Question

One day,a young man saw an old man planting a tree in his garden.He asked the old man．"what kind of tree are you planting there?"

"This is a fig（无花果）tree，"the old man said．

"A fig tree?the young man was very surprised．"Why，how old are you?"

"I am ninety years old．"

"What!"cried the young man．"You're ninety years old，You are planting a very young tree now and it'll take years to give fruit．You certainly won’t live long enough to get any fruit from this tree．"The old man looked around the garden.Then he said with a smile,“Did you eat figs when you were a boy?"Sure，"the young man answered and he did not know why he asked this question．

The old man asked，"Who planted the fig trees？"

"I don't know．"

"You see，sir．"The old man said slowly，"Our ancestors planted trees for us to enjoy and I am doing the same for the people after me．"

The young man said,“You are right.We should do some things for the people after us.”

1.What was the old man doing when the young man saw him?

A. Planting flowers. B. Planting a tree.

C. Watering the plants. D. Having a rest.

2.How did the young man feel at first?

A. Sad. B. Happy. C. Surprised. D. Excited.

3.What does the underlined word“ancestors”mean?

A. People who lived a long time ago.

B. People who live in the future.

C. People who live in the countryside.

D. People who live in the modern city.

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A. We should do everything for our children.

B. We should find something interesting to do every day.

C. We should do something useful for the people.

D. We should be friendly to the people around us.

1.B 2.C 3.A 4.C 【解析】试题分析：短文讲述的是老人种树的故事，告诉人们要多做些有益的事情。 1.题意：当那个年轻人看见他时，老人在干什么？考查细节理解题。根据One day,a young man saw an ole man planting a tree in his garden.，可知老人在栽树，故选B。 2.题意：这个年轻人起初感觉如何...

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