Question

    It's spring now. New leaves come out from the tree. Everything begins to turn green. It makes us feel happy. I watch the apple trees and remember a little story.

A long time ago,there was an apple tree and a little boy. The boy came and 31 around it every day. He climbed to the tree top,ate the 32,and rested in the shade (树商) .

    He loved the tree and the tree loved him. A few years later,the little boy 33 up and no longer played around it. The old tree was very sad. It didn't know 34 The boy said," I am not a kid. I want to play with toys. But I don't have money. n "You needn’t 35 about it. Pick all my apples and sell them,you will have money. " After that the boy didn't come back. Years later,the boy returned and the tree was happy. But 36 it's surprise,the boy cut it down to build a house. Many years later the boy returned again. The old tree was happy and said to him”’ Sorry,my boy. I can9t give you 37 more. The only thing left is my dying roots. But you can sit down and rest here. This is your forever 38 "

   This is a story of everyone. The tree is our parents. When we were young,we loved playing with them. When we grow up,we 39 them,and only come to them when we need something or are in trouble. No matter what happens,parents will be there and give what they have to make us 40 We may say the boy is cruel (残忍的) to the tree but that's how we are treating (对待) our parents.

31. A. played   B. rested   C. sat   D. ate

32. A. birds   B. leaves   C. food   D. apples

33. A. got   B. set   C. took   D. grew

34. A. what   B. who   C. why   D. how

35. A. feel   B. worry   C. talk   D. dream

36. A. in   B. on   C. to   D. of

37. A. something   B. anything

   C. nothing   D. everything

38. A. bed   B. tree   C. home   D. place

39. A. leave   B. love   C. bring   D. hate

40. A. angry   B. tired   C. sad   D. happy

Answer 1

31. A 32. D 33. D 34. C 35. B 36. C 37. B 38. C 39. A 40. D

[完形短文大意]文章通过讲述小男孩和苹果树之间的故 事，说明了我们和父母之间的关系同小男孩和苹果树之间的关系是一样的。

31. A由下文中的"no longer payed around it"可知，男孩每天来，

在它周围”玩耍"，故所缺的词是played。

32. D 由上文中的” A long time ago,there was an apple tree and a Uule boy”可知，他爬上树顶，吃”苹果”，在树荫下休息，故 所缺的词是apples。

33. D由上文中的” A few years later”可知，几年后，小男孩”长大"了，故所缺的词是grew。

34. C它不知道"为什么"，故所缺的词是why。

35. B由上下文可知，老树告诉他不需要”担心”钱的问题，故所缺的词是worry。

36. C结合上下文可知，令它吃惊的是，男孩砍倒了它来建房子。

to one's surprise意为"令某人吃惊的是"，故所缺的词是to。

37. B 由下文中的…The only thing left is my dying roots"可知，我不能够给你"任何东西"了。

anything意为”任何东西”，符合文意。

38. C这里是你永远的”家”，故所缺的词是home。

39. A 由下文中的 ” only come to them when we need something or are in trouble”可知，当我们长大的时候，我们会”离开"父 母，故所缺的词是leave。

40. D无论发生什么，父母都会在那里并给我们他们的所有来让我们"高兴"，故所缺的词是happy。