Question

    It was a rainy day. I had no desire to drive up the winding mountain road to my daughter Carolyn’s house. But she had insisted that I come to see something at the top of the mountain.

So here I was, although unwilling to make the two-hour journey through fog and rain. After lunch, my daughter requested me to drive her to Barage. After a ten-minute drive，we parked the car and got out. We walked along a path that was thick with old pine needles. Huge black green evergreens towered over us. Gradually the peace and silence of the place began to fill my mind. Then we turned a corner and stopped--and I gasped in amazement.

From the top of the mountain to the slopes and valleys, were rivers of daffodils(水仙) in full bloom. A sea of amazing colors, like a carpet before us. It looked as though the sun had tipped over and spilled gold down the mountainside. At the center hung a waterfall of purple hyacinths. Here and there were breathtaking tulips.

A riot of questions filled my mind. Who created such beauty? Why? How?

As we approached the home. We saw a sign that read “Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking.” The first answer was: “One Woman--Two Hands, Two Feet, and Very Little Brain.”The second was: “One at a Time.”The third: “Started in 1958.”

I was so moved by what we had seen. “She changed the world,” I said, not getting over the shock. “One bulb(球茎) at the time. She started almost 40 years ago, probably just the beginning of an idea, but she kept at it.”

“Imagine,” I added, “if I had a vision and worked at it，just a little hit every day, what might I have accomplished?”

Carolyn looked sideways at me, smiling. “Start tomorrow,” she said,”Better yet, start today.”

1.Why did the author decide to visit her daughter？

A.She missed her very much.

B.She didn’t want to disappoint her.

C.She must pick her up.

D.She has an urge to look at the sea of flowers.

2.What does the underlined word “hyacinths”in Paragraph 3 probably refer to?

A.A kind of flowers. B.Famous waterfalls.

C.Mountain springs. D.A name of a place.

3.What did the author learn from the sign?

A.Easier said than done.

B.Well begun, half done.

C.Women can shake the world.

D.Little steps add up to big success.

4.What is the best title of the passage？

A.An Amazing Trip to Barage

B.A Moving Story of a Mother’s Love

C.A Special Sign on the Way Home

D.A Valuable Lesson From a Woman

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了自己的一次野外经历，并从这次经历中感触到成功是靠点滴的积累的。

1.推理判断题。根据文章第一段“It was a rainy day. I had no desire to drive up the winding mountain road to my daughter Carolyn’s house. But she had insisted that I come to see something at the top of the mountain”以及文章第二段中“So here I was, although unwilling to make the two-hour journey through fog and rain.”可知，虽然作者不愿意在蜿蜒的山路上开车去女儿家，但是女儿坚持作者应该去山顶看一些东西，因此还是去了。故作者不想让女儿失望。结合选项，故选B。

2.词义猜测题。根据文章第三段中“From the top of the mountain to the slopes and valleys, were rivers of daffodils(水仙) in full bloom. A sea of amazing colors, like a carpet before us. It looked as though the sun had tipped over and spilled gold down the mountainside. At the center hung a waterfall of purple hyacinths. Here and there were breathtaking tulips”可知，从山顶到山坡和山谷，都是水仙花盛开的河流，中间挂着一个紫色风信子瀑布。到处都是令人叹为观止的郁金香。故hyacinths应该指的是一种花。结合选项，故选A。

3.细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段中“Imagine,” I added, “if I had a vision and worked at it，just a little hit every day, what might I have accomplished?”（如果我有一个愿景，并努力实现它，每天都有一点点成功，我能完成什么呢？）以及最后一段中“Start tomorrow,” she said,”Better yet, start today.”（“明天开始，”她说，“更好的是，从今天开始。”）。可知，作者的感触是：成功在于点滴的积累。结合选项，故选D。

4.标题判断题。分析文章可知，作者作者讲述了自己的一次野外经历，并在过程当中从一位女士身上受到启发：成功是靠点滴的积累的。故D（A Valuable Lesson From a Woman）作为题目，能够概括文章中心。故选D。