Oneyear,acollegeintheUnitedStatesannouncedthatitwouldofferalotofmoneyforthepurewhitemarigold(金盏花).Thehighrewardattractedsomanypeople,butinthenature,besidesgolden,themarigoldisbrown,anditisnot
Oneyear,acollegeintheUnitedStatesannouncedthatitwouldofferalotofmoneyforthepurewhitemarigold(金盏花).Thehighrewardattractedsomanypeople,butinthenature,besidesgolden,themarigoldisbrown,anditisnoteasytogetthewhiteone.Soaftertheywereexcitedforatime,manypeoplehadforgottentheannouncement.
Onedayafter20years,thecollegereceivedaletterand100seeds(种子) ofpurewhitemarigold.Itturnedouttobeanoldwomanofover70yearsold.Somescientistsinthecollegedoubtedit,butitwassurprisingthatthoseseedsfinallytookroot(根) intheearth.Themiracle(奇迹)appearedafteroneyear,thefieldwascoveredbypurewhitemarigold.
Sotheoldwomanwhowasalwaysunknowntothepublicbecameanewfocus(焦点).
Theoldwomanwasaflower-lover.Whenshereadtheannouncement20yearsago,shegotveryexcitedlikeothers.Buthereightchildrenwereagainstherdecision.Afterall,awomanwhoneverknewtheseedgenetics(遗传学) couldn'tcompletethejobthatscientistscouldneverdo,soherthoughtwasonlyadaydream.
Still,theoldwomandidn'tchangehermindandwentonworking.Sheplantedsomeofthemostcommonseedsandtookgoodcareofthem.Ayearlater,whenthemarigoldcameout,shechosethefaintest (最暗淡的) onefromthosegoldenandbrownflowersandgotthebestseed.Thenextyear,sheagaingrewthemandchose….Dayafterday,yearafteryear,throughmanyseasons,theoldwoman'shusbanddied,herchildrenflewfar,alotofthingshappenedinherlife,butonlythewishtogrowthepurewhitemarigoldtookrootinherheart.
Finally,after20yearsonthedayweallknow,inthegardenshesawamarigold,whichwasnotnearlywhite,butaswhiteassilverorsnow.
Aproblemevenscientistscouldn'tdealwithwassolvedbyanoldwomanwhodidn'tunderstandgenetics.Wasitmagic?
Totakerootintheheart,eventhemostcommonseed,cangrowintoamiracle!
41.Accordingtothepassage,___marigoldisunusual.
A.white
B.purple
C.brown
D.golden
42.Whatdoestheoldwomanlove?___
A.Seeds
B.Pictures
C.Flowers
D.Leaves
43.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat___.
A.thechildrendidn