文章大意:本文是一篇记叙文,文章主要讲述了作者应女儿之约,一家人去看水仙花的经历,这一大片水仙花是由一个女士从1958年开始,一次手工种植一株,最终形成了一道独特的风景。
Several times, my daughter had telephoned to ask me to see the daffodils(水仙)before they were over, I wanted to go, but It was a two-hour drive from Laguna to Lake Arrowhead.
After her third call, I promised to drive to my daughter’s house. When I finally arrived at her home and hugged my grandchildren, I said, “Forget the daffodils, Carolyn! The road is in the clouds and fogs, and there is nothing in the world except you and these children that I want to see!” My daughter smiled calmly and said, “I was hoping you’d take me over to the garage(修车厂)to pick up my car. I’ll drive. I’m used to this.”
After several minutes, I found that wasn’t the way to the garage! Carolyn smiled, “We are going to the garage the long way. It’s by way of the daffodils.” Hearing that, I got angry and asked her to turn around. “It’s all right, mother. You will never forgive yourself if you miss this experience,” my daughter said.
After 20 minutes, we turned onto a small path and I saw a hand-lettered sign that read “Daffodil Garden”. We got out of the car and each took a child’s hand, and I followed Carolyn down the path. Then, we turned to a corner of the path. Before me lay the most glorious sight. There were five acres(亩)of flowers!
“But who has done this?” I asked Carolyn.
Carolyn pointed to a well-kept house. We walked up to the house where we saw a poster. “Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking” was the headline.
The first answer was a simple one. “50, 000 bulbs,” it read.
The second answer was, “One at a time by one woman, two hands.”
The third answer was, “Began in 1958.”
For me, that moment was a life-changing experience. I thought of this woman whom I had never met, who, more than 35 years before, had begun—one bulb at a time, year after year to bring her vision of beauty and joy to a mountain top. She had forever changed the world in which lived and created beauty and inspiration.
It made me sad in a way. I admitted to Carolyn. “What might I have if I had thought of a wonderful goal thirty-five or forty years ago?” My daughter answered in her usual direct way. “Start tomorrow.”, she said.
26. Why didn’t the writer want to see the daffodils at first?
A.Because her daughter’s car was broken. |
B.Because she got angry with her daughter. |
C.Because it was too far for her to drive there. |
D.Because her grandchildren refused to go there. |
27. What does the underlined word “this” in paragraph 5 refer to?
A.Pointing to a well-kept house. |
B.Growing five acres of flowers. |
C.Seeing the five acres of flowers. |
D.Taking the writer to see the daffodils. |
28. What is the writer’s attitude towards the woman who grew daffodils?
A.Doubtful. | B.Hopeful. | C.Worried. | D.Respectful. |
29. What can we infer from the passage?
A.The writer knew the woman before. |
B.The writer had no plan to see the daffodils. |
C.The writer’s daughter was going to the garage. |
D.The writer drove her daughter to see the daffodils. |
30. What can we learn from the story?
A.Seeing is believing. |
B.Out of sight, out of mind. |
C.Rome was not built in a day. |
D.Failure is the mother of success. |