Question

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

B

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?”
“ well, I don’t know．”
“You see, sir．” The old man said slowly, “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, 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_________
A． he was thinking about who were his forefathers
B． he didn't want to disturb the old man
C． he couldn't communicate with the old man
D． he understood why the old man planted the young tree
4.What kind of personality does the old man has?
A． creative
B． brave
C． wise
D． curious
5.We can express the main idea of this passage”_________” in Chin ese．
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.C

5.A

【解析】

1.1】细节理解题 富人看到老人栽的树是无花果树。This is a fig（无花果）tree, sir．” He saiD． 这是老人说的话。故选B。
2.2】细节理解题A． to get himself some fruit to eat 得到一些吃的水果
B． for the people after him 为了他后来的人们
C． to make his garden more beautiful 是公园更漂亮
D． just for fun为的是有趣
根据文中两人对话知。老人种树不是为了自己。故选B。
3.3】细节理解题 根据两人对话，富人安静了，他是知道老人为什么种小的树，不是为了自己。故选D。
4.4】细节理解题 A． creative 有创意的 B． brave 勇敢的 C． wise 智慧的D． curious奇妙的 根据短文意思老人应是智慧的人。故选C 。
5.5】细节理解题 短文告诉我们的道理就是前人栽树，后人乘凉。故选A。