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.
1.C
2.A
3.B
【解析】
試題分析:作者通過他的鄰居種樹的經(jīng)歷來告訴我們對于成長來說有時候困難是必備的。
1. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)文章第二段中的He hardly watered his new trees, an attitude which flew in the face of conventional wisdom.他幾乎不給樹澆水可以得知很少關(guān)注樹的成長。故選C。
2. 推理判斷題,根據(jù)文章第六段中的Two years of attending these trees meant they grew up weak. Whenever a cold wind blew, their branches trembled樹兩年的成長讓他們變得脆弱了,無論何時風(fēng)吹雨打,他們的枝干都顫抖著。說明他們生活在一個艱難的生活條件下。故選A。
3. 推理判斷題,根據(jù)文章最后一段最后一句話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. 我們需要深深地扎根在土壤中,只有這樣當(dāng)我們遭遇風(fēng)吹雨打時,我們才不會被撕裂。說明希望他的兒子能夠忍受住生活中的風(fēng)雨。故選B.
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