Question

    A little boy almost thought of himself as the unluckiest child in the world because he was born with a lame(瘸的)leg.He seldom played with his classmates and always lowered his head without a word.

One spring, the boy's father gave each child a small tree to plant.“Whoever grows the best tree will get a favourite gift,” he said to them.Seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees happily in the garden, a terrible idea hit his mind: he hoped the tree he planted would die soon.So he never cared about it.

A few days later, he was surprised to find it not only didn't die, but also grew some fresh leaves, and it looked greener and healthier than the others.He got a favourite gift and was told by his father: from the tree he planted, he would become a great botanist(植物学家). One night, looking at the bright moonlight outside the window, he suddenly remembered what his teacher once said, most plants grew at night.Why not go to see the lovely tree? When he came to the garden, he found his father was watering his tree carefully. At that time, he understood: his father has secretly taken good care of his small tree! He returned to his room with tears(泪水)rolling down his face.

Many years passed.The little boy didn't become a botanist, but he was known as a great president of the United States.His name was Franklin Roosevelt.

1.The little boy regarded himself as ________ all the time.

A.a helpful son B.a kind brother

C.an unlucky kid D.a clever student

2.The children planted trees ________.

A.by the river B.in the garden

C.near the school D.along the street

3.The boy's tree grew best because ________.

A.his teacher gave him some advice

B.it was the best tree at the beginning

C.his father looked after it really well

D.other children didn't water their trees

4.The little boy became a ________ when he grew up.

A.president B.painter C.botanist D.doctor

5.The story mainly tells us ________.

A.health is very important B.it's hard to get to the top

C.planting trees needs secrets D.love is the best gift of life

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.D

【解析】

本文讲述了富兰克林·罗斯福。他小时候觉得自己是一个不幸的小孩，很少和朋友玩。他父亲跟他们说，谁种的树最好，谁就能得到一份最喜欢的礼物。之后，他惊奇地发现，它不仅没有死，看起来比其他的更绿、更健康。后来发现是他父亲帮助他照顾小树，所以他感受到父亲对他的爱，最后他成了总统。

1.细节理解题。根据“A little boy almost thought of himself as the unluckiest child in the world because he was born with a lame(瘸的)leg”可知他觉得自己是不幸的孩子，故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据“Seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees happily in the garden”可知是在花园里种树，故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据“When he came to the garden，he found his father was watering his tree carefully”可知是他父亲帮他照顾他的树，故选C。

4.细节理解题。根据“The little boy didn't become a botanist，but he was known as a great president of the United States.”可知他成为了总统，故选A。

5.主旨大意题。根据“Whoever grows the best tree will get a favourite gift”和“At that time，he understood: his father has secretly taken good care of his small tree！”可知他父亲对他的爱是最好的礼物，故选D。