Question

When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Doctor Gibbs. He didn't look like any doctor I'd ever known. He never yelled at us for playing in his yard, but was always very kind.

When Doctor Gibbs wasn't saving lives, he was planting trees. He had some interesting theories about planting trees. He believed in the principle: "No pain, no gain". He hardly watered his new trees, an attitude which flew in the face of conventional wisdom.

Once I asked why and he told me that watering plants spoiled them because it made them grow weaker. He said you had to make things tough for the trees so that only the strongest could survive. He talked about how watering trees made them develop shallow roots and how, if they were not watered, trees would grow deep roots in search of water.

So, instead of watering his trees every morning, he'd beat them with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree's attention.

Doctor Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home. Every now and then, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I'd watched him plant some 25 years ago. They were tall and strong.

I planted a couple of trees myself a few years ago. Two years of attending these trees meant they grew up weak. Whenever a cold wind blew, their branches trembled. Adversity seemed to benefit Doctor Gibb's trees in ways comfort and ease never could.

Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. I often pray 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 encounter hardship. There's always a cold wind blowing somewhere. What we need to do is to pray for deep roots, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we won't be torn apart.

1.With the trees planted, Doctor Gibbs often______.

A. kept watering them every morning

B. talked to them to get their attention

C. paid little attention to them

D. beat them to make them grow deep roots

2. What does the underlined word "Adversity" mean in the sixth paragraph?

A. Difficult living conditions. B. Lack of moisture.

C. Enough care or attention. D. Bad weather.

3.Which prayer does the author wish for his sons?

A. Have an easy life, without too much to worry about.

B. Be able to stand the rain and wind in their lives.

C. Have good luck, encountering less hardship in their life.

D. Meet people like Dr Gibbs in the future.

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文講的是作者根據(jù)年幼時(shí)鄰居奇比醫(yī)生種樹的經(jīng)歷得出的啟發(fā)，使自己一生受用，再教育下一代也是如此，逆境鍛煉人成長(zhǎng)。

1. instead of watering his trees every morning, he'd beat them with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree's attention.”可以看出他每天早上用卷起來的報(bào)紙抽打樹，而不是給他們澆水，我問他為什么，他說是為了給樹更少的關(guān)注，故選C。

2.Adversity seemed to benefit Doctor Gibb's trees in ways comfort and ease never could.”可以看出Adversity代指的是前文中奇比醫(yī)生種樹的方式，即讓樹在逆境中成長(zhǎng)，故選A。

3. we need to do is to pray for deep roots, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we won't be torn apart.”可以看出我祈禱的是根深扎在地，狂風(fēng)暴雨都不能將其撕裂，故選B。

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