Question

A long time ago, there was a seed(种子). Because he was only a seed,     noticed him. So the seed thought he was not important in the world.

One day,a wind     and threw him on an open field in the sun. Later, he was given rain. Years later, another day he saw a traveller     by his side.

“Thank you God for this, I can have a rest under the tree.”the traveller said.

“what are you talking about?”the seed     asked. He thought the man was     him. No one ever spoke to him like that.

“Who just spoke?" the shocked man asked.

“It’s me. A seed.”

The man looked at the      . “Are you joking? You’re not a seed. You are a big tree!”

“Really?"

“Yes! People often sit here.     do you think people come here for? To fee1 your shade (树荫)! Don't tell me you didn't know you had grown over time.”

The traveller's words brought him pride. The seed thought and     for the first time in his life. The years of tortune (折磨)     the sun and the rain finally helped him     . “Oh! That means I’m not a little seed any more! I was actually born to make people feel comfortable. Wow! That’s great.”

1.A. somebody                     B. everybody                 C. nobody

2.A. picked him up                B. cheered him up           C. put him up

3.A. to sit                       B. sitting                  C. sat

4.A. friendly                    B. lovely                   C. quickly

5.A. making sure of              B. rnaking fun of            C .making up of

6.A. small tree                   B. seed                      C. big tree

7.A. When                       B. What                    C. why

8.A. smiled                    B. talked                    C. cried

9.A. on                         B. under                     C. by

10.A. grow up                    B. grown up                 C.grew up

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.B

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是一颗不为人注意的种子经历了风雨之后，最终长成了一棵大树，当人们感谢它的荫凉时，它才知道自己已经不再是一颗小小的种子，而是对人们有好处的大树的故事。告诉人们：经历人生风吹、雨打、日晒的磨练后，一个人终会成为有用之才的道理。

1.C考查代词及语境理解。句意：因为它只是一颗种子，没有人注意到它。A. somebody某人，有人；B. everybody每个人；C. nobody没有人。根据后句：So the seed thought he was not important in the world.因此，种子认为在世上他不重要。可以推测出没有人注意他。故选C。

2.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：一天，一阵风把它拾起来并把它扔在太阳下一个空地上。 A. picked him up把它捡起来；B. cheered him up鼓舞他；C. put him up把它挂起来。根据句意，风卷着种子，把它吹到了一个空地上。故选A。

3.3】B考查动词及语境理解。句意：有一天，他看见一个过客在他旁边坐下来。see sb do sth 看见某人做某事的过程（用省to的不定式作宾补）；see sb doing sth看见某人在做某事（用动名词）。故选B。

4.C考查形容词及语境理解。句意：“你在说什么？”种子马上问道。A. friendly友好的，形容词；B. lovely可爱的，形容词；C. quickly迅速地，副词。修饰动词ask用副词形式，故选C。

5.B考查动词及语境理解。句意：他想这个人在取笑他。A. making sure of弄清楚，确信；B. rnaking fun of取笑； C .making up of组成。后句指：No one ever spoke to him like that.没有人曾经像那样对他讲。因此一向自卑的种子会认为在取笑他。故选B。

6.6】C考查名词及语境理解。句意：这个人看着这棵大树。A. small tree小树；B. seed种子；C. big tree大树。根据上文内容，种子已经长成了可以供人们庇荫的大树了，故选C。

7.7】B考查疑问词及语境理解。句意：你认为人们为什么来这儿？A. When何时，指时间，疑问副词；B. What什么，指事物，疑问代词；C. why为什么，指原因，疑问副词。根据句意人们：人们为什么来这儿，作介词for（为……）的宾语，用疑问代词what。故选B。

8.8】A考查动词及语境理解。句意：种子想着，并在人生中第一次笑了。A. smiled笑；B. talked说话；C. cried哭。根据前句：The traveller's words brought him pride.过客的话给他带来了自豪。可以推测出他高兴了，笑了。故选A。

9.9】C考查介词及语境理解。句意：数年以来的日晒、雨露的折磨最终帮助他长大了。A. on在……上；B. under在……下面；C. by被……，由……。多年来被太阳和雨水的折磨，被……，用介词by。故选C。

10.0】A 考查动词及语境理解。句意：数年以来的日晒、雨露的折磨最终帮助他长大了。help sb do sth帮助某人做某事，后跟省to的不定式作宾语补足语，故选A。

【考点定位】 考查故事类短文阅读。