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他的喙（鸟嘴的意思）伸到了水罐了,尽量往里伸.PS你的句子不完整 ,只能这样了乌鸦喝水英语故事_百度知道
乌鸦喝水英语故事
要个乌鸦喝水故事的寓意必须是英语的，不要太多，有中文翻译
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A Crow, half-dead with thirst, came upon a Pitcher which had onc but when THE Crow put its beak into the mouth of the Pitcher he found that only very little water was left in it, and that he could not reach far enough down to get at it. He tried, and he tried, but at last had to give up in despair. Then a thought came to him, and he took a pebble and dropped it into the Pitcher. Then he took another pebble and dropped it into the Pitcher. Then he took another pebble and dropped that into the Pitcher. Then he took another pebble and dropped that into the Pitcher. Then he took another pebble and dropped that into the Pitcher. Then he took another pebble and dropped that into the Pitcher. At last, at last, he saw the water mount up near him, and after casting in a few more pebbles he was able to quench his thirst and save his life.
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CROW perishing with thirst saw a pitcher, and hoping to find water, flew to it with delight. When he reached it, he discovered to his grief that it contained so little water that he could not possibly get at it. He tried everything he could think of to reach the water, but all his efforts were in vain. At last he collected as many stones as he could carry and dropped them one by one with his beak into the pitcher, until he brought the water within his reach and thus saved his life. Necessity is the mother of invention.
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Hello，everyone. My name is XXX. I’m from XXX School, class XX Grade XX. I favorite XXX is XX and XX. I favorite XXX is XXX and XXX. Today, I'm going to tell you a story, its name is《A Crow Drinking Water》
Near a big rock, there is a bottle. Some water is in the bottle.
A crow is hot and thirsty. He comes to the bottle and stands next to the bottle. But he can’t drink the water. Because the bottle’s neck is very long.
He thinks and thinks, then flies away. After a while, he comes back with a small stone in his mouth. He goes up to the bottle and puts the stones into the bottle.
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A crow(乌鸦) is thirsty . He finds a bottle with a little water in it. But the neck of the bottle is too long, he can’t get the water. The crow thinks and thinks, and then he has a good idea. He puts some stones in the bottle, the water rises up(上升). Now he can drink the water. What a clever crow!
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科目：高中英语
来源：广东省顺德容山中学09-10学年高二下学期期末考试
题型：阅读理解
III&阅读理解（共25小题；每小题2分，满分50分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&It doesn't matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That's what all doctors thought, until they heard about Al Herpin. Al Herpin, it was said, never slept. Could this be true? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves.Al Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made. But they were surprised. Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw Herpin sleeping. In fact, he did not even own a bed. He never needed one.The only rest that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness. They asked him many questions, hoping to find an answer. They found only one answer that might explain his condition. Herpin remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real reason? No one could be sure.Al Herpin died at the age of 95.&41.The main idea of this passage is that _______A. everyone needs some sleep to stay aliveB. people can live longer by trying not to sleepC. large numbers of people do not need sleepD. a person was found who actually didn't need any sleep42.The doctors came to visit Herpin, expecting ______A. to find out whether his sleeplessness was really trueB. to find out why some old people didn't need any sleepC. to find a way to free people from the need of sleepingD. to cure him of his sleeplessness43. After watching him closely, the doctors came to believe that Al Herpin ____A. needed no sleep at all&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& B. needed some kind of sleep&&&C . was too old to need any sleep&&&&&& D .often slept in a chair44.One reason that might explain Herpin' s sleeplessness was ______A. his mother's injury before he was bornB. his magnificent physical conditionC. that he had gradually got rid of the sleeping habitD. that he hadn't got a bed45.Al Herpin' s condition could be regarded as ______A. a common one&&&& B. very healthy&&&&& C. one that could be cured&&& D. a rare one
