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会飞的蒲公英

      童年的我，在初夏，常常和妈妈去小木屋后面的山坡。山坡上盛开着一丛丛火红的杜鹏、鹅黄的迎春、淡紫的牵牛……我快活地拍着小手，蹦蹦跳跳采摘这些五颜六色的花儿，可妈妈却总是轻轻地挽着我走到山坡的另一侧，那里开满着一朵朵白色的小花。花儿怪逗人的：圆圆的脑袋，白白的茸毛，风一吹，就轻________（yíng）地飞了起来，飞呀飞，飞得老高老高的，我费了好大的劲，才抓住一朵飞在空中的小白花。

　　妈妈说：“这是蒲公英，它从不满足于呆在偏僻的角落，最喜欢到外面的世界去闯荡。”妈妈的话，在我幼小的心灵里留下了很深的印象。晚上，我常常梦见自己变成了一朵白色的蒲公英，在广阔的世界上空飘荡。

　　不久，我上小学了，妈妈缝了个花书包给我，书包上绣着几朵白色的蒲公英，花旁还歪歪斜斜地绣着几个字--会飞的蒲公英。每天，我就像一朵快乐的蒲公英，在小木屋到学校的山路上飞来飞去。

　　一个有风的黄昏，我从学校跑回家，高兴地拉着妈妈来到开满蒲公英的山坡。我把老师刚刚教的儿歌《蒲公英的种子》唱给妈妈听，我一边喝一边在蒲公英丛中跳来跳去，一朵朵白色的小花在我的歌声中轻轻飘上了天空。妈妈的神情有些激动，目光亮亮的，深情地追随着那一朵朵飘飞远去的小白花。

　　从妈妈的目光里我仿佛看到了晚上常常做的那个梦：一朵白色的蒲公英，在轻风的吹送下，飞呀飞，飞过一间间古旧的小木屋，飞过一片片茂密的山林，飞进金色的阳光中……带着这个白色的梦，我考上了中学。那个绣着蒲公英的花书包旧了破了，有几个深夜，妈妈把花书包放在桌子上，望了好久好久。后来，妈妈又守着小油灯，为我做了一件蓝色连衣裙，裙上绣着一朵白色的蒲公英。每天，我穿着蓝色的连衣裙，在学校和山村的大马路上飞来飞去。

　　几年之后，一张从遥远的地方飞来的大学录取通知书，使我那关于蒲公英的梦是真切了。临别前的一个黄昏，风很大，妈妈和我不知不觉来到了小木屋后的山坡，山坡上一朵朵蒲公英飞得比以往更高了。我惊讶地睁大了双眼，妈妈站在离我不远的地方，眼睛里含着泪花。暮色渐浓，我和妈妈默默地往回走，快到小木屋时，妈妈拉了拉我的手，轻轻地说：“孩子，你算是一朵会飞的蒲公英了，但你还要飞得更高一些。”

从此，我牢牢记住了妈妈的话，开始尽情地在大学的林阴小道上飞来飞去。

      一年后，我把从林阴小道上飞进报纸和杂志的诗行寄给了山里的妈妈，并写了一段话：“妈妈，从你身边飞出的那朵娇________（nèn）的蒲公英，不仅学会了飞，而且还懂得怎样才能飞得更高了。”　　   

      很快，妈妈回信了，信里夹了一幅水彩画：一片蓝色的天空下，有一座开满了白色蒲公英的小山坡。画上题有一行字：山里的孩子。

　　从这幅画里，我读出了妈妈心中那片诚挚的向往——蓝天下，一群群孩子，明亮的双眸，痴痴地凝望着山坡上一朵朵白色的蒲公英，口里欢快地唱着：我是一颗蒲公英的种子……~

　　这不正是每一个山里母亲期待的吗？

有关地球仪上经线和纬线的说法，正确的是（　　）

    For hours after their boat sank, Ken Henderson and Coen trod(踏) water in the Gulf of Mexico, talking about life and death while struggling to survive. For more than 30 hours, it worked.

    Then Henderson was forced to make a decision. “I'm going to go for help or you're not going to make it,” Henderson told Coen, just before cutting the strap(带子) that connected them in the deep, cold waters. “I understand,”Coen responded, giving Henderson a last set of instructions, “Kiss my babies for me.”

    Days after the fishing trip ended in tragedy, Henderson told the story for The Associated Press.

    They had been fishing for a few hours when suddenly Coen noticed the boat was filling with water. Henderson got both motors roaring, only to have the saltwater that had leaked in break them straight away…Coen jumped to the right, his sunglasses and cap flying off. The two grabbed extra life jackets and other floating items, including a half full bottle of Diet Coke.

    “The water was so cold and it took your breath away,” Henderson said. They immediately began to tremble.

    The pair prepared for a long wait. And they talked.

“We discussed things and discussed life. We discussed families. We just tried to keep occupied,” Henderson said.

    Eventually Coen started hallucinating(有幻觉). Henderson tried to keep Coen's arms and legs moving. But as morning came, Coen's situation worsened. And so Henderson decided to cut the strap.

    He swam for two hours, tired, frustrated and depressed. Then he saw an oil rig(钻探平台) in the distance. He swam, seeing ice and crystal trees in the water. He reminded himself constantly there were no trees.

    His legs was so weak that he could barely lift them. Henderson slowly pulled himself up the rig's ladder.

    It was over 50 miles from where they had gone in the water.

    All he could think of was Coen. Convinced his friend would survive, he told the coast guard where they had parted.

    Two hours later, a fisherman found a body in a life jacket.

    Later, in the hospital, Henderson saw his friend. He apologized and asked for forgiveness. He promised to realize his wishes and look after his girls.

    “I felt like a part of me had died out there,” Henderson said.

点P（﹣2，1）在平面直角坐标系中所在的象限是(     )