Therewasatimeinmylifewhenbeautymeantsomethingspecialtome.IguessthatwouldhavebeenwhenIwasaboutsixorsevenyearsold,justseveralweeksormaybeamonthbeforetheorphanageturnedmeintoanoldman.Iwouldgetupever
Therewasatimeinmylifewhenbeautymeantsomethingspecialtome.IguessthatwouldhavebeenwhenIwasaboutsixorsevenyearsold,justseveralweeksormaybeamonthbeforetheorphanageturnedmeintoanoldman.
Iwouldgetupeverymorningattheorphanage,makemybedjustlikethelittlesoldierthatIhadbecomeandthenIwouldgetintooneofthetwostraightlinesandmarchtobreakfastwiththeothertwentyorthirtyboyswhoalsolivedinmydormitory.
AfterbreakfastoneSaturdaymorningIreturnedtothedormitoryandsawthehouseparentchasingthebeautifulmonarchbutterflieswholivedbythehundredsintheazalea(杜鹃花)bushesstrewnaroundtheorphanage.
Icarefullywatchedashecaughtthesebeautifulcreatures,oneaftertheother,andthentookthemfromthenetandthenstuckstraightpinsthroughtheirheadandwings,pinningthemontoaheavycardboardsheet.
Howcruelitwastokillsomethingofsuchbeauty.Ihadwalkedmanytimesoutintothebushes,allbymyself,justsothebutterfliescouldlandonmyhead,faceandhandssoIcouldlookatthemupclose.
EveryyearwhenthebutterflieswouldreturntotheorphanageandtrytolandonmeIwouldtryandshoo(用"嘘"声赶走,吓走)themawaybecausetheydidnotknowthattheorphanagewasabadplacetoliveandaverybadplacetodie.
1.Accordingtothepassage,howdidtheauthorfindtheorphanage?
A.Afavorableplacetolive. B.Abadplacetolive.
C.Acomfortableplaceforbutterflies. D.Afavorableplacefortheold.
2.Howdidthepeoplegototheirmeals?
A.Bycar. B.Onfoot. C.Queuingintwoways. D.Anywaytheywanted.
3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE,accordingtothepassage?
A.IloveeverythingofbeautywhenIwasold.
B.Thepeopleintheorphanagestandinlinedoingeverything.
C.Theazaleabusheswereplantedbythepeoplelivingintheorphanage.
D.IshooedthebutterfliesawaybecauseIdidn’twantthem