Question

When I was young, I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs. He didn’t look like any doctor I’d ever known. He never shouted at us for playing in his yard. I remembered him as a neighbor who was nicer than anyone else in the neighborhood.
When Dr. Gibbs was happy, he was planting trees. And his life’s goal was to make it a forest.
Dr. Gibbs had some interesting theories about planting. He talked about trees that weren’t watered would grow deep roots in search of water. So he never watered his trees. He planted an oak (橡樹(shù)) and, instead of watering it every morning, he beat it with the rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s attention.
Dr. Gibbs died a couple of years. Every now and again, I walk by his house and look at the trees that he planted twenty-five years ago. They’re very strong now.
I planted a couple of trees a few years later. I watered them regularly and took good care of them. Whenever a cold wind blows, they shake their leaves and branches.
The funny thing about those trees of Dr. Gibbs was that difficulty seemed to help them in ways comfort and ease never could.
【小題1】What was Dr. Gibbs’ life goal?

A．To build a forest.	B．To save more lives.
C．To make a lot of money.	D．To study plants.

【小題2】One of Dr. Gibbs’ theories about planting was that ______.

A．he often talked to the trees

B．he kicked the trees heavily

C．he never watered the trees

D．he buried the leaves around the roots

【小題3】What does the writer mainly want to tell us?

A．Trees are not as weak as we think.

B．We should listen to others’ advice.

C．Planting trees is good for the environment.

D．Difficulty is necessary for growth.

Answer 1

【小題1】A
【小題2】C
【小題3】D

解析試題分析：作者通過(guò)他的鄰居種樹(shù)的經(jīng)歷來(lái)告訴我們對(duì)于成長(zhǎng)來(lái)說(shuō)有時(shí)候困難是必備的。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句And his life’s goal was to make it a forest.說(shuō)明他的目標(biāo)就是種出一片森林，故A正確。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段前3行Dr. Gibbs had some interesting theories about planting. He talked about trees that weren’t watered would grow deep roots in search of water. So he never watered his trees.說(shuō)明Dr. Gibbs 的種植理論是從不澆水，C正確。
【小題3】推理題。根據(jù)文章最后3行The funny thing about those trees of Dr. Gibbs was that difficulty seemed to help them in ways comfort and ease never could.說(shuō)明文章想告訴我們的就是對(duì)于成長(zhǎng)來(lái)說(shuō)有時(shí)候困難是必備的。作者通過(guò)他的鄰居種樹(shù)的經(jīng)歷來(lái)告訴我們這個(gè)道理。選D。
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