Question

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.

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 his answer

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

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

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 mother’s educational method has a great influence on a child’s growing

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：文章告訴我們一個道理--不同的教育方式會給孩子帶來不同的人生。一名白宮的工作人員和一個罪犯在童年經(jīng)歷過類似的事情，他們的母親給孩子們分蘋果，長大后成為罪犯的那個孩子提供欺騙媽媽而獲得了最好的蘋果，這無形中助長了他說謊、偷盜的壞習(xí)慣；而在那個白宮工作人員的家庭里，孩子們都是通過勞動而獲得想要的東西，媽媽教會了他們不勞則無獲的道理。

1.Hearing my words, my mother was very happy. ...From then on, I learned to tell lies, fight, steal and rob.”可知，這個罪犯小時候通過撒謊讓媽媽開心而獲得了又大又紅的蘋果，故選D。

2.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.”可知，想得到一樣?xùn)|西，就必須付出勞動或努力，故選A。

3.The criminal said: one day, ...From then on, I learned to tell lies, fight, steal and rob.”和第三段“The famous man from the White House said: One day,...Well, let’s have a competition.”可知，作者使用了對比的手法來講述故事，故選B。

4.Hearing my words, my mother was very happy. ...From then on, I learned to tell lies, fight, steal and rob.”和第三段“Well, let’s have a competition.”及第四段“In our family, as long as you want to get the best things, you must take part in competition. I think it is fair.”可知，兩位媽媽的教育方法不同，給她們的孩子帶來的影響也是天壤之別，故選D。

考點：教育類短文閱讀