Question

    Once there lived a farmer called Henry. He had a brother,Mike,in town who was an excellent gardener. His skill and his beautiful trees were 16  everywhere.

    One day,Henry went to town to visit Mike. “ Look,my brother，”said Mike ,“ Here is the best 17  tree from my garden.Take it home and 18  it so that you,your children,and your children’s children can enjoy it."Henry was 19 with the apple tree and went back home. The next morning,he began to 20 where he should plant it.

    “If I plant it on the hill,the wind might catch it and 21 down the fruit. If I plant it close to the road,people who pass by will pick some of them. But if I plant it...”said he to himself.

     22 he planted the tree in the corner behind his house,where no one else could notice it. But the tree bore (结出) no fruit the first year,nor the second. Then Henry sent for his brother and said to him 23 ,“ You have cheated me. This is the third year and it brings me 24  but leaves.”

    When Mike saw where the tree was planted,he laughed and said/4 You have planted the tree in such a cold corner without 25 or warmth. How,then,could you expect flowers and fruits?”

16. A. simple   B. famous   C. similar   D. common

17. A. pear   B. grape   C. apple   D. banana

18. A. sell   B. wash   C. hide   D. plant

19. A. tired   B. patient   C. pleased   D. popular

20. A. learn   B. wonder   C. realize   D. understand 

21 .A. put   B. cut   C. push   D. shake

22. A. Finally   B. Firstly   C. Luckily   D. Certainly

23. A. happily   B. angrily   C. kindly   D. carelessly

24. A. nothing   B. something   C. everything   D. anything

25. A. air   B. earth   C. water   D. sunlight

Answer 1

16. B  考查形容词辨析。simple简单的；famous有名的;similar 相似的;common 普通的。句意：他的技能和美丽的树在各处都很有名。根据“ Mike是一位出色的园艺师”可推知“他的技术和美丽的树很出名”。故选B。

17. C  考查名词辨析。pear梨子;grape葡萄;apple苹果;banana 香蕉。此处意为：这儿有一棵来自我果园的最好的苹果树。根据下文中“the apple tree”可知本句指的是“苹果树”。故选C。

18. D   考查动词辨析。sell卖;wash洗;hide隐藏;plant种植。如果让子孙都能享受这棵树，那只能是栽下这棵树以让这棵树永远生长下去。故选D。

19. C   考查形容词辨析。tired疲劳的;patient耐心的;pleased 高兴的;popular受欢迎的。句意：Henry对这棵苹果树很满意并将它带回家。根据“子孙们都能享受它”可推知“Henry 应该对它很满意”。故选C。

20. B考查动词辨析。learn学习；wonder想知道；realize意识到；understand明白。句意:第二天早晨，他开始想他应该将它栽在哪里。根据下文对“栽树”地点的选择，可推知“他想知道应该将树栽在哪里”。故选B。

21. D  考查动词词组辨析。put down放下；cut down砍倒；push down推到；shake down摇掉。根据句中“ the wind ”可推知 “风应该摇掉果实”。故选D。

22. A  考查副词辨析。finally最后；firstly首先;luckily幸运地；certainly当然。句意:最后，他将树栽在他房后的角落里，在那没有其他人会注意到它。根据上文对“栽树”地点的选择可知“将树栽在房后的角落里”应是他最终做的决定。故选 A。

23. B  考查副词辨析。happily开心地；angrily生气地；kindly和蕩地；carelessly粗心地。句意:然后Henry派人请他弟弟来，并生气地对他说:“你欺骗了我……”。根据“苹果树已经栽 F两年都没有结果实”及“ You have cheated me."可推知“他应该是很生气地说”。故选B。

24. A  考查复合不定代词辨析。nothing什么都没有；something 某事；everything每件事;anything任何事。句意：……这是第三年，它除了树叶什么都S带给我。根据“两年都没有结果实，他生气地叫来弟弟，并说他弟弟欺骗他”可推知“第三年除了树叶什么都没有”。故选A。

25. D  考查名词辨析。air空气;earth地球;water水;sunlight阳光。由句中 “ in such a cold corner” 和 “ warmth” 可知，这里 “既没有阳光也没有温度”。故选D。