8．It's amazing how we grow from careless kids to responsible teens．What happens in the course that makes us responsible now？It's the seed that we sow in the beginning which grows and becomes a huge tree．As I sit here，silently thinking about my growth，I wonder over some questions which don't have an answer but it's because of such unanswerable situations that life has become a roller coaster ride．
As a kid，I used to read a lot of story books．In one particular book，I read a story of a bird．From then on，that has become an integral （必不可少的） part of my life．It described a male bird which takes a lot of pain to build a nest and the female bird takes shelter in it and nourishes the baby．When the bird learns to fly，the whole family flies off to a different place leaving behind the beautiful nest for other birds to grow their family in it．It made me wonder．How could they so easily sacrifice their house built with so much effort？
One night，when I was deep in sleep，I got this particular dream．I was walking miles on the endless road，totally isolated but lined with beautiful trees on the either side．Fascinated by the greenery，I marched towards it only to end up deeper and deeper into the greenery．I happened to stop upon seeing something．It was a massive，wonderful house．I fell in love with that amazing part of art．Yeah，it was indeed a piece of art with every nook and corner touched artistically and lovingly．I don't know why I felt that it was done lovingly．Maybe because，things turn out to be beautiful only when we put our love into it-just like the food prepared by mom which tastes more delicious with her love．
I explored the house only to fall more in love with it．There was a sloping roof which matched with the greenery around； the large central open courtyard reminded me of the activities that might have taken place there which felt lively even now when it is completely deserted．The small water body that kept the house cool added to the beauty of the house-of course，it was all dried up now．It's really wonderful how such things add life to the spaces which otherwise just become structures．Such liveliness and happening turns the house into a home．They say‘THE HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS'，but now I began to feel it．This is where my heart belongs．This is what I'm destined to do．
When I woke up from the dream，I was clear about everything．I realized where that mile of walk was intending me to lead．I realized what message my dream wanted to convey me．And years later，when finally my turn of choosing my destination came，I simply closed my eyes，held that book in my hand，pressed it against my chest and relived the dream．When I opened my eyes，I was sure what to do．I decided to choose the road-less traveled．Yes，I took up architecture as my profession because this is what I am destined to do．I wanted to do the same thing that the male bird in the story did，to take pain in building a beautiful house and let others stay in it．This is my dream come true and the happiness that I gain now from this profession is indescribable．
32．When the writer read the story of the bird，he probably feltB．
A．upset
B．confused
C．a(chǎn)mazed
D．a(chǎn)mused
33．To the writer，"the seed that we sow in the beginning"（Paragraph 1）isC．
A．the house in his dream
B．his mother's food
C．the story of the bird
D．his story books
34．Mom's food always tastes better becauseA．
A．mom cooks with her love
B．we are so familiar with mom's food
C．moms are better cooks than fathers
D．mom is experienced in cooking
35．In the writer's dream，what part of the house attracted him most？C
A．The greenery surrounding the house．
B．The body of water that keeps the house cool
C．The liveliness he sensed around the house．
D．The fact that the house was very large．
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了家對(duì)于人是十分重要的，一定要重視．
解答 32．B．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章的第二段中的"How could they so easily sacrifice their house built with so much effort？"可知作者在思考為何鳥兒可以如此輕易地犧牲自己費(fèi)力搭建的鳥巢，當(dāng)時(shí)他是"困惑的"（confused）符合語(yǔ)境，故選B．
33．C．推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章的第一段和最后一段中的"It's the seed that we sow in the beginning which grows and becomes a huge tree．"以及"I took up architecture as my profession because this is what I am destined to do．I wanted to do the same thing that the male bird in the story did，to take pain in building a beautiful house and let others stay in it．"可知對(duì)作者來說，"我們?cè)谝婚_始播下的種子"是指鳥的故事；答案選C．
34．A．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章的第三段中的"…just like the food prepared by mom which tastes more delicious with her love．"可知，母親做的飯之所以好吃，是因?yàn)樗谟盟?愛"在做，故選A．．
35．C．推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章的第四段中的"the large central open courtyard reminded me of the activities that might have taken place there which felt lively even now when it is completely deserted．"可知，房子里充滿生機(jī)最能吸引作者，故選C．
點(diǎn)評(píng) 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí)，要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
