Question

【题目】 There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest （寻求）, , to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away. The first son went in winter, the second in spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in fall.

When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to what they had seen. The first son said that the tree wasugly, bent, and . The second son contradicted—it was covered with green buds and full of . The third son , saying it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful. It was the most graceful thing he had seen. The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and with fruit, full of life and fulfillment.

The man then to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but one season in the tree’s life. He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season, and that the essence of who they are—the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life—can only be at the end, when all the seasons are up.

If you give up when it’s winter, you will the hope of your spring, the beauty of your summer, fulfillment of your fall. Don’t let the of one season destroy the joy of ll the rest. Don’t judge a life by one season.

【1】A．determine B．judge C．analyze D．explore

【2】A．by chance B．as usual C．in turn D．for sure

【3】A．describe B．classify C．compare D．review

【4】A．twisted B．wounded C．woodened D．deserted

【5】A．delight B．pride C．faith D．promise

【6】A．agreed B．approved C．argued D．announced

【7】A．never B．ever C．once D．later

【8】A．falling B．slipping C．going D．hanging

【9】A．excused B．sighed C．explained D．instructed

【10】A．measured B．considered C．affected D．committed

【11】A．change B．develop C．miss D．taste

【12】A．comfort B．pleasure C．regret D．pain

【13】A．difficult B．magic C．lonely D．light

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】A

【5】D

【6】C

【7】B

【8】D

【9】C

【10】A

【11】C

【12】D

【13】A

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述了，一位父亲让他的四个儿子分别在四个不同的季节里去观察一棵树。每个儿子都看到了不同的景象，且他们都认为自己看到的是真的，但父亲说他们看到的都是事实。这位父亲希望告诉儿子们不要因一时的失意而对整个人生都灰心丧气。

【小题1】考查动词辨析。A．下决心，使决定；B．审判，判定；C．分析，分解；D．勘察，探索。最后一段最后一句“Don’t judge a life by one season.”意思是不要用一生的某个时期来判定一生。故选择B。

【2】考查介词短语辨析。A．机会，偶然地；B．像往常一样，照例；C．轮流，转而；D．确定，确信。第一段最后一句“The first son went in winter, the second in spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in fall.”意思是第一个儿子冬天去，第二个春天，第三个夏天，第四个秋天。可知他是让他的儿子们轮流去，故选择C。

【小题3】考查动词辨析。A．描述，描绘B．澄清，分类；C．对比，比作；D．回顾，评论。“When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to what they had seen.”意思是当他的儿子们回来时，他把他们一起叫来，让他们描述所看到的。故选择A。

【小题4】考查动词辨析。A．扭成一束，搓，卷，连结；B．缠绕，卷绕，转动（把手），给…上发条；C．由木头制成；D．抛弃，擅离职守，逃走。“wasugly, bent“与” ”由and连接，词义应该相近，故选择A。

【小题5】考查名词辨析。A．高兴，愉快；B．骄傲，自得；C．信仰，信心；D．希望，指望。第二段第三句“The second son contradicted”意思是第二个儿子看到的正好相反。故选择D。

【小题6】考查动词辨析。A．同意，赞成；B．许可，通过；C．坚决主张，提出理由证明；D．声称，宣布。“The third son , saying it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful.”意思是第三个儿子坚称那棵树已经开满了既香甜又漂亮的鲜花。故选择C。

【小题7】考查副词辨析。A．从不；B．曾经；C．一旦，一次；D．以后，随后。“It was the most graceful thing he had seen.”意思是那是他曾经看过最美好的事物。故选择B。

【小题8】考查动词辨析。A．掉下，跌倒；B．滑脱，放松；C．进行，去；D．悬挂，装饰。“he said it was ripe and with fruit”意思是他说这棵树已经成熟了，挂满了果实。故选择D。

【小题9】考查动词辨析。A．为…申辩，辩解；B．叹气，悲鸣；C．讲解，解释； D．指导，教。“The man then to his sons that they were all right”意思是这个男人向他的儿子们解释说他们都是对的。故选择C。

【10】考察动词解析。A．测量，衡量；B．思考，认为；C．感动，影响；D．犯罪，承诺。“…can only be at the end, when all the seasons are up.”意思是当所有的季节都过去了，一棵树才能被衡量。故选择A。

【11】考查动词辨析。A．改变；B．发展，发育C．漏掉，思念；D．品尝，吃。“If you give up when it’s winter, you will the hope of your spring, the beauty of your summer, fulfillment of your fall.”意思是如果你在冬天放弃，你将错过充满希望的的春天，美丽的夏天，收获的冬天。故选择C。

【12】考查名词辨析。A．安慰；B．愉快，欢心；C．后悔；D．疼痛，刻苦。“Don’t let the of one season destroy the joy of all the rest.”意思是不要让一时的痛苦破坏了余下的快乐。故选择D。

【13】考查形容词辨析。A．困难的；B．魔法的；C．孤单的，幽静的；D．微弱的，少的。“Don’t judge a life by one season.”意思是不要只用一生的某个时期的来判定一生。故选择C。