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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 neighbors 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.
1．A. lent
B. gave
C. sold
D. bought
2．A. study
B. keep
C. plant
D. develop
3．A. tired
B. sad
C. angry
D. happy
4．A. surprise
B. worry
C. accident
D. question
5．A. where
B. how
C. when
D. whether
6．A. practiced
B. tried
C. visited
D. considered
7．A. Finally
B. Generally
C. Suddenly
D. Recently
8．A. like
B. see
C. move
D. hurt
9．A. beautiful
B. secret
C. unusual
D. faraway
10．A. watering
B. watching
C. correcting
D. appreciating
11．A. pleasure
B. excitement
C. disappointment
D. satisfaction
12．A. known
B. said
C. expected
D. heard
13．A. poor
B. great
C. suitable
D. comfortable
14．A. park
B. river
C. hill
D. road
15．A. borrowed
B. stolen
C. chosen
D. collected
16．A. leaves
B. flowers
C. fruit
D. tree
17．A. rights
B. time
C. chances
D. interest
18．A. as a matter of fact
B. in fact
C. first of all
D. at least
19．A. destroyed
B. thrown
C. pulled
D. won
20．A. wait
B. share
C. gain
D. enjoy
Long time ago, there was a farmer who lived with his daughter. A young man fell in love with the farmer’s beautiful daughter and wished to
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her. One day, he went to the farmer to
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his permission. The farmer looked at him and said, “ Guy, stand out in that
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. I’m going to release (释放)
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bulls, one at a time. If you can
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the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my daughter.”
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, the young man got out and stood in the field,
42 the first bull. The barn（牛棚） door
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and out came the biggest bull that he had ever seen. He
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that one of the next bulls had to be a better
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than this one, so he ran over to the side and let the bull
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A few
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later, the barn door opened again. Unbelievable! The young man had never seen any bull so
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and fierce as this one in his life. It stood there, pawing（扒） the
49 and eyeing the young man. “ What the next
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was like ? It had to be a better choice than this one,” he thought. He let the bull pass through again.
The door opened a third time. A
51 came across the young man’s face. This was the weakest bull that he had ever seen. “ This one was my bull,” he
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to himself. As the bull came running by, he positioned himself just right and
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at just the exact moment. He threw his hands to catch ...... But to his
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, the bull had no tail. Life is full of opportunities.
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catch the first one.
21．A. call
B. recognize
C. marry
D. respect
22．A. remember
B. ask
C. copy
D. answer
23．A. forest
B. field
C. river
D. building
24．A. three
B. two
C. four
D. five
25．A. see
B. cut
C. discover
D. catch
26．A. Quietly
B. Immediately
C. Finally
D. Proudly
27．A. talking about B. thinking of
C. waiting for
D. looking for
28．A. opened
B. moved
C. broke
D. closed
29．A. noticed
B. decided
C. suggested
D. learned
30．A. rule
B. choice
C. help
D. reason
31．A. get up
B. go back
C. pass through
D. fall down
32．A. days
B. seconds
C. hours
D. months
33．A. famous
B. short
C. big
D. beautiful
34．A. ground
B. house
C. wall
D. door
35．A. fish
B. horse
C. bull
D. bird
36．A. pity
B. smile
C. shame
D. tear
37．A. said
B. explained
C. sang
D. flew
38．A. Escaped
B. jumped
C. stopped
D. shouted
39．A. anger
B. joy
C. surprise
D. excitement
40．A. Never
B. Always
C. Often
D. Seldom
A year ago, August, Dave Fuss lost his job driving a truck for a small company in west Michigan. His wife, Gerrie, was still working in the local school cafeteria, but it was
for Dave to find work, and the price of everything was rising. The Fusses were at the risk of joining the millions of Americans who have
their homes in recent years. Then Dave and Gerrie received a timely
—$7,000, a legacy(遗产) from their neighbors Ish and Arlene Hatch, who died in an accident. “It really made a difference when we were meeting difficulty.” says Dave.
But the Fusses weren’t the only folks in Alto and the neighboring town of Lowell to
unexpected legacy from the Hatches. Dozens of other families were
by what the Hatches had done. In some cases, it was a few thousand dollars; in
, it was more than $100,000.
It
nearly everyone that the Hatches had so much money, more than $3 million—they were an elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm.
Children of the Great Depression, Ish and Arlene were known for their habit of
. They preferred comparison shopping and would go from store to store, checking prices before making a new purchase.
Through the years, the Hatches paid for local children to attend summer camps when their parents couldn’t
it. “Ish and Arlene never asked if you
anything,” says their friend Sandy Van Weelden, “They could see things they could do to make you happier, and they would do them.”
