Question

【题目】 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】

本文讲述了有一个人，他有四个儿子，他想让他的儿子们学会如何判断事物，所以他让他们去看远处的一棵梨树。大儿子冬天去看，二儿子春天去看，三儿子夏天去看，最小的儿子秋天去看。他把他们叫到一起，描述儿子们所看到的一切。大儿子说这棵树又丑又弯又弱。二儿子说这棵树覆盖着绿芽和充满希望。三儿子说树上开满了花，它们闻起来很香，看起来也很美。最后小儿子说这棵树成熟，充满水果。他告诉他的儿子们，不能仅凭一个季节来判断一棵树或一个人。

【1】细节理解题。根据“the youngest son in the fall”可知秋天，故选B。

【2】词义猜测题。Colorful flowers五颜六色的花；Weak trees残树；Green buds绿芽；Ripe fruit成熟水果；根据“The third son said it was filled with blossoms and they smelt so sweet and looked so beautiful.”可知闻着很香，所以此处是是花蕾，故选A。

【3】主旨大意题。根据“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”可知不能仅凭一个季节来判断一棵树或一个人，所以此处是不要随意判断事物，故选A。