Question

    A woman in her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door. She took care of the tree very_________. But the children nearby drove her crazy by making fun of her. They would climb her tree and then run away with pears, _________“Aunty Misery” at her. One evening, a passer-by asked to stay for the night. Seeing that he had a（an）_________face, she let him in and gave him a nice _________. The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer（巫师）, thanked her by making her wish come true. That is anyone who climbed up her tree should not be able to come back down unless she _________ it. When the children came back to steal her fruit, she had them_________ on the tree. They had to beg her long before she gave the tree permission to let them go. Aunty Misery was free from the_________ at last. One day another man stopped at her door. This one didn’t look like a trusted man, so she asked who he was, “I am Death. I’ve come to take you with me.” he said. Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, “Fine, but I’d like to_________ some pears from my dear tree to remember the pleasure it brought to me in this life. But I am too _________ to climb high to get the fruit. Will you be so kind to do it for me?” With a deep sigh, Mr. Death climbed up the tree __________and was immediately stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let Death go.

1.A.slowly B.carelessly C.quickly D.carefully

2.A.shouting B.laughing C.looking D.shooting

3.A.interesting B.honest C.handsome D.strange

4.A.lunch B.gift C.pear D.treat

5.A.agreed B.allowed C.permitted D.asked

6.A.stuck B.caught C.live D.stay

7.A.fun B.question C.danger D.problem

8.A.choose B.shake C.pick D.hit

9.A.short B.old C.poor D.stupid

10.A.carefully B.disappointedly C.unwillingly D.cheerfully

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.C

6.A

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.C

【解析】

本文主要讲述了一位六十多岁的老妇人机智地将死神困在树上的故事。

1.句意：她非常细心地照料这棵树。

slowly慢慢地；carelessly粗心地；quickly迅速地；carefully仔细地。根据“A woman in her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door.”可知，老妇人独居，院子里有棵树，所以她应该是很细心地照顾这棵树。故选D。

2.句意：他们会爬上她的树，然后拿着梨子跑掉，对她大喊“Aunty Misery”。

shouting大叫；laughing笑；looking看；shooting射击。根据其后“…‘Aunty Misery’ at her.”可知，此处表示孩子们对她说的话，构成“shout…at…”短语，翻译为“对……大叫……”。故选A。

3.句意：看到他有一张诚实的脸，她让他进来了并给了他一个好吃的梨子。

interesting有趣的；honest诚实的；handsome英俊的；strange陌生的。根据“she let him in and gave him a nice ____4____.”可知，老妇人让他进来了，所以他长着一张诚实的脸。故选B。

4.句意：看到他有一张诚实的脸，她让他进来了并盛情款待了他。

lunch午餐；gift礼物；pear梨；treat款待。分析前后文以及“One evening, a passer-by asked to stay for the night”可知，不可能是午餐。此处构成“give sb a nice treat”短语，翻译为“盛情款待某人”。故选D。

5.句意：也就是说，任何爬上她的树的人都不能再下来，除非她允许。

agreed同意；allowed允许；permitted允许；asked请求。根据“They had to beg her long before she gave the tree permission to let them go.”可知，此处“允许”使用名词permission表示，所以动词也应用相应的permit。故选C。

6.句意：当孩子们回来偷她的水果时，她把他们困在了树上。

stuck困住；caught抓住；live居住；stay待。根据后文“Mr. Death climbed up the tree ____10____and was immediately stuck to it.”可知，此处表示“困住”的含义，故选A。

7.句意：Aunty Misery终于从这个问题中解脱出来了。

fun乐趣；question问题（需要寻找答案的问题）；danger危险；problem问题（难以解决的问题）。分析“When the children came back to steal her fruit”可知，孩子们不来捣乱了，所以Aunty Misery终于从这个难以解决的问题中解脱出来了。故选D。

8.句意：好吧，但是我想从我爱的梨树上摘一些梨来纪念它给我带来的快乐时光。

choose选择；shake摇动；pick摘；hit击打。根据其后“…some pears from my dear tree…”可知，此处表示“我想从我爱的梨树上摘一些梨”的含义。故选C。

9.句意：但是我太老了，爬不上去摘水果。

short矮的；old年老的；poor贫穷的；stupid愚蠢的。根据前文“A woman in her sixties”可知，老妇人已经六十几岁了，所以此处表示“但是我太老了，爬不上去摘水果”的含义。故选B。

10.句意：死神长叹一声，不情愿地爬上了树，立刻就被困住了。

carefully仔细地；disappointedly失望地；unwillingly不情愿地；cheerfully振奋地。根据“With a deep sigh”可知，死神叹了口气，所以此处表示“不情愿地”含义。故选C。