C．optimism  D．pessimism

54．A．adapts      B．adjusts      C．devotes     D．connects

55．A．heart     B．soul       C．head      D．mouth

A long time ago, there was a seed and because he was only a seed, nobody noticed him. Thus, feeling inferior (低级的), the seed gave no importance to his existence (存在). 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 need 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 not a 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 before the traveler’s words brought him pride. The seed thought and smiled for the first time in his life. The years of torture (折磨) 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 was thrown into the open air

C．he can’t not grow up

D．he didn’t believe in himself

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.How did the seed feel after hearing the traveler’s words at last?

A．Sad.              B．Proud.            C．Funny.            D．Sorry.

4.The author’s purpose of writing the passage is to ________.

A．tell us a very interesting story

B．praise the seed for his strength

C．teach readers a lesson: don’t laugh at others

D．tell us that we should never lose hope

5.Where does the passage most probably come from?

A．A history book.     B．A science book.     C．A story book.       D．A guide book.