题目内容
Leaf was in love with Wind. Wind rocked Leaf to 1 and shook her awake every day,and always told Leaf about the beautiful places he had been to,2 her feel excited.
"I will never leave you,3 you make me happy," Leaf whispered to the gentle Wind.
When Tree heard these 4 he laughed and said, "Remember that you will wither (枯菱) ,become brown,and be 5 by Wind.”
Leaf was 6 to hear this. "That's a lie!” she cried. She had heard the stories of 7 leaves turn old and die,but didn't 8 them.
Time passed,and Leaf grew bigger and stronger,but then came the period of 9 yellow and old.
"Your 10 has come. You'll be blown away by Wind and become nothing but dust.”
Leaf laughed. " Your words cannot 11 me. Others may be sad,12 I won't. I choose to be happy with my fate.".
Tree was angry, "You'll regret.”
But one day,when Leaf actually was carried away by Wind,she laughed 13 the air. "Oh,I'm 14 with Wind!" Instead of feeling 15 ,she felt free. She could 16 the soft song of Wind,and felt her?self flying higher and higher.
When springtime came again,Leaf passed by Tree and heard him 17 the young leaves about their 18 . But Leaf whispered to them, " Listen,my children. It doesn't have to be your fate. If you choose to be 19 ,you will soar into the sky. But if you bend to your fate,you will be 20 forever.”
1. A. relax B. comfort C. rest D. sleep
2. A. causing B. leaving C. making D. staying
3. A. although B. while C. because D. until
4. A. languages B. words C. songs D. shouts
5. A. blown away B. put away C. thrown away D. given away
6. A. happy B. unhappy C. interested D. important
7. A. why B. where C. how D. when
8. A. touch B. experience C. see D. believe
9. A. growing B. staying C. keeping D. having
10.A. time B. age
C. friend D. family
11.A. destroy B. hurt C. beat D. affect
12. A. or B. and C. but D. for
13. A. at B. with C. on D. in
14.A. playing B. running C. singing D. flying
15.A. weak B. old C. huge D. light
16.A. hear B. feel C. listen D. say
17.A. giving B. suggesting C. explaining D. telling
18.A. fate B. story
C. guest D. destination
19.A. golden B. happy C. fluent D. foolish
20. A. doll B. flesh C. dust D. brick
[文章大意]树叶在面对灿烂后的陨落时,没有因为树的话而悲观地面对自己的命运,相反它积极而乐观地直面自己凋零的生命。
1. D由下文的"…shook her awake every day ..."可知,其中awake与sleep形成对照关系。
2. C此处意为"让她感到兴奋"。
make sb do sth意为"让某人做某事";cause意为"引导,导致",cause sb to do sth 意为"引起某人做某事";leave意为"剩下,离开,听任,使处于某种状态";stay意为"逗留,保持"。
3. C上下句为因果关系。句意:我将永远不会离开你,因为你让我快乐。
4. B由上文的"Leaf whispered to the gentle Wind."可知,是Leaf对Wind低语,所以Tree应该是听到这些话。words (某人所说的) 话。
5. A由下文的”You'll be blown away by Wind and become nothing but dust."可知,此处指的是Leaf被Wind吹走。blow away吹走;put away放好,收好;throw away扔掉; give away赠送,泄露。
6. B由下文的"'That's a lie!,she cried."可知,Leaf听到这些话不高兴了。
7. C句意:她听到过树叶是如何变老并死去的故事。故用how来引导介词宾语从句,表示方式。
8. D 由上文的"That's a He!"可知,此处指的是Leaf不相信那些故事。
9. A由上文的"Time passed,and Leaf grew bigger and stronger…"可知,Leaf变黄变老的时期来了。其中grow 意为"变成"。
10. A由上文的"...but then came the period of ... yellow and old."可知。
time意为"时间,时刻";age意为"年龄,时代"。
11. B由下文的"I choose to be happy with my fate".可知,此处表示"你的话不能伤害我"。其中hurt指的是伤害感情;destroy"损坏",常指受损非常严重,无法修复; beat打,击败;affect影响。
12. C由上下文可以看出,此处为转折关系。故选but。
13. D由上文的"…when Leaf actually was carried away by Wind"可知,Leaf被风带走,应是在空中笑。in the air在空中;on the air广播中,播送中。
14. D Leaf被风带走,故这里应指"我正和Wind—起飞"。
15. B Leaf变黄变老后,才会被Wind吹走。故选old。
16. A根据"the soft song of Wind"可知,"轻柔的风之歌" 应该是被听到的。故选A项。
Hsten也有"听"的意思,但这里需要的是及物动词。
17. D由上文的heard可知,Tree正在告诉小树叶有关它们的命运。
18. A由下文的"It doesn't have to be your fate.”可知答案。
19. B从上文可知丄eaf被风吹走后,并没有感到悲伤,相反它感到很快乐,并与风一起飞行。故可知此处指的是"如果你选择快乐,你将高飞到天空"。
20. C由上文的”You'U be blown away by Wind and be?come nothing but dust.”可知"如果你屈从于你的命运,你将永远成为尘土 (dust) "。doll玩偶,玩具娃娃;Hesh 肉;brick砖。