中考真题2024年吉林省阅读理解B篇-种树的哲学
When I was a little boy, I lived next to David. He liked to plant trees in his large yard on weekends. But the way he planted trees was quite different. He never watered his new trees. I asked him why he did so, and he said that watering trees would spoil them. “If you water the trees, each baby tree will grow weaker and weaker.” said David. He told me that watering these new trees would make roots (树根) shallow (浅), but deep roots were very important for trees. I didn’t understand his words at that time.
Several years after I left home, I came back to visit my parents. When I walked by David’s house, I saw the trees that he planted. They are strong now. I suddenly realize that planting a tree is like raising a child. As a father of two children, I shouldn’t care for them too much. Instead, they should depend on themselves. In that case, whatever happens, they can make their own decisions.
1.When did David like to plant trees?
A On weekends.
B On Fridays.
C On sunny mornings.
D On rainy days.
解析：选A。细节理解题。根据“He liked to plant trees in his large yard on weekends.”可知，David喜欢在周末种树。故选A。
2.What does the underlined word “spoil” probably mean in Paragraph 1?
A be bad for
B be famous for
C be similar to
D be thankful to
解析：选A。词句猜测题。根据下文“If you water the trees, each baby tree will grow weaker and weaker.”可知，如果给树浇水，每棵小树会变得越来越弱，所以“spoil”在这里的意思是“对……有害”。故选A。
3.Why didn’t David water his new trees?
A Because he didn’t have enough water.
B Because he was too old to water trees
C Because he wanted to make roots deep.
D Because he didn’t know how to water trees.
解析：选C。细节理解题。根据“He told me that watering these new trees would make roots (树根) shallow (浅), but deep roots were very important for trees.”可知，新树浇水会使根变浅，但深根对树来说非常重要，所以David不给新树浇水是因为他想让树根深入。故选C。
4.How are the trees that David planted now?
A Dead.
B Strong.
C Small.
D Weak.
解析：选B。细节理解题。根据“When I walked by David’s house, I saw the trees that he planted. They are strong now.”可知，David种的树现在很强壮。故选B。
5.What does the writer learn from his experience?
A Children should plant trees.
B Parents should water trees all the time.
C Children should depend on themselves
D Parents should care for their kids too much.
解析：选C。细节理解题。根据“As a father of two children, I shouldn’t care for them too much. Instead, they should depend on themselves.”可知，作者从这次经历中学到的是孩子应该学会依靠自己，父母不能对他们过分关心。故选C。