Question

【題目】

When my daughter was in primary school, one day she brought home 4 tiny trees, which were given to the students by the school to plant. None of them looked very strong but with a hope for the future.

I planted them in our backyard. Over the years an accident brought an end to three of them. All that was left was a weak tree. It grew very slowly and never got very tall. I noticed a few years ago that it was starting to die. The needles on the branches had turned brown. Only the top third of the tree was still green.

Last summer I did my best to save it but it was useless. This morning I went out and looked at it again. I was deciding on whether it would be better to just cut it down.

As I walked over to take a closer look at it, however, I noticed something moving within the needles. It was a bird patiently building a nest in the top branches.

I smiled when I looked at it and decided that maybe this old tree had some life and usefulness left in it yet. It may not be healthy or pretty but it was still giving a bird a home and oxygen (氧氣) to this world.

This tree reminded me of something too. All of our lives have purpose. All of our lives have meaning. It doesn’t matter if we are young and strong or old and sickly. Until our last breath there are things for us to do, love for us to give, and joy for us to share. Until our last moment here we can help to make this world a better and more beautiful place.

【1】None of the tiny trees looked ______.

A.shortB.tallC.weakD.strong

【2】A few years later, ______ of the trees still grew slowly in the backyard.

A.oneB.twoC.threeD.four

【3】The writer did not cut down the tree because ______.

A.it was still a young treeB.it was giving a bird home

C.it was growing very wellD.it was an old and big tree

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】B

【解析】

本文主要通過講述在后院種了女兒從學(xué)校帶回來的四棵小樹苗，然而三棵不幸死去了，剩下最后一棵比較弱的，后來那棵樹也漸漸死去了，原本想砍掉的，但是因?yàn)榭吹搅诵▲B在其上筑巢而沒有坎，從而感悟人生：愛我們要付出，歡樂我們要分享，直到我們在這里的最后一刻，我們能幫助這個(gè)世界變得更加美好。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。A. 矮的；B. 高的；C. 弱��；D. 強(qiáng)壯的；根據(jù)文中None of them looked very strong but with a hope for the future.可知，選擇D。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中Over the years an accident brought an end to three of them. All that was left was a weak tree. It grew very slowly and never got very tall.可知，只剩下一棵樹還慢慢地長在后院，所以選擇A。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。A. 它仍然是一棵小樹；B. 它給了鳥一個(gè)家；C. 它生長的很好；D. 它是一棵古老的大樹；根據(jù)文中As I walked over to take a closer look at it, however, I noticed something moving within the needles. It was a bird patiently building a nest in the top branches.可知，是小鳥在樹上筑巢，所以沒有砍樹，所以選擇B。