It was a cold, rainy day. My mother and I drove to the mountains. It was dangerous to make the two-hour journey along the highway in such weather. I didn’t want to take the risk. But my mother advised that we go to see something at the top of the mountain.
After ten minutes’ driving, we stopped the car and got out. Walking along a path , we turned at a corner. Gradually, the peace and silence of the place began to fill my mind. From the top of the mountain, I saw several fields full of flowers, shining like a carpet （地毯） before us. It looked as if the sun spilled （播洒） gold down the mountain.
A lot of questions came to my mind. Who created such beauty? Why? How?
As we moved on, 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 1971.”
On our way home, I was so shocked by what we had seen. “She changed the world. One bulb （一株） at a time. She started almost 50 years ago. It was probably just the beginning of an idea, but she kept at it.” I said, “Imagine, if I had a dream and worked at it, just a little bit every day, what might I have achieved?”
My mother looked at me, smiling. “Start tomorrow.” She said, “ Better yet, start today.”
1 ． The writer didn't want to go to the mountains because ________.
A ． she was tired of driving
B ． their car was running out of petrol （汽油）
C ． it was getting dark
D ． it was not safe to drive in such weather
2 ． The underlined word “path” shares a similar meaning with _________.
A ． beach B ． road C ． bank D ． village
3 ． The person in Picture ________ probably grew the flowers in the mountain.
A ． 
B ． 
C ． 
D ． 
4 ． The passage mainly tells us that ________.
A ． beauty always lies on the top of the mountain
B ． even common people have great wisdom （智慧）
C ． sticking to a dream will bring a big change
D ． we should enjoy every moment in life
答案
1 ． D
2 ． B
3 ． D
4 ． C
【分析】
本文主要讲述了作者和母亲在一个下雨天去山顶上看风景，在到达山顶后，被眼前的美景所折服，由一个标牌而引发了作者的感慨，那就是坚持一个梦想会带来巨大的改变。
1. 细节理解题。根据 “It was dangerous to make the two-hour journey along the highway in such weather” 可知，因为作者认为在这样糟糕的天气里驾驶是很危险的，故选 D 。
2. 词义猜测题。根据 “Walking along a path, we turned at a corner” 可知，作者和母亲一直沿着小路走，然后在一个地方拐弯，所以 path 与 road 同义，故选 B 。
3. 推理判断题。根据 “One Woman—Two Hands, Two Feet, and Very Little Brain” 可推断，是一个女人种的这些花，故选 D 。
4. 主旨大意题。根据 “Imagine, if I had a dream and worked at it, just a little bit every day, what might I have achieved” 及全文的描述可知，作者想通过自己所看到的告诉读者坚持一个梦想会带来巨大的改变，故选 C 。