Even more extraordinary was that the Hatches
their farmland. It was the Hatches’ wish that their legacy—a legacy of kindness as much as one of dollars and cents—should
the whole community and last for generations to come.
Neighbors helping neighbors—that was Ish and Arlene Hatch’s story.
41．A. happy
B. hard
C. easy
D. nice
42．A. lost
B. bought
C. left
D. wanted
43．A. gift
B. money
C. encouragement D. package
44．A. accept
B. defeat
C. win
D. receive
45．A. amazed
B. excited
C. upset
D. touched
46．A. the other
B. another
C. other
D. others
47．A. surprised
B. frightened
C. pleased
D. encouraged
48．A. kind
B. generous
C. living
D. saving
49．A. afford
B. buy
C. offer
D. keep
50．A. suffered
B. enjoyed
C. needed
D. did
51．A. put away
B. put up
C. gave up
D. gave away
52．A. enrich
B. bless
C. brighten
D. expand
“Big boys don’t cry.” I heard those words a lot
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up in America in the late sixties and early seventies. In those days men were expected to be
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and rugged and never shed a tear no matter what. Our
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were all stone faced cowboys who were too
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to cry. Believing this then I tried my best
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to cry at all during my teenage and early adult years.
All that changed,
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, as I was driving home alone one night shortly after my Mom
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. It was dark and raining outside. I was struggling to
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the car on the road while at the same time
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to hold the tears back in my eyes. I remember almost going off the road twice as I blinked back (眨眼控制) the salty water that was burning my
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and blurring (使模糊) my vision. My hands shook, my heart
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, and my soul felt dead.
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I could do it no longer. I stopped, pulled over, lay my head on the steering wheel, and
48 . I cried until the tears couldn’t fall anymore. I cried until the pain that I was holding onto so
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finally fled my heart.
After that night I
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something. Big boys do cry.
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, it is the biggest hearts that cry the most. I realized too that it is our
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that can release us from our anger and our grief while
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us to our love and our God. Tears help us to embrace this often bittersweet life. They help us to keep growing
