Question

There was a man. He had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest(探索)in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was far away. The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in the summer, the youngest son in the fall. When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen. The first son said that the tree was ugly ,bent and weak. The second son said no---it was covered with green buds and full of promise. The third son said it was laden with blossoms and they smelt so sweet and looked so beautiful. The last son disagreed with all of them. He said it was ripe and drooping（下垂 ）with fruit, full of life and fulfillment.. The man then said to his sons that they were all right, because they each had seen but only one season in the tree’s life. He told them that they cannot judge a tree or a person, by only one season, and that the essence(本質) of who they are---- the pleasure, the joy and love that come from that life---can only be measured at the end （蓋棺論定）,when all the seasons are up.    If you give up when it is in winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, the fulfillment of your fall. Don’t let the pain of one destroy the joy of all the rest.
小題1:Why did the man sent his sons each on a quest?
小題2:When did the fourth son go?
小題3:What did the third son say when they came back?
小題4: Did the man agree with all of his sons?
小題5:Which season will you miss If you give up when it is in winter?

Answer 1

小題1:Because he wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly.
小題2: In the fall.
小題3:The third son said it was laden with blossoms and they smelt so sweet and looked so beautiful.
小題4:Yes.
小題5:You will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, the fulfillment of your fall.

試題分析：這篇短文通過一個父親輪番派遣他的4個兒子到很遠的地方去尋一棵梨樹的故事，告訴人們不能以一季來判斷樹，更不能以一時來判斷人，因為人之本質源自他們喜、樂、愛的根本——只有在其生之了結時才可蓋棺論定。倘若你在冬季就已放棄，那無疑會錯過春季的生機、夏季的美麗和秋季的收益。勿為一季的痛苦而破壞了所有的歡樂。
小題1:細節理解題。根據短文 He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest(探索)in turn的描述可知，這位父親想讓他的兒子學會不以一時來判斷人和事。故應答：Because he wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly。
小題2:細節理解題。根據短文The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in the summer, the youngest son in the fall的描述可知，第四個兒子是秋天去的。故可答： In the fall。
小題3:細節理解題。根據短文The third son said it was laden with blossoms and they smelt so sweet and looked so beautiful的描述可知應答：The third son said it was laden with blossoms and they smelt so sweet and looked so beautiful。
小題4:細節理解題。根據短文The man then said to his sons that they were all right的描述可知，這位父親同意他的兒子的看法。故應答：Yes。
小題5:細節理解題。根據短文If you give up when it is in winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, the fulfillment of your fall.的描述可知應答：You will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, the fulfillment of your fall。