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!”

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 was such a small seed  D．he didn’t believe in himself

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

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 not to laugh at others

       D．tell us never to lose hope

Where does the passage most probably come from?

       A．A history book．            B．A science book．

       C．A storybook．             D．A novel．

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 ______．

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!”

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

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

3.The author’s purpose of writing the passage is to ______．

4.Where does the passage most probably come from?

For most of the day construction worker Sidney Smith and his brother in law Joseph Chambers had been   1   along the banks of Lake Waco with little   2  . Chambers suggested they go home, but Smith 　3　　that there were still several hours of daylight 　4 and there was one other place they might try a bit longer before 　5　.

Smith drove his pickup（小货车）a couple of miles along the　6　road to get to the other side of the lake. This road, in the truest sense, was a path wagging in the heavy 　7　area. Even with the sun still high in the cloudless sky, the 　8　of trees formed a leafy　9　over the road and it suddenly seemed 　10　in the evening.

“A guy could get lost and nobody would ever find him,” said Chambers.

Smith smiled, “We’re 　11　there.” He said. A few seconds later, the smile was 　12　　from his face.

“What the hell is that?”

　　He braked to a stop. Less than twenty feet away was what appeared to be a  13  .

　　For several minutes the two men sat in the pickup 　14　to decide whether they had happened to 　15　someone’s bad practical joke or something far more serious. Smith with his brother-in-law got out of the pickup and 　16　walked towards that thing some distance before them.

It was a young man who was already dead. They had got to tell 　17　. Back into the pickup, Smith backed the pickup down the road 　18　he could turn around, then 　19　back. With the dead young man still on his mind, Smith felt as if he was going to be sick. God, how he　20　　they had given up fishing and gone home early.

1．A．playing　　           B．boating　　         C．fishing　　　　  D．walking

2．A．failure　               B．success　           C．disappointment     D．interest

3．A．quarreled　           B．argued　　          C．reasoned　          D．shouted

4．A．remaining　　       B．staying　　         C．keeping　　        D．leaving

5．A．starting off　　     B．running out　      C．sending away　   D．giving up

6．A．winding 　　        B．widening　          C．leading　　　      D．blocking

7．A．grassed 　　        B．wooded　　　    C．iced　　　　      D．snowed

8．A．trunks　　　        B．shadow　　        C．shade　　　　    D．shape

9．A．hat　　　　         B．umbrella　           C．sheet　　　        D．overcoat

10．A．foggy　　　      B．late　 　             C．early　　            D．rainy

11．A．almost 　　        B．already　　         C．only　　　         D．fairly

12．A．escaped　　       B．lost　 　　　     C．gone　　　         D．missed

13．A．body　　　　    B．trap　 　　　     C．pile　　　　       D．stream

14．A．talking 　　        B．hoping 　　       C．wanting　　        D．trying

15．A．come across　    B．turn out　　        C．bring about　      D．make up

16．A．loudly　　　      B．quietly　　　      C．quickly　　　     D．slowly

17．A．everybody　　    B．somebody　　     C．anybody　　　　D．nobody

18．A．until　　　　     B．before　　　       C．after　　　         D．when

19．A．turned 　　 　   B．ran　　　　　    C．headed　　　      D．walked

20．A．expected　　 　B．hoped 　　 　     C．wished　　　    D．prayed