Question

阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的A、B、C 三个选项中，选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。（共5 小题，计10 分）

There was once a king who had a great palace with a wonderful garden. In the garden, there lived all kinds of animals. All of them enjoyed living there.

There was only one thing in the garden that the king hated: an old tree in the center of the garden. It was so old and dry. This made the king so angry that he finally asked some people to cut it down and turned the place into a swimming pool. However, after the tree was cut down, the animals left the garden. Without the animals, the garden was not so beautiful as before. The king was sad, but he didn’t know what had happened.

A young man went to the king, and said he could explain what had happened. “This was because you cut the old tree down,” said the young man. “There were thousands of moths (飞蛾)which lived in the tree. Birds needed the moths to eat and then they produced wastes for plants to grow. The plants then attracted many other animals to your garden. So your garden became very beautiful. But as you cut the tree down, the animals had to leave.

“Excellent!” said the king, “I’ll make you rich and you will try to make my garden beautiful again.”

“I’m afraid it will take many years to finish. It will take many years for the natural balance(生态平衡) to get back again,” said the young man.

The king was sad, but all he could do was just to wait.

1.Why did the king cut down the old tree?

A. Because he hated the old and dry tree.

B. Because he wanted to plant a young tree there.

C. Because he didn’t want moths to live in the tree.

2.What was the result after the tree was cut down?

A. The garden was more beautiful than before.

B. The animals left the garden.

C. The king was very happy.

3.The underlined word “attracted” in Paragraph 3 probably means “        ” in Chinese.

A. 驱赶     B. 利用      C. 吸引

4.If the young man made the garden beautiful again, the king would         .

A. be very angry

B. make him rich

C. order him to leave

5.The story tells us that        .

A. it will take many years for the natural balance to get back again

B. it’s easy for us to keep the balance of nature

C. old trees should be cut down

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：从前有位国王，拥有一个美丽的花园，花园里有许多动物。但是国王把园子中间的一棵又老又干的树砍倒之后，所有的动物也离开了。一位年轻人告诉国王，以前老树上有很多飞蛾，鸟儿需要这些飞蛾为食，鸟儿产生的废物使园中的植物生长茂盛，茂盛的植物吸引着许多动物。老树被砍后，鸟儿没食了，植物长得不好了，所以动物离开了。于是国王给这位年轻人很多钱并叫他把花园修整地更美丽，但是年轻人说，生态平衡的恢复要花很多年的时间。短文给我们讲述了保护环境的重要性。

1.A 细节理解题。题意：为什么国王砍倒了这棵老树？A. Because he hated the old and dry tree.因为他讨厌这棵树又老又干；B. Because he wanted to plant a young tree there.因为他想在那儿栽一棵新树； C. Because he didn’t want moths to live in the tree.因为他不想要飞蛾住在树上。由第二段开头：It was so old and dry. This made the king so angry that he finally asked some people to cut it down它又老又干，使得国王如此的生气，以致于他最后命令一些人把它砍倒了。故选A。

2.2】B 细节理解题。题意：树被砍后的结果是什么？A. The garden was more beautiful than before.花园比以前更美了；B. The animals left the garden.动物离开了花园；C. The king was very happy.国王非常高兴；由第二段的：However, after the tree was cut down, the animals left the garden.（然而，树被砍倒后，动物们离开了花园）可知本题选B。

3.3】C 词义猜测题。题意：第三段中有下划线的 “attracted” 的汉语意思可能是什么？A. 驱赶；B. 利用；C. 吸引。句意：The plants then attracted many other animals to your garden.然后这些植物attracted许多其它动物到你的花园。可以猜测出其含义是“吸引”，故选C。

4.4】B 细节理解题。题意：如果年轻人使花园又漂亮了。国王会做什么？A. be very angry非常生气；B. make him rich使他富裕；C. order him to leave命令他离开。由国王的话“I’ll make you rich and you will try to make my garden beautiful again.”可知如果年轻人使花园恢复美丽，国王会使他富裕。故选B。

5.5】A 主旨大意题。题意：故事告诉我们什么？A. it will take many years for the natural balance to get back again生态平衡再恢复要花数年时间；B. it’s easy for us to keep the balance of nature保持生态平衡容易；C. old trees should be cut down应该砍掉老树。由倒数第二段的：It will take many years for the natural balance(生态平衡) to get back again,可知本题选A。

【考点定位】 考查故事类短文阅读。