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When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor, Dr. Gibbs. He didn’t look like any doctor I’d ever known. He never invited us to play in his yard, but he was a very kind person.

When Dr. Gibbs wasn’t saving lives, he was planting trees. He owned a large field and wanted to make it a forest.

The good doctor had some interesting ideas about planting trees. He never watered his new trees. Once I asked why. He said that watering plants spoiled (寵壞)them, and that if you watered them, each baby tree would grow weaker and weaker, so you had to make things difficult for them and pick out the weaker trees early on.

He talked about how watering trees made for shallow(淺的) roots, and the trees that weren’t watered had to grow deep roots in search of water under the earth by themselves. Deep roots were very important.

So he never watered his trees. He’d planted an oak and, instead of watering it every morning, he’d beat it with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s attention.

Dr. Gibbs died several years after I left home. Every now and then, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I watched him plant about twenty-five years ago. They’re very big and strong now.

I planted some trees a few years back and carried water to them for a whole summer. After two years of caring too much, whenever a cold wind blows in, they shake a lot.

Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. Mostly I pray(祈禱) that their lives will be easy. But lately I’ve been thinking that it’s time to change my prayer. I know my children are going to face difficulties. There’s always a cold wind blowing somewhere, so what we need to do is to pray for roots that reach deep into the brave heart, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we could face it strongly and won’t be beaten down.

1. We know from the reading the doctor _________.

A．didn’t know how to plant trees at all

B．wasn’t good at his own medical job

C．had his own ways of planting trees

D．had nothing to do but plant trees

2. When Dr. Gibbs said, “...pick out the weaker trees early on.” he means that ______.

A．some weak trees would be easily found out at the beginning

B．he would choose the weak trees to water earlier

C．the weak trees would be sent to his patients later

D．he would not plant weak trees so early anymore

3.The passage tells us that the writer _______.

A．should beat his trees with a rolled-up newspaper

B．didn’t often water his trees

C．didn’t have a large field

D．took too much care of his tree

4. The writer wants to change his prayer, hoping that ________.

A．his trees will be stronger than Dr. Gibbs

B．his trees will not be beaten down

C．his sons will be better at planting trees

D．his sons will be able to face difficulties

5.Which can be the best title of the reading?

A．Watering Trees	B．Growing Roots
C．Doctors and his Neighbor	D．Father and his Children

 

Many years ago, when I was working as a volunteer at a hospital, I got to know a little girl named Lisa. The poor little girl had a very serious disease(疾病)and was dying. The doctor had done his best but no medicine really worked. The only chance to save her seemed to be a blood transfusion(輸血)from her five-year-old brother. The little boy had the same disease before and had developed the antibodies(抗體)to fight the illness.
The doctor talked to the little boy about what they planned to do, and asked him if he would like to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate(遲疑) for a moment. Then he took a deep breath and said, "Yes, I'll do it if it can save Lisa."
As the transfusion was going on, the little boy lay quietly in bed next to his sister. He looked at her and smiled all the time. When everything was done and the color returned to his sister's face, his smile disappeared and he looked a little afraid. He looked up at the doctor and asked, "Will I start to die now?"
He was too young to understand the doctor. He thought he would have to give all his blood to his sister, but he agreed.
【小題1】What happened to the little girl named Lisa later?

A．She died of a very serious disease.

B．She got better with the antibodies from her brother.

C．She lost her little brother.

D．The transfusion failed and her illness got worse.

【小題2】How did the five-year-old boy understand the doctor's plan?

A．He thought he was going to lose all his blood.

B．He thought he was going to be killed.

C．He thought he was going to die together with his sister.

D．He thought he was going to die when he was older.

【小題3】What did the boy feel when the doctor talked to him about the transfusion?

A．He was unhappy to help his sister.

B．He was so afraid that he refused to do anything.

C．He was worried about his sister.

D．He was willing to give his blood.

【小題4】 The writer still remembers the story after many years ______.

A．because the little girl had a very strange disease

B．because the sister and brother had the same disease

C．because the doctor saved the little girl's life

D．because of what the boy did for his sister

Many years ago, when I was working as a volunteer at a hospital, I got to know a little girl named Lisa. The poor little girl had a very serious disease(疾病)and was dying. The doctor had done his best but no medicine really worked. The only chance to save her seemed to be a blood transfusion(輸血)from her five-year-old brother. The little boy had the same disease before and had developed the antibodies(抗體)to fight the illness.
The doctor talked to the little boy about what they planned to do, and asked him if he would like to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate(遲疑) for a moment. Then he took a deep breath and said, "Yes, I’ll do it if it can save Lisa."
As the transfusion was going on, the little boy lay quietly in bed next to his sister. He looked at her and smiled all the time. When everything was done and the color returned to his sister’s face, his smile disappeared and he looked a little afraid. He looked up at the doctor and asked, "Will I start to die now?"
He was too young to understand the doctor. He thought he would have to give all his blood to his sister, but he agreed.
【小題1】What happened to the little girl named Lisa later?

A．She died of a very serious disease.

B．She got better with the antibodies from her brother.

C．She lost her little brother.

D．The transfusion failed and her illness got worse.

【小題2】How did the five-year-old boy understand the doctor’s plan?

A．He thought he was going to lose all his blood.

B．He thought he was going to be killed.

C．He thought he was going to die together with his sister.

D．He thought he was going to die when he was older.

【小題3】What did the boy feel when the doctor talked to him about the transfusion?

A．He was unhappy to help his sister.

B．He was so afraid that he refused to do anything.

C．He was worried about his sister.

D．He was willing to give his blood.

【小題4】 The writer still remembers the story after many years ______.

A．because the little girl had a very strange disease

B．because the sister and brother had the same disease

C．because the doctor saved the little girl’s life

D．because of what the boy did for his sister

Many years ago, when I was working as a volunteer at a hospital, I got to know a little girl named Lisa. The poor little girl had a very serious disease(疾病)and was dying. The doctor had done his best but no medicine really worked. The only chance to save her seemed to be a blood transfusion(輸血)from her five-year-old brother. The little boy had the same disease before and had developed the antibodies(抗體)to fight the illness.

The doctor talked to the little boy about what they planned to do, and asked him if he would like to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate(遲疑) for a moment. Then he took a deep breath and said, "Yes, I'll do it if it can save Lisa."

As the transfusion was going on, the little boy lay quietly in bed next to his sister. He looked at her and smiled all the time. When everything was done and the color returned to his sister's face, his smile disappeared and he looked a little afraid. He looked up at the doctor and asked, "Will I start to die now?"

He was too young to understand the doctor. He thought he would have to give all his blood to his sister, but he agreed.

1.What happened to the little girl named Lisa later?

     A. She died of a very serious disease.

     B. She got better with the antibodies from her brother.

     C. She lost her little brother.

     D. The transfusion failed and her illness got worse.

2.How did the five-year-old boy understand the doctor's plan?

     A. He thought he was going to lose all his blood.

     B. He thought he was going to be killed.

     C. He thought he was going to die together with his sister.

     D. He thought he was going to die when he was older.

3.What did the boy feel when the doctor talked to him about the transfusion?

     A. He was unhappy to help his sister.

     B. He was so afraid that he refused to do anything.

     C. He was worried about his sister.

     D. He was willing to give his blood.

 4. The writer still remembers the story after many years ______.

     A. because the little girl had a very strange disease

     B. because the sister and brother had the same disease

     C. because the doctor saved the little girl's life

     D. because of what the boy did for his sister