Question

A man had seven sons, who were always quarreling. They left their studies and work, to quarrel among themselves. Some bad men were looking forward to the death of their father, to cheat them out of their property(財產) by making them quarrel about it.

The good old man, one day, called his sons around him. He laid before them seven sticks, which were tied together. He said, “I will pay a hundred dollars to the one who can break this bundle(捆).”

Each one tried their best to break the bundle. After a long but useless efforts, they all said that it could not be done.

“And yet, my boys,” said the father, “nothing is easier to do.” He then untied the bundle, and broke the sticks, one by one, with perfect ease.

“Ah!” said his sons, “It is easy enough to do it so; anybody could do it in that way.”

Their father replied, “As it is with these sticks, so it is with you, my sons. So long as you hold fast together and help each other, you will be much richer, and none can harm you.

“But if the brotherhood bundle is broken, it will happen to you just as it has to these sticks, which lie there broken on the ground.”

Home, city, country, all are property found, When they hold tightly together.

1.How many sticks does the old man ask his sons to break?

A. 2 B. 3 C. 5 D. 7

2.Why was the old man able to break the sticks?

A. Because his sons helped him to do so.

B. Because he was strong enough to do so.

C. Because he was wise enough to untie the bundle.

D. Because the sticks were no longer as strong as before.

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The old man was going to die soon.

B. The sticks were used as a tool to teach the sons a lesson.

C. The sons were all too stupid to take care of their property.

D. some bad men might get the property away from the old man.

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.B

【解析】

試題分析：老人的七個孩子經常發生爭執，甚至都影響到了學習。一天老人把捆在一起的七根木根放在他們面前，讓他們把它折斷，每個孩子都竭盡全力，卻未能成功。老人解開繩子，很輕松就把每根木棍折斷了。老人想通過這件事讓孩子們學會團結。

1.He laid before them seven sticks, which were tied together.”可知，老人把七根棍子綁在一起，讓孩子們把它折斷，故選D。

2.He then untied the bundle, and broke the sticks, one by one, with perfect ease.”可知，老人解開繩子，一根一根地很輕松就把七根棍子折斷了，故選C。

3.As it is with these sticks, so it is with you, my sons. So long as you hold fast together and help each other, you will be much richer, and none can harm you”可知，老人拿七根棍子類比自己的七個孩子，教會他們要學會團結，故選B。

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