Question

Here is a true story about a famous man who worked in the White House and a criminal. They once faced the same thing: their mother gave them apples when they were young.

The criminal said: one day, my mother brought some apples and asked my brother and me: “Which do you want?” “The reddest and biggest one,” my little brother said. My mother stared at him and said to him angrily: “You should learn to give the good things to others; you shouldn’t always think of yourself.” Seeing this, I suddenly changed my idea and then said to my mother, “Mum, please give me the smaller one and give the bigger one to my little brother.” Hearing my words, my mother was very happy. She kissed me on my face and gave the reddest and biggest apple to me as a prize. From them on, I learned to tell lies, fight, steal and rob. In order to get what I wanted, I played hard. As a result, I was sent into prison.

The famous man from the white house said, One day, my mother brought some apples. She said to my brother and me: “You all want the reddest and biggest one, right? Well, let’s have a competition. Now I divided the grassland in front of the gate into two and I will give one to each of you and you must shear(修剪) it well. And I will give the reddest and biggest apple to him who does it the most quickly and best.”

After the competition, I won and I got the biggest apple. In our family, as long as you want to get the best things, you must take part in competition. I think it is fair. No matter what you want, you must pay lots of efforts.

1.The criminal got the reddest and biggest apple because______.

A. he knew how to make his mother happy from her answer

B. he told the truth that he wanted a smaller one

C. elder brother should of course have the bigger one

D. his mother loved him more than she loved the younger brother

2.We can conclude from the passage that _______.

A. it’s wrong to ask children to choose apples when they are not old enough.

B. it’s wrong to ask children not to always think of themselves.

C. it’s important to make children aware that no matter what they want, they must pay work

D. it’s always necessary to have a competition when we give children apple.

3.The writer tells the story by _______.

A. organizing it in the order of time.

B. describing it in the order of space

C. providing some scientific information

D. making a comparison between two men

4.It is implied in the passage that _______.

A. a mother’s educational method has a great influence on a child’s growing.

B. in order to get what we want, we should play hard.

C. we should always try to win competitions which can bring us a lot.

D. giving children apples will lead them to become criminals.

Answer 1