Here is a true story about a famous man who worked in the White House and a criminal. They once faced the same thing: their mother gave them apples when they were young.
The criminal said: one day, my mother brought some apples and asked my brother and me: “Which do you want?” “The reddest and biggest one,” my little brother said. My mother stared at him and said to him angrily: “You should learn to give the good things to others; you shouldn’t always think of yourself.” Seeing this, I suddenly changed my idea and then said to my mother: “Mum, please give me the smaller one and give the bigger one to my little brother.” Hearing my words, my mother was very happy. She kissed me on my face and gave the reddest and biggest apple to me as a prize. From then on, I learned to tell lies, fight, steal and rob. In order to get what I wanted, I played hard. As a result, I was sent into prison.
The famous man from the White House said: One day, my mother brought some apples. She said to my brother and me: “You all want the reddest and biggest one, right? Well, let’s have a competition. Now I divide the grassland in front of the gate into two and I will give one to each of you and you must shear(修剪) it well. And I will give the reddest and biggest apple to him who does it the most quickly and best.”
After the competition, I won and I got the biggest apple. In our family, as long as you want to get the best things, you must take part in competition. I think it is fair. No matter what you want, you must pay lots of efforts.
【小題1】The criminal got the reddest and biggest apple because      .

A．he told the truth that he wanted a smaller one
B．his mother loved him more than she loved the younger brother
C．elder brother should of course have the bigger one
D．he knew how to make his mother happy from her answer
【小題2】 We can conclude from the passage that      .
A．it’s important to make children aware that no matter what they want, they must pay work
B．it’s wrong to ask children to choose apples when they are not old enough
C．it’s wrong to ask children not to always think of themselves
D．it’s always necessary to have a competition when we give children apple
【小題3】The writer tells the story by      .
A．organizing it in the order of time
B．making a comparison between two men
C．providing some scientific information
D．describing it in the order of space
【小題4】 It is implied in the passage that      .
A．we should always try to win competitions which can bring us a lot
B．in order to get what we want, we should play hard
C．giving children apples will lead them to become criminals
D．a(chǎn) mother’s educational method has a great influence on a child’s growing


【小題1】D
【小題2】A
【小題3】B
【小題4】D

解析試題分析：文章講述了名人和罪犯小時(shí)候得到蘋(píng)果的事，可知媽媽不同的教育方式，可知這對(duì)孩子的成長(zhǎng)有很大的影響。
【小題1】推理題：從文章第二段的句子：Seeing this, I suddenly changed my idea and then said to my mother: “Mum, please give me the smaller one and give the bigger one to my little brother.”說(shuō)明罪犯看出媽媽的意思，用了讓媽媽高興的回答。選D。
【小題2】歸納題;從文章最后一句話(huà)：No matter what you want, you must pay lots of efforts.如果你想要得到，就需要付出努力。可知答案是A。
【小題3】寫(xiě)作手法題：文章的第二三段分別講述了名人和罪犯小時(shí)候得到蘋(píng)果的事，從中進(jìn)行對(duì)比。選B。
【小題4】推理題：文章講述了名人和罪犯的媽媽不同的教育方式，可知這對(duì)孩子的成長(zhǎng)有很大的影響。選D。
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