One day a red rose blossomed(開花)in a forest. A pine tree not far away said: "What a beautiful flower. I wish I could he that lovely.
The rose said: "I am the mostbeautiful plant in this forest. "
Then the rose looked at a cactus（仙人掌）and said
: " Look at that ugly plant. It is full of thorns (刺)"
The pine tree said： "Red rose, you have thorns, too. " Sometimes, the rose would look at the cactus and say
: "This plant is useless. How sorry I am tobe his neighbor. "
Summer came and the plants and animals needed water, but no rain fell. One day the rose saw birds stick(刺) their beaks(鳥嘴)into the cactus and then fly away. The roseasked what the birds were doing. The pine tree explained thatthe birds got water from the cactus. The pine tree told the rose
: "You can also drink from it. The birds can bring water to you if you ask the cactus for help. "
The rose fell ashamed(羞愧的), but asked the cactus for help. The cactus kindly
agreed and the birds filled their beaks with water for the rose’s roots(根).
So the rose learned：never judge(判斷) anyone by appearance(外表).
小題1:At the beginning of the story the rose thought that the cactus was
.
A. ugly B. lovely C. beautiful
小題2:Both the rose and the cactus have_______.
a .thorns B. leaves C. fruit
小題3:The underlined word "us
eless" in this passage means "____ " in Chinese
A. 無營養的 B. 不友好的 C. 無用的
小題4:Which of the following is True according to the story?
A. The birds could get water from the pine tree.
B. The rose got water from the cactus at last.
C .The pine tree wanted to get water from the rose.
小題5:What’s the best title (標題) for the passage?
A. Plants and birds
B. Ways of growing roses
C. Appearance isn't everything.
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