One of my fondest memories as a child is going by the river and sitting idly on the bank.

One of my fondest memories as a child is going by the river and sitting idly on the bank. There I would enjoy the peace and quiet, watch the water rush downstream and listen to the singing of birds and the rustling of leaves in the trees. I would also watch the bamboo trees bend under pressure from the wind and watch them return gracefully to their original position after the wind had died down.
When I think about the bamboo trees’ ability to bounce back or return to its original position, the word “resilience” comes to my mind. When used in reference to a person, this word means the ability to readily recover from shock, depression or any other negative situation that stretches the limits of a person’s emotions.
Have you ever felt like you are about to lose control of your emotions? Have you ever felt like you are at your breaking point? Thankfully, you have survived the experience to live to talk about it.
During the experience you probably felt a mix of emotions that threatened your health.You felt emotionally
tired, mentally exhausted and you most likely bored unpleasant physical symptoms.
Life is a mixture of good times and bad times, happy moments and unhappy moments. The next time you are experiencing one of those bad times or unhappy moments that take you close to your breaking point, bend, but don’t break. Try your best not to let the situation get the best of you.
A measure of hope will take you through the unpleasant moments. Will hope for a better tomorrow or a better situation, things may not be as bad as they seem to be. The unpleasant moment may be easier to deal with if the end result is worth having.
If the situation gets tough and you are at your breaking point, show resilience. Like the bamboo trees, bend, but don’t break!
【小题1】What does the underlined word “resilience” mean in Paragraph 2?A．The ability to overcome any difficulty.B．The quality of hoping for a better tomorrow.C．The quality of being brave at the breaking point.D．The ability to recover easily and quickly from unpleasant or damaging events.【小题2】Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?A．Life is like a bamboo tree that never breaks.B．Whatever difficulties we may meet with in our life, we can bend, but can never break.C．Life is a mixture of good times and bad times, happy moments and unhappy moments.D．If you get over your breaking point, you can survive to live longer and more happily than others.【小题3】According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A．The author was an idle child when he was living near the river.B．We should try our best not to let our bad times get the best of us.C．Our being likely to lose control of our emotions is common in our life.D．We should always believe things may not be as bad as they seem to be.【小题4】Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?A．Bend, but don’t break.B． My wonderful childhood.C．The bamboo trees.D． Love the bamboo trees and your life.D

(答案→)D 解析： 我最美好的回忆，就是儿时静静地坐在河边享受着安宁。河边的竹子——被大风吹弯的竹子——给我留下了极深刻的印象。弹性，不仅仅代表了物品的弹力，还可以表示人在经受了打击和挫折后的恢复能力。【小题1】词义猜测题。由下文可知这用来形容人时指的是在经历打击和震惊后的恢复速度。故选D。【小题2】细节理解题。由“The next time you are experiencing one of those bad times or unhappy moments that take you close to your breaking point, bend, but don’t break.”可知我们会不停的遇见困难，但我们只会暂时被压弯，不会折断。故选B。【小题3】细节理解题。由“One of my fondest memories as a child is going by the river and sitting idly on the bank.”可知我并不是住在河边，而是我经常走去河边。故选A。【小题4】主旨大意题。文章由自己小时候在河边见到的竹子引出对人生的思考，认为人也应该有竹子的韧性（弹性），我们会被生活的压力压弯，但是我们不会折断，不会屈服。故选A。

我明天再问问老师，叫他解释下这个问题