He wrapped the package in brown paper and tied it with ______（细绳）.

A young father was visiting an old neighbour. 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 (细绳索) between a big strong tree and a thin young one.

“Please untie (解开) that string,” he said. The young man untied it, and the young tree bent 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, tie the string tight again. But when you find that they are ready to stand alone, you can take the string away.”

1. The story is about _____________.

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 neighbour

D. how to help children to study

2. The young man untied the string _____________.

A. in order to throw it away

B. so that both of the trees would grow straight

C. in order to see if the young tree grew taller

D. to see if the young tree can stand straight

3. When could the string be taken away?

A. When the old man left.

B. When the young man untied it next time.

C. When the young tree grew strong enough.

D. When the young tree grew older.

4. At last the old man told the young man _____________.

A. that he should be strict with his children if they could not stand alone

B. that he should always be strict with his children

C. that he should be hard on his children

D. that he should put a string to his children

5. We learn that the big strong tree and the thin young one are like _____________.

A. the young father and the old neighour

B. parents and their children

C. the young and the old

D. the old neighbour and the children of the young man

阅读理解

　　A young father was visiting an old neighbour. 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 (细绳索) between a big strong tree and a thin young one.

　　“Please untie (解开) that string,” he said. The young man untied it, and the young tree bent 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 see 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.”

1．The story is about ________ .

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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 neighbour

D．how to help children to study

2．The young man untied the string ________ .

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A．in order to throw it away

B．so that both of the trees would grow straight

C．only to find that the young tree bent over to one side

D．in order to see if the young tree grew taller

3．When could the string be taken away? ________ .

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A．When the old man left

B．When the young mail untied it next time

C．When the young tree grew strong enough

D．When the young tree grew older

4．At last the old man told the young man ________ .

[　　]

A．that he should be strict with his children if they could not stand alone

B．that he should always be strict with his children

C．that he should be hard on his children

D．that he should put a string to his children

5．We learn that the big strong tree and the thin young one are like ________ .

[　　]

A．the young father and the old neighbour

B．parents and their children

C．the young and the old

D．the old neighbour and the children of the young man

完形填空

　　The story of Franklin's kite is known everywhere. He had been 1 on electricity, and in 1751 had published a paper 2 that electricity and lightning were 3 thing. Both were 4 , both were the same 5 color, both made a 6 , both made crooked (弯曲的) flashes, and both could 7 metal.

　　 8 his announcement, he and his son took a kite 9 silk, and added a long 10 to the top and 11 silk to the 12 of the string (细绳) with which he 13 the kite. A 14 key was hung 15 the silk and the string 16 . They 17 the kite up into a 18 , 19 themselves dry 20 a roof. When the kite 21 the storm clouds, Franklin noticed that all the 22 parts of his string began to stand up and shake. When the kite touched lightning, a spark (电花) ran 23 the string to the 24 ; a rush of electric sparks began to appear on the key. As the string became wetter, the sparks came faster. They were sparks of electricity. Lightning was indeed 25 .

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