Question

【题目】A businessman had two sons. While he gave the younger son a lot of love and gifts, he neglected (忽视) the elder son. It was completely puzzling (令人费解) and no one knew why.

When the boys grew up, they were asked to manage the father’s business. The elder son was absorbed in the business. From morning till late in the evening, he was busy working. Within a few years, he ran the business very well and even expanded (扩大) it.

What about the younger son? He didn’t have much to do except have a good time. But the father believed that his favorite son would be a success. If the elder son could be a successful businessman, surely the younger one, with a higher education, would do much better.

A few years later, the results of his decision became clear. Uninterested in business, the younger son continued spending his time enjoying himself. And he went out of business. But the elder son’s far smaller share (份) of business had expanded and he had proved himself to be a good decision maker.

Ashamed at the turn of events, the father met the elder son and was angry with the younger one. The elder son, who was listening to all this quietly, suddenly said he wanted to set up an independent business and live on his own.

“Why?” asked the father.

“I blame (责备) one person for the way my brother has turned out, and it’s not him. You can’t blame children for the faults (过失) of their parents, can you?” asked the elder son.

【1】Before the younger son went into the father 9s business, he ________.

A. was well-educated at school

B. had achieved great success

C. often looked down upon his brother

D. was interested in business

【2】Why did the father treat the two sons differently?

A. the elder son didn’t work hard

B. the younger son was hardworking

C. no one knew why he did it

D. he wanted to do an experiment

【3】Which is NOT the reason for the younger son’s going out of business?

A. he himself didn’t work hard

B. his father didn’t educate him properly

C. he was not interested in business at all

D. he was busy working every day

【4】What does the text really want to teach us?

A. Once something is done, you should do it well.

B. Parents are responsible for children’s development.

C. Interest is the most important for success.

D. One has responsibility for what he himself has done.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】 本文属于哲理性文章。本文通过一个商人对待两个儿子的态度的不同。由此说明，父母应该对孩子的成长负有责任。

【1】A

推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句“If the elder son could be a successful businessman, surely the younger one, with a higher education, would do much better.” 如果大儿子能成为一个成功的商人，那么，受过高等教育的小儿子，肯定会做得更好。分析句意可知他的小儿子是受过高等教育的，分析选项可知A项是正确的。

【2】C

推理判断题。根据第一段内容可知： 商人有两个儿子。他给小儿子许多的爱和礼物，而他忽略了长子。这是完全令人费解，没有人知道为什么。分析选项可知C项（没人知道为什么）符合题意，故选C项。

【3】D

细节理解题。根据第三段中的“He didn’t have much to do except have a good time. ”可知小儿子只是享受，没有努力工作，故A是正确的，D是错误的。根据第一段中的“he gave the younger son a lot of love and gifts”第四项中的“Uninterested in business, the younger son continued spending his time enjoying himself. And he went out of business”可知他对生意不感兴趣。故C是正确的。因此D项符合题意。

【4】B

推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“You can’t blame children for the faults (过失) of their parents, can you?” （你不能因为父母的过失而责备孩子，对吗？）分析句意可知，大儿子的意思就是父母该为孩子的成长负责。分析选项可知B项符合题意。