Question

    Passage 1

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. “Maybe I can’t reach the ocean,” she said sadly to herself.

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.Where did the little stream aim to go?

A.To the desert B.To the mountain C.To the ocean D.To the air

2.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.

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

A.The desert. B.The nature. C.The breeze. D.The stream.

4.What did the stream do in the end?

A.Crossed the desert. B.Stopped trying. C.Failed to get to the ocean. D.Died.

5.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.C

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.D

【解析】

本文讲述的是一条小溪在过沙漠的时候，遇到了困难，最后在沙漠的建议下，小溪改变了自己的形态，变成了水蒸气，在风的帮助下，最后越过了沙漠！

1.

细节理解题。根据第一段中“Maybe I can’t reach the ocean”可知，小溪的目的地是海洋。故选C。

2.

细节理解题。根据第一段中“I went through so many difficulties. I should have no problem crossing the desert”可知，小溪经历了那么多困难，所以在到达沙漠以后，它相信自己能够穿过沙漠。故选B。

3.

词意猜测题。The desert.沙漠。The nature.大自然。The breeze.微风。The stream.小溪。根据第三段中“Let yourself evaporate (蒸发) into the breeze”可知，沙漠告诉小溪变成水蒸气，因为风可以穿过沙漠，所以风也可以带着小溪变成的水蒸气穿过沙漠，所以此处it代指the breeze。故选C。

4.

细节理解题。根据最后一段中“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.”可知，小溪听从了沙漠的建议，它变成了水蒸气到了风中，微风带着它穿过了沙漠。故选A。

5.

主旨大意题。结合全文内容可知，小溪在过沙漠的时候，遇到了困难，最后在沙漠的建议下，小溪改变了自己的形态，变成了水蒸气，在风的帮助下，最后成功越过了沙漠，告诉我们一个道理：为了成功，我们应该改变我们过去的方式。故选D。