科目：高中英语
来源：河北省石家庄市2010届高三下学期第一次模拟考试
题型：阅读理解
第二部分&阅读理解（共25小题；第一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分，满分45分）第一节&阅读下列短文。从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAfter lunch,I walked back home. I was just to cross the street when I heard the sound of a coin dropping. It wasn’t much but,as I turned, my eyes caught the heads of several other people turning too. A woman had dropped what appeared to be a dime.The tinkling sound of a coin dropping on pavement is an attention-getter．It Can be nothing more than a penny．Whatever the coin is，no one ignores the sound of it．It got me thinking about sounds again．We are surrounded by so many sounds that attract the most attention．People in New York City seldom turn to look when a fire engine，a police car or an ambulance comes screaming along the street．When I’m in New York，I’m a New Yorker．I don’t turn either．Like the natives，I hardly hear a siren(警报)there．However，at home in my little town in Connecticut，it’s different．The distant sound of a police car, all emergency vehicle or a fire siren brings me to my feet if I’m seated and brings me to the window if I’m in bed．It’s the quietest sounds that have most effect on us．not the loudest．In the middle of the night, I can hear a dripping tap a hundred yards away thigh three closed doors．I’ve been hearing little creaking noises and sounds which my imaginnation turns into footsteps in the middle of the night for twenty-five years in our house．How come I never hear those sounds in the daytime?I’m quite clear in my mind what the good sounds are and what the bad sounds are,I’ve turned against whistling，for instance：I used to think of it as the mark of a happy worker but lately I’ve been associating the whistler with a nervous person making unconscious noises．The tapping，tapping，tapping of my typewriter as the keys hit the paper is a lovely sound to me．I often like the sound of what I write better than the looks of it．41．The sound of a coin dropping makes people________． A．think of money&&& B．look at each other C．pay attention to it&&& D．stop crossing the street42．The author dislikes whistling because__________． A．he has got tired of it&&& B．it reminds him of tense people C．he used to be happier D．he doesn’t like workers43. What kind of sound does the author find pleasant? A．Tapping sound of his typewriter．&&& B．Clinking sound of keys． C．Tinkling sound of a coin dropping．& D．Creaking sound of footsteps．44．How does the author feel about sounds in general? A．They make him feel al home．&&&&& B．He thinks they should be ignored． C．He prefers silence to loud noises．&& D．He believes they ale part of our life．
科目：高中英语
来源：学年江西省吉安市高三上学期期末教学质量评价英语试卷
题型：阅读理解
Our boat floated on between walls of
forest. It was too thick for us to get a view of the land we were passing
through, though we knew from the map that our river must be passing through
chains of hills from time to time. Nowhere did we find a place where we could
have landed: although the jungle did not actually spread right down into
the river, banks of soft mud prevented us from going ashore. In any case, what
would we have gained by landing? The country was full of snakes and other
dangerous creatures and the jungle was so thick that one would be able to
advance slowly, cutting one's way with knives the whole way. So we stayed in
the boat, hoping that when we reached the sea, a friendly fisherman would pick
us up and take us to civilization.
As for water, there was a choice. We
could drink the muddy river water, or die of thirst. We drank the water. Men
who have just escaped from what appeared to be certain death lost all worries
about such small things as diseases caused by dirty water. In fact, none of us
suffered from any illness as a result.
One day we passed another village, but
fortunately nobody saw us. We did not wish to risk being taken prisoners a
second time: we might not be so lucky as to escape in a stolen boat again.
1.What they could see on the
boat was only___ .
A. high walls&&&&&&&& B. chains of hills& C. heavy woods D. vast land
2.They couldn't land because_______ .
A. the mud on the shore was
too soft&&&&& B. they could not find anyone
C. they could not find the mark on the map D.
the forest was too thick to go through
3.From the passage, we can
learn that_____ .
