Question

Once there was a huge apple tree．A little boy loved to come and play around it every day．He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him．

Time went by…the little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree every day．One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad．“Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy．“I’m no longer a kid．I wouldn’t play around the tree any more.” the boy replied．“I want toys．I need money to buy them.” “Sorry, I don’t have money．But you can pick all my apples and sell them．So, you will have money.” The boy picked all the apples on the tree and left happily．The boy never came back after he picked the apples．

One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited, “Come and play with me,” the tree said．“I don’t have time to play．I have to work for my family．We need a house for shelter．Can you help?” “Sorry, I don’t have a house．But you can cut off my branches to build your house.” So the boy cut all the branches off the tree and left happily．The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy never came back since then．The tree was again lonely and sad．

One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was pleased．“Come and play with me!” the tree said．“I am sad and getting old．I want to go sailing to relax myself．Can you give me a boat?” “Use my trunk to build your boat．You can sail far away and be happy.” So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat．He went sailing and never showed up for a long time．

Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years．“Sorry, my boy．But I don’t have anything for you any more．The only thing left is my dying root,” the tree said with tears ①.

“Good! Old tree root is the best place to lean on and rest．Come and sit down with me and rest.” The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears ② …

1.----Why did the boy pick all the apples on the tree?

----Because __________．

A．he wanted to eat them

B．he needed money to buy toys

C．he liked the tree without apples

D．he wanted to share them with friends

2.----When did the boy come back to the apple tree?

----He came back _________．

A．whenever he was happy

B．if he missed the apple tree

C．when he was in times of difficulty

D．as soon as he was free

3.----What did the boy want at last?

----He wanted ___________．

A．to have a house to live in

B．nothing except a place to rest

C．the root of the apple tree

D．anything that the apple tree had

4.----What can we learn from the story?

----We should _________．

A．plant more apple trees

B．learn from the boy

C．always stay at home

D．be thankful to our parents

5. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．The phrase “with tears ①” means that the apple tree was sad because the boy asked for too much．

B．The phrase “with tears ②” means that the apple tree was still happy because she could help the boy for the last time．

C．Each time the boy asked the apple tree for help, the tree tried her best to satisfy him.

D．After reading the passage, we can easily think of the old Chinese saying “Parents’ love is universal!”

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍了男孩一次次向大树索取来满足自己不同的愿望，而最后才悟出大树才是自己最后的归宿。

1.B细节理解题。根据“I want toys. I need money to buy them.” “Sorry, I don’t have money. But you can pick all my apples and sell them. So, you will have money.”可知小男孩需要钱买玩具。故选B。

2.C细节理解题。根据“I don’t have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help?”可以推断出是小男孩遇到困难了。故选C。

3.B细节理解题。根据最后两自然段小男孩和树的对话可知，树说我对你没有任何更多的东西。我只剩下垂死的根，而小男孩说老树根是最好的依靠和休息的地方。可推断出，故选B。

4.D推理判断题。根据整篇文章可看出树总是在默默奉献自己，而小男孩遇到困难就找树帮忙。而最后又回到书树的身边。寓意为我们要感恩我们的父母。故选D。

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考点：考查故事类阅读。