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In the 1930s a young traveler was climbing the French Alps(法国阿尔卑斯山). He arrived at a big piece of land without living things. It was ugly. It was the kind of place you hurry away from.

Then, suddenly, the young traveler stopped on the way. In the middle of this large land there was an old man. On his back was a bag of seeds. In his hand was an iron pipe(铁管).

The man used the iron pipe to make a hole in the ground. Then from the bag he took a seed and put it in the hole. He did this again and again.

Later the old man told the traveler,“ I’ve planted over 10,000 seeds. Perhaps only a tenth（1/10）of them will grow. ”

The old man’s wife and son had died, and this was how he chose to spend his final years.

“I want to do something useful,” he said.

25 years later the young traveler is no longer young. He came back to the place. What he saw amazed him. He could not believe his eyes. The land was covered with a beautiful forest two miles wide and five miles long. Birds were singing, animals were playing, and wild flowers were here and there.

The traveler stood there remembering the lifeless picture of the place that it once was.

A beautiful forest stood there now, all because someone cared.

1.Why did the old man plant seeds?

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2.How many seeds did the old man think could grow, all of them or only some?

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3.What amazed the young traveler when he returned to the place?

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4.How many years later did the young traveler come back to the place?

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5.What do you think of the old man?

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Answer

1.Because his wife and son had died,so he chose it to spend his final life.And he wanted to do something useful．

2.Only some.

3.He was amazed that the land was covered with a beautiful forest two miles wide and five miles long.Birds were singing,animals were playing,and wild flowers were here and there.

4.25

5.He is great.

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了在二十世纪三十年代，一位年轻的游客登上了法国阿尔卑斯山，来到了一大片不毛之地，突然，他在一大片空地空间发现了一个老人在播种种子，老人认为只有十分之一的种子会成活，二十多年后那个年轻的游客已不再年轻，回来之后看到了截然不同的绿化景象感到非常吃惊，那位游客站在那儿回想过去这里寸草不生一片死寂的画面，现在漂亮的绿化景象在他面前，所有这些都是那位老人的努力。

1.题干“老人为什么种种子？”根据文中 The old man’s wife and son had died, and this was how he chose to spend his final years. “I want to do something useful,” he said.”可知，因为他的妻子和儿子已经死了，所以他选择了种种子来度过他的最后一生，他想做一些有用的事情。故答案为Because his wife and son had died，so he chose it to spend his final life．And he wanted to do something useful．

2.题干“老人认为多少种子能生长，全部还是只有一部分？” 根据文中“Later the old man told the traveler,” I’ve planted over 10,000 seeds. Perhaps only a tenth（1/10） of them will grow.”可知，我已经种了1万多粒种子。也许只有十分之一（1/10）会生长。可知，这里是只有一些种子能生长。故答案为Only some.

3.题干“年轻的旅行者回到那个地方时，有什么使他吃惊的？”根据文中“What he saw amazed him. He could not believe his eyes. The land was covered with a beautiful forest two miles wide and five miles long. Birds were singing, animals were playing, and wild flowers were here and there.”可知，他惊奇地发现，这片土地上覆盖着一片两英里宽、五英里长的美丽森林。鸟儿在歌唱，动物在玩耍，野花到处都是。故答案为He was amazed that the land was covered with a beautiful forest two miles wide and five miles long．Birds were singing，animals were playing，and wild flowers were here and there.

4.题干“多少年后那个年轻的旅行者回到了那个地方？”根据文中“25 years later the young traveler is no longer young . He came back to the place.”可知，25年后，这个年轻的旅行者不再年轻了。他回到了那个地方。故答案为25。

5.题干“你觉得这位老人怎么样？”通读整篇短文， 一位年轻的游客登上了法国阿尔卑斯山，来到了一大片不毛之地，突然，他在一大片空地空间发现了一个老人在播种种子，老人认为只有十分之一的种子会成活，二十多年后那个年轻的游客已不在年轻，回来之后看到了截然不同的绿化景象感到非常吃惊，可知那位老人是伟大的。故答案为He is great.