阅读下面短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
B
A rich man was riding along the road and saw an old man digging in his garden.There was a young tree lying on the grounD. The rich man asked the old man.” what kind of tree are you planting there, my good man?”
“This is a fig(无花果)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! “ shouted 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 smiled and said, “Tell me, sir, did you eat figs when you were a boy?”
“Sure” the man did not know why he asked this question.
The old man asked, “who planted the fig trees?”
“ well, I don’t know.”
“You see, sir.” The old man said slowly, “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, then 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.
The old man was planting _________when the rich man saw him.
A.an apple tree |
B.a fig tree |
C.a pear tree |
D.a banana tree |
The old man was planting the tree____________.
A.to get himself some fruit to eat |
B.for the people after him |
C.to make his garden more beautiful |
D.just for fun |
The sentence in the, last paragraph “The rich man was quiet” means_________
A.he was thinking about who were his forefathers |
B.he didn't want to disturb the old man |
C.he couldn't communicate with the old man |
D.he understood why the old man planted the young tree |
What kind of personality does the old man has?
A.creative |
B.brave |
C.wise |
D.curious |
We can express the main idea of this passage”_________” in Chin ese.
A.前人栽树,后人乘凉 |
B.光阴似箭,一去不返 |
C.君子爱财,取之有道 |
D.财多惹祸,树大招风 |