Question

The leaves on the trees are living happily. They are green and beautiful. When people walk under the tree, they like looking at them and talking about their beauty.

The wind comes and the leaves fall (掉落).

Now the leaves are lying on the ground. They are not happy. They miss the life when they are on the trees. They tell some people, “ The wind is bad. It makes us fall." These people tell other people," The wind is bad." Soon all the people know this.

The wind says nothing about it. It does what it should do every day. But the leaves are very sorry. They know it's not the wind that makes them fall. And they know the real reason(真正的原因): it is time for them to fall.

1.The underlined word“beauty” means _____.

A. happy   B. peaceful   C. warm    D. nice

2.The underlined word "this" refers to_____.

A. The leaves fall off the trees

B. The leaves tell some people

C. The wind is bad

D. The wind makes people fall

3.How do the leaves feel when they fall?

A. Happy.   B. Unhappy.    C. Warm.   D. Cold.

4. Why are the leaves very sorry?

A. Because they are lying on the ground.

B. Because people don't like them anymore.

C. Because the wind says nothing about the thing.

D. Because they know it's not the wind that makes them fall.

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. When the leaves are on the tree, they look nice.

B. The leaves tell people the wind is not good.

C. The leaves don't know what makes them fall.

D. It is time that makes the leaves fall.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了树叶在树上很高兴，听着别人的赞美，当叶子掉后，他们就很不开心，他们就到处说风的坏话，但是风并不理他们，继续干自己该干的事，叶子感到很后悔，他知道自己是该掉落了。

1.D细节理解题。根据When people walk under the tree, they like looking at them and talking about their beauty.当人们在树底下散步时，他们喜欢看着树叶，谈论他们的美。可知选D。

2.C细节理解题。根据" The wind is bad." Soon all the people know this.“风很坏”，很快所有人都知道了。可知应选C。

3.B细节理解题。根据Now the leaves are lying on the ground. They are not happy.现在树叶躺在地上，他们不高兴。故选B。

4.D细节理解题。根据But the leaves are very sorry. They know it's not the wind that makes them fall. And they know the real reason(真正的原因): it is time for them to fall.但是树叶很抱歉，他们知道不是风使他们落下的，是他们该落下的时候。可知故选D。

5.C归纳理解题。通过But the leaves are very sorry. They know it's not the wind that makes them fall. And they know the real reason(真正的原因): it is time for them to fall.但是树叶很抱歉，他们知道不是风使他们落下的，是他们该落下的时候。故选C。

考点：故事类阅读。