A rich man was once riding along the road and saw an old man digging in his garden. On the ground lay a young tree, ready to be planted. The rich man called out to the old man, “What kind of tree are you planting there, my good man?”
“This is a fig(無花果)tree, sir.” He said.
“A fig tree？” the rich man was very surprised. “Why, how old are you, may I ask?”
“I am ninety years old.”
“What！” cried 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 looked around the garden. Then he said with a smile, “Tell me, sir. Did you eat figs when you were a boy?” “Sure,” the man did not know why he asked this question. “Then tell me this,” he said. “Who planted the fig trees?” “Why-why？I don't know.” “You see, sir.” went on the old man. “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 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.
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列各問題。
1.What tree was the old man planting when the rich man saw him？
2.How old was the old man？
3.The old man was planting the tree to get himself some fruit to eat, wasn't he？Who was he planting the tree for？
4.Did the rich man eat figs when he was a boy？
5.What should we do for the people after us？
【答案與解析】
一位年已九旬的老人在花園里栽種一棵無花果樹。一個年輕人看到后感到迷惑不解。于是引發(fā)了兩人的一番對話。本篇短文通過這件寓意刻的小事，說明了“前人栽樹，后人乘涼”的道理。
1.He was planting a fig tree. 本小題屬于表層理解題，答案就在這位老人的回答中。
2.He was ninety years old. 與上題相似，其答案也在答語“I am ninety years old.”中。
3.No，he wasn't. He was planting the tree for the people after him to enjoy. 從“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.”中可看出答案是否定的。而其原因則隱含在“…and I am doing the same for the people after me.”中。
4.Yes, he did. 答案就在“‘Sure,’ the man did not know why he asked this question.”這句話當中。
5.We should do some good things for the people after us. 那位有錢的人聽了老人的這一席話，深受啟發(fā)。他說的“We should do some things for the people after us.”這句話就是答案的出處。
“This is a fig(無花果)tree, sir.” He said.
“A fig tree？” the rich man was very surprised. “Why, how old are you, may I ask?”
“I am ninety years old.”
“What！” cried 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 looked around the garden. Then he said with a smile, “Tell me, sir. Did you eat figs when you were a boy?” “Sure,” the man did not know why he asked this question. “Then tell me this,” he said. “Who planted the fig trees?” “Why-why？I don't know.” “You see, sir.” went on the old man. “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 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.
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列各問題。
1.What tree was the old man planting when the rich man saw him？
2.How old was the old man？
3.The old man was planting the tree to get himself some fruit to eat, wasn't he？Who was he planting the tree for？
4.Did the rich man eat figs when he was a boy？
5.What should we do for the people after us？
【答案與解析】
一位年已九旬的老人在花園里栽種一棵無花果樹。一個年輕人看到后感到迷惑不解。于是引發(fā)了兩人的一番對話。本篇短文通過這件寓意刻的小事，說明了“前人栽樹，后人乘涼”的道理。
1.He was planting a fig tree. 本小題屬于表層理解題，答案就在這位老人的回答中。
2.He was ninety years old. 與上題相似，其答案也在答語“I am ninety years old.”中。
3.No，he wasn't. He was planting the tree for the people after him to enjoy. 從“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.”中可看出答案是否定的。而其原因則隱含在“…and I am doing the same for the people after me.”中。
4.Yes, he did. 答案就在“‘Sure,’ the man did not know why he asked this question.”這句話當中。
5.We should do some good things for the people after us. 那位有錢的人聽了老人的這一席話，深受啟發(fā)。他說的“We should do some things for the people after us.”這句話就是答案的出處。