北京中考英语阅读理解练习题：前人栽树　后人乘凉

　　A rich man was once riding along the road and saw an old man digging in his garden. On the ground lay a young tree, ready to be planted. The rich man called out to 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!” cried 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 looked around the garden. Then he said with a smile, “Tell me, sir. Did you eat figs when you were a boy? ”“Sure,” the man did not know why he asked this question. “Then tell me this,” he said, “Who planted the fig trees?” “Why-why? I don’t know.” “You see, sir.” went on the old man,“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 and 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.

　　根据短文内容回答下列各问题。

　　11.What tree was the old man planting when the rich man saw him?

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　　12. How old was the old man?

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　　13. The old man was planting the tree to get himself some fruit to eat，wasn’t he? Who was he planting the tree for?

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　　14. Did the rich man eat figs when he was a boy?

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　　15. What should we do for the people after us?

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　　答案：

　　【文章大意】一位富人见一位90岁的老人在种无花果树，感到很惊讶。老人对他说，“我们的祖先为我们栽树，供我们享受，我也为我的后人们做同样的事。”

　　11.He was planting a fig tree.

　　12. He was ninety years old.

　　13. No, he wasn’t. He was planting the tree for the people after him .

　　14. Yes, he did.

　　15. We should do some good things for the people after us.