A little stream flowed down from a high mountain far, far away through many villages and forests, until it reached a desert. The stream then thought, “I’ve been through countless obstacles. I should have no problem crossing this desert!” But when she decided to start her journey, she found herself gradually disappearing into the mud and sand. After numerous tries, she found it was all in vain and was very upset. “Maybe it’s my destiny(命运) ! I’m not destined to reach the vast ocean in the legend, ” she murmured sadly to herself.
At this time, a deep voice came, saying, “If a breeze can cross the desert, so can a river.”
It was the voice of the desert. Unconvinced, the little stream replied, “That’s because a breeze can fly, but I can’t.”
“That’s because you stick to what you are. If you’re willing to give it up, and let yourself evaporate （蒸发） into the breeze, it can take you across, and you can reach your destination,” said the desert in its deep voice.
The little stream had never heard of such a thing. “Give up what I am now and disappear into the breeze? No! No!” She could not accept this idea. After all, she had never experienced anything like it before. Wouldn’t it be self-destruction to give up what she was now?
“How do I know if this is true?” asked the little stream.
“The breeze can carry the vapor across the desert and release it as rain at an appropriate site. The rain will form a river again to continue its course,” answered the desert very patiently.
“Will I still be what I am now?” asked the little stream.
“Yes, and no. Whether you’re a river or invisible vapor, your inner nature never changes. You stick to the fact that you’re a river because you don’t know your inner nature,” answered the desert.
Deep down, the stream vaguely remembered that before she became a river, it was perhaps also the breeze that carried her halfway up a high mountain, where she turned into rain and fell onto the ground and became what she was now. Finally the little stream gathered her courage and rushed into the open arms of the breeze, which carried her to the next stage of her life.
Perhaps you can try asking yourself these questions: What is my inner nature? What is it that I cling （紧抓） to? And what is it that I really want?
1.When reaching the desert at first, the little stream was ________ to cross it.
A．upset B．confident C．pessimistic D．hesitant
2.The desert suggests that the stream ________ in order to cross the desert.
A．change its form B．disappear into the desert
C．stick to what it is D．turn to another stream for help
3.Finally the stream successfully crossed the desert with the help of ________.
A．the rain B．the desert C．the breeze D．the mountain
4.In the text the writer compares the stream to ________.
A．the Truth B．the courage C．the course of life D．the obstacles in life
1.B
2.A
3.C
4.C
【解析】
试题分析：本文讲述的是一条小溪在过沙漠的时候，遇见了困难。最后在沙漠的建议下，改变了自己的形态，变成了水蒸气，在风的帮助下，最后越过了沙漠。并把这一过程与人生进行了比较！
1.B 推理题。根据文章第1段3,4行，小溪认为自己已经克服了很多的困难，自己也一定可以走过沙漠，进入海洋。说明它很有信心。故B正确。
2.A 推理题。根据文章第四段If you’re willing to give it up, and let yourself evaporate （蒸发） into the breeze, it can take you across, and you can reach your destination,”可知沙漠建议它变成水蒸气。改变自身的状态，通过这种方式来过沙漠。故A正确。
3.C 细节题。根据文章倒数第二段Finally the little stream gathered her courage and rushed into the open arms of the breeze, which carried her to the next stage of her life.可知小溪变成了水蒸气，在风的帮助之下，越过了沙漠。故C正确。
4.C 主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段Perhaps you can try asking yourself these questions: What is my inner nature? What is it that I cling （紧抓） to? And what is it that I really want?可知作者是把生命的本质与小溪的情况进行了对比。故C正确。
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