Question

There was an old pear tree in a man’s garden. __ _, the tree fruited every year, so the man would get many pears. But now, the tree __ _. There were no more pears for the man. So the ungrateful (忘恩负义的) man decided to cut the tree down. When he walked to the tree with an axe (斧子) in his hand, the tree said to him, “Please don’t cut me down. I __ _ so many pears for you in the past years. Now I only have a short time to live.”

“I’m sorry. I have to do so, ” The man said, “ I need something to make a chair. ” Then he began to wave his axe. At the moment, a bird __ _ said to him, “ Don’t cut it down. ___ you go out and your wife feels lonely, she will come out to the garden and sit under the tree to enjoy its cool shade (树荫) , and I sing songs to make her __ _. We give much pleasure to your wife when you are away from home.”

The man didn’t listen to the bird and drove it away. When he was about to cut the tree, some bees flew out of it and said, “ Listen! If you agree not to kill this tree, we will give you delicious __ _ every day.  Would you please __ _ the tree with us? ” The man got moved. He said, “ You are so kind to the tree, __ it has become old. Now I see I shouldn’t cut it down. It has done so much to me and my wife. Let the tree stay here, and let the bird continue to sing songs here. ” __ _ these word, the man left. And the old tree lived there to its last day.

1.A.In spring B.now and then C.In the past D.Last year

2.A.got tiredB.got hungryC.got thirstyD.got old

3.A.have brought B.had broughtC.bringsD.brought

4.A.on the old tree  B.in the old tree C.at the old treeD.from the tree

5.A.Every day B.Every moment C.Every timeD. Every minute

6.A.happierB. happily C.happinessD.happy

7.A.foodB.fruitC.honeyD.pears

8.A.leaveB.letC.makeD.get

9.A.becauseB.so C.althoughD.however

10.A.InB.WithC.By D.For

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.D

7.C

8.A

9.C

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇故事讲的是一个人因一棵树老了就想砍掉它，但这棵树为他的家庭及其他人做出了很大贡献，最后在别人的劝说下，他很受感动，放弃了砍树的想法。

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考点：故事类短文