Have you ever been to a wedding and simply loved the bride’s bouquet（花束）？More than likely some part of it was the Hawaiian Wedding Plant. This foreign houseplant can be enjoyed by anyone, not just brides. With a little proper attention and careful planning on location, this foreign houseplant, which is from Madagascar, can be brought into the home where it can become an interesting focus.
Caring for the Hawaiian Wedding Plant is not much different from caring for any other houseplants that may already be in your home. The only difference between this type of houseplant and others is the amount of the basic requirements that this foreign houseplant needs to survive and perform beautifully. During the growing season, this plant requires its wet soil, but when winter rolls around, this plant needs its soil to be kept drier.
Hawaiian Wedding Plants should also be potted in well-drained(排水)soil and placed in a location that receives full sun. That the soil must be kept wet does not mean that it should sit in water, so the soil must drain easily or this plant will not survive. Water the plant daily and feed this plant every two to three weeks with a little fertilizer(化肥) for acid-loving plants. Prune in early spring, even as early as February. If these needs are met, this plant will stay beautiful.
The most special feature of this foreign houseplant is its long lasting blooms(开花)combined with its unbelievable sweet smell. The Hawaiian Wedding Plant blooms the heaviest in the spring months, but has been known to bloom in any warm months, so do not be surprised to find blooms most time of the year except maybe in the dead of winter.
1.Why does the author mention wedding and bouquet in the first paragraph?
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A．To introduce a Hawaiian wedding. |
B．To attract the readers’ interest in the passage. |
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C．To show the beauty of the flower. |
D．To teach the readers to choose proper bouquets. |
2.The Hawaiian Wedding Plant comes from________.
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A．Hawaii |
B．China |
C．Madagascar |
D．Alaska |
3.Which of the following are the growing conditions of Hawaiian Wedding Plant?
a. Wet soil. b. Lots of fertilizer. c. Proper sunshine. d. Some acid.
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A．a.c |
B．a. b |
C．b. c |
D．a. d |
4.What does the underlined phrase “in the dead of winter” in the last paragraph probably mean?
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A．At the end of the winter. |
B．At the beginning of the winter. |
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C．In deadly condition in winter. |
D．In the coldest part of winter. |
At the end of eight grade, our class went to Washington, D.C. For a group of 14-year-olds, this was a big deal!
The first day was so tiring; we could hardly remember where we were and what we were seeing. The next morning, we were off to see monuments (纪念碑)，starting with Washington, Lincoln and Jefferson. We walked along the paths through trees. Then the Wall came into view—the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
As I moved slowly closer to the Wall, I heard a bagpipe（风笛）in the distance, which seemed to show respect to the lives lost in the jungles of Vietnam .
We continued walking and felt surprised at the number of names carved in the black stone. I was determined to find a soldier with my last name, but my hunt was stopped when a man caught my eyes. He was kneeling(跪着) at the Wall, a single rose at his feet. His head was bowed and he was rubbing his fingers over one name. I thought how sad he was, and then moved on .
After a few minutes I found one with my last name, but my eyes returned to the kneeling man. He was still rubbing his fingers over the same name. He never knew I was watching him, lost in deep sorrow. It was time for me to leave the kneeling man and the Wall. On the way home, I couldn’t help thinking of the kneeling man and his sad face. I wasn’t sure of the effects of war before, but at that moment I realized how much that man suffered from losing his loved one. Maybe he was the only one of so many families who experienced the same .
I never knew the full effects of war until I saw that man. I only know about war from history classes. The kneeling man taught me more about war and the effects it has on people than any history book .
1.Which of the following makes the author feel the suffering that war brings to human beings?
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A．The kneeling man. |
B．The sound of a bagpipe. |
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C．The number of names carved in the stone. |
D．The jungles of Vietnam. |
2.The man continued to rub his fingers over the name probably because_____.
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A．he found it covered with dust |
B．he missed the loved one who died in a war |
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C．he intended to remove it completely |
D．he recalled the fierce war he fought in |
3.What did the author learn from the trip?
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A．How fierce war is in history. |
B．How people remember those who died in wars. |
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C．What bad effects war had on many families. |
D．What we should do to prevent war. |
4.According to the last paragraph, the author probably thinks that _____.
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A．he should have studied history hard in class |
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B．history books don’t tell readers the truth |
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C．there is more in history than books tell us |
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D．the kneeling man should be a history teacher |
I like to put everything so that I can find it easily.
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A．in time |
B．in place |
C．in all |
D．in general |
I prefer living in a city because I think it is to live close to my work.
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A．convenient |
B．traditional |
C．modern |
D．temporary |
We need to spend more time researching these suggestions so that we can make a(n)
choice.
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A．known |
B．talented |
C．advised |
D．informed |
As a candidate（候选人）, you must try to make a good on everyone if you want to win the election.
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A．decision |
B．situation |
C．impression |
D．position |
