Question

A long time ago, there was a seed(种子). Because he was only a seed, ______ noticed him. So the seed thought he was not important in the world.

One day,a wind ______and threw him on an open field in the sun. Later, he was given rain. Years later, another day he saw a traveller ______ by his side.

“Thank you God for this, I can have a rest under the tree.”the traveller said.

“what are you talking about?”the seed ______ asked. He thought the man was ______ him. No one ever spoke to him like that.

“Who just spoke?" the shocked man asked.

“It’s me. A seed.”

The man looked at the________. “Are you joking? You’re not a seed. You are a big tree!”

“Really?"

“Yes! People often sit here. ______ do you think people come here for? To fee1 your shade (树荫)! Don't tell me you didn't know you had grown over time.”

The traveler's words brought him pride. The seed thought and ______ for the first time in his life. The years of tortune (折磨) ______ the sun and the rain finally helped him ______. “Oh! That means I’m not a little seed any more! I was actually born to make people feel comfortable. Wow! That’s great.”

1.A. somebody    B. everybody    C. nobody

2.A. picked him up    B. cheered him up    C. put him up

3.A. to sit    B. sitting    C. sat

4.A. friendly    B. lovely    C. quickly、

5.A. making sure of    B. making fun of    C. making up of

6.A. small tree    B. seed    C. big tree

7.A. When    B. What    C. why

8.A. smiled    B. talked    C. cried

9.A. on    B. under    C. by

10.A. grow up    B. grown up    C. grew up

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.B

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.A

【解析】

这是一篇寓言故事，一粒小种子认为自己在世界上是一个不重要的东西。一天被风吹到田野，在太阳和雨水的作用下，长成了一棵大树，人们能在它的树阴下休息。通过与旅游者的对话，种子知道了自己的作用，感到骄傲。

1.考查代词辨析。根据上文Because he was only a seed可知因为他只是一粒小小的种子，和下文So the seed thought he was not important in the world.这粒种子认为自己在这个世界并不重要，因此推断出没有人注意到他。A. somebody有人；B. everybody每个人；C. nobody没有人，故选C。

2.考查动词短语辨析。根据and threw him on an open field in the sun.可知风把它捡了起来。A. picked him up捡起来；B. cheered him up高兴起来；C. put him up举起，故选A。

3.考查固定用法。根据下文Yes! People often sit here.可知他看到一个旅行者坐在它的旁边。see sb.do sth.看见某人做过某事；see sb.doing sth.看见某人正在干某事。由句意可知选B。

4.考查副词辨析。由下句He thought the man was ___5___ him.可知他不相信旅游者的话，可推知这粒种子快速地问。A. friendly友好地；B. lovely可爱地；C. quickly迅速地，故选C。

5.考查动词短语辨析。make sure of查明，弄清；make fun of取笑；make up of 由„„构成。由下句“没有人曾经像这样称赞过他”，判断出这粒种子认为旅行者在嘲笑他，故选B。

6.考查名词用法。句意：那人看着那________。“你在开玩笑吗？你不是一粒种子，你是一棵大树。”由You are a big tree可推断选C。

7.考查特殊疑问词的辨析。What…for？表示询问目的的特殊疑问句。又因下句To feel your shade！是表示目的省略句。符合what…for？的回答。故选B。

8.考查动词辨析。根据The traveler's words brought him pride. 旅行者的话给他带来了骄傲，由此推断出种子想了想，第一次笑了。A. smiled微笑；B. talked谈话；C. cried哭，故选A。

9.考查介词辨析。句意：几年来，他被太阳和风雨折磨，最终，这些帮他长大。A. on在……上；B. under在……下；C. by被，故选C。

10.考查固定结构。句意：几年来，他被太阳和风雨折磨，最终，这些帮他长大。这里是help sb.(to) do sth.结构，故选A。