When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor, Dr. Gibbs. He didn't look like any doctor I'd ever known. He never invited us to play in his yard, but he was a very kind person. When Dr. Gibbs wasn't saving lives, he was planting trees. He owned a large field and wanted to make it a forest. The good doctor had some interesting ideas about planting trees. He never watered his new trees. Once I asked why. He said that watering plants spoiled(毀壞) them, and that if you watered them, each baby tree would grow weaker and weaker, so you had to make things difficult for them and pick out the weaker trees early on.
He talked about how watering trees made for shallow(淺的) roots(根), and how trees that weren't watered had to grow deep roots in search of water under the earth by themselves. Deep roots were very important. So he never watered his trees. He'd planted an oak(橡樹(shù))and instead of watering it every morning, he'd beat it with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree's attention.
Dr. Gibbs died several years after I left home. Every now and then, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I watched him plant about twenty-five years ago. They're very big and strong now. I planted some trees a few years back and carried water to them for a whole summer. After two years of caring too much, whenever a cold wind blows in, they shake a lot.
Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. Mostly I pray (祈禱) that their lives will be easy. But lately I've been thinking that it's time to change my prayer. I know my children are going to face difficulties. There's always a cold wind blowing somewhere, so what we need to do is to pray for roots that reach deep into the brave heart, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we could face it strongly and won't be beaten down.
小題1: We know from the passage, the doctor______.
A.didn't know how to plant trees at all
B.wasn't good at his own medical job
C.had his own ways of planting trees
D.had nothing to do but plant trees
小題2: When Dr. Gibbs said "... pick out the weaker trees early on.", he meant that______.
A.some weak trees would be easily found out at the beginning
B.he would choose the weak trees to water earlier
C.the weak trees would be sent to his patients later
D.he would not plant weak trees so early anymore
小題3: The passage tells us that the writer______.
A.should beat his trees with a rolled-up newspaper
B.didn't often water his trees
C.didn't have a large field
D.took too much care of his trees
小題4:The writer wants to change his prayer, hoping that______.
A.his trees will be stronger than Dr. Gibbs'
B.his trees will not be beaten down
C.his sons will be better at planting trees
D.his sons will be able to face difficulties
小題5:Which can be the best title of the reading?
A.Watering TreesB.Growing Roots
C.Doctor and his NeighborD.Father and his Children
   
小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:D
小題5:B

試題分析:本文大意: 我小的時(shí)候,有一個(gè)老鄰居,他和別的醫(yī)生不一樣,他從不邀請(qǐng)我們?nèi)ニ脑鹤?但他是一個(gè)非常和氣的人。他有一大塊地,想把它弄成森林。這位好醫(yī)生對(duì)種樹(shù)有很有趣的想法,他從不給小新栽的樹(shù)澆水,他說(shuō)給植物澆水會(huì)毀壞它們,如果澆水,每棵小樹(shù)會(huì)長(zhǎng)得越來(lái)越弱,所以你必須為它們制造困難,在初期就挑出柔弱的樹(shù)來(lái)。他種了一棵橡樹(shù),每天用卷起的報(bào)紙打樹(shù)。我問(wèn)他為什么這么做,他說(shuō)是引起樹(shù)的注意。二十五年后,我看到他種的樹(shù)都又大又壯,而我種的樹(shù)風(fēng)一吹卻會(huì)搖晃。這引起了我的深思,我一直對(duì)孩子們加倍呵護(hù),是時(shí)候改變了。我知道我的孩子們將要面對(duì)困難,總是會(huì)有冷風(fēng)吹某處,所以我們需要做的是祈禱能深扎在勇敢的心里的,要那樣當(dāng)下雨刮風(fēng)時(shí),我們能強(qiáng)壯地面對(duì)它,不會(huì)被擊倒。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The good doctor had some interesting ideas about planting trees. He never watered his new trees. 這位好醫(yī)生對(duì)種樹(shù)有很有趣的想法,他從不給小新栽的樹(shù)澆水,可知答案選C。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù) He said that watering plants spoiled(毀壞) them, and that if you watered them, each baby tree would grow weaker and weaker, so you had to make things difficult for them and pick out the weaker trees early on. 他說(shuō)給植物澆水會(huì)毀壞它們,如果澆水,每棵小樹(shù)會(huì)長(zhǎng)得越來(lái)越弱,所以你必須為它們制造困難,在初期就挑出柔弱的樹(shù)來(lái),故答案選A。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Mostly I pray that their lives will be easy.通常我祈禱他們的生活會(huì)容易,可知答案選B。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)I know my children are going to face difficulties.我知道我的孩子們將要面對(duì)困難, 可知答案選D。
小題5:標(biāo)題歸納題。根據(jù)There's always a cold wind blowing somewhere, so what we need to do is to pray for roots that reach deep into the brave heart, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we could face it strongly and won't be beaten down. 總是會(huì)有冷風(fēng)吹某處,所以我們需要做的是祈禱能深扎在勇敢的心里的要,那樣當(dāng)下雨刮風(fēng)時(shí),我們能強(qiáng)壯地面對(duì)它,不會(huì)被擊倒,可知答案選D。
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