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?"
"Why - why: I don't know."
"You see, sir." The old man said slowly, "our forefathers(祖先)planted trees for us to enjoy and l 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 that_______.
A. he was thinking about who were his forefathers
B he didn't want to disturb(打扰)the old man
C. he couldn't communicate（交流）with the old man
D. he understood(理解)why the old man planted the young treeWe can express the main idea of this passage"_______" in Chinese.
| 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 |
阅读理解
阅读下列材料，完成每篇材料后的问题。A
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任务型阅读
阅读下面的短文，从文后方框中选择恰当的句子填入文中空白处。
When you read this sentence, the population of the earth has grown by 10 people.1_________
Most of these new people are born in developing countries.2_________
In the developed countries of Europe and North America, the population is growing very slowly. This is because women in these countries have, on average(平均), only one or two children. 3_________
In the developing countries, more than one billion people already live below the poverty line (贫困线).
4_________ Children get little or no time at school and suffer from many kinds of diseases.
The UN has said that the world’s population will reach 12.5 billion people by the year 2100. If the number makes your head spinning(眩晕), you’re not alone. Many experts are worrying that so fast population growth could have very bad results. 10_________
| A.These countries are found in much of Africa, South America and parts of Asia. B.These people don’t have enough food to eat and they live in poor housing. C.That may not sound much, but it’s about 14,000 people per hour. D.But in the developing countries, many women have five or more children. E.It could hurt the environment and increase the number of poor people. |
阅读理解
C
China Youth says that more and more girl students have entered colleges to study in the recent few years. As we know, once the number of boys was larger than that of girls and boys did much better than girls in our country for a long time. Now, things have changed a lot.
In recent years, the proportion of girl students is growing fast. In 1998, about 39.7% of college students were girls. In 2000, it was 41.07% and in 2001, the number was 42.14%.
There are several reasons for this.
Firstly, there is little difference between boys and girls in their intelligence(智力). That’s to say, girls are as clever as boys. And boys have more interests than girls, so they may not always do well in their study.
Secondly, girls are more careful than boys. They work harder at school and they do better in all exams.
Another reason is that with the development of society, people pay more and more attention to girls’ education.China Youth says that more and more ______.
| A．boys are clever than girls |
| B．boys can’t go to school |
| C．girls have entered colleges |
| D．girls begin to study at school |
42.14% refers to(指) the number of ______.
| A．girls at schools in 1998 |
| B．girls in colleges in 2001 |
| C．boys at schools in 2001 |
| D．boys in colleges in 1998 |
The writer gave us ______ reasons to explain the question.
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
What does the underlined word “proportion” mean in Chinese?
| A．身高 | B．比例 |
| C．特性 | D．速度 |
Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
| A．Boys may not do well in their study as girls because they don’t like studying. |
| B．Boys are much cleverer than girls because they’re interested in many things. |
| C．Girls’ intelligence is the same as boys’. |
| D．Girls study harder, but they couldn’t get higher marks than boys. |
阅读理解
B
How much pocket money do you get from your parents every month? Maybe 200 yuan? But for Li Beibei, 30 yuan each month is enough. The only thing she buys is lunch—1.5 yuan each day. “Meat is too expensive for me,” said Li.
Li, 14, is a Junior 1 student at Beijing’s Xingzhi Experimental School. Her parents are migrant workers(外来务工人员). They came to Beijing from a village in Luohe, He’nan two years ago. Her father now works as a cleaner and gets 500 yuan every month. Her mother has no job.
Li Beibei has 460 friends at Xingzhi. Every day, Li gets up at 5:30 am and rides her bike for 20 minutes to get to school. Like many teens, Li has a lot of homework—usually at least one hour every day. But that is not all her work. During the weekdays she helps her mum cook. On weekends, she helps wash clothes. “I could cook when I was eight. Dad said sometimes I cook better than Mum!”
Li said she wanted to be a doctor. “I watch TV and find out there are many people with AIDS in He’nan. Some are kids. They need help,” said Li.
But she is afraid to leave school. “I hope I will always be in school,” said Li. “Dad works hard to get money. I promise him I will study hard to be a good student and a good doctor in the future.”Li Beibei came from ______.
| A．Beijing | B．Liaoning | C．He’nan | D．Xingzhi |
Which of the following sentences is TRUE? ______.
| A．The girl’s parents are both cleaners |
| B．Her parents gave her 30 yuan to buy books |
| C．The girl often helps her mother do some housework |
| D．She studies hardest in her class |
She spends ______ on her homework everyday.
| A．20 minutes | B．over one hour |
| C．half an hour | D．two hours |
Her wish is to be a doctor because she wants to ______.
| A．help poor farmers |
| B．help the people with AIDS |
| C．make her parents healthier |
| D．help poor kids |
The best title of the passage should be ______.
| A．A City Girl |
| B．Hard But Happy Life |
| C．A Village Girl’s Hope |
| D．A Girl’s School Life |
阅读理解
A
The one-child policy in our country has made most families much smaller than before. That is to say, there are fewer children in a family. But the population of China is still growing faster. Why? In fact, it’s a serious problem not only in China, but also in the whole world. It’s reported that the world population is expected to reach 9,200,000,000 by 2050. There are two important reasons. First, there are still more and more babies born every year. Next, people in the world can live much longer than before.
The earth is too tired, but it has to burden(担负) more in the future. Who can save her?
根据所给短文内容，选择正确答案。 The passage tells us that the whole world is suffering from(为……苦恼) the .
| A．pollution | B．population | C．flood | D．hunger |
The underlined word “expect” means _______ in the sentence.
| A．希望 | B．祝愿 | C．期待 | D．预测 |
The population of the world will be about ______ by the year 2050.
| A．92 million | B．92 billion | C．9.2 billion | D．9.2 million |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．The population of China is still growing. |
| B．The number of women keeps growing these years. |
| C．It’s difficult for us to control (控制) the population in a few years. |
| D．One of the reasons for the population problem is that people can live longer than before. |
Which is the best title for the passage?
| A．China’s Population | B．The Family Planning |
| C．The Population Problem | D．China’s One-Child Policy |