There was an old pear tree in a man's garden. In the past, the tree fruited every year, .so the man would get many pears. But now, the tree got old. There were no more pears for the man. So the ungrateful(忘恩负义的) man decided to cut the tree down. When he walked toward the tree with an axe(斧子) in his hand, the tree said to him, "Please don't cut me down. I had so many pears for you in the past years. Now I will die soon. I only have a short time to live. Please don't kill a dying tree that has done so much for you."

"I'm sorry. I have to do so," the man said, "because I need wood to make a chair." Then he began to wave(挥动) his axe. At that moment, a bird in the old tree shouted at him, "Don't cut it down! Every time you go out and your wife(妻子) feels lonely, she will come out to the garden and sit under the tree to enjoy its cool shade(树荫) , and I sing songs to make her happy. We give much joy to your wife when you are away from home."

The man didn't listen to the bird and drove it away. Just when he was about to cut the tree, some bees flew out of it and said, "Listen! If you agree not to kill this tree, we will give you nice honey(蜜) every day. Would you please leave the tree with us?"

The man got moved(感动). He said, "You are so kind to the tree, although(虽然) it has become old. Now I see that I shouldn't cut it down. It has done so much for me and my wife. Let the tree stay here, and let the bird continue its songs here." With these words, the man left. And the old tree lived there to its last day.

1.Which can be the best title of the story?

A. The Singing Bird B. The Man's Wife

C. The Old Tree D. The Kind Bees

2.Which is the most important reason for the man to cut down the tree?

A. The tree was getting old.

B. The man needed wood to' make a chair.

C. The tree didn't give any shade.

D. The man couldn't get any pears from it.

3.What made his wife happy when the man was not at home?

A. The tree and its shade. B. The tree and the bird.

C. The bird and its songs. D. The bees and their honey.

4.In the story, the word "continue" means _______.

A. start B. go on C. take D. speak again

5.What can we learn from the story?

A. People should never be ungrateful.

B. Good wood comes from pear trees.

C. Old people are kind and friendly.

D. Birds and bees are always helpful.

1.C 2.D 3.B 4.B 5.A 【解析】试题分析：这篇故事讲的是一个人因一棵树老了就想砍掉它，但这棵树为他的家庭及其他人做出了很大贡献，最后在别人的劝说下，他很受感动，放弃了砍树的想法。 1.标题归纳题。这篇短文主要介绍了一棵老树的故事。故选C。 2.细节理解题。根据短文句子“But now, the tree got old. There wer...

Clive is a lovely dog．With the help of Clive，Murray，a 14-year-old boy，his condition gets better．

Murray Whooley is an unlucky boy because he has autism(自闭症)．He was unable to communicate with(与……交流)others，and the outside world seemed a frightening(可怕的)place for hirm He was always alone，and never talked to others，even his parents．

When Murray was six，Clive came into his family．Since then，he has changed Murray’s world．

Clive is big and happy．He stays with Murray and plays with him．He is like Murray’S best friend．Now，Murray has become more open．He is able to go to the shops and other crowded places with Clive．He isn’t afraid to face other people any more．

They both like travelling．Clive has a pet passport．Together，he and Murray have travelled to America and some European countries．They are planning to visit a new place during the Christmas holiday．

What amazing animal magic!

1.What happened to Murray at the age of six?

2.How does Clive help Murray?

3.Do you want to have a dog like Clive? Why or why not?

1.Clive came into his family． 2.He stays with Murray and plays with him．It makes Murray become more open． 3.Yes．Because it can play with me when I am alone．／…(开放性试题，只要符合语法和实际都正确。) 【解析】解析：这篇短文...

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根据下表信息以“Tigers are in danger”为题写一篇报告。

要求：1. 包括表格所给内容要点，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；

2. 字数：80字左右。

3. 省略号部分用2至3句话展开合理想象，作适当发挥；

外貌	大、强壮；眼睛明亮；带有深色条纹的橙色毛
能力	跑得快，但只能跑一会儿；游泳、攀爬
性格	喜欢独居
食物	主要是其它小动物
危险	猎人为了它们的皮毛、骨头或身体的其它部位捕获它们 现在世界上仅存大约3,200只老虎，数目日趋减少； 无措施，世界也许没有老虎剩着
措施	1. …… 2. ……

Tigers are big and strong. They have bright eyes. They also have yellow fur and black stripes. They look beautiful. They run fast but they can’t run for a long time.They can swim and climb.They like l...

----What _______ important information!

---- Yea , I found it on the Internet.

A. /. B. a . C. an . D. the

A 【解析】本题考查感叹句。句意“-多么重要的信息啊！-是的，我在网上发现的”。information信息，不可数名词，根据感叹句结构“What+adj+不可数名词”可知，故选A。

Look! There are five planes _______ in the sky.

A. fly B. flying C. to fly D. to flying

A 【解析】试题分析：句意：看，在天空中有五架飞机。固定句型There be+主语+doing+介词，表示在某处有某物正在做某事。故选A。

—What do you think of the book?

—It's difficult for me ________ there are few new words in it.

A. if B. so C. because D. although

D 【解析】试题分析：句意：——你认为这本书怎么样？——对我来说很难虽然里面没有新词。根据句意，本题使用although引导的让步状语从句。A引导条件状语从句；B引导原因状语从句；C引导原因状语从句。故选D。 请在此填写本题解析!

---Why don’t you like winter in Beijing ?

---Because it is ___________ winter in Guangzhou.

A. as cold as . B. not colder than . C. not so cold as . D. a lot colder than

D 【解析】本题考查形容词的比较级。句意“-你为什么不喜欢北京的冬天？-因为北京的冬天比广州的冬天冷”。根据句意，指的是北京的天气和广州的天气作比较，用比较级。根据常识，北京的冬天比广州的冷，且a lot可修饰形容词的比较级，故选D。

Susan’s parents often make her __________ the piano for three hours on weekends .

A. practice to play. B. practicing to play

C. to practice playing . D. practice playing

D 【解析】句意“苏珊的父母总是让她每个周末练习钢琴三个小时”。根据make sb do以及practice doing可知，故选D。

—Would you like ________ shopping with me?

—Sorry，I feel like ________ books at home.

A. to go；read B. to go；reading C. going；read D. going；reading

B 【解析】试题分析：句意：——你愿意和我去购物吗？——对不起。我想要在家读书。根据would like to do sth和feel like doing sth可知。故选B。

It took me half ______ hour to get there by _____ bicycle yesterday

A. an ,the B. an , /. . C. a , the . D. a ,/

B 【解析】句意“昨天骑自行车到那花了我半个小时的时间”。half an hour半小时，by+交通工具，中间不加冠词，根据句意，故选D。