A. they were in an uninhabited area&&&&&& B. they were on a journey home happily
C. the country was a civilized society&&& D.
the country was a tropical jungle coutry
4.The best title for this
passage might he______
A. I he Problem of Landing&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& B. Escape in the Jungle
C. An Entirely New Experience&&&&&&&&&&& D. Exploration of a River
【答案】5.C6.A7.D8.B
【解析】略
【题型】阅读理解
【适用】一般
【标题】2011届江西省吉安市高三上学期期末教学质量评价英语试卷
【关键字标签】江西省吉安市，高三英语，期末
18【题文】If you travel to a new exhibition at the San Francisco Conservatory of
Flowers, you will have chances to see some meat-eating plants. Take bladderworts, a kind of such plant, for
example. They appear so small and grow in a quiet pond. &But these are the
fastest known killers of the plant kingdom, able to capture a small insect in 1/50 of a second using a trap door!&
Once the trap door closes on the
victim, the enzymes (酶）similar to those in the human stomach slowly digest the insert.
When dinner is over, the plant opens the trap door and is ready to trap again.
Meat-eating plants grow mostly in wet
areas with soil that doesn't offer much food nutrition. In such conditions,
these amazing plants have developed insect traps to get their nutritional needs
over thousands of years. North America has more such plants than any other
continents.
Generally speaking, the traps may have
attractive appearance to fool the eye, like pitcher plants, which get their
name because they look like beautiful pitchers full of nectar (花蜜).
Hair-like growths along the pitcher
walls ensure that nothing can escape, and the digestive enzymes can get to
work. A tiny insect can be digested in a few hours, but a fly takes a couple of
days.
Some of these pitchers are large enough
to hold 7.5 liters. Meat-eating plants
only eat people in science fiction movies, but sometimes a bird or other small
animals will discover that a pitcher plant isn't a good place to get a drink.
9.From
Paragraph 1，we learn that bladderworts can__ .
A. kill an insect in a second&&&&&&&& B. digest a fly in a few hours
C. be found floating on a quiet lake& D.
capture an insect in 1/50 of a second
10.If
the trap door of a meat-eating plant is closed, the plant is
A. fooling insects into taking a sip& B. producing nectar
C. tempting insects to come close&&&& D.
enjoying a dinner
11.Meat-eating plants can grow
in wet and poor soil because they&&& .
A. can get nutrition from animals&&&& B. don't need much food nutrition
C. can make the most of such conditions&&& D.
have developed digestive enzymes
12.What can be captured by
meat-eating plants for food?
A. A child. B. A dog.&& C. A little bird.&& D. A little fish.
&【答案】13.D14.D15.A16.C
【解析】略
【题型】阅读理解
【适用】一般
【标题】2011届江西省吉安市高三上学期期末教学质量评价英语试卷
【关键字标签】江西省吉安市，高三英语，期末
19【题文】You know Australia is a big country, but you may not know how easy it is to
get around. The untouched beaches that go for miles and deserts that touch the
horizon are just there, waiting to be reached and explored. The following are
the different ways you can explore our vast country.
Flying is the best way to cover large
distances in a short time. You can spend more time on the Australia's
can't-miss landscapes and relaxing lifestyle. Moreover, competition among
airlines makes great flying fees available for you.
Australia has a vast network of
well-maintained roads and some of the most beautiful touring routes in the
world. You have no difficulty finding car rental companies at major airports,
central city locations, suburbs and attractions.
Bus travel in Australia is comfortable , easy and economical. Buses generally
have air conditioning, reading lights, adjustable seats and videos. Services
are frequent, affordable and efficient.
Train travel is the cheapest and gives
you an insight into Australia's size and variety, all from the comfort of your
carriage. Scheduled services are a great way to get quickly between our cities
and regional centers.
The Spirit of Tasmania runs a passenger
and vehicle ferry service between Melbourne and Tasmania nightly. Extra sen
ices are running during summer rush hours. Sea-link ferries connect South Australia and Kangaroo
Island several times a day. Ferries connect suburbs in our capital cities.
