Question

A rich man was riding along the road and saw an old man digging(挖) 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：本篇文章介绍的是一个富人看见一位老人种植无花果，他感到很惊讶。然后老人告诉这位富人说，我们应该为后人做一些事情。不能只是享受前人带给我们的果实。

1.1】B细节理解题。问题：当这个富人看到这们老人时，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。”“这是一个无花果树,先生。”他说。故选B。

2.2】B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 forefathers(祖先)planted trees for us to enjoy and l am doing the same for the people after me.句意：我们的祖先先种树对我们喜欢，我做同样的人。故选B。

3.3】D 细节理解题。问题：最后一段的这句话是什么意思？分析原文：you are right, my good man. We should do some things for the people after us. Thank you very much.句意：我们应该为人民做一些事情。非常感谢你。故选D。

4.4】C细节理解题。句意：这位老人有什么样的品质？通读全文可知，有聪明的品质。故选C。

5.A细节理解题。问题：你能用中文表达出全文的主要思想吗？通过对全文的理解，故选A。

考点：考查故事类阅读。