Hello, stubborn cactus, what are you like in the botanical garden?

The woman saw an old man squatting on the side of the road, and his basket was full of cactus grafted into various shapes. The high pedestal is like an independent and beautiful mountain peak, on which are three different shapes of cactus: red, yellow and green.

The woman picked up the cactus and chose it for a long time. The price is not expensive, much cheaper than the flower and bird market. She chose two favorite ones and prepared to buy them together in even numbers.

The old man was full of stubble and kept talking about the advantages of this plant, how to take good care of it and purify the air. Finally, he rubbed his cheeky hands and said, "Two is a small wholesale. Another dollar cheaper. "

"Is it really grafted or inserted with a toothpick?" At this price, women always feel uneasy, and finally point to the red, yellow and green cactus on the top of the mountain to ask questions. There is a strong suspicion on his face. A beautiful flower was bought home and found to be a new variety without roots. This kind of thing never happened once.

The old man was angry, his face flushed, and he stammered, "How can I get in? How is it possible to plug in the power? I planted them one by one. "

(1) "Really?" She looked on coldly and asked. She has seen many such confessions. If they are true, why bother? She wanted to think again.

A successful deal is imminent, because the question stopped, and he almost danced with anxiety. The more he jabbered his explanation, the more she felt that he was dishonest.

Suddenly, the old man stopped and picked up a stout cactus from the basket. Before the woman could react, he pulled hard, pulled its top down from the bottom peak, and then held it in front of the woman with one hand. "Do you have a toothpick?" He asked her with difficulty.

Without toothpicks, the flat palm-shaped yellow-green prickly cactus fell from its bottom peak, and a green fleshy gully was split on its bottom peak, and the first and second segments had grown together.

Prove the truth, the woman pays, and the old man collects money with self-respect, three dollars for one and five dollars for two. The old man took out a plastic bag containing money from his shirt pocket and found as many as he needed, no matter who beheaded him.

The old man stood up, wrapped the things and sent them to the woman's basket. Small business and thoughtful service. I stood up, picked up what was cut in half on the ground and sent it to the woman's basket together.

"Don't throw it away, two pieces are planted in the soil together, and both pieces can live." The old man said.

Women are still distressed. He smiled, showing his rusty teeth, and comforted her with staggered Mandarin, saying, "Don't worry, this plant is the most resistant to tossing. What just happened is nothing. As long as it is a little muddy, it can grow roots. "

It is true that two pieces can still live, but the woman still feels pain when she looks at the old man, as if something else, not cactus, was injured, just like a small hand hiding in her chest pulling her heart.

From the pile of roots under his feet, from his ghostly Mandarin, from the plastic wallet he kept in his shirt pocket, and from the endless traffic on the road, there was a faint pain that made her want to cry.

1. Read the full text and fill in the blanks according to the content of the article.

Woman picked two pots of grafted cactus, ready to buy-"

The woman was ready to pay, and the old man gave her a torn cactus.

2. Paragraph 6 of the article says: "The old man looks self-respecting, holds his chest high and accepts money ..." Please describe the psychology of the "old man" according to the context.

Please annotate the words and sentences in Zhao Wen A and B as required:

(a) Pay attention to the words in the sentence in terms of meaning and function:

A quick glance:

(2) Appreciate underlined sentences from the perspective of content understanding and expression effect.

4. At the end of the article, I wrote: "That other thing is like a little hand, hidden in her chest, and it hurts her like a knife." Please tell me your understanding of this sentence.

Answer:

1, the woman picked two pots of grafted cactus and prepared to buy it-"I was afraid that the suspected old man would insert it with a toothpick-"The old man broke the cactus graft and proved that it was not inserted with a toothpick-"The woman was prepared to pay, and the old man gave her the torn cactus.

The old man is very willing to prove that his cactus is real and his personality is aboveboard.

Pay attention to the word enclosed in the sentence from the aspects of meaning and function: (I didn't see this word in the article. . . . . )

Glance: It shows that the author's extreme suspicion and disdain led to this look, which means old man, can you prove that it was not inserted with a toothpick?

(2) Appreciate underlined sentences from the perspective of content understanding and expression effect. . . )

4. At the end of the article, I wrote: "That other thing is like a little hand, hidden in her chest, and it hurts her like a knife." It is the author who is injured. Nowadays, people in the society are becoming more and more dishonest, which leads to less and less trust between people, and this stubbornness of the old people is the quality that people lack now, being honest and doing things honestly.