Question

Passage 15( 2013北京，B)

       I bought a jasmine plant for my office. When I bought it,I was told it would bloom (开花) and the sweet smell would fill my office. I had the plant for two months,and every day I looked at it,but there weren’t any flowers or pleasant smell. I was not happy,so I gave the plant to my friend Linda.

       One day,another friend Mary called and invited me to her office. When I walked in,her jasmine flowers surprised me.I reached out to touch the flowers. Mary cut some and gave them to me. I couldn’t help smelling them. Surrounded by the sweet smell of only a handful of these flowers,I suddenly understood something.

       Mary bought her plant the same time I did.It took a year for her jasmine to bloom. I was so impatient for mine to bloom;regretfully,I gave it away.

       In a way my life is like the jasmine plant. I need to be patient and let things happen.

       Last Sunday Linda told me that she was going abroad the next week.Before she left,she returned the plant to me.This time I am going to wait.I have learned that when we want something in our life,we have to be patient. I am slowly learning to have that patience to wait for my jasmine to bloom.

1. Before she gave the jasmine away,the writer had it for       .

   A. one day   B. one year   C. two weeks   D. two months

2. When the writer saw Mary’s jasmine,she felt       .

   A. unhappy   B. peaceful   C. hopeful   D. surprised

3. What has the writer learned from her experience?

   A. Patience is needed in life.

   B. Flowers can make life better.

   C. Friendship is necessary for us.

   D. Jasmine can be a wonderful plant.

Answer 1

1. D 2. D 3. A

Passage 15

[语篇解读]本文是一篇记叙文。题材为哲理故事。作者买了一株 茉莉花，但是作者没有耐心等待它开花，就把它送给了朋友。有一天 作者去拜访朋友Mary,Mary也有一株茉莉花，和作者是同时买的。Mary等了一年的时间，茉莉花终于完美绽放。从这件事中作者悟出了一个道理:做事得有耐心。

1. D细节理解题。根据文章第一段第三句I had the plant for two months…可知，作者养了茉莉花两个月。故选D项。

2. D细节理解题。根据文章第二段第二句When I walked in,her jasmine flowers surprised me.可知，作者很惊讶。故选D项。

3. A推理判断题。根据文章最后一句I am slowly learning to have that patience to wait for my jasmine to bloom.可知，作者通过这件事得知生 活中是需要耐心的，故选A项。

[长难句]I have learned that when we want something in our life,we have to be patient.我已经懂得在生活中当我们想要某样东西时，我们得有耐心。

本句包含一个that引导的宾语从句，而从句本身又带有一个when引导的时间状语从句。