With easy-on-the-feet pedestrian.(行人)streets, walking is a great way to get
around our cities.
Besides all the above, you can also
experience some of the longest:
tracks and trails in the world in central Australia——impressive journeys of a thousand
kilometers or more that can take several weeks to complete.
17.The underlined word
&untouched& in Paragraph 1 means__ .
A. secure&&&&&&&& B. special&&&&&&&&& C. natural&&&&&&&&& D.
artificial
18.Which
of the following is true about travelling in Australia?
A.&& You can easily rent a car to
explore its beautiful touring routes.
B.& More travellers make the flying fees
among airlines higher than before.
C.& Taking a bus tour is the most
comfortable, economical and efficient way.
D.& Train services can offer you more
comfort than any other means of transport,
19.Ferry
service between Melbourne and Tasmania usually runs_ •
A. several times a day&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& B. only at night hours
C. between different cities&&&&&&&&&& D.
only during rush hours
20.From
the passage, we know that_____ .
E.&& travelling in central
Australia is time-consuming
F.&& central Australia has the
world's shortest railway line
G.& pedestrian walking is a great way to
travel between cities
H.& you have no choice but to walk over 1,000 kilometers in central
Australia
21.C22.A23.B24.A
【解析】略
【题型】阅读理解
【适用】一般
【标题】2011届江西省吉安市高三上学期期末教学质量评价英语试卷
【关键字标签】江西省吉安市，高三英语，期末
20【题文】BUKHANNON, West Virginia~~Two rescue teams slowly moved along a two—mile path on Monday night to the site
of a coal mine explosion that trapped 13 miners, who had not been heard from since the early morning
accident.
Meanwhile, at a nearby church, more
than 250 family members and friends
gathered, waiting for updates on the rescuers' progress.
The miners were trapped at about .6:30 and many families weren't
informed of the accident until about 10 a.m.~~more than three hours after it happened. &It's very
upsetting, but you've got to be patient, I guess,& said John Helms, whose
brother, Terry, was trapped in the mine.
The trapped miners were about 260 fee underground and about 10,000 feet from the Sago Mine's
entrance, said Roger Nicholson, a lawyer from International Coal Group.
At a late night news conference,
Nicholson said one team had advanced about 4, 800 feet in the four hours since entering
the mine just before 6 p.m. Another team entered the mine about 30 minutes later.
He said the crew was very experienced,
with some members having worked underground for 30 to 35 years. The miners were equipped with
al&out one hour of breathable oxygen each. The company has not released the
names of the miners.
The teams test the air about every 500 feet, and have to disconnect the power
to the phones they use to communicate with the surface before doing that.
&We don't want to be electrifying anything if it's in an atmospfiere with
hurnahle gases,& Kips said.
The cause of the explosion was not
immediately known. High levels of carbon monoxide ( 一氧化物) were discovered shortly after the
explosion, which delayed rescue efforts, but those levels have weakened since
then, authorities said.
25.According
to the passage, we ran infer that_ .
I.&&&& communication with the
trapped miners was cut off
J.&&& the rescue started as soon
as the accident happened
K.& the two rescue teams entered the mine
at the same time
L.&& all the miners who were
trapped underground were still alive
26.If
the first team advanced at an average speed, they could dig about______per hour.
1,000 feet&&&&&&&& B. 1,200 feet&&&&&& C. 2,400 feet&&&&&& D.
4,800 feet
27.Where
ran the passage he seen?
A. Iii a magazine.&&& B. In a science hook. C. On an advertisement. D. In a newspaper.
【答案】28.A29.B30.D
【解析】略
【题型】阅读理解
【适用】一般
【标题】2011届江西省吉安市高三上学期期末教学质量评价英语试卷
【关键字标签】江西省吉安市，高三英语，期末
21【题文】
You wake up in the morning, the day is
beautiful and the plans for the day are what you have been looking forward to for a long time. Then the telephone rings, you
say hello, and the drama starts. The person on tbe other end has a depressing
tone in his voice as he starts to tell you how terrible his morning is and that
there is nothing to look forward to. Are you still in a wonderful mood?
