Question

A rich man was once riding along the road and saw an old man digging in his garden. On the ground lay a young tree, ready to be planted. The rich man called out to the old man, “What kind of tree are you planting there, my good man?”

“This is a fig(無花果) 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!” cried 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 looked around the garden. Then he said with a smile, “Tell me, sir. Did you eat figs when you were a boy? ”“Sure,” the man did not know why he asked this question.“ Then tell me this,” he said, “Who planted the fig

trees?” “Why-why? I don’t know.” “You see, sir.” went on the old man,“ Our forefathers(祖先) planted trees for us to enjoy and I am doing the same for the people after me.”

The rich man was quiet and 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.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列各問題。

1.What tree was the old man planting when the rich man saw him?

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2.How old was the old man?

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3.The old man was planting the tree to get himself some fruit to eat，wasn’t he?

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4.Did the rich man eat figs when he was a boy?

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5.What should we do for the people after us? 

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.He was planting a fig tree.

2.He was ninety years old.

3.No, he wasn’t.

4.Yes, he did.

5.We should do some good things for the people after us.

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文講述了一個年齡90歲的老人種植無花果樹，別人說他自己肯定享受不到果子了。他說他們小時候之所以能夠吃到無花果也是因為祖先們?yōu)樗麄兎N好了果樹，所以他也要為后代做同樣的事情。

1.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中描述“This is a fig(無花果) tree, sir. ” He said.“這是無花果樹”，他說。從而得知他正在種植無花果樹。

2.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中描述“I am ninety years old.”“我90歲了”，所以答：He was ninety years old.

3.判斷推理題。從文中得知，Our forefathers(祖先) planted trees for us to enjoy and I am doing the same for the people after me.”我們祖先種樹給我們享用，而我也在為后代做相同的事情。所以老人不是給自己中果樹�；卮餘o, he wasn’t。

4.細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中內(nèi)容“Tell me, sir. Did you eat figs when you were a boy? ”“Sure,”“告訴我，先生，你還是個小男孩的時候吃過無花果嗎？”“當(dāng)然。”從而得知他吃過，故回答Yes, he did。

5.判斷推理題。這個故事講述了老人90歲了，為他的后代種植無花果樹，就像他的祖先為他所做的一樣，這告訴我們We should do some good things for the people after us.我們要為后代做點好事情。

考點：任務(wù)型閱讀。