Many years ago, there was an old man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge(判斷) things too quickly. So he told them to go and look at a pear tree. It was far away from his home. The first son went in winter, the second in spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in autumn.
When the sons came back, the old man asked them to say what they had seen.
The first son complained the tree was ugly. The second son said the tree was covered with buds and full of hope. The third son said the tree was full of green leaves. They looked so beautiful, and it was the most wonderful thing he had ever seen. The youngest son said that the tree was bowed down with heavy fruits. It was full of life and fulfillment(收獲).
The man explained that all of his sons were right, but each of them had seen just one season of the tree. He told them that they couldn’t judge a tree or a person by only one season. "If you give up when it’s winter, you will miss the hope of your spring, the beauty of your summer, and the fulfillment of your autumn." said the old man
It is true that we shouldn’t let the hard season break the happiness of the other seasons. Never give up during the difficult days and better times are sure to come some day.
小題1:Why did the old man ask his sons to look at the pear tree?         
A．Because he liked. eating pears.
B．Because the tree was important to his family.
C．Because he wanted to teach them not to judge things too quickly.
D．Because his sons didn’t judge things quickly.
小題2:The fourth son went to see the tree in          .                     
A．SpringB．SummerC．AutumnD．Winter
小題3:The underlined word "buds" probably means        in Chinese.        
A．葉子B．枝條C．果實D．花蕾
小題4:Which of the following is true?                                     
A．The pear tree was near his home.
B．The third son said the tree was beautiful.
C．The four sons all liked the tree.
D．Even you give up in winter, you can still get hope in other seasons
小題5:What’s the main idea of this passage?                              
A．Don’t judge a life by one difficult season.
B．Father’s love is great.
C．Every tree has four seasons.
D．Life is different for everyone.

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:B
小題5:A
小題1:C 從文章“He wanted his sons to learn not to judge(判斷) things too quickly. ”可看出答案。
小題2:C 從文章“and the youngest son in autumn.”可看出答案。
小題3:D 從文章“The second son said the tree was covered with buds and full of hope. The third son said the tree was full of green leaves. ”可推出樹葉前應(yīng)該是花蕾
小題4:B 從文章“ The third son said the tree was full of green leaves. They looked so beautiful, and it was the most wonderful thing he had ever seen. ”可看出答案。
小題5:A 從文章“The man explained that all of his sons were right, but each of them had seen just one season of the tree. He told them that they couldn’t judge a tree or a person by only one season.”點(diǎn)出主題。
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