英语阅读理解(人生百味)经典1.doc

英语阅读理解（人生百味）经典1

一、九年级中考英语阅读理解（人生百味）（含答案详细解析）
1．阅读下列材料，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。

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Oneyear,acollegeintheUnitedStatesannouncedthatitwouldofferalotofmoneyforthepurewhitemarigold（金盏花）.Thehighrewardattractedsomanypeople,butinthenature,besidesgolden,themarigoldisbrown,anditisnoteasytogetthewhiteone.Soaftertheywereexcitedforatime,manypeoplehadforgottentheannouncement.
Onenormaldayafter20years,thecollegereceivedaletterand100seedsofpurewhitemarigold.Itwasanoldwomanofover70yearsold.Someexpertsinthecollegedoubtedit,butinordernottoletherdown,thoseseedsfinallytookroot（根）intheearth.Themiracleappearedafteroneyear;thefieldwascoveredbypurewhitemarigold.
Therefore,theoldwomanwhowasalwaysunknowntothepublicbecameanewfocus.
Theoldwomanwasaflower-lover.Whenshereadtheannouncement20yearsago,shegotveryexcitedlikeothers.Buthereightchildrenweretotallyagainstherdecision.Afterall,awomanwhoneverknewtheseedgenetics（遗传学）couldn'tcompletewhattheexpertscouldneverdo,soherthoughtwasonlyadaydream.
Still,theoldwomandidn'tchangehermindandwentonworking.Sheplantedsomeofthemostcommonseedsandtookgoodcareofthem.Ayearlater,whenthemarigoldcameout,shechoseonefaintest（最暗淡的）fromthosegoldenandbrownflowersandgotthebestseed.Thenextyear,sheagaingrewthemandchose...Dayafterday,yearafteryear,throughmanyseasons,theoldwoman'shusbanddied,herchildrenflewfar,alotofthingshappenedinherlife,butonlythewishtogrowthepurewhitemarigoldtookrootinherheart.
Finally,after20yearsonthedayweallknow,inthegardenshesawamarigold,whichwasnearlywhite,butaswhiteassilverorsnow.
Aproblemevenexpertscouldn'tdealwithwassolvedbyanoldwomanwhodidn'tunderstandgenetics.Wasitamiracle（奇迹）?
Totakerootintheheart,eventhemostcommonseed,cangrowintoamiracle!
（1）Accordingtothepassage,_____marigoldisunusual.

A.whiteB.purpleC.brownD.golden
（2）Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat______.

A.thechildrendidn'tagreeontheirmother'sdecision
B.thewomanneededthegreatrewardforherbigfamily
C.theexpertsalsosucceededingrowingthewhitemarigold
D.thewomantookgoodcareofthefl