Question

There was a man. He had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest(探索)in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was far away. The first son went in the 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 that the tree was ugly ,bent and weak. The second son said no---it was covered with green buds and full of promise. The third son said it was laden 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 drooping（下垂 ）with fruit, full of life and fulfillment.. 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 they cannot judge a tree or a person, by only one season, and that the essence(本质) of who they are---- the pleasure, the joy and love that come from that life---can only be measured at the end （盖棺论定）,when all the seasons are up.    If you give up when it is in winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, the fulfillment of your fall. Don’t let the pain of one destroy the joy of all the rest.
小题1:Why did the man sent his sons each on a quest?
小题2:When did the fourth son go?
小题3:What did the third son say when they came back?
小题4: Did the man agree with all of his sons?
小题5:Which season will you miss If you give up when it is in winter?

Answer 1

小题1:Because he wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly.
小题2: In the fall.
小题3:The third son said it was laden with blossoms and they smelt so sweet and looked so beautiful.
小题4:Yes.
小题5:You will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, the fulfillment of your fall.

试题分析：这篇短文通过一个父亲轮番派遣他的4个儿子到很远的地方去寻一棵梨树的故事，告诉人们不能以一季来判断树，更不能以一时来判断人，因为人之本质源自他们喜、乐、爱的根本——只有在其生之了结时才可盖棺论定。倘若你在冬季就已放弃，那无疑会错过春季的生机、夏季的美丽和秋季的收益。勿为一季的痛苦而破坏了所有的欢乐。
小题1:细节理解题。根据短文 He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest(探索)in turn的描述可知，这位父亲想让他的儿子学会不以一时来判断人和事。故应答：Because he wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly。
小题2:细节理解题。根据短文The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in the summer, the youngest son in the fall的描述可知，第四个儿子是秋天去的。故可答： In the fall。
小题3:细节理解题。根据短文The third son said it was laden with blossoms and they smelt so sweet and looked so beautiful的描述可知应答：The third son said it was laden with blossoms and they smelt so sweet and looked so beautiful。
小题4:细节理解题。根据短文The man then said to his sons that they were all right的描述可知，这位父亲同意他的儿子的看法。故应答：Yes。
小题5:细节理解题。根据短文If you give up when it is in winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, the fulfillment of your fall.的描述可知应答：You will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, the fulfillment of your fall。