五、(盐城建湖县月考改编)阅读富人与其三个儿子的故事，完成下列任务。
There is a rich old man. Every day，his three sons fight with each other over their father’s fortune(巨款). Their father always tells them to work together，but they never 1.
listen
to him. The old man says，“I will leave all of my fortune to the one that can break this bundle of sticks(一捆柴).”
The eldest son tries first. He puts his knee on the bundle. Though he presses and pulls with his arms，he cannot bend the sticks. The 2.
second
son laughs at his elder brother and takes the bundle. He tries and tries，but with all his efforts(努力)，he still cannot break it. Finally，the youngest，comes forward and 3.
tries
. The result is the same.
Then，the father unties the string and scatters(使分散)the sticks. “Now each of you takes a stick and tries to break it again，” he says. This time，the boys 4.
break
the sticks easily in their hands. “Do you see what I mean?” asks the father. “If you stand together，no one can hurt you. But if you always quarrel with each other and insist on going your separate ways(分道扬镳)，you will be broken as easily as these 5.
sticks
.”
(一)新趋势 单词回填 从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空，补全故事。
stick try listen break two
(二)根据故事内容，判断正(T)误(F)。
(
F
)1. The old man has three kind and rich sons.
(
T
)2. It’s hard for the sons to break a bundle of sticks.
(
F
)3. The old man wants his sons to find sticks together.
(三)新趋势 开放性设问 What can we learn from the story?
We should be nice to our family and always work together.（答案不唯一，言之有理即可）
解析：
【分析】
我们可以分三个部分来解题：
1. 单词回填：先通读全文理解故事大意，再结合每个空的语境和给出的单词，考虑词性、时态、单复数等变化。比如第1空，前文提到父亲让儿子们团结，转折词but说明他们不听父亲的话，结合单词listen，never后接动词原形，所以填listen；第2空是指第二个儿子，要用two的序数词second；第3空主语是the youngest（第三人称单数），动作是尝试掰柴，所以try变tries；第4空是儿子们轻松折断柴棍，用break；第5空指代前面的柴棍，用stick的复数sticks。
2. 判断正误：需要将每个句子和原文内容对比。第1题原文说儿子们为财产争斗，并非善良，所以错误；第2题原文三个儿子都没能掰断一捆柴，说明确实很难，正确；第3题父亲的目的是让儿子们明白团结的道理，不是找柴，错误。
3. 开放性设问：结合故事主旨，父亲想告诉儿子们团结的重要性，围绕这个核心组织语言即可。
【解析】
（一）单词回填
1. listen：根据前文“Their father always tells them to work together，but they never...”可知，此处表示儿子们不听父亲的话，never后接动词原形，故填listen。
2. second：前文提到了eldest son（长子），这里指第二个儿子，要用two的序数词形式second。
3. tries：主语the youngest（小儿子）是第三人称单数，时态为一般现在时，动词try要变为tries。
4. break：根据前文父亲让他们拿一根柴尝试，结合语境此处表示“折断”，主语the boys是复数，用动词原形break。
5. sticks：此处指代前面的柴棍，前面有these修饰，所以用stick的复数形式sticks。
（二）判断正误
1. F：原文提到“his three sons fight with each other over their father’s fortune”，说明儿子们并不善良，题干表述错误。
2. T：根据短文第二段“The eldest son tries first...he cannot bend the sticks. The second son...still cannot break it. Finally，the youngest...The result is the same.”可知，三个儿子都没能掰断一捆柴，所以对他们来说掰断一捆柴很难，题干表述正确。
3. F：父亲做这些是为了让儿子们明白团结的重要性，并非让他们一起找柴，题干表述错误。
（三）开放性设问
结合故事主旨，我们可以回答：We should be nice to our family and always work together.（答案不唯一，围绕“团结”“合作”等核心意思作答即可）
【答案】
（一）1. listen 2. second 3. tries
4. break 5. sticks
（二）1. F 2. T 3. F
（三）We should be nice to our family and always work together.（答案不唯一，言之有理即可）
【知识点】
1. 动词形式变化
2. 阅读理解判断
3. 主旨大意归纳
【点评】
本题通过富人与三个儿子的故事，综合考查了词汇的灵活运用、阅读理解的细节判断以及主旨提炼能力。故事既贴近生活，又传递了“团结就是力量”的道理，在锻炼语言能力的同时也进行了思想引导。
【难度系数】
0.6
