Question

阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

When I was just a kid of ten, my father said to me,” Come here and take a lesson from the lovely lemon tree. Don’t put your faith in love, my boy."

My father said to me, "I fear you'll find that love is like the lovely lemon tree.” Lemon tree very pretty, and the lemon flower is sweet, but the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat. beneath the lemon tree One day my love and I did lie. A girl so sweet that when she smiled, the stars rose in the sky. We passed that summer lost in love beneath the lemon tree. The music of her laughter hid my father's words from me. Lemon tree very pretty, and the lemon flower is sweet, but the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat. One day she left without a word, she took away the sun. And in the dark she'd left behind, I knew what she had done. She left me for another; it's a common tale but true. A sadder man but wiser now, I sing these words to you.

Lemon tree very pretty, and the lemon flower is sweet, but the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat.

Lemon tree, Lemon tree, Lemon tree, Lemon tree

1.In Father’s eyes, ______.

A. the lemon tree looks ugly

B. the lemon flower has a pleasant smell

C. the lemon fruit tastes delicious

D. lemon tree is not lovely

2.Which of the following statement is NOT right?

A. The boy took the lesson at 10.

B. Father told his boy not to believe in love.

C. The boy spent the summer with a sweet girl

D. The girl left the boy after saying good-bye.

3.Who is sadder but wiser now?

A. The boy                B. The father

C. The girl             D. The listener

4.“The music of her laughter hid my father's words from me. “means ______.

A. The girl told the boy that his father was not right.

B. The boy forgot his father’s suggestion.

C. The girl could sing the songs well.

D. The boy shouldn’t stay with the girl beneath the lemon tree.

5.The name of the song should be______.

A. A kind father         B. A happy summer

C. Lemon tree           D. A love story

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这是一首英文歌曲。讲诉的是作者在小的时候，父亲以柠檬树为例，经常告诫他“不要轻易相信爱情” 但男孩忘掉了父亲的忠告，轻易相信了爱情，女朋友另寻新欢，离他而去。最后，男孩把这个经验教训唱给世人听。

1.B细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“Lemon tree very pretty, and the lemon flower is sweet,”可知，柠檬花很香甜，答案为B。

2.D细节判断题。根据短文中的句子One day she left without a word,可知，女孩不辞而别，故答案D错误。

3.A细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“A sadder man but wiser now, I sing these words to you.”一个忧伤但聪明的我，现在唱给你听。故答案为A。

4.B细节理解题。根据短文中的句子The music of her laughter hid my father's words from me.他的笑声是如此的甜美，让我父亲告诉我的话忘在了脑后。也就是说男孩忘掉了父亲的忠告，答案为B。

5.C标题归纳题。短文围绕“柠檬树”展开，出现的频率也最多。故答案为C。

考点：人生百味类短文阅读。