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. “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 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.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了一个富人对一个九十岁的老人在他的花园里种植无花果树行为感到不解，老人的一番话最终使他明白了老人做法。短文通过这个故事是想告诉读者前人栽树，后人乘凉这么一个道理。

1.B细节理解题。问题：当这个富人看到这位老人时，他正在做什么？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。”“一个无花果树,先生。”他说。故选B。

2.B细节理解题。细节理解题。问题：这位老人正在植树的目的是什么？分析原文：our forefathersplanted trees for us to enjoy and l am doing the same for the people after me.句意：我们的祖先种树是为了我们享用，现在呢我同样是为了我以后的人服务。”故选B。

3.D细节理解题。通读整篇文章可知文中The rich man was quiet可知他的意思是他知道那位老人为什么种树了。故选D。

4.C细节理解题。通读整篇文章可知这位老人为后人种树，可知他是非常明智的。故选C。

5.思想是“前人栽树，后人乘凉”。

考点：教育类短文阅读。