Question

   There was a young woman who took great pride in the gardening. Her flower garden was second to none.

One day while she was looking through a flower catalogue (目录) she often ordered from,a picture of a plant immediately caught her eye. M I have to have it,M she said to herself,and she immediately ordered it.

    When it arrived,she already had a place prepared to plant it. She planted it at the base of a stone wall in her yard. It grew vigorously (苗壮地) ，with beautiful green leaves all over it,but there were no blooms.

    One morning weeks later,as she stood before the vine (藤) ，she felt very disappointed that her plant had not bloomed. She decided to cut it down and plant something else in its place.

     It was at this point that her neighbor,whose wall joined hers,called her. ”Thank you so much!You can't imagine how much I have enjoyed the blooms of the plant you planted. " The young woman walked into her neighbor's yard,and she saw that on this side of the wall the vine was covered with blooms. They were indeed the most beautiful blooms she had ever seen.

Sometimes,that you cannot see the good result of your labor does not mean that it bears no fruit.

53. The young woman often ordered the flowers from .

   A. a flower shop

   B. her grandmother's flower garden

   C. a flower catalogue

   D. her neighbor's garden 

54. According to the passage,the plant the woman planted .

   A. grew well with yellow leaves all over it

   B. only had green leaves all over it

   C. grew badly without blooms

   D. was covered with blooms on the other side of the wall

55. What does the passage mainly tell us?

   A. Better late than never.

   B. Constant dropping wears the stone.

   C. No pain,no gain.

   D. Seeing no good result of our labor may not mean we get nothing.

Answer 1

53. C 54. D 55. D

[阅读D篇短文大意]本文通过一个故事告诉我们，做一件事 时也许看不见好的结果，但这并不意味着我们没有任何收获，

53. C根据文章第二段中的第一句可知答案为 C.

54. D根据文章倒数第二段的内容可知，这个年轻女士种的花儿在邻居家那边的墙上开得十分茂盛，故D项符合题意。

55. D根据文章最后一段可知，本文主要告诉我们，做一件事时也许看不见好的结果，但这并不意味着我们没有任何收 获，故D项符合题意。