Question

There was once a forest made up of tiny trees that were all growing up together. They had been planted by a very old gardener who took care that they would all grow up to be straight and healthy. However, the area was hit by strong winds, and the little trees preferred to avoid the annoying winds, so they bent(彎) their trunks (樹干) and branches to protect themselves.

The old man, knowing they could never grow well like this, decided to straighten them out, and spent many hours tying their tiny trunks to supporting poles(桿), hoping his beloved trees would understand he was doing this for their own good. But those naughty trees disliked all the wind. They always avoided the gardener’s help by bending themselves, hiding from the wind. One of those trees, one standing right in the middle of the forest, forced itself to grow up straight, patiently bearing the annoying wind.

Three years passed, and the old man died. And from then on the trees could grow however they liked, bending from the wind just as they pleased, with no one bothering them about it. All, that was, except the single straight tree in the center of the forest, who decided to grow up just as a tree should.

But as the forest grew, and the trees got thicker and stronger, they began to hear cracks(破裂聲) from inside. Their branches and trunks needed to keep growing, but the trees were so twisted that the growth they were experiencing only brought them pain and suffering.

And it was a place with a special beauty since, right in its center, surrounded by thousands of short twisted trees, rose one impressive tree that was long and straight like no others. And that tree, the only one that never cracked, continued growing, without a worry for the changeable wind.

1.Why did the trees bend their trunks and branches?

A.Because the gardener often touched them.

B.Because the wind were not strong.

C.Because they protected themselves from being destroyed.

D.Because they were very shy and afraid to meet the wind.

2.What can we infer from Paragraph 2?

A.The gardener was kind and treated the trees well.

B.The trees disliked the gardener.

C.The gardener was cruel to the trees.

D.The trees were all naughty.

3.How long did the old gardener look after the trees?

A. Two years. B. Three years.

C. Four years. D. Five years.

4. We can learn from the fourth paragraph that .

A. the trees lived happily

B. the trees liked to stay with each other

C. the trees missed the old gardener

D. the trees suffered from their actions

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

【解析】

試題分析: 本文講述小樹為了避免大風彎下腰，即使有園丁幫助扶起來，也不愿意直起腰身，等園丁死后，他們按照自己的意愿長大，隨著枝干的生長，樹開始承受痛苦，慢慢的斷裂，只有一棵直立的樹傲然迎風，告訴我們只有直立才能接受挑戰(zhàn)。

1.C 細節(jié)理解題。根據第一段提到the little trees preferred to avoid the annoying winds, so they bent(彎) their trunks (樹干) and branches to protect themselves.他們彎腰為了保護他們自己，故選C項。

2.A 推斷題。根據第二段提到The old man, knowing they could never grow well like this, decided to straighten them out, and spent many hours tying their tiny trunks to supporting poles(桿), hoping his beloved trees would understand he was doing this for their own good.老人知道他們不能象這樣，決定把他們弄直來幫他他們，故選A項。

3.B 細節(jié)理解題。根據第三段提到Three years passed, and the old man died.可知照顧了三年，故選B項。

4.D 細節(jié)推斷題。根據第四段提到Their branches and trunks needed to keep growing, but the trees were so twisted that the growth they were experiencing only brought them pain and suffering.樹枝要生長，便樹太彎曲了，成長帶給他們的只有苦痛，故選D項。

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