题目内容
13．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 pains，no gains"．He hardly watered his new trees，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 twenty five years ago．They were all 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．Adersity（逆境） 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 meet with 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．
21．With the trees planted，Doctor Gibbs oftenA．
A．paid little attention to them
B．kept watering them every morning
C．talked to them to get their attention
D．beat them to make them grow deep roots
22．What does the author think of the way Doctor Gibbs planted trees？D
A．Strange and harmful．
B．Interesting and funny．
C．Cruel and unacceptable．
D．Original and reasonable．
23．Which prayer does the author wish for his sons？B
A．Meet people like Dr Gibbs in the future．
B．Be able to stand the rain and wind in their lives．
C．Have an easy life，without too much to worry about．
D．Have good luck，encountering less hardshipin their life．
24．Which of the following can be the best title of the passage？C
A．Prayers for my sons
B．Doctor Gibbs and his trees
C．Growing roots
D．Watering trees．
分析 本文是一篇人物故事类阅读．文章主要介绍了作者的邻居种树的经历告诉我们对于成长来说有时候困难是必须的．
解答 21-24 ADBC
21．A．细节理解题．根据""He hardly watered his new trees，which flew in the face of conventional wisdom．"可知他很少关注树的成长．故选A．
22．D．推理判断题．根据"Whenever a cold wind blew，their branches trembled．Adersity（逆境） seemed to benefit Doctor Gibb's trees in ways comfort and ease never could．"可知作者认为Gibbs的种树方法很原始并且很合理．故选D．
23．B．推理判断题．根据"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．"可知作者希望他的儿子能够经受住生活中的风雨．故选B．
24．C．主旨大意题．纵览全文并根据"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．"可知文章主要介绍了作者的邻居种树的经历告诉我们对于成长来说有时候困难是必须的．所以最好的题目就是生长的树•故选C．
点评 本文是一篇人物故事类阅读．此类题型主要考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力．细节理解题是针对文中某个细节、某句话或某部分具体内容设置问题，所以在做细节理解题时要结合原文和提干有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，再结合选项选出正确答案．在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要联系上下文根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．在做主旨大意题时考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点，确定主旨．
