Question

A woman in her sixties lived alone in her little house with a pear tree at her door. She spent all her time______the tree. But the children nearby drove her crazy by making fun of her. They would climb her tree and then _______with pears, shouting "Aunty Misery" at her.

One evening, a passer-by asked to ______for the night. Seeing that he was a trusted man, she let him in and gave him a nice treat. The next morning the stranger, a sorcerer (巫师), thanked her by making her wish come true. That is anyone who climbed up her _____ should not be able to come back down unless she agreed to let him go.

When the children came back to steal her fruit , she had them stuck(卡) on the tree. They had to beg her _____she gave the tree agreement to let them go. Aunty Misery was free from the______ at last.

One day ______ man stopped at her door. This one didn’t seem______, so she asked who he was. "I am Death, I've come to take you with me." said he.

Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, "Fine, but I'd like to pick some pears from my dear tree to remember the _____it brought to me in this life. But I am too old to climb high to get the best fruit. Would you please do it for me?"  Mr. Death climbed up the tree and was_____ stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let him go.

1.A. worrying about    B. cutting down    C. dealing with    D. taking care of

2.A. throw away    B. run away    C. take away    D. put away

3.A. stay    B. live    C. hide    D. relax

4.A. house    B. door    C. tree    D. wall

5.A. before    B. while    C. since    D. after

6.A. fun    B. question    C. trouble    D. Danger

7.A. another    B. other    C. the other    D. any other

8.A. handsome    B. safe    C. honest    D. poor

9.A. pleasure    B. pride    C. excitement    D. hope

10.A. certainly    B. probably    C. immediately    D. sadly

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.A

8.C

9.A

10.C

【解析】这篇文章介绍了一位孤独老人和她的梨树的故事。老人苦于孩子们偷走梨子并且开她的玩笑，一位路过的巫师教给她一个办法制服了顽皮的孩子们，最后连Mr. Death都被制服了。

1.句意：她花了所有的时间来照看她的梨树。根据上句A woman in her sixties lived alone in her little house with a pear tree at her door可知，老人的梨树是她一生的依托。照顾，照看用take care of。故选D。

2.句意：他们爬上树，摘下梨子就跑了。根据But the children nearby drove her crazy by making fun of her可知孩子们和她开玩笑。跑是run away。故选B。

3.句意：有一天，一位过路人要求借宿一晚。一晚是短暂的，短暂的停留用stay。故选A。

4.句意：那就是任何人爬上她的树未经她的准许就不能下来。从下文孩子们被树卡住可知。故选C。

5.句意：在她准许梨树让他们走之前，孩子们不得不哀求她。在------之前用before。故选A。

6.句意：Aunty Misery的麻烦解决了。麻烦是trouble。故选C。

7.相对于前面的巫师，这个人是“另一个男人”。另一个用another。故选A。

8.句意：这个人看起来不诚实。根据前文中Seeing that he was a trusted man可知，这个人是不诚实的。Handsome英俊的；safe安全的；poor贫穷的；诚实的用honest。故选C。

9.句意：但是我愿意从树上摘一些梨去记住它带给我的快乐。根据前文叙述，这棵梨树曾带给了老人快乐。Pride骄傲；excitement兴奋；hope希望；快乐是pleasure。故选A。

10.从上文调皮的孩子的遭遇可知，Mr.Death爬上树就立刻被卡住了。立刻用immediately。故选C。

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