阅读理解

　　A rich man was riding along the road and saw an old man digging in his garden．There was a young tree lying on the ground．The rich man asked the old man,“What kind of tree are you planting there,my good man?”

　　“This is a fig(无花果) tree,sir,”he said．

　　“A fig tree?”the rich man was very surprised．“Why,how old are you?”

　　“I am ninety years old．”

　　“What!”shouted the rich man．“You're ninety years old．You are planting a very young tree now and it'll take years to give fruit．You certainly don't hope to live long enough to get any fruit from this tree．”The old man smiled and said,“Tell me,sir．Did you eat figs when you were a boy?”“Sure．”The man did not know why he asked this question．The old man asked,“Who planted the fig trees?”

　　“Why?I don't know．”

　　“You see,sir,”the old man said slowly,“our forefathers(祖先)planted trees for us to enjoy and I am doing the same for the people after me．”

　　The rich man was quiet,and then said,“You are right,my good man．We should do some things for the people after us．Thank you very much．”Then he rode away．

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阅读理解

　　Like many people,I have no clear idea about heroes．At some point,we all wonder if we need a hero and what a hero really is．

　　Although there are a lot of differences in cultures,heroes around the world generally share a number of characteristics(特点)which give us courage and make us want to learn from them．A hero does something worth talking about．A hero has a special story to tell and people think highly of it．But a hero is not just the person with great fame(声誉)．

　　A hero has powers(力量)larger than himself．Some people want to live like a hero,and they have to experience life with new and further meaning．A sure test for would-be heroes is what or whom they serve．What do they want to live and die for?If the answer suggests they serve only their own fame,they may be famous persons but not heroes．

　　A hero has a vision from the mountaintop．He has the power to move people．He creates new possibilities．Without Gandhi,India might still be part of Britain．Without Martin Luther King,Jr．,Americans might take different buses,eat in different restaurants,go for walks in different parks,and shop in different stores because of the different colours of their skin．

　　There might be changes in society without a hero,but the speed of change would be rather slow．Thanks to heroes in history,they make the society develop so rapidly．

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