Impossible!
Communieating with negative people can
wash out your happiness. It may not change what you think, but communicating
long enough with them will make you feel depressed for a moment or a long time.
Life brings ups and downs, but some
people are stuck in the wrong idea that life has no happiness to offer. They
only feel glad when they make others feel bad. No wonder they can hardly win
others' pity or respect.
When you communicate with positive
people, your spirit stays happy and therefore more positive things are
attracted. When the knife of a negative person is put in you, you have the
heavy feeling that, all in all, brings you down.
Sometimes we have no choice but to
communicate with negative people. This could be a co-worker, or a relative. In
this case, say what needs to be said as little as possible. Sometimes it feels
good to let out your anger back to the negative person, but this is to lower
you to that same negative level and they won't feel ashamed of themselves about
that.
Negativity often affects happiness
without even being realized. The negative words of others at the start of the
day can be attached to you throughout the rest of your day, which makes you
feel bad and steals your happiness. Life is too short to feel negative. Stay
positive and avoid negativity as much as possible.
31. Which of the following shows the
position where the miners were trapped? (E: entrance P: position where the miners were trapped)
32.The
purpose of Paragraph 1 is to____ .
A. make a comparison&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& B. introduce a topic
C. offer an instructive story&&&&&&&& D.
tell a true story
33.How
can negative people have effect on us?
A. By influencing our
emotion.&&&&&&& B. By telling us the nature of life.
C. By changing our way of thinking.&& D.
By comparing their attitude to life with ours.
34.Some negative people base
their happiness on —.
A. their pity for other people&&&&&&& B. their respect for others '
C. building up a positive attitude&&& D.
making other people unhappy 35.According to the passage, to reduce
negative people's influence on us, we are advised.
A.& to change negative people's attitude to
life
B.& to show our dissatisfaction to negative
people
C.& to make negative people feel as hamed
of themselves
D.& to communicate with negative people as
little as possible
&&& . 【答案】36.A37.B38.A39.D40.D
【解析】略
【题型】阅读理解
【适用】一般
【标题】2011届江西省吉安市高三上学期期末教学质量评价英语试卷
【关键字标签】江西省吉安市，高三英语，期末
【题文】对话填空(本节共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分）
个英语单词的完整、正确的形式，使对话通顺。
&&&&&&W = Wendy
.M: I'd like to 41.d_ something with you. Do you have a
minute?&&&&&& 42. ______
W: Sure. I
just got off my eleven o'clock class. I don't have another class until this
afternoon.
M: Good, listen! I've just 43.r ‘ an e-mail from the computer center.
They are &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&44.
______
looking for students to help with the work of the school website this
summer.
They need two 45.a____ to help with the project. They asked me
if I knew&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
&46.
______
any qualified students who might be 47.i& in it. I thought you might
like &&&&&&&&&&48.
______
to have a 49.t___ .&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&50.
______
W: 51.S______ interesting, but my knowledge of
computers is&&&&&&&& 52.______
53.p______ limited.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 54.
______ —
M: Well, I don't think any 55.s experience or knowledge is necessary.&& 56.
______
And with your interest in computers and
the Internet, I think you would be good
for the job. 57.B___ , they are paying good money. What do
you think? &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
58.______.
W: It seems like a great 59.
c______to get some experience.
Thanks for thinking &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&60.
______
科目：高中英语
来源：09-10学年广东省高二下学期期中考试
题型：阅读理解
III&
阅读理解（共25小题；每小题2分，满分50分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
It
doesn't matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest
to stay alive. That's what all doctors thought, until they heard about Al
Herpin. Al Herpin, it was said, never slept. Could this be true? The doctors
decided to see this strange man themselves.
