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【题目】There were two men who lived next to each other. One of them was a retired teacher and the other was un insurance agent (保险代理人). Both of them had planted many different plants in their gardens. The retired teacher rarely watered his plants and didn’t pay a lot of attention to them. But his neighbor was very careful with his plants and watered them often.

The retired teacher’s plants were small, but still looked okay, while the insurance agent’s plants were much bigger and greener. One night, there was heavy rain and wind. The next morning, both of the neighbors came out to check on their gardens. The insurance agent saw that his plants had been a mess and were totally destroyed. But the retired teacher’s plants were not damaged at all but stood firm.

The insurance agent was surprised. He went to ask the retired teacher, “We both grew the same plants and I cared for my plants better than you did. How could your plants still be okay?”

The retired teacher smiled and said, “ Because you gave your plants too much attention. You made it too easy for them to grow. I gave my plants just a little bit of water, so their roots had to grow deeper to take in more water. That is why my plants survived.”

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

【1】Who was very careful with his plants and watered them often?

A. The retired teacher.

B. The insurance agent.

C. Either of them.

D. None of them.

【2】What did the insurance agent’s garden look like after the storm?

A. His garden looked much better.

B. His plants were not damaged at all.

C. His plants were totally destroyed.

D. His garden was much fuller and greener.

【3】The underlined word “firm” in Paragraph 2 probably means “______”.

A. 摇摇欲坠地

B. 稳固地

C. 更高地

D. 歪倒地

【4】According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Both of them had planted many same plants in their gardens.

B. The retired teacher often watered his plants.

C. The retired teacher’ s plants were smaller than his neighbor’s.

D. The plants should be taken cared of carefully to grow strongly.

【5】What is the main message of the story?

A. Growing a garden is not as easy as it looks.

B. A storm can destroy all the plants in your garden.

C. Plants know how to protect themselves from storms.

D. Too much care can make us become weak.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【4】C

【5】D

【解析】

文章大意：文章讲述的是一位退休老师和一位保险代理人同样在自家的花园种花。在保险代理人的精心照料下，他的花长势很好。而退休老师的花却没有受到精心照料，长得矮小。但是一场暴风寸后，长势矮小的花却依然挺立；长势繁盛的花却一败涂地。这个故事告诉我们：看似精心的照料反而使照顾对象变得没有抵抗力；而看似漫不经心的照料却更能锻炼被照料的对象，促使其扎根更深。

【1】细节理解题。根据第一自然段的最后两句“The retired teacher rarely watered his plants and didn’t pay a lot of attention to them. But his neighbor was very careful with his plants and watered them often”可知正确答案。故答案为B。

【2】12. C细节理解题。根据文中“The insurance agent saw that his plants had been a mess and were totally destroyed”可知正确答案。故答案为C。

【3】词义猜测题。根据文中“But the retired teacher’s plants were not damaged at all but stood______但是退休教师的植物却没有被摧毁而是站立的______”和下文“How could your plants still be okay?你的植物怎么能够依然好好的？”可知，教授种的植物在暴风雨后稳固地挺立着。故答案为B。

【4】细节理解题。根据文中“Both of them had planted many different plants in their gardens”可知，A选项不对；根据文中“The retired teacher rarely watered his plants and didn’t pay a lot of attention to them”可知，B选项不对；由最后一段退休教师的话，可知D选项不对。而根据The retired teacher’s plants were small, but still looked okay, while the insurance agent’s plants were much bigger and greener.可知C选项是正确的。故答案为C。

【5】主旨大意题。根据“Because you gave your plants too much attention. You made it too easy for them to grow. I gave my plants just a little bit of water, so their roots had to grow deeper to take in more water”可知正确答案。故答案为D。