单项选择题
[听力原文]
Twelve kinds of cherry trees grow around the Tidal Basin (潮汐盆地). The first trees were a gift from Japan in 1912. The Japanese later sent two more gifts of cherry trees. Cherry trees are not only valued for their flowers but also for their wood and their fruit. The United States and Turkey are leading producers of cherries, though not all cherry trees produce fruit. The two major kinds of cherries are sweet and sour. Sour cherries, sometimes called tart (酸的) cherries, are used in foods and drinks. The State of Michigan is the nation’s top producer of sour cherries. Washington not the city, but the State in the Pacific Northwest is the top producer of sweet cherries. Now speaking of Washington and cherry trees, maybe you have heard the story about America’s first president. As a boy, George Washington supposedly told his father, "I cannot tell a lie. I chopped down the cherry tree." Is the story true "Probably not," says the website for his home at Mount Vernon, Virginia. Monday was George Washington’s birthday. But not much is known about his childhood. So it seems that a biography written shortly after his death included several invented stories about his early life. These were meant to show where he got his heroic qualities. Children then learned the story of the cherry tree in a school book, and it became rooted in popular history.
A. To show how the little boy got his heroic qualities.
B. To show that even a little boy can cut a cherry tree.
C. To tell children that they should be honest like the boy.
D. To show that there are many cherry trees in Washington.