Al
Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They
thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him
and watched every movement he made. But they were surprised. Though they
watched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw Herpin sleeping.
In fact, he did not even own a bed. He never needed one.
The
only rest that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and
reading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous
sleeplessness. They asked him many questions, hoping to find an answer. They
found only one answer that might explain his condition. Herpin remembered some
talk about his mother having been injured several days before he was born. But
that was all. Was this the real reason? No one could be sure.
Al
Herpin died at the age of 95.&
41.The
main idea of this passage is that _______
A.
everyone needs some sleep to stay alive
B.
people can live longer by trying not to sleep
C.
large numbers of people do not need sleep
D.
a person was found who actually didn't need any sleep
42.The
doctors came to visit Herpin, expecting ______
A.
to find out whether his sleeplessness was really true
B.
to find out why some old people didn't need any sleep
C.
to find a way to free people from the need of sleeping
D.
to cure him of his sleeplessness
43.
After watching him closely, the doctors came to believe that Al Herpin ____
A.
needed no sleep at all&&&&&& &&&&&&&&&&&&&
B. needed some kind of sleep&&&
C
. was too old to need any sleep&&&&&& D .often
slept in a chair
44.One
reason that might explain Herpin' s sleeplessness was ______
A.
his mother's injury before he was born
B.
his magnificent physical condition
C.
that he had gradually got rid of the sleeping habit
D.
that he hadn't got a bed
45.Al
Herpin' s condition could be regarded as ______
A.
a common one&& && B. very healthy&&&&&
C. one that could be cured&&& D. a rare one
科目：高中英语
来源：同步题
题型：阅读理解
阅读理解。阅读下面短文，请根据短文的要求答题。（请注意问题后的字数要求）&&&&& In the United States, friends can be close, constant, intense, generous, and real, yet fade away in a shorttime if circumstances change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christ- mas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship where it left out and are de- lighted.&&&& &&&&& In the United States, you can feel free to visit people's homes, share their holidays, enjoy their lives without fear that you are tak ing on a lastinS obligation (负担). Do not hesitate to accept hospi tality (热情款待) because you can't give it in return. No one will expect you to do so for they know you are far from home. Americans will enjoy welcoming you and be pleased if you accept their hospi tality easily. &&&& &&&& Once you arrive there, the welcome will be full, warm and re al. Most visitors find themselves readily invited into many homes there. In some countries it is considered inhospitable to entertain (招待) at home, offering what is felt as only home-cooked food, not " doing something for your guest". It is felt that restaurant entertaining shows more respect and welcome. Or for other different reasons, such as crowded space, language difficulties, or family custom, out- siders are not invited into homes. &&&&&&&& &In the United States, both methods are used, but it is often considered more friendly to invite a person to one's home than to go to a public place, except in purely business relationships. So, if your host or hostess___,do not feel that you are being shown inferior (差的,低级的 ) treatment. &&&& &&&& Don't feel neglected (被轻视的) if you do not find flowers a- waiting you in your hotel room, either. Flowers are very expensive there, hotel delivery is uncertain, arrival times are delayed, changed, or canceled(取消)-so flowers are not customarily sent as a welcoming touch. Please do not feel unwanted! Outward signsvary in different lands, the inward welcome is what matters, and this will be real. 1. What's the best title of the text? ( Please answer within 5 words. ) ________________________________________________________________________________________2. Which sentence in the text is similar in meaning to the following one? &&& &&& Americans gladly continue their friendships after a chance encounter even if several years have passed. _________________________________________________________________________________________3. Fill in the blank in the fourth paragraph with proper words. ( Please answer within 6 words. ) __________________________________________________________________________________________4. For what purpose does the writer mention flowers in the last par agraph? ( Please answer within 15 words. ) _________________________________________________________________________________________5. Translate the underlined part in the second paragraph into Chi nese. _________________________________________________________________________________________