A poor farmer had a friend who was famous

题目内容：

A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apples he grew. One day, his friend ___36__ him a young apple tree and told him to take it home and __37____it.

Seeing the gift, the farmer was very__38____, and he thought he would also have a lot of wonderful apples, but when he got home, he had a(n) ___39__. He didn’t know___40___ to plant it. He thought over and over and __41___ every place he could think of. __42____ he decided to plant the tree in his woods. There were many high trees with thick leaves in the woods. With those trees around no one else could___43___ the young apple tree. He even felt proud of himself for finding so___44___ a place for the apple tree. Every day he went to take care of the tree, __45___ it. To his surprise and ___46___, the apple tree didn’t grow as he had __47___. It died without sunlight and good soil.

Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a __48__ place. “ What’s the difference?” the farmer said angrily, “ If I had planted the tree near the___49____, passers-by would have stolen the fruit. If I had planted the tree in one of my fields, my neighbours would have come at night and ___50___ some of the apples! If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the ___51_. No matter where I plant the tree, I can’t have__52____ to enjoy the apples. So there is no difference where I planted it.”

“ Yes,” said the friend, “but __53____ someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed everyone of the fruit, but also have __54___ a good apple tree! You don’t know the true meaning of ‘share’!”

We should learn to __55___ in our life, The more you want to own something all by yourself, the less you get at last.

小题1:.

A．lent

B．gave

C．sold

D．bought小题2:.

A．study

B．keep

C．plant

D．develop小题3:.

A．tired

B．sad

C．angry

D．happy小题4:.

A．surprise

B．worry

C．accident

D．question小题5:.

A．where

B．how

C．when

D．whether小题6:.

A．practiced

B．tried

C．visited

D．considered小题7:

A．Finally

B．Generally

C．Suddenly

D．Recently小题8:

A．like

B．see

C．move

D．hurt小题9:.

A．beautiful

B．secret

C．unusual

D．faraway小题10:.

A．watering

B．watching

C．correcting

D．appreciating小题11:.

A．pleasure

B．excitement

C．disappointment

D．satisfaction小题12:.

A．known

B．said

C．expected

D．heard小题13:

A．poor

B．great

C．suitable

D．comfortable小题14:

A．park

B．river

C．hill

D．road小题15:

A．borrowed

B．stolen

C．chosen

D．collected小题16:.

A．leaves

B．flowers

C．fruit

D．tree小题17:.

A．rights

B．time

C．chances

D．interest小题18:

A．as a matter of fact

B．in fact

C．first of all

D．at least小题19:.

A．destroyed

B．thrown

C．pulled

D．won小题20:

A．wait

B．share

C．gain

D．enjoy

最佳答案：

小题1:B

小题2:C

小题3:D

小题4:B

小题5:A

小题6:D

小题7:A

小题8:B

小题9:B

小题10:A

小题11:C

小题12:C

小题13:A

小题14:D

小题15:B

小题16:C

小题17:C

小题18:D

小题19:A

小题20:B

答案解析：

小题1:.B 动词辨析。A借B给C卖D买；指他的朋友给了这位农民一棵小的苹果树。

小题2:C 动词辨析。A学习B保持C种植D发展；他的朋友告诉他把小树带回去，种好。

小题3:.D 形容词辨析。A疲惫B难受C生气D开心；得到了别人的礼物，他自然应该很开心。

小题4:.B 名词辨析。A惊讶B担忧C事故D问题；但是当他到家的时候，他很担心了。

小题5:.A 上下文串联。根据下文的内容说明他很纠结该把这棵树种在什么地方。

小题6:.D 动词辨析。A练习B尝试C参观D考虑；他考虑了他能够想起的任何地方。

小题7:.A 副词辨析。A最后B一般说来C突然D最近；最后它决定把苹果树种在树林里。

小题8:.B 动词辨析。A喜欢B看见C移动D伤害；周围有很多树让别人很难看见这小苹果树。

小题9:.B 形形容词辨析。他很自豪为苹果树找到如此安全的地方。

小题10:.A 动词辨析。A浇水B观看C纠正D欣赏；指他经常给苹果树浇水。

小题11:.C 名词辨析。A快乐B兴奋C失望D满意；让他惊讶和失望的是，苹果树并没有像他预料那样。

小题12:.C 动词辨析。A知道B说C期待D听见；让他惊讶和失望的是，苹果树并没有像他预料那样。

小题13:.A 形容词辨析。A贫瘠B伟大C合适D舒服；他的朋友问他为什么把树种在这样贫瘠的地方。

小题14:.D 上下文串联。根据下文的passers-by说明他把树种在路边，才会有过路的人的说法。

小题15:.B 动词辨析。A借B偷C选择D收集；如果我最后在地里，邻居半夜起来会偷走一些苹果。

小题16:.C 上下文串联。根据句意可知他种的是苹果，是一种水果。

小题17:.C 名词辨析。A权利B时间C机会D兴趣；我不可能有享受我的苹果的机会了。

小题18:D 短语辨析。A/B实际上C首先D至少；但是至少有人可以享受到这样的水果。

小题19:.A 动词辨析。A毁掉B扔掉C拉拽D赢得；现在你不但抢了别人的水果也毁了一棵树。

小题20:.B 上下文串联。本文最后讲述的话题正是与人分享。

点评：本文讲述的是农夫和苹果树的故事，实际上是告诉我们要学会与别人分享。从选项中可以看出，本大题主要还是考查了词汇的辨析与运用，但更加注重综合语言能力的运用，需要根据故事情节，了解词汇用法的同时，结合语境，做出准确的判断。

考点核心：

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人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。