英语阅读理解：前人栽树 后人乘凉

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1、英语阅读理解：前人栽树后人乘凉　　Arichmanwasonceridingalongtheroadandsawanoldmandigginginhisgarden.Onthegroundlayayoungtree,readytobeplanted.Therichmancalledouttotheoldman,“Whatkindoftreeareyouplantingthere,mygoodman?”　　“Thisisafigtree,sir.”Hesaid.　　“Afigtree?”therichm

2、anwasverysurprised,“Why,howoldareyou,mayIask?”　　“Iamninetyyearsold.”　　“What!”criedtherichman,“You’reninetyyearsold.Youareplantingaveryyoungtreenowandit’lltakeyearstogivefruit.Youcertainlydon’thopetolivelongenoughtogetanyfruitfromthistree.”Theoldmanlooke

3、daroundthegarden.Thenhesaidwithasmile,“Tellme,sir.Didyoueatfigswhenyouwereaboy?”“Sure,”themandidnotknowwhyheaskedthisquestion.“Thentellmethis,”hesaid,“Whoplantedthefigtrees?”“Why-why?Idon’tknow.”“Yousee,sir.”wentontheoldman,“Ourforefathersplantedtreesfo

4、rustoenjoyandIamdoingthesameforthepeopleafterme.”　　Therichmanwasquietandsaid,“Youareright，mygoodman.Weshoulddosomethingsforthepeopleafterus.Thankyouverymuch.”Thenherodeaway.　　根据短文内容回答下列各问题。　　treewastheoldmanplantingwhentherichmansawhim?　　_______________

5、_________________________　　12.Howoldwastheoldman?　　_________________________________________　　13.Theoldmanwasplantingthetreetogethimselfsomefruittoeat，wasn’the?Whowasheplantingthetreefor?　　____________________________________________　　14.Didtherichmanea

6、tfigswhenhewasaboy?　　____________________________________________　　15.Whatshouldwedoforthepeopleafterus?　　_____________________________________________　　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。”　　wasplantingafigtree.　　

7、12.Hewasninetyyearsold.　　13.No,hewasn’t.Hewasplantingthetreeforthepeopleafterhim.　　14.Yes,hedid.　　15.Weshoulddosomegoodthingsforthepeopleafterus.