Question

Now, more and more young people are becoming too proud (骄傲) and confident. They think they can do ______. And I used to be one of them, but I changed my mind greatly ______ my father told me a story.

Once, there was a young man. He looked down on the old. He always thought that the old were _____ because their lives were becoming worse and worse. He also did this to his father. One day, the son took a ______ with his father together. As they walked, the son pointed to one of the ______ flowers and said, “We young people are like this nice flower, so healthy, and full of spirit. What about the old? Just like the falling ______ from a dying tree.” After hearing this, the father smiled ______ said nothing. They continued walking quietly. When they ______ a flower shop, the father stopped and went in, he bought a walnut (胡桃木) and showed it to his ______, and then he said, “We old are like this walnut. We have experienced many hard things in life.

From then on, I always keep this story in my ______.

We have to know that our parents aren’t useless lives or falling leaves but are experienced walnuts.

1.A. nothing B. something C. everything D. anything

2.A. after B. before C. while D. until

3.A. boring B. useless C. dangerous D. tiring

4.A. flower B. stick C. dog D. walk

5.A. biggest B. ugliest C. prettiest D. smallest

6.A. leaves B. flowers C. fruits D. trees

7.A. so B. but C. and D. or

8.A. sold B. bought C. passed D. sent

9.A. son B. father C. mother D. grandpa

10.A. school B. mind C. desk D. bag

1.C 2.A 3.D 4.D 5.C 6.A 7.C 8.C 9.A 10.B 【解析】 短文大意：短文记叙了父亲讲给“我”的一个故事：一个年轻人嫌老父亲无用，自比花朵而借落叶讽刺父亲；父亲在一家花店买了一个核桃给儿子看，告诉他老人就像核桃在生活中经历了许多艰难的事情。“我”听后深受启发，父母不是无用的生命或落叶，而是有经验的核桃...

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