Question

    My school appeared on the news last week because we had made an important change in our local area. Our class had planted a large garden in what was once only a vacant lot. It was a lot of work but it was all worth it. I got blisters(水泡) from digging, and we all got insect bites, too.

I learned a lot about gardening and collaboration(合作), and then I learned about the media. Our teacher telephoned the TV station and informed them of what we had accomplished. She spoke with the producer. The producer checked with the directors, but they said there were plenty of stories similar to ours. They wanted to know what was special about our particular garden, since many schools plant them.

The teacher explained that, after going on the Internet to learn about the prairie(大草原), we had made a prairie garden. We had gone to a prairie and gotten seeds from the plants, and then we planted them. We did not water the garden, but we did weed it. We decided to let nature water it with rain, since that was how prairies grew in the past. We sent a picture of the garden to the news station. In the picture, the grass was so high that it stood taller than the fourth grade students.

As a result, the producer sent a reporter to our school. He interviewed the headmaster and asked him many questions about the garden. After that, they interviewed us, and we explained to them what we had learned through this project.

That night, we watched the news, and there we were. The news reporter told our story. It was only two minutes long, but it was us. We were famous. All that work, all those blisters, it was worth it. We knew that when we saw the garden every day, but now we knew that the whole city thought so, too.

1.What seemed to be the TV directors’ initial reaction to the garden?

A.They were excited. B.They were surprised.

C.They were worried. D.They were uninterested.

2.What is special about the garden?

A.Weeds were allowed to spread naturally.

B.The grass grew faster than common grass.

C.The seeds came from the plants of a prairie.

D.Underground water was used for the plants.

3.What does the underlined word “that” refer to in the last paragraph?

A.We got blisters on our hands. B.Our hard work was worthwhile.

C.The garden would be famous. D.The project would be finished.

4.How did the author feel about the project?

A.Annoyed. B.Curious. C.Proud. D.Regretful.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.C

【解析】

本文是记叙文。作者讲述了他所在的班级在学校做了一个草原花园。同学们从中学到了很多的知识，还受到了电视台的采访报道。

1.推理判断题。根据第二段中The producer checked with the directors, but they said there were plenty of stories similar to ours.(制片人和导演核实了一下，但他们说有很多和我们相似的故事)可推知，一开始的时候，电视导演对作者班级做的花园并不感兴趣。故选D。

2.推理判断题。根据第二段中They wanted to know what was special about our particular garden, since many schools plant them.(他们想知道我们的花园有什么特别之处，因为许多学校都在种)及第三段中The teacher explained that, after going on the Internet to learn about the prairie(大草原), we had made a prairie garden. We had gone to a prairie and gotten seeds from the plants, and then we planted them.(老师解释说，我们在网上了解了草原之后，做了一个草原花园。我们去了一个大草原，从植物中获取种子，然后我们种植它们)可知，新闻台工作者想知道作者班级做的花园有什么特别之处时，老师解释说这个花园的植物种子来自于草原上的植物。由此可推知，这个花园的特别之处在于花园里的植物种子真正来自于草原上的植物。故选C。

3.词义猜测题。根据最后一段中划线词所在句及前一句话All that work, all those blisters, it was worth it. We knew that when we saw the garden every day, but now we knew that the whole city thought so, too.(所有这些工作，所有这些水泡，都是值得的。当我们每天看到花园时，我们知道这一点，但现在我们知道，整个城市的人也这样认为)可推知，划线词that指代前一句的内容，即“我们的努力是值得的”。故选B。

4.推理判断题。根据最后一段中The news reporter told our story. It was only two minutes long, but it was us. We were famous. All that work, all those blisters, it was worth it.(新闻记者讲述了我们的故事。虽然只有两分钟，但那是我们。我们出名了。所有这些工作，所有这些水泡，都是值得的)可推知，作者对他们所做的这个项目感到很自豪。故选C。