Question

19．A young father was visiting an old neighbor．They were standing in the old man's garden，and talking about children．The young man said，"How strict should parents be with their children？"
   The old man pointed to a string（繩子）between a big strong tree and a thin young one．"Please untie（解開）that string，"he said．The young man untied it，and the young tree bent（彎）over to one side．"Now tie it again，please，"said the old man，"but first pull the string tight so that the young tree is straight again．"
   The young man did so．Then the old man said，"There，it is the same with children．You must be strict with them，but sometimes you must untie the string to know how they are getting on． If they are not yet able to stand alone，you must tie the string tight again．But when you find that they are ready to stand alone，you can take the string away．"
56．The story is aboutB．
A．how to take care of young trees       
B．how strict parents should be with their children
C．how the young father should get on with his old neighbor     
D．how to tie and untie the string
57．The young man untied the stringC．
A．in order to throw it away       
B．so that both of the trees would grow straight
C．only to find that the thinner one bent over to one side     
D．in order to let the old man teach him
58．When can the string be taken away？D．
A．When the old man has left         
B．After you have untied it
C．When the young man has untied it next time    
D．When the young tree grows strong enough
59．In the story the relation（關系）of the big strong tree to the thin one is like that ofB．
A． the young father to the old neighbor                 
B． parents to their children
C． the old neighbor to the children of the young father     
D． grown ups to their parents．

Answer 1

分析 本文以大樹和小樹來比方家長和孩子，如何教育孩子，就像短文中所說的，在大樹和小樹兩棵樹中間系一根繩子，用這根繩子去幫助小樹長的直立，不斷松開繩子來看一下小樹是否能長直立，如果可以不用繩子了就可以把它去掉了，這就好比家長管教孩子一樣的道理．

解答 BCDB

56．答案 B 歸納概括題．第一段They were standing in the old man's garden，talking about children．The young man said，"How strict should parents be withtheir children？"他們站在老人的園子里，談論著孩子．年輕人說，"父母應該對孩子多嚴格呢？"第二段及第三段是老人巧妙地告訴年輕人這個問題的答案，因此應該選答案B．
57．答案 C 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)題中untiedthe string，到文中去找信息源．第二段Theyoung man untied it，and the young tree bent over to one side．年輕人解開那根繩子，小樹彎到一邊去了．可知應該選答案C．
58．答案 D 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)題中thestring be taken away，到文中去找信息源．第三段But when you find that they are ready to stand alone，you can take the string away．但是，當你發(fā)現(xiàn)他們已經能獨自直立時，你就可以把繩子拿開了．可知應該選答案D．
59．答案 B  細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)整篇課文的內容可知那棵大樹相當于家長，小樹相當于小孩，故選B．

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