A man was walking through the woods with his axe when a small tree called to him. It said, “Hello, my friend. Can you cut down those bigger trees? They stop me from getting the sun. It is so crowded here that I have no room to grow my roots (根茎). I can’t feel the wind.”
The little tree held out its small leaves. It looked so sad. Then it cried, “If those trees were gone, I’d be able to grow. A year from now, I’d be the biggest tree here. But for now, I’m just a small tree.”
The man thought for some time and agreed. He walked over to the bigger trees and started cutting them down. He cleared lots of space around the small tree. Now it could be able to feel the sun and wind. It would grow bigger and become the biggest tree in that area.
But something else happened. The sun came first, burning (燃烧) the small tree, as it wasn’t used to so much sunlight. Then heavy wind and rain came, without the bigger trees to protect (保护) it, the small tree was hit by the rainstorm. Soon, the tree was almost dead.
“You’ve been quite not clever,” said a snake that saw what had happened, looking at the poor tree and its small leaves. “In fact, you brought this on yourself. If you stay with the bigger trees, the sun and rainstorm won’t hurt you seriously. They will protect you instead. If you just wait longer, you will grow to be just as big as them and you will be strong. But now, you are nearly gone.”
57. Why did the small tree ask the man to cut down the bigger trees?
A.Because it had no root. | B.Because it was so windy. |
C.Because it enjoyed being crowded. | D.Because it wanted to get more sun. |
58. What happened to the small tree after the man cut down the bigger trees?
A.A snake laughed at it and hurt it. | B.It became the biggest tree in that area. |
C.The sun burned it and the rainstorm hit it. | D.It held out its small leaves and cried heavily. |
59. Why did the snake think the small tree was not clever?
A.Because the small tree brought the result on itself. |
B.Because the snake would protect the small tree. |
C.Because the small tree didn’t need sunlight and space. |
D.Because the sun and rainstorm didn’t want to hurt the small tree. |
60. Which of the following is RIGHT?
A.The small tree might die soon. | B.The man planned to let the small tree die. |
C.The small tree’s dream came true in the end. | D.The small tree grew as big as the bigger trees. |
61. What does the passage try to tell us?
A.We can’t cut down trees. | B.We shouldn’t hurt the one who helps us. |
C.We had better develop a healthy lifestyle. | D.Ten years of trees, a hundred years of trees. |