Question

    A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come _______ play around it every day. He climbed to the tree top, _______ the apples or played under the tree. He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him.

Time went by. The little boy had _______ and he no longer played around the tree.

One day, the boy came back to the tree and _______ sad. “Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy.

“I am no longer a kid. I do not play around trees any more.” the boy _______ , “I want toys. I need _______ to buy them.” “Sorry, but I don’t have money. But you can pick all my apples and _______ them. So, you will have money.” The boy was so _______. He picked all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy didn't come back _______ he picked the apples. The tree was ________ .

One day, the boy ________ 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 ________ . Can you help me?” “Sorry, but I don’t have a house. But you can ________ my branches to build your house.” So the boy cut all the branches of the tree and left ________ .

The tree was glad to see him full of joy but the boy didn’t appear. Since then the tree felt again ________ and sad.

1.A.but B.and C.or D.so

2.A.ate B.destroyed C.played D.loved

3.A.lain down B.stood up C.grown up D.put down

4.A.fell B.saw C.sounded D.looked

5.A.asked B.replied C.told D.laughed

6.A.money B.wood C.branches D.apple

7.A.cook B.eat C.sell D.offer

8.A.surprised B.excited C.nervous D.sorry

9.A.if B.before C.when D.after

10.A.sad B.afraid C.pleased D.angry

11.A.disappeared B.left C.moved D.returned

12.A.kitchen B.yard C.home D.house

13.A.take off B.pick C.cut off D.plant

14.A.happily B.seriously C.slowly D.silently

15.A.alone B.lonely C.proud D.satisfied

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.B

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.A

11.D

12.D

13.C

14.A

15.B

【解析】

这篇短文讲述的是一个小男孩喜欢和一棵苹果树玩耍，后来男孩长大了，他变得不开心，他需要钱买玩具，需要建房子。树把自己的苹果和所有的树枝给了男孩，男孩很开心，但从此以后他就再也没有回来，树变得很孤独、伤心。

1.

句意：一个小男孩每天都喜欢到树旁玩耍。

考查连词辨析及语境。but但是；and和，而且；or或者；否则；so因此，所以。根据句意可知，空前的come和空后的play是顺承关系，应用and连接。故选B。

2.

句意：他爬到树顶，吃苹果或在树下玩。

考查动词辨析及语境。ate吃；destroyed毁坏；played玩；loved喜爱。根据空后…the apples和文意可知，小男孩喜欢和树一起玩，所以不可能是毁坏苹果；这里表示小男孩的一些活动，C和D不符合语境，故选A。

3.

句意：小男孩长大了，他不再到树旁玩耍了。

考查动词短语辨析及语境。lain down躺下；stood up站起来；grown up长大；put down放下，记下。根据下文“I am no longer a kid.”可知，小男孩长大了，他不再和苹果树一起玩了。故选C。

4.

句意：一天，男孩回到树旁，看起来很伤心。

考查动词辨析及语境。fell落下，跌倒；saw看见；sounded听起来；looked看起来。空后sad是形容词，这里应填系动词，结合句意可知，这里表示“看起来很伤心”，故选D。

5.

句意：“我不再是孩子了。我不再在树旁玩耍了。”男孩回答说。

考查动词辨析及语境。asked问，请求；replied回答；told告诉；laughed笑。根据语境，这里是男孩对上面“Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy.”树的邀请做出的回复，应用replied。故选B。

6.

句意：我想要玩具。我需要钱来买它们。

考查名词辨析及语境。money钱；wood木头；branches树枝；apple苹果。根据空后…to buy them以及下文“So, you will have money.”可知，男孩需要钱来买玩具。故选A。

7.

句意：很遗憾，我没有钱，但是你可以摘我所有的苹果拿去卖。

考查动词辨析及语境。cook做饭；eat吃；sell卖；offer提供，提议。根据下文“So, you will have money.”可知，卖掉苹果就有钱买玩具了。故选C。

8.

句意：男孩非常兴奋。

考查形容词辨析及语境。surprised吃惊的；excited兴奋的；nervous紧张的；sorry抱歉的，难过的。根据语境“But you can pick all my apples and ___7___ them. So, you will have money.” …He picked all the apples on the tree and left happily.”可知，听了苹果树的话，他可以卖掉苹果买玩具，男孩开心地离开了。B选项符合语境，故选B。

9.

句意：男孩摘了苹果后没有回来。

考查连词辨析及语境。if如果；before在……之后；when当……时候；after在……之后。根据上文“He picked all the apples on the tree and left happily.”和文章的逻辑可知，男孩摘了苹果离开了，那之后再也没有回来。故选D。

10.

句意：树很伤心。

考查形容词辨析及语境。sad伤心的；afraid害怕的；pleased高兴的；angry生气的。根据上句话“The boy didn't come back ___9___ he picked the apples.”可知，男孩没有再回来，所以树感到很伤心。故选A。

11.

句意：有一天，男孩回来了，树非常兴奋。

考查动词辨析及语境。disappeared消失；left离开；moved移动，搬家；returned回来。根据下文语境“…the tree was so excited. “Come and play with me,” the tree said.”，树很高兴，想和男孩以前玩，因此男孩回来了。故选D。

12.

句意：我们需要一个房子。

考查名词辨析及语境。kitchen厨房；yard院子；home家；house房子。根据下文“But you can ___13___ my branches to build your house.”可知，男孩想要一个房子。故选D。

13.

句意：但是你可以砍下我的树枝去建房子。

考查动词辨析及语境。take off脱下；起飞；pick采摘；挑选；cut off切断；plant种植。根据句意可知，树让男孩切断它的树枝去盖房子。故选C。

14.

句意：于是男孩砍下所有的树枝，高高兴兴地走了。

考查副词辨析及语境。happily开心地；seriously严肃地；slowly慢地；silently沉默地。根据语境“But you can ___13___ my branches to build your house.”可知，树让男孩砍断它的树枝去盖房子，所以男孩非常的高兴。故选A。

15.

句意：从那时起，树又感到孤独和悲伤。

考查形容词辨析及语境。alone独自的，单独的；lonely孤独的；proud骄傲的；satisfied满意的。根据上文“The tree was glad to see him full of joy but the boy didn’t appear.”可知，男孩没有再出现，没有人跟树一起玩了，所以它感到孤独。故选B。