Question

A little stream (小溪) ran down from a high mountain through many villages and forests. Then it reached a desert,“I went through so many difficulties. I should have no problem crossing the desert,”she thought. As she started, she found herself slowly disappearing into the sand. After many tries, she still failed.

At this time, a deep voice said,“if a breeze (微风) can cross the desert, so can a river.”It was the voice of the desert. But the little stream answered,“that’s because a breeze can fly, but I can’t.”

“That’s because you can’t give up what you are. Let yourself evaporate (蒸发) into the breeze, and it can take you across,”said the desert.

“Give up what I am now? No! No!”The little stream could not accept this idea.

“The breeze can carry the vapor (蒸汽) across the desert and let it leave as rain. The rain will form a river again,”said the desert.“And whether you’re a river or vapor, your nature (本性) never changes.”

Hearing this, the little stream went into the open arms of the breeze. It carried her to the next stage (阶段) of her life.

1.What did the stream think when she reached a desert?

A. She thought she couldn’t cross the desert.

B. She believed she could cross the desert.

C. She thought she knew well about the desert.

D. She started to worry about herself.

2.What does the underlined word“it”refer to (指的是)?

A. The desert.          B. The nature.

C. The breeze.          D. The stream.

3.What did the stream do in the end?

A. Crossed the desert.            B. Stopped trying.

C. Failed to get to the ocean.    D. Died.

4.What is the main idea of the story?

A. The road to success is not always easy.

B. We should do the right thing whatever others say.

C. Our lives can be as difficult as the little stream’s.

D. To succeed, we should change the way we used to be.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是一条小溪在过沙漠的时候，遇见了困难。最后在沙漠的建议下，改变了自己的形态，变成了水蒸气，在风的帮助下，最后越过了沙漠。并把这一过程与人生进行了比较！

1.B 推理判断题。题意：小溪到达沙漠时是怎样想的？A. She thought she couldn’t cross the desert.她认为她不能过沙漠；B. She believed she could cross the desert.她相信可以过沙漠；C. She thought she knew well about the desert.她认为很了解沙漠；D. She started to worry about herself.她开始担忧自己。由第一段小溪的话“I went through so many difficulties. I should have no problem crossing the desert”（我经历了那么多的困难，我穿过沙漠应该没有问题），可以推测出小溪相信自己可以通过沙漠。故选B。

2.2】C 推理判断题。题意：有下划线的 “it”指的是什么？A. The desert.沙漠；B. The nature自然；C. The breeze微风；D. The stream小溪。句意：把你自己蒸发到微风中，它能带你过沙漠。所以，it指的是微风。故选C。

3.3】A 推理判断题。题意：最后小溪做了什么？A. Crossed the desert穿过沙漠；B. Stopped trying停止了努力；C. Failed to get to the ocean未能成功到大海；D. Died死亡了。从短文最后一自然段可知：小溪最后蒸发到了微风中，跟着微风穿过了沙漠。故选A。

4.4】D 主旨推断题。题意：故事的主要思想是什么？A. The road to success is not always easy.通往成功的路不平坦；B. We should do the right thing whatever others say.无论别人说什么，我们应该做正确的事；C. Our lives can be as difficult as the little stream’s.我们的生活会和小溪的生活一样艰难；D. To succeed, we should change the way we used to be.为了成功，我们应该改变我们过去的方式方法。小溪通过把自己变成了蒸气跟着微风穿越了沙漠，是因为改变自己而成功。故选D。

【考点定位】：考查人生感悟类短文阅读。