Question

【題目】 One day a red rose blossomed（開花）in a forest. A pine tree not far away said, "You're so beautiful. I wish I could be lovely like you ." The rose said, "I am the most beautiful plant in the forest."Then the rose looked at a cactus（仙人掌）and said, "Look at that ugly plant. It is full of thoms（刺）! " Sometimes, the red rose would look at the cactus and say, "This plant is useless. I'm sorry I am his neighbor."

Summer came and the plants and animals needed water, but no rain fell. One day the rose saw some birds stick their beaks（鳥喙）into the cactus and then fly away. The red rose asked what the birds were doing The pine tree explained that the birds got water from the cactus. The pine tree told the red rose, "You can also drink from it .The birds can bring water to you if you ask the cactus for help."

The red rose felt ashamed, but she still asked the cactus for help. The cactus agreed kindly and the birds filled their beaks with water for the rose's roots, Later on, the rose never judged（判斷）anyone by appearance（外表）

【1】What did the rose think of the cactus at the beginning of the story?（不超過5個詞）

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【2】Why did the birds stick their beaks（鳥喙）into the cactus? （不超過9個詞）

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【3】What does the writer want to tell us? （不超過7個詞）

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】They are ugly and useless /Ugly and useless.

【2】To get water from the cactus./ Because they wanted to get water from the cactus.

【3】Never judge anyone by appearance. /Don't judge anyone by appearance.

【解析】

本文是一篇故事，講述了玫瑰以貌取人，看不起丑陋的仙人掌，結果夏天來了，沒有降雨，干旱無比，卻是丑陋的仙人掌送水給玫瑰，救了玫瑰。作者通過這個故事告訴大家不要以貌取人。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據第1大段“"Look at that ugly plant. It is full of thoms（刺）! " Sometimes, the red rose would look at the cactus and say, "This plant is useless. I'm sorry I am his neighbor."” 看那棵難看的植物。它充滿了刺!有時，紅玫瑰會看著仙人掌說:“這種植物沒用�？芍�玫瑰覺得仙人掌又丑陋，又無用。故答案填They are ugly and useless /Ugly and useless.

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據第2大段“The pine tree explained that the birds got water from the cactus”松樹說鳥是在仙人掌那里取水�？芍�，鳥啄仙人掌是為了取水。故答案填To get water from the cactus./ Because they wanted to get water from the cactus.

【3】主旨大意題。根據第4大段“Later on, the rose never judged（判斷）anyone by appearance（外表）”從此，玫瑰不再以貌取人�？芍�，作者是告誡大家不要以貌取人。故答案填Never judge anyone by appearance. /Don't judge anyone by appearance.