Severaltimesmydaughterhadtelephonedtosay,"Mum,youmustcomeandseethedaffodils (水仙花) beforetheyareover."Iwantedtogo,butitwasatwo-hourdrivefromLagunatoLakeArrowhead."Iwill comenextTuesday,"Ipromised,alittleunwillingly,onherthirdcall.
NextTuesdaygotcoldandrainy.ButsinceIhadpromised,Idrovethere.WhenIfinallywalkedintoCarolyn'shouseandgreetedmygrandchildren,Isaid,"Forgetthedaffodils,Carolyn!Theroadis invisible inthecloudandfog,andnowthereisnothingintheworldexceptyouandthesechildrenthatIwanttosee!"
Mydaughtersmiledcalmlyandsaid,"Wedriveinthisallthetime,Mum."
Afterabout20minutes,weturnedontoasmallroadandIsawasmallchurch(教堂).Onthesideofthechurch,Isawahand-letteredsignthatread,"DaffodilGarden."
Wegotoutofthecarandeachtookachildbythehand,andIfollowedCarolyndownthepath.Then,wecametoacornerofthepath.Then,Iwonderedatthesightbeforeme.Therewerefiveacres (英亩) offlowers.
"Butwhohasdonethis?"IaskedCarolyn.
"It'sjustonewoman,"Carolynanswered."Shelivesthere.That'sherhouse."
Carolynpointedtoawell-keptA-shapedhousethatlookedsmallandmodest.Wewalkedupto thehouse.Onthedoor,wesawaposter."AnswerstotheQuestionsIKnowYouAreAsking"wastheheadline(标题).
Thefirstanswerwasasimpleone."50,000bulbs(球茎),"itread.
Thesecondanswerwas,"Oneatatime,byonewoman.Twohands,twofeet,andverylittlebrain."
Thethirdanswerwas,"Beganin1958."
Forme,thatmomentwasalife-changingexperience.IthoughtofthiswomanwhomIhadnevermet,whobeganmorethanfiftyyearsago-onebulbatatime-tobringherbeautyandjoytothefield.
34.Thewriterdidn'twanttogotoseethedaffodilsatfirstbecause___.
A.shewasnotinterestedinthem
B.theywerenearlyover
C.theweatherwasnotgoodenough
D.ittookalongtimetodrivethere
35.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"invisible"meaninChinese?___
A.不平坦的