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to each other in love and joy instead of
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ourselves up in dull, aching, and lonely hearts.
53．A. hurrying B. growing
C. rising
D. getting
54．A. tough
B. cold
C. independent
D. active
55．A. leaders
B. neighbors
C. heroes
D. fathers
56．A. strict
B. strong
C. stubborn
D. eager
57．A. still
B. always
C. hardly
D. never
58．A. otherwise B. therefore
C. however
D. instead
59．A. left
B. died
C. returned
D. disappeared
60．A. keep
B. hold
C. fix
D. move
61．A. hopping
B. learning
C. managing
D. struggling
62．A. arms
B. feet
C. eyes
D. hairs
63．A. hurt
B. sank
C. froze
D. stopped
64．A. Actually B. Finally
C. Naturally
D. Immediately
65．A. faded
B. slept
C. rested
D. cried
66．A. secretly B. carefully
C. strongly
D. firmly
67．A. realized B. picked
C. gained
D. lost
68．A. At least B. In fact
C. In all
D. As usual
69．A. love
B. sweat
C. tears
D. relation
70．A. helping B. changing
C. removing
D. reconnecting
71．A. closer
B. higher
C. richer
D. shorter
72．A. catching B. shutting
C. picking
D. wrapping
参考答案
1．B
2．C
3．D
4．B
5．A
6．D
7．A
8．B
9．B
10．A
11．C
12．C
13．A
14．D
15．B
16．C
17．C
18．D
19．A
20．B
【解析】
试题分析：本文通过苹果树的故事告诉我们在人生中要学会与人分享，只有与人分享，我们才能得到真正的幸福和快乐。
1．B 动词辨析。A借出B给C卖D买；指这个朋友给了他一颗苹果树并让他回家种起来。
2．C 动词辨析。A研究B保持C种植D发展；朋友给了他一颗苹果树并让他回家种起来。
3．D 上下文串联。这个有名的朋友给了他一颗苹果树这让他很开心。
4．B 名词辨析。A惊讶B担心C事故D问题；回家以后他有了一件担心的事情。
5．A 上下文串联。根据下文内容可知他很担心自己吃不到苹果，不知道该把这棵树种在哪里。
6．D 动词辨析。A训练B尝试C参观D考虑；指他考虑了所有可以种植苹果树的地方。
7．A 副词辨析。A最后B一般，通常C突然D最近；最后他决定把苹果树种在树林里。
8．B 动词辨析。A喜欢B看见C移动D伤害。因为周围有很多高高的树，所有没有人能看见。
9．B 动词辨析。A美丽B秘密C不同寻常D遥远；他为自己能找到这样秘密的地方自豪。
10．A 动词辨析。A浇水B注视C纠正D欣赏；他为苹果树浇水，照顾得很好。
11．C 上下文串联。苹果树没有结出果实，这让他很失望。最后这棵苹果树死了。
12．C 动词辨析。A知道B说C预料D听见；苹果树没有向他预料的那样结出果实。
13．A 形容词辨析。A贫瘠B伟大C适合D舒服；为什么要把树种在如此贫瘠的地方？
14．D 上下文串联。根据下文的passer-by过路人说明他是想把树种在路边。
15．B 动词辨析。A借入B偷C选择D收集；邻居会在晚上过来把苹果偷走。
16．C 上下文串联。这里的指苹果树的果实也就是长的苹果。
17．C 名词辨析。A权利B时间C机会D兴趣；我没有机会享受果实了。
18．D 介词辨析。A/B实际上C首先D至少；但是至少有人可以享受到果实啊！
19．A 动词辨析。A毁掉B扔掉C拉D赢得；现在你不仅剥夺了别人的权利还毁掉了这棵树。
20．B 主旨大意题，本文讨论的就是人要学会分享。在生活中我们要学会分享。故B正确，
21．C
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【解析】
试题分析：本文叙述了很久以前有一个年轻人喜欢上了一个农民的女儿，就去求婚，结果农民要他答应一个要求就把女儿嫁给她，他放出三次牛，只要有一次抓住牛的尾巴就可以了。但是年轻人看见前两头的牛都体格特别壮，不敢去抓尾巴，就放弃了，就想等最后一次机会，但是最后的一头牛虽然身体弱小，但是没有尾巴，这里告诫人们不要放弃任何一次机会。
21．all打电话； recognize认出； marry 结婚； respect尊敬。这位年轻人希望和他结婚，故选C。
22．emember记得； ask 问，要求； copy 复制； answer回答。他去请求农民请求允许，故选B。
23．orest森林； field地里； river河流；building楼房。小伙子，站在地里，故选B。
24．of any one of the three bulls 可知应是三次放牛过来，故选A。
25．ee看见； cut 切割； discover 发现； catch抓住。如果你能抓住牛的尾巴，就把女儿嫁给他，故选D。
26．uietly安静地； Immediately立刻； Finally 最后； Proudly自豪地。那位年轻人立刻出去站在地里，故选B。
27．talking about谈论； thinking of想起； waiting for 等候； looking for寻找。他站在地里等候牛出来，故选 C。
28．pen打开； move移动； break打破； clos关闭。牛棚的门开了，故选A。
29．otice注意到； decide决定； suggest建议； learn学会。他决定下一个可能比这个更好的选择，故选B。
30．ule规则； choice 选择； help帮助； reason原因。他决定下一个可能比这个更好的选择，故选B。
31．get up起床； go back回去； pass through 通过； fall down跌倒。所以他就跑过，让牛过去了，故选C。
32．ays日子； seconds秒； hours 小时； months月。根据上下文可知几秒钟中之后，故选B。
