If nothing seems like it is happening in your life, despite all the work you're putting in,

　　remember that you're probably growing roots not fruit. Stick with it. One day not far from now,

　　there'll be a great harvest.

　　文章大意：这是哲理类文章阅读。文章通过竹子的故事告诉我们当面临困难的时候不要放弃。

　　1．The underlined phrase “throwing in the towel” in Paragraph l probably means ________.

　　A．crying out B．showing off

　　C．giving up D．running away

　　答案：C　词义猜测题。cry out大声哭泣；show off炫耀；give up放弃；run away跑掉。根据前文的Nothing works, nothing goes right, and nothing succeeds诸多困难，应该是想到放弃。故选C。

　　2．After the wise man planted the fern and the bamboo，________

　　A．he cared for the fern only

　　B．they didn't receive any care from him

　　C．he gave up the bamboo in the fifth year

　　D．the bamboo seed never stopped growing

　　答案：D　推理判断题。根据文中the wise man所说的话“Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not give up on the bamboo. In the second year, the fern grew even better than before but nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not give up on the bamboo. In year three there was still nothing from the bamboo seed. But I would not give up. In year four, again, there was nothing from the bamboo seed. Still would not give up. Then in the fifth year a tiny sprout(芽)came out from the earth”可知竹子从没有放弃过自己的成长。故选D。

【2017届高考英语一轮复习阅读理解解析版汇编：3（含解析）】相关文章：

★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习书面表达限时测验：3（含解析）

★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习课时训练：7（含解析）

★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习课时训练：16（含解析）

★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习课时训练：22（含解析）

★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习课时训练：21（含解析）

★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习课时训练：13（含解析）

★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习课时训练：17（含解析）

★ 湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (31)

★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习课时训练：3（含解析）

★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习课时训练：12（含解析）