In a small village there was a middle﹣aged postman,who just turned 20 years old and started delivering (投递)all kinds of happy or sad stories to each home day after day for 50 kilometers,20 years flew by,and so many changes took place,but the road from the post office to the village always hadn't had any tree and nothing but the flying dust (尘土)could be seen.
"How long shall I go along this lonely road?"
As soon as he thought he must spend his life riding the bike on the dusty road with no flower or
tree,he felt somewhat sorry.
One day when he finished delivering the letters and was ready to return,he happened to pass by a flower shop."Right,that's it!" He walked into the shop,bought a handful of wild flower seeds (种子),and from the next day on put these seeds along the roadside,Thus,after one day,two days,one month,two months...he always kept putting the wild flower seeds along the roadside.
Before long,on the lonely road,where he had come and gone for 20 years,grew up a lot of little flowers,in all seasons endlessly.
For the villages,the flowers were more enjoyable than any mail the postman delivered in all his life.
On the road without dust but full of peals (花瓣),the postman rode his bike,losing himself in the sweet smell and not feeling lonely and anxious any more.
(1)How old was the postman when he started his job?
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About thirty years old.
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B. |
About twenty years old.
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C. |
Over forty years old.
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D. |
Over fifty years old.
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(2)What was the road like before?
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Covered with flowers.
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Covered with trees.
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Full of flying dust.
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Full of seeds.
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(3)What did the postman buy at the flower shop?
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Wild flowers.
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B. |
Bikes.
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Wild flower seeds.
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Petals.
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(4)According to the passage,which of the following is true?
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The villagers showed no interest in the flowers.
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The postman enjoyed the road full of flowers.
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The villagers helped buy the flower seeds.
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The postman still felt lonely in the end.
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(5)What does the writer want to express in this passage?
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Little things make a big difference.
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Failure is the mother of success.
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Practice makes perfect.
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D. |
Old habits die hard.
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