Question

A rich man was riding along the road and saw an old man digging in his garden. There was a young tree lying on the ground. The rich man asked the old man. "What kind of tree are you planting there. My good man?"

    "This is a fig(无花果)tree, sir." He said.

"A fig tree? The rich man was very surprised. "Why, how old are you, may I ask?"

    "I am ninety years old."

    "What!" shouted the rich man. "You're ninety years old, you are planting a very young tree now and it'll take years to give fruit. You certainly don t hope to live long enough to get any fruit from this tree. "The old man smiled and said, "Tell me, sir, did you eat figs when you were a boy?" Sure," the man did not know why he asked this question.

    The old man asked, "Who planted the fig trees?"

    "Why - why: I don't know."

    "You see, sir." The old man said slowly, "our forefathers(祖先)planted trees for us to enjoy and l am doing the same for the people after me.”

    The rich man was quiet, then said," you are right, my good man. We should do some things for the people after us. Thank you very much." Then he rode away.

1.The old man was planting _______ when the rich man saw him.

A. an apple tree    B. a fig tree    C. a pear tree    D. a banana tree

2.The old man was planting the tree_______.

A. to get himself some fruit to eat    B. for the people after him

C. to make his garden more beautiful  D. just for fun

3.The sentence in the last paragraph "The rich man was quiet" means that_______.

A. he was thinking about who were his forefathers

B he didn't want to disturb(打扰)the old man

C. he couldn't communicate（交流）with the old man

D. he understood(理解)why the old man planted the young tree

4.We can express the main idea of this passage"_______" in Chinese.

A. 前人栽树，后人乘凉    B．光阴似箭，一去不返

C．君子爱财，取之有道    D. 财多惹祸，树大招风

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.D

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：一个富人在路上,看到一个老人在他的花园里种树。富人问老人。“你在种植什么样的树。”“这是一个无花果树,先生。”他说。“无花果树?他非常惊讶。“为什么,你多大了,我可以问吗?”“我是九十岁了。”

“什么!”富人喊道。“你是九十岁,你现在种植一个非常年轻的树,它将需要数年时间才能给水果。你肯定不希望长寿到足以让这棵树结出水果。”老人笑了笑,说,“告诉我,先生, 当你是一个男孩时你吃无花果吗?“当然,”男人不知道他问这个问题的原因。老人问:“谁种植无花果树?”“我不知道。”“你看,先生。”老人慢慢地说,“我们的祖先先种树对我们喜欢，我做同样的人。”富人很安静,然后说:“你是对的,我的好男人。我们应该为人民做一些事情。非常感谢你。”然后他骑走了。

1.分析原文："What kind of tree are you planting there. My good man?" "This is a fig(无花果)tree, sir." He said.句意：富人问老人。“你在种植什么样的树。”“这是一个无花果树,先生。”他说。故选：B

2.分析原文：our forefathers(祖先)planted trees for us to enjoy and l am doing the same for the people after me.句意：我们的祖先先种树对我们喜欢，我做同样的人。故选：B

3.分析原文：you are right, my good man. We should do some things for the people after us. Thank you very much.句意：我们应该为人民做一些事情。非常感谢你。故选：D

4.通过对全文的理解，故选：A

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