Question

Long ago, a wolf called Howler lived in a valley where lots of fruit trees grew. He often tried to climb up the trees to eat the fruit, but couldn't reach.

In the valley, an old man named Martin also had a few fruit trees that he looked after very well. But as he was getting older, he noticed that he didn’t have the strength to pick the fruit.

Martin had the most beautiful fruit trees in the valley, which was why Howler had his eye on them. One day he decided to steal the fruit and started jumping up and down the tree.

Martin looked out of the window and realized that the wolf was trying to steal fruit from his beautiful trees. Howler jumped and jumped, but he couldn’t reach even the lowest branches of such a big tree.

Seeing this, Martin had a great idea: he offered Howler a ladder to climb up, but in return the wolf would have to give him half of the fruit. Howler accepted the deal and began to collect the fruit. For the whole morning, he went up and down the ladder filling his basket with the fruit.

Howler soon realized that he could eat all the fruit if he didn’t give Martin some. He thought up a new and secret plan. Martin, on the other hand, trusted Howler and even began to think they would be friends forever.

But the wolf stole the ladder and went off to other trees in the area for more fruit.

Realizing that the ladder was missing, Martin went looking for it. Martin felt very disappointed at the trick and no longer trusted Howler. Though he wasn’t angry with the wolf and they became friends again, he never made any more deals with him.

At last, Howler learned that he shouldn’t trick people and he should keep promises. He also learned that if he had been honest and not greedy, he would still have been able to enjoy more delicious fruit.

1.Which is NOT true about Martin?

A. He had the most beautiful fruit trees in the valley.

B. He was looking for a friend to help him pick the fruit.

C. He took good care of the plants.

D. He was too old to pick the fruit.

2.What was their deal?

A. The wolf would pick all the fruit in the valley with the ladder.

B. Martin would give all his fruit to the wolf if the wolf picked the fruit.

C. The wolf would give all the fruit he picked to Martin.

D. The wolf would give Martin half of the fruit he picked with the ladder.

3.The underlined word “it”(in Paragraph 7) refers to       .

A. the fruit    B. the big tree    C. the basket    D. the ladder

4.How did the wolf break the deal?

A. He stole the ladder for more fruit in the area.    B. He made a new ladder himself.

C. He ran away because of the hard work.    D. He stayed in the trees and ate all the fruit.

5.It can be inferred from the story that       .

A. making a deal is very important    B. we should trust others

C. we should keep promises    D. wolves are always bad

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.D

4.A

5.C

【解析】试题分析：本文是一篇寓言故事，讲述了一只不诚实的狼，因为贪婪而再也没有水果吃的故事，教育人们要讲诚信。

1.题意：关于马丁，哪一个是不对的？考查细节理解题。A. He had the most beautiful fruit trees in the valley.他有山谷中最漂亮的果树。B. He was looking for a friend to help him pick the fruit.他在找一个朋友帮他摘水果。C. He took good care of the plants.他悉心照料这些植物。D. He was too old to pick the fruit.他太老了，摘不出水果。根据第五段Martin had a great idea: he offered Howler a ladder to climb up, but in return the wolf would have to give him half of the fruit.，可知马丁是让狼帮他摘水果，不是他朋友，故选B。

2.题意：他们的交易是什么？考查细节理解题。A. The wolf would pick all the fruit in the valley with the ladder. 狼会用梯子把山谷里所有的水果都摘下来。B. Martin would give all his fruit to the wolf if the wolf picked the fruit. 如果狼摘了水果，马丁会把所有的水果都给狼吃。C. The wolf would give all the fruit he picked to Martin. 狼会把他摘下的水果送给马丁。D. The wolf would give Martin half of the fruit he picked with the ladder.狼会把用梯子摘下的一半水果送给马丁。根据第五段Martin had a great idea: he offered Howler a ladder to climb up, but in return the wolf would have to give him half of the fruit.，可知狼会把摘下的水果送给马丁一半，故选D。

3.题意：下划线单词“它”（在第7段）指的是 。考查词义理解题。look for寻找；根据上文Realizing that the ladder was missing，可知马丁找的是梯子，故选D。

4.题意：狼是怎样打破这笔交易的？考查细节理解题。A. He stole the ladder for more fruit in the area. 他偷了梯子去偷这个地区更多的水果。B. He made a new ladder himself.他自己做了一个新梯子。C. He ran away because of the hard work. 他因为努力工作而逃跑了。D. He stayed in the trees and ate all the fruit. 他呆在树上，吃了所有的水果。根据第七段But the wolf stole the ladder and went off to other trees in the area for more fruit.，可知狼偷了梯子，去了当地的其他树上吃更多的水果。故选A。

5.题意：从这个故事可以推断出 。考查细节理解题。A. making a deal is very important做交易是很重要的；B. we should trust others我们应该信任别人；C. we should keep promises我们应该信守诺言；D. wolves are always bad狼总是坏的。根据故事内容，结合最后一段At last, Howler learned that he shouldn’t trick people and he should keep promises. He also learned that if he had been honest and not greedy, he would still have been able to enjoy more delicious fruit.可知狼醒悟了，意识到了诚实的重要性，故选C。