33．amous著名的； short 短的； big大的；
beautiful漂亮的。在他的一生中从来没有想到会有这么大的牛，故选C。
34．round地面； house房子； wall墙；door门。牛站在地上，扒
35．ish鱼； horse马； bull 牛； bird鸟。下一头牛会是什么样子，故选C。
36．ity同情； smile 微笑； shame羞耻；tear眼泪。微笑出现在年轻人的脸上，故选B。
37．ay 说； explain解释； sing唱歌；fly飞。这个可能是最弱的牛吧，他自言自语地说，故选A。
38．scape逃离； jumpe跳； stop停止； shout大叫。他在那一时刻跳了起来，故选B。
39．nger生气； joy 高兴； surprise吃惊；excitement 兴奋。令他吃惊的是牛没有尾巴，故选C。
40．ever 从不； always总是； often 经常；seldom很少。不要错过第一次机会，故选B。
41．B
42．A
43．A
44．D
45．D
46．D
47．A
48．D
49．A
50．C
51．D
52．A
【解析】
试题分析：本文讲述了一对老夫妇在死后把自己的财产分给了他们的邻居，在生前他们也经常帮助一些有需要的人，并希望他们的邻居也能这样继续下去。
41．考查形容词：A. happy快乐的，B. hard困难的，C. easy容易的，D. nice好的，从后面的and the price of everything was rising.可知Dave找工作太难了，选B
42．考查动词：A. lost失去，B. bought买，C. left 离开，留下， D. wanted想要，Fusses夫妇有加入美国很多失去家园的人的危险，选A
43．考查名词：A. gift礼物，B. money钱，C. encouragement鼓励，D. package包裹，从后面的—$7,000, a legacy(遗产) from their neighbors Ish and Arlene Hatch, 可知Dave 和Gerrie及时的收到一份礼物，money是不可数名词，不能用a，选A
44．考查动词：A. accept接受，B. defeat击败，C. win赢得，D. receive收到，Fusses不是Alto和附近的Lowell镇上唯一的收到预料之外的遗产的人，选D
45．考查形容词：A. amazed惊讶的，B. excited兴奋的，C. upset不安的，D. touched感动的，很多其他的家庭都被Hatches夫妇做的事情感动了，选D
46．考查代词：A. the other特指“另一个”，B. another 泛指“另一个”，C. other其他的，D. others其他，根据前面的In some cases,可知使用的是：some…others…“一些…其他的…”，选D
47．考查形容词：A. surprised惊讶的，B. frightened害怕的，C. pleased高兴的，D. encouraged受到鼓舞的，从后面的内容：they were an elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm. 可知Hatches夫妇有这么多的钱让每个人都很惊讶，选A
48．考查形容词： A. kind好心的，B. generous大方的，C. living活着的，D. saving储蓄，存款，节约，从后面的They preferred comparison shopping and would go from store to store, checking prices before making a new purchase.可知他们有节约的习惯，选D
49．考查动词：A. afford买得起，B. buy买，C. offer提供，D. keep保持，Hatches夫妇为当地的孩子付钱参加夏令营，因为他们的父母负担不起，选A
50．考查动词：A. suffered受苦，B. enjoyed享受，C. needed需要，D. did做，从后面的“They could see things they could do to make you happier, and they would do them.”可知他们从不问别人是否需要什么东西，选C
51．考查词组：A. put away收好，储蓄，B. put up张贴，C. gave up放弃，D. gave away赠送，最特别的是他们把他们农田送了出去，选D
52．考查动词：A. enrich丰富，使富裕，使富有，B. bless保佑，C. brighten变亮，D. expand 扩大，the Hatches的愿望是他们的遗产每一分都要用来使社会富有，选A
考点：考查故事类短文
54．A
55．C
56．B
57．D
58．C
59．B
60．A
61．D
62．C
63．A
64．B
65．D
66．C
67．A
68．B
69．C
70．D
71．A
72．B
【解析】男儿有泪不轻弹！事实真是如此吗？本文通过一个故事告诉了我们男儿有泪不轻弹，只是未到伤心处。
53．词义辨析。根据句意可知是在成长的过程中经常听见这样的话。
54．形容词辨析。A坚强，粗糙；B冷酷，寒冷；C独立；D积极；根据上下文可知男性被认为是坚强的。不会流泪。
55．名词辨析。A领导人；B邻居；C英雄；D父亲；根据句意：我们的英雄都是那些非常坚强而不会哭的牛仔们。
56．上下文串联。Too…to…太而不能…;解析同上。
57．上下文串联。我相信这句话，所以我努力的不哭。
58．副词辨析。根据上下文的意思可知这里是转折关系，所以使用however.
59．上下文串联。根据下文我如此痛苦的情况可知推测妈妈去世了。
60．动词辨析。根据句意可知我努力保持车子在路上行驶，同时也要努力的控制住自己的眼泪，不要让眼泪流下来。
61．动词辨析。解析同上。
62．上下文串联。根据上下文可知the salty water就是指留下的眼泪，眼泪让我的眼睛模糊。
63．动词辨析。根据上文可知妈妈去世了，我非常难受，我的心在痛。
64．副词辨析。根据句意可知B正确，最后我无法再开车了。
65．上下文串联。我停车以后就大哭起来。
66．副词辨析。A秘密地；B细心地；C强烈地；D坚定地；根据上下文可知这里是指我一直以来强烈控制的那种痛苦最终从我的心里消散了。
67．动词辨析。根据句意可知：那晚以后，我终于意识到了一些事情。
68．介词短语辨析。A至少；B实际上；C共计；D和平时一样；根据上下文可知B正确。
69．名词辨析。根据句意可知：正是我们的眼泪可以让我们从痛苦中解脱出来。
70．动词辨析。A帮助；B改变；C去除；D使再接合；根据句意可知当我们把自己与上帝再次连接的时候…
71．固定词组.close to…根据句意可知：眼泪可以让我们相互更加接近而不是把自己关闭在一个相对狭小的心中。
72．动词辨析。解析同上。