四、阅读理解
Once upon a time, there were four seeds (种子). The wind carried them through the air until they finally landed on an open space in a forest. There, they stayed hidden in the ground, hoping they could grow up and become big trees.
But when the first seed began germinating (发芽), they knew that it wouldn't be such an easy task. In that area, there lived a group of monkeys, and the smallest ones liked to throw bananas at any plant that was starting to grow, just for fun.
They threw so many bananas at the first seed that it was almost split (分裂) in two. And when the seed told the others what had happened,
they all thought it would be better to wait for that group of monkeys to move away before they tried to grow.
However, the first seed thought she should at least try. When she tried, she was hurt by the bananas. The other seeds told her to stop, but she never gave up and tried again and again. Every time she was hurt by the bananas, she tried even harder.
Finally, she grew into a big tree in the forest. At the same time, her friends stayed hidden in the ground. They were still hoping that one day those monkeys would lose interest in throwing bananas at them.
(
D
) 1. The monkeys loved to
.
A. eat seeds
B. play in the forest
C. eat bananas
D. throw bananas
(
D
) 2. What does the underlined word "
they" in paragraph 3 refer to according to the passage?
A. The monkeys.
B. The four seeds.
C. The bananas.
D. The other seeds.
(
C
) 3. What did the other seeds do when the first seed tried her best to grow?
A. They left the forest.
B. They tried together with the first seed.
C. They asked her not to try again.
D. They asked her to leave there.
(
D
) 4. Which of the following is true about the first seed?
A. Later, she couldn't stand the hit of bananas.
B. Every time she was hit by bananas, she would stop trying.
C. She set a good example and the seeds all grew into big trees.
D. She grew so well that the monkeys couldn't hurt her badly.
(
B
) 5. What does the writer want to tell us?
A. Wait for the perfect moment to act.
B. Keep trying no matter what.
C. Always listen to your friends.
D. Stay hidden to stay safe.