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【題目】 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（巫師）, 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.slowlyB.carelesslyC.quicklyD.carefully

【2】A.shoutingB.laughingC.lookingD.shooting

【3】A.interestingB.honestC.handsomeD.strange

【4】A.lunchB.giftC.pearD.treat

【5】A.agreedB.allowedC.permittedD.asked

【6】A.stuckB.caughtC.liveD.stay

【7】A.funB.questionC.dangerD.problem

【8】A.chooseB.shakeC.pickD.hit

【9】A.shortB.oldC.poorD.stupid

【10】A.carefullyB.disappointedlyC.unwillinglyD.cheerfully

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】B

【4】D

【5】C

【6】A

【7】D

【8】C

【9】B

【10】C

【解析】

本文主要講述了一位六十多歲的老婦人機智地將死神困在樹上的故事。

【1】句意：她非常細心地照料這棵樹。

slowly慢慢地；carelessly粗心地；quickly迅速地；carefully仔細地。根據(jù)“A woman in her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door.”可知，老婦人獨居，院子里有棵樹，所以她應該是很細心地照顧這棵樹。故選D。

【2】句意：他們會爬上她的樹，然后拿著梨子跑掉，對她大喊“Aunty Misery”。

shouting大叫；laughing笑；looking看；shooting射擊。根據(jù)其后“…‘Aunty Misery’ at her.”可知，此處表示孩子們對她說的話，構(gòu)成“shout…at…”短語，翻譯為“對……大叫……”。故選A。

【3】句意：看到他有一張誠實的臉，她讓他進來了并給了他一個好吃的梨子。

interesting有趣的；honest誠實的；handsome英俊的；strange陌生的。根據(jù)“she let him in and gave him a nice ____4____.”可知，老婦人讓他進來了，所以他長著一張誠實的臉。故選B。

【4】句意：看到他有一張誠實的臉，她讓他進來了并盛情款待了他。

lunch午餐；gift禮物；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。此處構(gòu)成“give sb a nice treat”短語，翻譯為“盛情款待某人”。故選D。

【5】句意：也就是說，任何爬上她的樹的人都不能再下來，除非她允許。

agreed同意；allowed允許；permitted允許；asked請求。根據(jù)“They had to beg her long before she gave the tree permission to let them go.”可知，此處“允許”使用名詞permission表示，所以動詞也應用相應的permit。故選C。

【6】句意：當孩子們回來偷她的水果時，她把他們困在了樹上。

stuck困��；caught抓住；live居住；stay待。根據(jù)后文“Mr. Death climbed up the tree ____10____and was immediately stuck to it.”可知，此處表示“困住”的含義，故選A。

【7】句意：Aunty Misery終于從這個問題中解脫出來了。

fun樂趣；question問題（需要尋找答案的問題）；danger危險；problem問題（難以解決的問題）。分析“When the children came back to steal her fruit”可知，孩子們不來搗亂了，所以Aunty Misery終于從這個難以解決的問題中解脫出來了。故選D。

【8】句意：好吧，但是我想從我愛的梨樹上摘一些梨來紀念它給我?guī)�來的快樂時光。

choose選擇；shake搖動；pick摘；hit擊打。根據(jù)其后“…some pears from my dear tree…”可知，此處表示“我想從我愛的梨樹上摘一些梨”的含義。故選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貧窮的；stupid愚蠢的。根據(jù)前文“A woman in her sixties”可知，老婦人已經(jīng)六十幾歲了，所以此處表示“但是我太老了，爬不上去摘水果”的含義。故選B。

【10】句意：死神長嘆一聲，不情愿地爬上了樹，立刻就被困住了。

carefully仔細地；disappointedly失望地；unwillingly不情愿地；cheerfully振奮地。根據(jù)“With a deep sigh”可知，死神嘆了口氣，所以此處表示“不情愿地”含義。故選C。