The epiphyllum finally blooms

①I love the epiphyllum.

② In the spring of three years ago, a friend personally gave me an epiphyllum plant. It was planted in a white porcelain pot. The branches and leaves were as green as swords, and the red ribbon carefully tied was fluttering in the wind. I couldn't be happier!

③Soon, I followed my friend’s instructions and transplanted this epiphyllum into a flower pot. I watered it every day, loosened the soil every day, and weeded it from time to time. However, due to lack of sunlight, it grew very slowly. I was a little impatient, but what's the point of being anxious? Day after day passed, year after year came, and I never saw her buds or flowers. The growth of this epiphyllum is quite normal. It has grown from one branch to three branches, and its leaves have become thicker. It has almost tripled its height in three years. As time goes by, the mood will become indifferent, and the flowers will bloom or not, just let her go. I thought to myself that she was just an epiphyllum growing, and as long as she could continue her life, that was fine.

④A few days before the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, I suddenly discovered that the longest branch had sprouted small buds, which grew much larger every other day, like a small Buddha's hand. On the 13th day of the eighth lunar month, I came to the flower stand to observe, and saw the tender green flower buds bowing their heads shyly and opening their mouths slightly. I immediately had a premonition that tonight the epiphyllum was finally going to bloom. Around 9 p.m., she quietly began to open up. The originally soft and drooping tubular calyx gradually rises upward, like a white swan raising its head. Then the petals slowly unfolded, like a jade girl lifting up her skirt and dancing, with bursts of fragrance and exquisite beauty. Ah, she is the "beauty under the moon"!

⑤ I have never seen the epiphyllum bloom in the past, and I feel very mysterious. I really want to see its fairy beauty. In the past, all I saw was the clear shadow in the painter's pen and the clear beauty in the photographer's lens. I couldn't see her dynamic beauty, nor could I smell her fragrance. Tonight I got my wish, I really saw the fresh and beautiful epiphyllum in full bloom, I was so happy!

⑥This epiphyllum has a huge corolla, elegant and beautiful, graceful and luxurious, and the fragrance is fresh and attractive. With the bright moon in the sky, a family sitting beside the flower stand enjoying the "beauties under the moon" is the best enjoyment this autumn.

⑦ It takes three years to grow an epiphyllum. It is natural not to bloom, but it is also natural to bloom. Why care about the time? Rilke said: "There is no victory at all. Standing upright means everything." It is a famous saying of truth. She didn't bloom for a year, then for two years, and finally bloomed in the third year. All the beautiful things in the world can blossom and bear fruit as long as you persist and persevere.

⑧Bihua’s character is admirable: she is not eager for quick success or instant gain, nor strives for favor among the crowd, but is satisfied with just a moment of glory. The vitality of Epiphyllum is very strong! It can survive anywhere, its leaves can be green for thousands of years, and its flowers can last for thousands of years!

⑨I love Epiphyllum.

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Epiphyllum, an evergreen shrub, with cylindrical main branches and flat, leaf-like branches, green , no leaves, large, white flowers on the edges of branches, mostly blooming at night, and the flowering time is very short. For viewing. Native to Mexico.

19． In the box below, fill in the words that indicate the author's change in mood as the epiphyllum grows. (3 points)

Extremely happy

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20. Briefly analyze the expression effect of the underlined sentence in paragraph 4 of the selected article. (3 points)

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21. What is the difference between the expressions used in the 8th paragraph of the selected text and the link material?

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22. What is the role of the 9th paragraph of the selected text in terms of the content and structure of the full text? ?

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23. What is the philosophy of life that the author derived from the process of the epiphyllum finally blooming?

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19． A little impatient

In a calm mood

Happy and ecstatic

20. The rhetorical method of personification is used to describe the mood of the epiphyllum in bud, making it more vivid and vivid.

21． Paragraph 8 uses argumentative and lyrical expressions: the link material uses explanatory expressions.

22. It further expresses the love for epiphyllum; the beginning and end echo each other, making the article rigorous in structure.

23. All the beautiful things in the world can blossom and bear fruit as long as you persist and persevere.