Question

    I’m Andrew Siegel and this is my garden. This is where my family and I grow a lot of different vegetables, flowers and herbs. Gardening has been really important to my family because it gives us an opportunity to spend time outside together, away from all the electronics.

Especially for my five-year-old, it really gives her an opportunity to be in touch with nature-all the little animals, insects and things that come out here.

We find that a lot of the things that we plan for in the garden don’t always go the way that we’d like them to, and some of the things that we don’t plan for become what we enjoy the most that year. So it’s something that my family and I have learned: To appreciate(欣赏) all of it.

My advice for beginner gardeners is to just start. Get a pot, get a little bit of dirt, get a tomato plant or whatever plant you want and just get started.

I think sometimes it seems a little challenging. Trust me, it does not need to be perfect. You will enjoy every little thing you get out of it.

Gardening has taught me patience, something I don’t naturally have a lot of. It takes weeks, takes months before the work you put into it comes out. You learn not only to be patient, in that end product, but you’ve also learned that, after years of gardening, the end product is just part of it.

The journey of growing has become much more important to me than the actual produce that we get in the end. Nothing has been so valuable as the time I spend out here. I’m by no means in a farmland, but I do have my own little piece of what I consider heaven, and I’ve really learned to appreciate every little moment-every insect, every plant, every flower-and when you can appreciate it in that way, there’s nothing better.

1.What does the underlined word “five-year-old” in paragraph 2 refer to?

A.The author. B.The author’s daughter.

C.The insect. D.The little animal.

2.What is the most important for Andrew Siegel in gardening?

A.Planting different vegetables and flowers.

B.Staying at home together with her family.

C.Enjoying the whole process of growing.

D.Harvesting what the family planted.

3.Which of the following can be the best title?

A.The Joys of Gardening B.The Benefits of Gardening

C.Being in Touch with Nature D.Being Patient with Life

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要内容为描述作者在自己家花园中从事园艺的感悟，园艺让作者体会到接触自然的乐趣和体会过程的重要性。

1.词义猜测题。根据下文it really gives her an opportunity to be in touch with nature-all the little animals, insects and things that come out here.可知花园给了她一个接触大自然的机会——所有的小动物、昆虫和其他来到这里的东西。下文中人称代词her可知是女性，且年龄为五岁，由此可推知，“five-year-old”此处指的是作者的女儿。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句The journey of growing has become much more important to me than the actual produce that we get in the end.可知对我来说，种植的过程比我们最终获得的实际产品重要得多。由此可知，对Andrew Siegel来说园艺最重要的享受种植的整个过程。故选C。

3.主旨大意题。根据第一段中Gardening has been really important to my family because it gives us an opportunity to spend time outside together, away from all the electronics.可知园艺对我的家庭来说非常重要，因为它让我们有机会一起在户外度过时光，远离所有电子产品。结合文章主要内容为描述作者在自己家花园中从事园艺的感悟，园艺让作者体会到接触自然的乐趣和体会过程的重要性。由此可知A选项“园艺的乐趣”最符合文章标题。故选A。