任务型阅读。阅读下面一篇短文,并根据短文内容回答下面5个问题。

Once upon a time there lived a poor farmer called Smith. He didn't like to share things with others. Smith had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apples he grew.中.考.资.

One day, his friend gave Smith a young apple tree and told him to take it home and planted. The farmer was pleased with the gift, but when he got home, he did not know where to plant

He thought and thought. Finally at night he planted the tree in his woods where no one could see it. But without sunlight and good soil, the tree soon died.

Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place.

"What's the difference?" the farmer said angrily. "If I had planted it near the road, strangers would have stolen the fruit. If I had planted it in one of my fields, my neighbors would have come at night and stolen some of the apples. If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the fruit,"

"Yes," said the friend, "but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have got nothing, but also you have destroyed a good apple tree."

76. Was Smith happy about the gift?

                                                                    

77. When did he plant the apple tree?

                                                                   

78. Where did Smith plant the apple tree in the end?

                                                                     

79. Why did the apple tree soon die?

                                                                    

80. What would probably happen if the farmer had planted the tree near his house?

 

When I was seven years old, my family made me an ant(蚂蚁)farm. First , we put clean sand in a thin glass box. Then we waited for the ants to arrive.

After the ants were in the glass farm, they started to make tunnels. I was amazed that each one knew exactly what to do. Each had its own job.

On the fifth day a tragedy happened. I put my face so close to the glass farm that I knocked it over.

All the tunnels fell down. Although the ants remained alive after their earthquake, one by one they began to die. I was scared as I watched them give up building their tunnels to carry the bodies to a corner of the farm .

My mother said that the ants were dying of sadness . They simply could not stand that their tunnels were gone.

Although much time has passed , I still think of that ant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about the natural world , but it taught me much more.

Over the years, I came to realize the importance of teamwork . Working together , the ants were able to make an amazing world for themselves . I also learned that they should be admired for their hard work.

But there was an even larger lesson that I did not realize until recently: adversity(逆境) is a natural part of life , and must be accepted . Unlike the ants ,we cannot give up when we are sad . We have to realize that if a tunnel is gone , we must build another .

Giving up , I say , is not a good choice.

46. The writer’s family made him an ant farm when he was___?

A. seven years old    B. seventeen years old.

C. seventy years old    D. six years old

47. Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The writer broke the glass box because it made his face dirty.   

B. The ants died one by one because the tunnels were destroyed.

C. Unlike people , teamwork is not so important for the ants.   

D. Giving up is a good way when we meet trouble.

48.The underlined word “teamwork” in the passage means_______.

A小组工作     B团队合作     C辛勤劳作     D不停工作

49. What did the writer come to realize a few years later?

A. Working together is useless.    B. Teamwork is important.

C. He can’t accept adversity.      D. Working alone is amazing.

50. What is the best title for the passage?

A. Ant Fear Adversity        B. My Family and Ants

C. Giving up in Adversity     D. A Good Lesson from Ants.

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