Question

    There is a big apple tree. A little boy loves to come and lie around it every day. He climbs to the tree top, eats the apples, takes a nap under the shadow ... He loves the tree and the tree loves to play with him.

Time goes by. The little boy grows up and he no longer plays around the tree every day. One day, the boy comes back to the tree and he looks sad. “Come and play with me,” the tree asks the boy. “I am no longer a kid. I don’t play around trees any more.” The boy answers, “I want toys. I need money to buy them.” “Sorry, but I don’t have money. You can pick all my apples and sell them. So, you will have money.” The boy is so excited. He picks all the apple son the tree and leaves happily. The boy never comes back after he picks the apples. The tree is sad.

One day, the boy comes back and the tree is so excited. “Come and play with me,” the tree says. “I don’t have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house to live. Can you help me?” “Sorry, I don’t have a house. But you can cut off my branches to build your house.” So the boy cuts all the branches off the tree and leaves happily. The tree is glad to see him happy, but the boy never comes back. The tree is again lonely and sad.

One hot summer day, the boy comes back and the tree is delighted. “Come and play with me!” the tree says. “I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat?” “Use my trunk to build your boat. You can sail far away and be happy.” So the boy cuts the tree trunk to make a boat. He goes sailing and never shows up for a long time.

The tree is happy, but it is not true.

1.Every time the boy comes to the tree when he grows up, he wants to __________.

A.get some help B.take a nap C.play with the tree D.eat apples

2.When the boy isn’t with the tree for a long time, the tree feels __________.

A.excited B.lonely C.delighted D.happy

3.The word “trunk” in the LAST paragraph means “__________”.

A.a large strong box B.the part of your body

C.the main part of a tree D.an elephant’s long nose

4.The boy and the tree in the story are just like __________.

A.brothers and sisters B.classmates C.children and parents D.neighbours

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了树和一个小男孩的故事。在小男孩很小时候，经常和树一起玩耍，等小男孩长大了，不再和树玩耍了。他从树上摘苹果卖钱买玩具，砍下树枝去建房子，用树干建小船，所有的这些树都为他提供了，只是因为树想让他开心，可是树的内心是不开心且孤独的。

1.细节理解题。根据第二段第一二两句“Time goes by. The little boy grows up and he no longer plays around the tree every day.”可知，时间流逝。小男孩长大了，不再每天找树玩耍。根据第二段倒数第三句“He picks all the apple son the tree and leaves happily.”可知，他摘了所有的苹果开心地离开了。根据第三自然段倒数第三句“So the boy cuts all the branches off the tree and leaves happily.”可知，他砍掉所有的树枝开心地离开了。根据第四自然段倒数第二句“So the boy cuts the tree trunk to make a boat.”可知，他砍掉树干做了小船。每次他都来找大树帮忙，索要东西。故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“The boy never comes back after he picks the apples. The tree is sad.”可知，他摘完苹果后从没回来，树很伤心。根据第三段最后一句“The tree is again lonely and sad.”可知，树再一次孤独和伤心了。所以每次很长时间他没来，树都会很孤独伤心。故选B。

3.词义猜测题。根据倒数第二段“Use my trunk to build your boat. You can sail far away and be happy.”可知，用做造船的应该是身体的主干部分，树干。故选C。

4.推理判断题。根据第一二自然段“There is a big apple tree. A little boy loves to come and lie around it every day…He loves the tree and the tree loves to play with him. Time goes by. The little boy grows up and he no longer plays around the tree every day.”可知，小男孩很小的时候经常和树一起玩，他喜欢树，树也喜欢他，随着时间流逝，小男孩长大了，不再来玩了，只是不断的索取，寻求帮助。小男孩代表孩子，大树代表父母，父母在孩子需要帮助时候竭力帮助，孩子离去后十分孤独，只因为对孩子的爱，但是谁又能理解大树的孤独，父母的不开心呢？故选C。