Question

【題目】 There was a man. He had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn how to judge things, so he let them go and look at a pear tree that was far away.

The first son went in winter, the second in the spring, the third in the summer, the youngest son in the fall. When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen.

The first son said the tree was ugly, bent and weak. The second son said no it was covered with green buds(新芽) and full of hope. The third son said it was filled with blossoms and they smelt so sweet and looked so beautiful. The last son disagreed with all of them, he said it was ripe and full of fruit, life and fulfillment(成就).

The man then said to his sons that they were all right, because they each had seen but only one season in the tree’s life. He told them that you cannot judge a tree or a person by only one season, and that essence of who they are — the pleasure, the joy and love from that — can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up.

If you give up when it’s winter, you’ll miss the hope of your spring, the beauty of your summer, the fulfillment of your fall. Don’t let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest.

【1】When did the youngest son go to observe the pear tree?

A.In springB.In autumnC.In summerD.In winter

【2】The underlined word " blossoms " probably means

A.Colorful flowersB.Weak treesC.Green budsD.Ripe fruit

【3】What’s mainly discussed in the text?

A.Don’t judge something by one season.B.Autumn is the harvest season in a year.

C.Never give up until you get success.D.Spring is the best time to do the year’s work.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】A

【解析】

本文講述了有一個(gè)人，他有四個(gè)兒子，他想讓他的兒子們學(xué)會(huì)如何判斷事物，所以他讓他們?nèi)タ催h(yuǎn)處的一棵梨樹(shù)。大兒子冬天去看，二兒子春天去看，三兒子夏天去看，最小的兒子秋天去看。他把他們叫到一起，描述兒子們所看到的一切。大兒子說(shuō)這棵樹(shù)又丑又彎又弱。二兒子說(shuō)這棵樹(shù)覆蓋著綠芽和充滿希望。三兒子說(shuō)樹(shù)上開(kāi)滿了花，它們聞起來(lái)很香，看起來(lái)也很美。最后小兒子說(shuō)這棵樹(shù)成熟，充滿水果。他告訴他的兒子們，不能僅憑一個(gè)季節(jié)來(lái)判斷一棵樹(shù)或一個(gè)人。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“the youngest son in the fall”可知秋天，故選B。

【2】詞義猜測(cè)題。Colorful flowers五顏六色的花；Weak trees殘樹(shù)；Green buds綠芽；Ripe fruit成熟水果；根據(jù)“The third son said it was filled with blossoms and they smelt so sweet and looked so beautiful.”可知聞著很香，所以此處是是花蕾，故選A。

【3】主旨大意題。根據(jù)“He wanted his sons to learn how to judge things”及“He told them that you cannot judge a tree or a person by only one season”可知不能僅憑一個(gè)季節(jié)來(lái)判斷一棵樹(shù)或一個(gè)人，所以此處是不要隨意判斷事物，故選A。