Question

阅读表达,阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

Once upon a time there lived a poor farmer called Smith. He didn’t like to share things with others. Smith had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apples he grew.

One day, his friend gave Smith a young apple tree and told him to take it home and planted. The farmer was pleased with the gift, but when he got home, he did not know where to plant. He thought and thought. Finally at night he planted the tree in his wood where no one could see it. But without sunlight and good soil, the tree soon died.

Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place.

“What’s the difference?” the farmer said angrily. ”If I had planted it near the road, strangers would have stolen the fruit. If I had planted it in one of my fields, my neighbors would have come at night and stolen some of the apples. If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the fruit,” “Yes,” said the friend, “but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have got nothing, but also you have destroyed a good apple tree.”

1.Was Smith happy about the gift?

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2.When did he plant the apple tree?

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3.Where did Smith plant the apple tree in the end?

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4.Why did the apple tree soon die?

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5.What would probably happen if the farmer had planted the tree near his house?

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Answer

1.Yes, he was.

2.At night.

3.In his wood.

4.Because there was no sunlight or good soil.

5.His own children would have taken the fruit.

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：自私的史密斯不喜欢跟别人分享东西。有一天，他的朋友给了他一棵苹果树让他回家种上。史密斯担心别人会偷走，想啊想啊，最后决定在晚上的时候把树种在他的小树林里，这样别人就看不到了。由于没有阳光，土质也不好，小树很快就死了。后来朋友问起缘由时，他反而非常生气，振振有词说出自己堂而皇之的理由。

1.根据第二段中The farmer was pleased with the gift,可知史密斯很喜欢那礼物，所以作答Yes, he was.

2.根据第二段中Finally at night he planted the tree in his wood可知最后他在夜间把树栽在了他的树林里，所以作答At night.

3.根据第二段中Finally at night he planted the tree in his wood可知最后他把树栽在了他的树林里，所以作答In his wood.

4.根据第二段中But without sunlight and good soil, the tree soon died.可知没有阳光和良好的土壤，树很快就死了。所以作答Because there was no sunlight or good soil.

5.最后一段中If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the fruit可知“如果我把它栽在我家附近，我自己的孩子们会拿走水果”所以作答His own children would have taken the fruit.

考点：任务型阅读。