Therewasonceaforestmadeupoftinytreesthatwereallgrowinguptogether.Theyhadbeenplantedbyaveryoldgardenerwhotookcarethattheywouldallgrowuptobestraightandhealthy.Howevertheareawashitbystrongwindsandthelittletreespreferredtoavoidtheannoyingwindssotheybent(弯)theirtrunks(树干)andbranchestoprotectthemselves.
Theoldmanknowingtheycouldnevergrowwelllikethisdecidedtostraightenthemoutandspentmanyhourstyingtheirtinytrunkstosupportingpoles(杆)hopinghisbelovedtreeswouldunderstandhewasdoingthisfortheirowngood.Butthosenaughtytreesdislikedallthewind.Theyalwaysavoidedthegardener’shelpbybendingthemselveshidingfromthewind.Oneofthosetreesonestandingrightinthemiddleoftheforestforceditselftogrowupstraightpatientlybearingtheannoyingwind.
Threeyearspassedandtheoldmandied.Andfromthenonthetreescouldgrowhowevertheylikedbendingfromthewindjustastheypleasedwithnoonebotheringthemaboutit.Allthatwasexceptthesinglestraighttreeinthecenteroftheforestwhodecidedtogrowupjustasatreeshould.
Butastheforestgrewandthetreesgotthickerandstrongertheybegantohearcracks(破裂声)frominside.Theirbranchesandtrunksneededtokeepgrowingbutthetreesweresotwistedthatthegrowththeywereexperiencingonlybroughtthempainandsuffering.
Anditwasaplacewithaspecialbeautysincerightinitscentersurroundedbythousandsofshorttwistedtreesroseoneimpressivetreethatwaslongandstraightlikenoothers.Andthattreetheonlyonethatnevercrackedcontinuedgrowingwithoutaworryforthechangeablewind.
1.Whydidthetreesbendtheirtrunksandbranches?
A.Becausethegardeneroftentouchedthem.
B.Becausethewindwerenotstrong.
C.Becausetheyprotectedthemselvesfrombeingdestroyed.
D.Becausetheywereveryshyandafraidtomeetthewind.
2.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?
A.Thegardenerwaskindandtreatedthetreeswell.
B.Thetreesdislikedthegardener.
C.Thegardenerwascrueltothetrees.
D.Thetreeswereallnaughty.
3.Howlongdidtheoldgardenerlookafterthetrees?
A.Twoyears.B.T